The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-21
IY'sMEMBERSHIP
FINEST GIF rs
Appeal Being Made to
Give Many Boys Such
an Xmas Present

Christmas cards have been sent
out to approximately seven humid
red business men reminding them
that Christmas gift for some boy
would be welcomeiy received in the
form OF a y. NJ. c A. member
ship. The card reads; "a boy APP
preciates Il Y. NJ. c. A member
ship more than you realize-it
! means fun. health and good en-
yIronment for him" These men,
bership cards will be made out for
the boys on application to the
Boys Department
/ Observers have noted that the
boys rooms make the busiest cor
uer in the Y. NJ. C. a. Almost
every minute there Is some activity
in progress, games such as ping
( pong. billiards. cue rogue. chess.
checkers and caroms; every night
there are clubs holding meetings.
some Just organizing. and Others
! "o,d timers. Outside OF the Y.
F., NJ. c. A. building the Boys De
partmont has an extensive CON-
, n7unItv program reaching boys in
! the districts farther out.
/ The order Of Comnandcrs. +" 4
, Bcllviow Community club is MAX
ing rand strides toward success.
! This club is made IN of older boys
from the Normal. hig! school. aud
! of boys who work at the 3. & o
: ghops or who work downtown, The
: club has Quite q unique OrCanizn-
i ton and the interests OF Nhe fol
lows are devoted 10 athletics. dra-
MATES. etc. They are planning a
basketball team this winter to re-
present Bellvicw. n. G. Hark'ns.
n member OF tho Fairmont High
I school faculty. is acting as an ad-
visory member.
! An experiment is being made
with the Woodcraft organization.
! One Ct these clubs is organized
from seventh aud eighth grad"
bows Of the Butcher school. These
clubs will. the first Of the year,
! extend to the different schools Of
the city. The Butcher School or
ganization has about twenty boys
enrolled.
Tho Boys Department IS direct
ing its energies to the church. a
! church club for boys with mem
bershin OF twenty five has been
organized at the FIRST haPI.S'
church. called mr. IfaFt!TT *.
ANGLES " F!oEd Cole' Mt. -. ~ -, :,
ard DR.. r \. EHaS are Sp"lS". ~ ~
this ORA MA tion' M 80 70 III,
hike VIII &c taErN D! ~ ., ~, 1,,v
starting next WeuNeS,.HS ~, Lan %.n,e'
Ihose boys pan 81 o''s "'"
pail team.
Tho Junior Hi-f cIno; LOT resi-,
men boys at FatTmont nlsn scWoo'
has hc"" recently ORGANIZED. NnI
A Reed. Ut: IS tne PEeSIue.I. w.
this orginzatton an" is very nv, M"
valued ny the clOo' II II % ~. ~ ~
est to observers 70 klo" ~ ,.,1
onFS r;t'S"H 'n"nE, :" Gom,;,iaa IN
rn"s un.s'e'7 -, !" ,, ,o~ ro.I;1n tNnt
"a, an inJ MI - ,oI;Isb1eee must be
y us sp,n y - noonIo wish to become
,,.. "a .,,ccoesf,1I business
tl"p'' - ~ 1y.rI,ins is acting os nm
~" ,,,,,n 49, ,,,orhor and +he club re-
wv . ~" .,aotaJ EncoI JTowk;ns TO
son.,S ,,,i.I, A. Harkfns Both men
ara members of the Fairmont High
ecbcol focDltv
~ Nor+born vcs+ Virginia HI
= W 1890 80 r.,II ho held Mt the
-, w ST r January q and
90 30" ,,,d, ~ diroct,on ~ the State
I'm WH"T VI. nc Cor,n, ttGs aud mo To-
Ioo 10, no W. VT " sorreto-ios Fair
GU pos ~ 1900 y as NO 1orIcol
1 .iono w. "n 80 conyoronco since # ia
p 49, IncoteI ava hovs' work Is
gtronrnr hero tbnn In any other
citw IN this section The Confer
enco viii bring two hundred select
oIJnr hovs from all over the Nor
+berr mart If West Virginia who
viii be entertained in Fairmout
homes
,rSo "c,,,dov o,,o-noo, u,rnv
r,o Inv ~ a" %aid o overv othar SIM
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