The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-23

Have any of these plans been put into practical execution?" l asked.
 "Mucn of the work has been satisfac- torily launched" said Mrs. Pfowell Many more Big Brothers have been secured than ever before, due to the Big Brother superintendent, MT. Ralph Bar LOW, and thls spirit is at work in it's ef fective quiet way in the lives Of a num- Der of needy boys. We are denghted to say that our relations with public school, playground. Boy Scout and Sunday school workers are becoming more cordial every day. Ihss time last year when a needy boy came 10 our attention we could do more than attempt to meet his immediate
 needs. but we are now able to touch him through others in many ways, We are doing our best to spread the influence of the Boys club. and believe that we stand closer to the problem today than we did year ago.
 Last November saw 16 boys placed in good positions, two boy scout troops or ganized and rejuvenated the newsboys given a delightful outing and barbecue at the home of MT. White Gibson on | Shades mountain, five hikes personally | conducted by our superintendent, and | five district older boys council meetings | held on Sundays. We spoke to two women's meetings, one a club, and the other a missionary union, on the work of | the Boys club. The newsboys court has | held several meetings, and the behavior
 of the newsies is improving every day." | During the year of 1913," Mrs. ProweIl l continued, nearly 800, or an average Of | 60 boys per month called at the office tor | help in securing work, or advice, 190 were | found work, 40 were persuaded to return | to school 12 were returned to their homes l in places out of the city, 20 were sup | piled with clothing, 14 were placed in night school, 30 were given instruction in | sex hygiene, 24 were given attention by | physicians, some of them undergoing op- erations, over 100 were advised along per- l sonal lines, and hours of your superin- 1 tendent's own leisure time was spent in l their company in an effort to meet their needs The claims of Jesus Christ were presented to them as opportunity offered, ! and many of them were urged to enter ti1e | Christian life in words nearly adapted l to boy understanding as we know how; l 45 boys have been given cheap board,
 and assisted while starting out in their 1 business life Some of these are now well | established. Others have drifted out of the city without showing any improve. 1 ment."
 ''The main thing that has been accom- plished, said Mrs Prowell. lis the estab- l lishment of the Boys home, which has proven a most valuable asset in the work.
 An inexpensive and quite inadequate place
 is established at the First Presbyterian parsonage and we need better equipment and more room, and that want to
 provide this year from Tag Day proceeds. ] When we consider that one year ago
 tho Boys club launched into a plan of
 effort hitherto unknown in the south with no precedents to follow the way leading through unknown fields. we have every reason to congratulate ourselves upon having successfully established our rela- tions as a factor in the new social life of 1 Birmingham.
 "I think we bear the distinction of be- ing unique organization: one that is selfless: instead of it's activities tending to building up itself, all it's efforts are
 outward, promoting and developing other
 individuals. organizations and movements
 With practically no equipment ol
 physical effects, we have the opportunity
 of growing into the very purest spirit Of social service as described by Edward
 Deyine in these words: 'The spirit of so- cial service working cotinuouously. ac-
 cording to it's light intelligently. and ac-
 cording to it's strength consistently. for the promotion of the common welSare-ths ) common welfare as distinct from that ol
 party, class or sect or a business } interest or particular institution or a family or an individual.
 "To be concrete" said Mrs Prowell ir conclusion, fin our work for the unem- , ployed boy, the homeless and discouraged
 boy, the newsboy, the boy scout and the
 
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