The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-07
boys WORK IN
| CITY DISCUSSED
Community Committee Has Meeting,
Last Evening at Which New Y.
M. c. A. Policy is Con-
sidered. =.
MEANS MUCH TO ALL
Community Will be Served Better
Through This New Pro-
gram Of the
Work.
MEANS MUCH TO ALL

A conference Of representatives in
the community boys work committee
| was held last night in the Y. M. c.. A..
following dinner at 6 o'clock. L. G.
Mckinley, chairman Of the executive
committee, presided. He said that
the work of the Keokuk Y. M. G. A.
was unique and that there were very
few associations which were attempt
ing to do what Keokuk is doing
| giving free memberships to the boys
| and attempting community service
| such as Keokulk is doing for the boy,
whether Protestant, Catholic or Jew.
/ William e. Brugman, boys work
secretary, gave brief outline OF the
christian citizenship training pro-
gram. The vital thing, he pointed
out, was the fact that where hereto.
fore the "Y" had been reaching zoe
| boys through paid memberships 1t
had the opportunity now to'reach 500
boys through paid memberships, 1t
| thought, far surpassed the possibility
| of monetary returns.
j. J. Leu, chairman Of the inter
church council committee on boys ,
work, said that the program would
connect the boys with the men OF
the church and give the men sym
pathetic relation with 1.-The boys. 1t
was big job, he said, and one that
would require lots of work.
The Rev. Huell Warren spoke on
the church's response to the program.
He said the Y. NJ. c. A. and the
church were speaking a mutual Ian
guage now in the relationship to the
boys work. The other programs at
tempted had been large and there
were so many other lines of work.
The church realized as never before
the boy problem, and the ''Y' and the
church were getting together. on this
big problem.
Earl Pence declared that no recog-
milton was more vital than that OF
the boy problem. He said that CO.
operation and action was necessary
to the community interest He said
all of the groups in community life
except one were represented. That
one was vice and evil.
The Committee Members.
The community boys work commit
| tee with the m membership representa-
tive of the commercial, civic, educa
tional and religious interests of tn
city together with the Interchurch
SoulCll VI "oAhSAo 40 SAAo VI
ganization working directly on the
promotion Of the program. This com
mittee is composed as follows:
L. C. Mckinley, chairman
Educational program-Wm. Aldrich,
general; DR.. R. l.. Reid, high school;
E. S. Patterson, grade schools.
Physical program-John r. lrw
gymnasium; H. l.. Bartholomew, gym
nasium; Edw. W. McManus, athletics:
L. A. Hamill, playground; J. Albert
Medaisch, swimming; DR.. c. r. Arm
entrout, examinations.
| City-wide camp-T. R. Bartholomew,
"A. C. Immegart, o. w. Sandberg.
Employed boys-C. D. Streeter,
David DAILY, J. B. We'll.
| Community elationships-Theo. A.
Craig, G. r. Joy, Jas. T. MCCARTHY.
Inter-Church council-John J. Leu,
Jr.. president; G.. Roy Whaley, vice
president; VIM. E. Brugman, secre-
! tarv and treasurer; Bernard w. Mer-
riam, P. G. Benner, ]. K. Foulkes'
Hubert Schouten, Rev. }. Il. Cum
mings, W. A. Cunningham, Van b.
| HAYDEN, DR.. j. w. Marsh. 4
i Pastors-Rev. Harvey J. Moore,
Rev. VIM. S. D. Lamont, Rev. F. W.
Long, Rev. A. H. Bisping, Rev. M. E.
NethercuI, Rev. S. c. Benninger, Rev.
/ ii. B. McElree, Rev. J. e. CUMMINGS,
Rev. E. B. Newcomb, Rev. Huell War
ron Rev. !. Sterling Moore.