The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-04-28
100 Little Street Merchants
Have a Royal Good Time
There Every Night
ANNUAL DUES COST THE
MEMBERS FIFTEEN CENTS
: ymnasiums, Baths, Library and
Games Are Placed at
Their Disposal

lub door In a noiseless and digniiied
manner, but With shouts or Hey,
spike, c'mon over tn club" are the
iuO members OF the Boys club at
tending the gathering at their new
lub quarters on the third and fourth
uCors OF the Market State Bank
building, Second-aye. and Seventh-st.
y No footman opens the door as
hey enter the building nor is there
an elevator running at present to
shoot them TO their clubrooms but
group of the club members enter
he lobby OF the building and imme.
dately there Is grand rush and race
10 see which one can climb the two
or three fights OF stairs in the quick
ST time.
Say, Sid what's d'matter Wild your
Fourth speed yells l4-year-old Lewis
Levinson, in automobile terms as he
caches the turn OF the second flight
aud peers down ts his pal" Sidney
Mlchaelson, IL years old just climbing
tie FIRST flight III yu' don't get UP
N here before 10 y. m they'll have the
shts> turned OF and Ia place closed
AZ" shouts LevinsOn again
ljessAly young Michaelson reach
= ~ r Is 'teTs4eSfG aSSr asft EDfEIs The coat
t--.s3ta ~ .aeag Sra .n[s cont and hat,
|Nhere is no checking system at the
Boys club. for all are placed on their
honor. lie passes on through the hall
aad enters the big lounging room,
y ulch, though not done in marble and
mahogany has every comfortable de.
lail oil the more exclusive business
lren's clubs. Here he is greeted by
lis friend, I.evinson, who has already
ell tWaVZ = b. n
with The Last OF the Mohicans."
hich he is busy reading and other
OF his business friends, for the club
members are nearly all newsboys
Grab a shooter Sid. and III clean
you at q game OF caroms." shouts one
| a. the youngsters TO Michaelson. as
tliat lad stands in the middle OF the
room. looking at the commodipus mis-.
acn furniture. consisting OF rockers,
tables and sofas. IL is his second
visit to the clubrooms, which were
J opened recently
Some place huh? ?" says his friend
rs he drops his carom stick and comes
| over 10 Michaelson, "hut have yu'
4 seen that marble Mushroom and the
Gliny shower sprinklers2" With a
negative nod from Michaelson he
| grabs his arm and out they go on a
tour OF inspection. leaving the loung
ing room still alive with groups OF
Dung America, some playing games
others reading magazines and still
others discussing the sales of the day
Yes the Boys club is a business
rlub-that is, II is a club in which the
. business OF It's members is discussed
Cf course the currency bill or the
Benefit Of the Panama canal to Amer.
.can trade and like topics are unheard
. Of here, but when il comes 10 not
..hies In the prize ring, or who are
| The greatest ball players--well one
can get all the information there Is
ontainable anywhere
! r.. T.. Nelson and Arthur Hasselberg
are the directors OF the club. and in
large Office they direct the govern
ment OF the club. year ago the
| club was under the commission form
| OF government, with the club mem
| bcrs themselves running the various
departments. but this did not work
out Well with the result the two di.
| rectors are managing the club affairs
This year Last year FIVE commits
,oners were elected from the mem.
\ oership OF the boys. There was an
executive commissioner. who was gen
auell a riot single-handed and who
was known to club members as chief
| OF police" Then there were the ath-
letic commissioner. the publicity com
| missioner, the entertainment commits.
sioner and the administration com
| missioner.
1T left too much responsibility on
! he commissioners" said Mr.. Nelson
The first floor Of the club quarters
contains lounging room, the Offices
{ the directors, q library. a courtroom
Z washrOom and shower baths. In the
library are found more than 500 hun
ted books including the works Of
! All the popular boy fiction writer's.
Iere also are found small tables with
stationery for the boys 20 write let
ters While just at present the club
las no coat OF arms neatly engraved
the corner OF the club stationery, IL
going to have one soon.
On the upper floor are the gymna-
lrm aud lockerrooms. Here. under
he direction OF Andrew A. Martinelli.
1nyTical director OF the club regular
ymnasium classes are conducted
he members are given instructions
= boxing, wrestling and other indoor
ports. There are handball courts
nd g basketball floor for those who
\ Ssh to choose up sides.
There is only one requirement for
membership-the applicant must be a
--e,1-444e4A- tAan-Len-Xe s-nf aga
| Ranking Is taught in this club. for II
| operates It's own little bank and boys
who drop in at the close OF the street
sales can deposit their days earnings.
A year ago there were I'm excess ~
-UU depusttUrs. boy ran DC tntttat-
ed. get 8 locker and pay his yearly
tues for Is cents.
To the Juvenile Protective league
snd its directors is given the credit
cor this progressive organization, for
from il came the idea for the organ
ization and IL is TO their credit that
the new organization has been placed
SO successfully on its feet The pres.
ent quarters were fitted mp at an ex-
pense &c more than $1,000.
4 smoker D. being planned by the Me-
KtnIey club. 90 he held before tbs
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