Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-12
ny raymond g. Carroll.

NEW YORK. Ian. Memories OF
the city bog wIo was raised on "a
farm cluster around the blossominE
orchard. the running brook with it's
swimming pool, and the swcct-smei!
luG meadow OF the country. SOW
Imagine another sort OF New York
city boy, whose memories cling with
deep affection to the Lower East side,
- the casual visitor "a district OF
!rightful congestion human misery,
illitcracy and fctid air, but not 50 the
boy who made his beginnings down
there. To him the Lower East Side is
The dearest scene Of his carly struggle
against adverse conditions and he is
proud OF his babyhood in Nrc escape
cradles and his boyhood spent in the
narrow alleys, and up poorly lighted
and foul-sfucllinr tenement stairs
Three thousand tive hundred Of
hose east side boys have formed
themselves into the Grand Street
Boys Association. and they are going
10 build a sl.eG0.000 clubhouse. which
VIII be planned In the very heart OF
The greater city. somewhere north Of.
Forty-second street and south OF
Fi!ty-ninth street. between Eighth
ana Park Avenues
y" he Among the SwriIs.
The reason that the Grand Street,
Boys Association has picked the dis
" l'N IbIlH OF FDTtN-StCgri Street
for It's Sl.0O0,OGb clubhouse. is that
tho Grand Street boys have spread
out al over the city, and the Lower
East Sid" is rather off the main ar
tcrics Of travel. Then thctc is an
other reasonable Grand Street boys
want to plant their East Side banner
squarcly in the midst of the great
citys clubs and. right up town there
among the sw.lls. close to where the
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what really fine men do come out of
the great East Side, men who held
thcir heads high with the pride of IT,
Famous men and women have come
from the Lower Fast Sidc-statcs-
men. jurists. bankers. brokers and
persons distinguished In tn" arts and
professions. Jacob Epstein. the ia
nous sculptor. was born In tene-
ment on Hester Street. William
Aucrbach Levy, the great ctcher
came from FORSYTH street tenc-
mcnt. Victor Brenner. designer OF
the Lincoln penny: Ivan G. Olinsky.
he portrait painter. and Sophie
Brcs!au and Alma Chuck, opera sing
crS. all were raised In the vicinity of
Grand Street.
Mcmbc rship Is Remarkable.
To become u mcmpcr Of the Grand
street Boys Association. one must
have been born on the lower East
Side and he 81 years of age or the
son Il member. The dues are not
heavy for Max 5. Levine, president,
who is Il city magistrate. wants a
representation OF all classes we
nave plenty Of rich" he said. and so
We can AFFORD to keep our dues down
t" Sl0 for those who have not been
Fortunate"
The membership is indeed remark
able. being so widespread. William
foN. the moving picture magnatc. is
an active member. having started as
clothes prcsscr in the lower East
side. Sam +. Harris. theatrical mag
nate. began as n laundry hoy in
Grand street Reuben SadOwsky. the
biggest cloak and suit manufacturer
IN the world. also began there. as did
supreme Court Justice Otto Bosalsky.
son or Il butcher. and Ave OF the seven
JUDGES or the courts ot General Scs-
sions. y. Alex Edclman. one of the
largest handlers of building matcri-
ais in the United States. ana George
Atwcll. another big contractor, are
Grand street boys Congressman
christy sullivan. the last OF the elan
sullivan, OF which Dry Dollar" Tim
sullivan, is member.
Few people know that Irving Bcr-