New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-08

Manners OF the Big Brother Move
mont as individuals, but TO heip 'n'
uovement announce a plan to proViue
'bovs' home and industrial trace
school in lower Manhattan ana ue
signed, in part, to provide immediate
EMPLOYMENT for such boys coming ~
,ho uovement as require it. The estl-
mate for such plant is hoerhi o"s'
hut il not announced. II IS stated
however, that $4,000 year Will DC
needed 10 maintain IT.
An odd start has just been msue )"
work that is to be ready TO occupy
hama and schools. Nine boys reared
protestants. three Catholics and three
no brotbers in the Movement-'nree
Tsws-bave Just gone into business To-
pether They have established 'oT
printing plant, and are dong 'sOO1
work The beginning is small ou' A'
- - established il is purposed TO as
sist other boys to establish "oou
working plant, basket weaving ano
nerbaps electric cleaning here al
ready some boys are given employment
at SO a week. ~
plans for the building call for lower
AGRA for industrial school, two noorS
for recreation, floors still higher III III
rooms. where boys can be proEiJgsa
with a real home at lost cost anu "
roof garden. .brou0b
the Children's Court annually, an
officers of the Big Brother M9Venieii,s
estimate that there are 3,OOV Ooyo -
New York. chiefly in Manhattan Who
have health and mind to earn suInSiens
TO maintain themselves. Inc 'n.e
thew need is a chance. The men w
personally look after them 90 u'uSm,
hut the need is not wholly nlleu ~ ~
those in immediate want. Renee. 'nJ
home and school. Given TIME
Mace to prepare such boys LOT .neni,
II is not difficult TO secure postiIons
and enable boys to make Vne'i
permanent way. . % the
Movement in dire need; iesieIuHS
one how came who said ms rather, "
MEXICAN. had been murdered s?me
time ago. He came TO the states la.l,y
we'll supplied with money, got away
with all of it because NOBODY cau''OneN
him and because Of lack OF coIn-
sellor. His chief concern yesteiua'
was to get his clothes pressed,
though he said he had eaten no.ntns
since the day before. A big DlS'L L;s
gave him a better perspective u "''
real needs. Iis+ said
his father turned him out Oh 49, 49,
had passed for home, that ne SieP.
anywhere, and ate when s0nieOTuS
gave him something to eat ms .a
Ter was not often. thlrd hau vi
abandoned, so he said, by some
lers few weeks ago, and ne coulu se.
nothing TO do and less to eat Ahothen
Rio Brother said he would take nun ~
hand. 1t is feared that the 1880, 80
and the European wars may adu
Iv 70 the number of boys applying;
While there are far more poyS 80 49,
Big Brothers, and more OF the M NJ
are always needed, there are III We"
York not a few we'll known men VIZ
are caring for boys. THESE incIuuo
Charles l.. Inslee, c. Robert L 19i,g;
hacker, ]. Beaumont Spencer, WllIam
r Osgood Field, John H. Prall, Fe'eF
e Gerry Charles C. Auchincloss' H. ~
Barnard, Luther H. Lewis, ROBERT y,
Gerrv, Francis J. Danforth, George
Gordon Battle, Charles A. Iaussig' o.
Van Beuren Mitchell and Louis Der,
Dovner. Prominent leaders IN .nS
movement are Franklin c. Hoyt anu
Ernest K. Coulter. Iires
The Big Sisters, on the precise llnes
If the Big Brothers, have also some
permanent plans in hand, although
now in their third year only. IN the
summer "U a country farm is used ana
larger facilities are needed in the cry
for winter work. Among the active
Rio sisters, who care for lndlviaus'
Dirls are Mrs. willard D. Straign.,
Mrs William NJ. Kingsley, Mrs. Cnarles
Dana Gibson, Mrs. Daniel 5. Lamont,
Mrs Willard Parker, jr., MRS. koDeI.
Bacon, ir, Mrs. Lewis Stuyvesath1'
Cbanler and Mrs. LeGrand Griswo !,i
The president is Mrs. W. X. vanderbilt