The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-25
TAKES THEM AWAY
FROMC|TY STREETS
Young Men on Church Hill Form
Unique Club at Chirnbo-
razo School.
MEET FIVE TIMES A WEEK
Give Much Time to Study OF
Municipal Problems and Hear
Helpful Speeches.

IS since November II the young men
snu poys OF Church lin have been
ycinHG social economies and civic de-
n1,"lplm.ht and the people who have
"o' hcu Tor ana promoted the play
ground movement ana night, schonls
tnu ENTERTAINMENT are congratulatint.
ms good fruit Three clubs OF younl.
men ana boys ana two clubs of virIs,
m "ch, pen meetine. live nights every
week IN the Chimborazo school ANA
heSe events have proved SO attrnciivo
anu me quiet games and cntcrtniutnont
SO much more uiluring than the noIo
hn'ilout oi the streets. that the average
attendance since November II has hen
80, ~ Gacm night. OF 800 a week Prac-
t.tdliy AL the young men and bows OF
onurCh I'M have joined the movement
auG from small beginning this ide..
OK SLY training FOR the young has
reached such proportions that public
utn ana city officials have given Of
thcir time To forward Tho work ana
'"gi case the general Interest
inc clubs arc provided with n rea0-
thb room ana with room for uuic,
G .;,.,' on Friday nights the enter
,u'limcht takes the form OF moving
ptG'uE@ sh9"' the machine and nlrns
being furnished by the school bonrd
~ ~ especi.i occasions men In public
10 address the meetings on uresent-dav
.op1rs. ana particularly on questions
ARISING IN local civic affairs. CITY Ac-
Couhthht Crcnshaw addressed the clubs
seEcrn! nights ago, ana explained m,
ihtTicacies Of the city finances and The
nyt
rated. John Iiirachbcig has taikcd 10
mem on NE work OF the Administra
tive Board, ana explained its tiutics ana
responsibilities In this wa Sun ,,.r'
in,endent Charles a Taylor. Jr, has
an -, an Intense interest In civic
aN4i's, ANA thc members OF the three
CUBS have themselves taken M dis
I,ussi9n OF the, questions which arc
d heard on The floor OF the City Council
ana IN committee rooms
Every vital matter concerning tho
o!ty mas h"ch discussed, and attention
was paid to the more Important bills
mat came M before tho I.ccislattirc.
ihe latest discussion was on tho qucs-
nm OF leasing the Gas Works to q
nrlE"t" corporation, and disnpprovaI OF
the proposed lease r.sultcd
I.c"rn Much About city.
Tayior ' most yf'r ~ , Ta!I SH,nsrntcndent
voters. and they are learning now to
cobe WIN civic problems which WIN
hEaSs 'hcnl when They are called on
balloI Some OF these boys know mara
ABOUT the city government than many
Hrti ol twice their years. and on day
ny VII! he a power for good IN tho
'.tS IKE. They arc deeply serious
ana eyerything that concerns thu wei
faro of THE city interests them i hnne
~ 80" ihc movement grow. so that sucb
clubs VIII be established in ali ~,
Ti,i,Hf'hunly centres OF tho city. Tho
s;uG, re i"r Doth entertainment ana
st"uN Ih"S Keep the boys and young
men from tho streets at night. anu ~.
rl"H bround activities IN the day anord
hcm ample Opportunity to .Np.nd ~,
Ihlura! energies OF youth ''
II" night clubs viii be closed a,
~ emu OF this month. after which
StlH"oE work ana entertainment viii
be engaged In. E.ntertainrn.nts yin
nr ElE"n IN the school on monday and
iu.suay "lshts. the program 10 cor
SlSt OF moving picture shows rol,-
".Nh.lhS ana games. In tn bcpinntrt.
oi Aprll the Fairgrounds wlll b. u,,nr7
ana on June - they win b.. kent o,,n,,,
all Hhy y playground baseball ieactl,
- now being organized ana s.yrr,I
pun!lc men nave promised to bty III.
uniforms ana equipment Tor tn o.
.lpHH teams The membership viii ho
!o' boys less than sixteen years ola
Nin the League viii be operated on ~.
~ Louis plan The great need nov
H. L"t :, nu3Ic syinn2siuIns for the boys.
IA" not far distant future thc cii,.
MDuH erect municipal gymnasiums In
certain defined sections OF tho citv