Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-31
Rotary CLUBS
HELP THE BOYS
Hodprt of Work Done Made at
Third District Conference
Amboy Represented

mere marking the nrSt OF the TWO
dayH sessions of the third district
conference, embracing all the clubs
M the state of New York and the
Northern part of New Jersey. New
Jersey clubs showed themselves to
he ell in the van in the practical
WORKING out of the aims and aspira-
tion4sof the Rot;N idea.
HsY0terday's business session of the
convDntion heard the reports of the
clubs on the best things done by the
different organizations on n lumber
Of p1fblic spirited projects. The re-
bort<of Jersey City, made by Michael
J.sCbtty. was one of the best made
0ntNlhat Is being done for the boy.
This Speaker drew a great round of
af>p3Gaise when, at the conclusion OF
hkas port he announced that Harry
1ttu4 krbough of hat municipality
A<fea~hd the sum of $4,000 for the
EEV &cout Camp.
tk31b occasioned an outburst of APP
r1at4e from the Jersey City club
mem ers present. The speaker re-
fcrF64 at length to the activities of
hiss organization. He outlined the
estahHshment of a boys club of $50
members which has been divided
into INHERENT groups devoted to such
rrac ucal activities as painting and
other trades, studies like civics and
athl0ac events such as basketball,
BASEBALL, boxing and wrestling. Sim |
liar examinations are being started
in the poorer parts of the city. said
Mr.. Crotty. He declared that Jer-
sey City has $4,000 boys between
seYens and sixteen years of age and
the3r%welfare is one of the his clubs
matnsSinterests.
Activities of the Elizabeth Ro-
tartaM were outlined as they per-
tain II the hoy by Fred V. Price, Jr.,
who spoke for Fred Emmons. who
c9lld& not be present to make the
rq2p4t. The delegates were told that
FsFiEnbeth e~ight-grade boys are urged
tosGnxpr hig school and pursue the
Righcf studies. The sum of $1,000
~ teen raised to meet the city
adssi for the Boy Scout ~organiza-
And the Rotary Club is fos-
the big brother" movement
@whsnever a boy has to go to
fkEa job is found for him. Plans
n now being made to establish a
zee college scholarship for some
elizabeth youth. The speaker also
made mention of a recent Saturday
night Injecting when forty boys who
arc on the Union county court pro-
baton lists were gathered together
for the formation of a club at a
dinner in the Y. NJ. c. A. Among
thoaeawho addressed the dinner was
County Judge Carlton B. Pierce,
who praised the movement very
highly. Reference was also made to
q social Rotary Boy Scout troop of
laeyerfY-tfve members in Elizabeth.
~5NG4kNtnd Burnett, speaking
E&eaterEon outlined his clubs
N 63}Ax IN School" campaign, conduct
Z 40 Interest pupils in continuing
AA4 studies. Several thousand
[gtan hlets have been printed and
MiStfibuted by the club OF these
. topics. will it Pay Me to Go to
HiGhs School" way Graduate?"
Asbury Park Rotary reported that
iai6 Assigning members to look after
tfldtVidual boys entering the high
echoqi freshman class with the idea
5f31dllowing them all the way
Mr0,fRh school. 1t is also assisting
III guiding the boys in the matter of
selQcting voca IONS. Providing out
fngo and auto rides for crippled chill
drea Is another of this clubs worthy
activities.
Bhyonne. N. j., through Edward
Brown, reported that ope of its chief
heffOr6 was to taech the boys thrift
Randifhat it had encouraged them to
raiA hank and savings accounts with
Nee dollar foundation tor This
SiSs1 Also provided the $1,000 neces-
sary lor the Boy Scout movement in
Albany, N. Y, announced thai it
had tfostered a big boys baseball
Khgia, composed of numerous
ffeMlk. and forty of the best players
FereH taken to New York to see the
National and American League CLUBS
Hi action at the close of the boys
, home season. He also announced
TIA launching of a fund to be known
49, the George Dugan Memorial
Fund, In memory of the late Rev,
George Dugan, of Trenton, who was
= prominent Rotarian while in AL
banys and also later when he camc
10 Trenton. He died last year. The
fund will be used to reward boys
who attain high records in educa-
tional competition. .
newark, N. j., is forming Junior
ctxfo leagues along the lines of COM
1r4sSion government for the purpose
&tk4ching the youths good govern
mt. May Day parades and con-
htion schools are also being fos-
MULES of conduct governing the
: GI&ItBman' relations with those
from whom he makes purchases"
brought forth an interesting discus
Aaion Following the reports on boys
l. w UElA4 AZ WAlAdll VI
Rai4x, opened it with a very good
tpAper on fair dealing and honesty in
AbAsiness methods.
iT5istrtct Governor ]. Lyle Kin
1month. of AAsbury Park, who was
presiding, announced that this is
1the next big subject to be tackled
&RDtary. Thomas c.. Sheehan, of
hey City. made the opening
~ He declared that ct is the
sk5 lat sells to the may hat buys
f221 finishes the motive power for
heels of industry. 1t is the
1nan hat sells to the man hat buys
] sefI4 HAT operates the wheels of in
dnStR$." he added in declaring that
therefts no such a thing as service
III HIfiness. It is a misapplied word,
he dadlared. as applied to business.
No man is mart enough to put
aeruss a lie on the buying public
fa4s make it stick" he declared.
1ahdfno Rotarian would try it be-
caused is poor business" :
<A8semblyman William w. Evans,
nna3ofity leader of the last House.
made one Of the best speeches of
the session on this subject. He is a
Paterson Rotary member and de-
clafed that he found the honest
principles and tenets of the organ
OF great value in his position
Smfhe legislature and in the practice
Al the dinner last evening Mr..
Sheehan. Of Jersey City, who is past
district GOVERNOR, the discussions
,vere A:onffnued. Trenton Rotary dis