Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-10
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do in Harrisburg is published that
people here realize the part he played
in affairs Of the States capital. Mr..
Boyd was in the forefront Of religious
movements for years and after his
retirement from the coal business so
long identified with the family he gave
1reely OF his time to civic, charitable
| and public duties. There are few
charities in the city which have not
been aided by him and the two Chris
| tan associations were probably more
directly benefited by his active interest
than that of any other resident of the
city. In fact, the Young Mems Chris
tan Association at Second and Locust
streets was practically built by him.
lie was the chairman of the building
| committee and literally "camped on"
the operation after he had given of
MS time, means and influence to raise
the FUNDS to make the construction
possible. He followed the building
| from the foundation up and took con-
! siderable pride in its equipment, al
though by reason of health and alb
sence from the city he did not take
an active part in it's management in
recent years. When the Young
| Women's Christian Association build
ing was projected Mr.. Boyd took hold
of the campaign for raising the funds
and to use his own words ran a race
with some other projects which he
had helped work up. Another move
ment which he fostered and which for
time worked substantial assistance
to Juveniles was the Big Brother AS
soclatlon. This was an organization
OF young men whose duty it became
because of connection with the organ
izatlon, to keep an eye on the young
sters who got into trouble. Literally
IL meant to play the part of an elder
brother and for q time the work of
probation officers was lessened because
some practical work was done. He
| was long one of the active managers
| OF the Harrisburg Hospital and had
sketched in his minds eve the de-
veiopment of that institution which
VIII come before many years, his plans
pe1ng for great institution for the
whole district round about
Few are aware that Mr. Boyd had
| been Tor some time thinking about the
erection or modern hotel for this
city and had he lived it is possible that
IL might nave come about. He was
convinced that a first-class hotel, a
sort or apartment hotel, could be made
TO pay In Harrisburg without a license
anu that cafe conducted upon those
lines and with moderate prices was
something that the city needed as
much as 1t needed a new hotel on an
up-to-date scale. To friends he mem
toned this project from time to time
ana once said that he had an idea that
the buildings now occupied by the
temporary post office would afford an
admirable site. This would have given
hotel at Third and Locust streets in
commanding place and had the
| project matured it would have been
something of which the city could
have been proud.
Mr.. Boyd encouraged golfing in Har-
rlspurg as much as any man. An ex-
pert player himself, he delighted in
| matches, and would enter the tourna-
ments and start scratch to get him
self chased" as he used to say. Bon
nymeads. the Boyd estate place lust
beyond Paxtang. has the only private
links in this section. and Mr.. Boyd fire.
quently played on it up to a few years
ago, once having the deciding match
between the Country Club and Reser-
Voir teams played on the nine-hole
course. He supervised the laying out
OF the links at the Country Club of
Harrisburg, the first club links here
| abouts, and was chairman of a com
mlttee which was planning improve
ment OF the Lucknow course. He had
| given numerous cups for matches al
| the opening of this seasons playine,.
NO one in Harrisburg has brought
as many noted religious workers Ia
Harrisburg as Mr. Boyd. He said one
time that the way to organize worl,
was to study the field and then find
out what was done in places where eff
forts had been successful. He went
about the city, literally studying the
opportunities for home mission work
and secured the services of men who
had gotten results. On one occasion
Mr.. Boyd disputed statement re-
garding conditions in a certain part
of the city with friend, and after
the conversation started out to get
some firsthand information. He got
more than he bargained for, but he
furnished the funds to clean up the
neighborhood. On several occasions
Mr.. Boyd secured the services of men
who had won fame as evangelists in
| places where they were given severe
! trials. one of those who is well re-
membered being the Lumber Jack"
Mr.. Boyd said upon the occasion of
the recent anniversary of Pine Street
Sunday school that he was glad to an
nounce that it had the largest enroll
ment of any school in the city. But"
he added to some Sunday school work.
ers, "its not the enrolment, but the
number that we get every Sunday into
the classes. He had plans under way
to increase the average attendance
when he died.
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