Indiana daily times., 1922-04-18

The progam asks this question: Does
1t pay?"
And the following answer and expla.
nation is contained In the program:
Sooner or later this question is bound
to occur TO every citizen who gives Of his
time, enelg gy or money {" charitable ben
evolent and social welfare work. We are
living In a matter fact, utilitarian-
perhaps a selfsh-age We are solicited
to the point Of exhaustion by organtZa-
tions that claim the right to our patron
age. So it is only natural that the ques-
ton should arise-does il pay?
We should look the facts squarely
in the face. These are days for the acid
test. Therefore, does the Boys Club
pay? Is it delivering the goodsl Is the
work worth in results what 1t costs?
Every year, at this time, the Boys
Club publishes an annual financial state
ment. You will find 1t on another page
Of this booklet. The purpose Of this
statement and Of this booklet is to ac-
quaint you with what We are doing and
what it costs, so you may decide whether
or not IT pays. We can't give you an
accurate balance sheet for we can't show
our profits in dollars and cents. but we
want you to study the statement Of ex-
penditures, and well try to give you an
Idea. at least, of the results
we operate the Butler Club at South
Meridian street and Madison avenue.
There are three hundred and seventy five
members, Junior, senior and old boys.
not to mention the Mothers Club. They
have gymnasium, game room, movie
machine, lit trary, museum and baths,
and there are classes In radio operation.
printing and carpentry.
The Lsuter club is at West Market
and Greeley streets. west Of white River.
The membership tIr or, senior and older
boys. Is three hundred In addition.
there are some two hundred and fifty
girls IN the gymnasium. recreation and
industrial classes, and about thirty
youngsters IN the kindergarten This
club has city playground adjoining
and furnishes shower baths, literally, TO
thousands Of youngsters during season
The summer camp, northeast of
Noblesyille, on Cicero and Hinkle Creeks,
entertained last summer nearly two hun
dred boys. and during their week thirty
seven girls attended.
These camp incidents may indicate in
a measure the diyi6ends the camp Is
paying. The CbfldSens Aid Association
asked us to take one Of their Young
sters to camp. The lad vas under weight
and appeared 10 have tuberculosis After
two weeks Of fresh air. fun and food he
had gained seven pounds In weight and
returned well and happy Baseball Is
the major sport IN camp ana the games
are ierccly contested. Yet we have seen
a match game between the largest boys
umpired " one of the smallest and never
a kick on his decisions. Does 1t pay to
take boys and girls from our congested
districts to a beautiful camp In summer
and bring them back home strong and
well and happy? Does 1t pay to teach
boys that they can play hard and yet
fairly. and that they must recognize con
stltuted authority, even IN the person Of
n dimlnutiye umpire? Won't that lesson
pay dividends TO the community where
these boys i've when they come to play
the game Of life?
DO you remember the Bungaloo Gang
land others that used to terrorize the
district where the Lauter Club now
standsf And do you know that members
Of these hostile gangs now recreate to
gether peacefully at the Lauter Club?
Does that pay? The Judge of the ju-
yenile court will say IT does.
Many Of the boys in a city the size
OF Indianapolis are underprivileged That
Is, they lack the proper environment and
opportunity to develop themselves into
useful, law abiding citizens or course.
some OF them rise above their environ
ment, but very many can not. They need
just such n stimulus as a Boys Club fur
nishes. That has been demonstrated time
and again In our own thirty years ex-
perience, Persons who have watched
these boys develop, think 1t pays
There are many successful business
and professional men in INDIANAPOLIS
who were underprivileged as boys, and
who viii say they got their first con-
ceptions Of good citizenship as members
Of the Boys club. They think It pays"
the program states.
''Billeted" viii be repeated tonight ar
the Murat and every seat and even stand
ing room should be in use tonight
It's a worthy entertainment done for
great cause.-W. D. H.
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