The evening world., 1913-05-07
SOCIETY WOMEN
RAISING FUNDS
FOR THE NEWS|ES
They Are Going to Get $780,
600 Needed to Complete the
& Boys Clubhouse.
sALREADY HAVE $1,000.
Wonderful Change in the
Morals of the Youngsters
r Who Are Club Members.
ALREADY HAVE $1,000.

/. what do newsboys do with their
spars time.
That sounds like a conundrum and 10
almost rs puzxling NJ What do women
carry IN dress suit cases7' or when
- Q sufYrasette?"
Tue easiest answer to the conundrum
about the newsboy IL that he hasn't
any spare time. without ever having
thought very much about the subject
you had imagined him ~ always selling
Dapsrs-or n he had any spare time.
using II In forming gangs and throwing
bricks at other newsboys. hut II you
want the real answer. get through your
dinner . little early the next time you
sAlns In q Second avenue cafe. and going
cut on the street. follow . newsboy who
has Just finished selling his papers.
aAd see where he goes.
He will lead you to . magic part OF
TIE city not far distant. where nothing
= Impossible except the commonplace
Second avenue and Eleventh street
You are In the district whore throwing
bombs 10 the regular form of greeting.
and where more different nationaltiss
ere represented than anywhere else on
the face OF the globe. To tho right Of
you 10 the church where they pull teeth.
md work for unemployed aliens, and
eary on services In nvs different
languages at the same time. In front Of
you 10 the Newsboys' Home Club.
Il has recently been bought by .
Friend for the use OF the club. at .
cest Of eso.ooO. but its usefulness cannot
- fully realised until at least $4,000
more has been contributed for equip
0ent and renovations that are abso-
iutsly necessary.
SOCIETY WOMEN COME TO THE
RESCUE.
In the club house. from four 20 nvs
hundred boys assemble nightly to play
games. TO do gymnasium work. to aims
and to get up plays and minstrel
MOVE The last minstrel show wal
. success In more ways than anyone
Aal imagined. There happened to b
several prominent New York women
beesent who we're interested In . charity
which kept over two thousand future
esusens of New York out Of mischief
On learning that money was still needed
70 alter and equip the club house. they
decided to show the directors that
when women are enlisted In Q good
Cause. and let people know what thsy
are doing. nifty thousand dollars ism
. largo amount to acquire. A. Q result
the womsn's committee Of the Newv.
eoys' Home Club has Just been formed
" IL members are Mrs. Ralph Pulitzer
ceeirman: Mr.. Hector II. Havemeysr
vsos-chairman: Mrs. Ogden Reid. sscrt
tssy; Mrs. william A. n. Burden
treasurer; Mrs. Ogden L. Mills, Mrs
uiard ID. Straight. Mrs. Arthur c
Train and Mrs. Malcolm d. whitman.
Although. the committee has Just bee,
ermed. @.o0 has already been con
trtbuted. II IL hoped that before ioni
, regular income will be raised. To
ward this end the committee now Ill
esrss to appoint . number Of assoc!at
msanbers who Will give 90 yearly, an,
heaorary MEMBER who Will give 90
outright. without pledsing themselve
70 any yearly subscription.
The plan 10 10 make another f,oo
cut OF the balcony level on the secon
soes. and In addition to this build
complete new story on top. which wi
serve a. n gymnasium when aii con
pleted the basement viii be used for
eintnx room and kitchen. the first foe
Tor . moving picture han. the secon
hoor for library ans reading room
ao1 the third floor for work shops an
manual training. and the top floor Il
Q gymnasium.