New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-02-13
HUNDREDS APPROVE
BOYS CLUB HOME
New Building Called Best in
City Size Of Bristol
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Trips-Spexial school Meeting.

Trips-Spesial School Meeting.
The new home of e the Bris: Of
Boys club. located at los Laurel
street. was formally dedicated las,
evening. The exercises. presided
over by President Edward lngra
ham. were attended by approximate
~ 1900 people while hundreds ii
others inspected the building dur
ing the evening.
The dedication program was pre-
ceded by short concert by the New
Departure orchestra, which started
at 7:45 and was concluded at S:1i
o'clock. Following the invocatio.
by Rev. William +. Latin. pastor OF
st. Joseph's church, Mayor W. Ray
mond Crumb in brief address de.
scribed the club as "a monument &c
the social mindedness Of the peopl,
of Bristol He pointed out that al
, least half OF the citizens of Bristol
contributed in one way or another
to make the erection Of the nen
homo possible. He congratulated
the members of the executive COM
mittee and the boards of trustees
and directors on the successful cul-
mination Of two years Of planning
and expressed the belief that the
contributors would be amply repai
by the amount of good accomplish
ed for the youth " the city by tb,
club facilities.
Frederick G.. Hughes. chairman
Of the building committee. following
few remarks, presented the key Il
the building to President Edwa re
1ngraham with the remark. Il have
the pleasure of presenting to YOU q
! fairly large key 10 a fairly iarc.
heart Of the city Of Bristol" Mr.
1ngraham accepted the key on br.
half OF the club members.
! A Lincoln memorial tablet Wa
presented by the club by Mrs. Frank
HaNiland, chaplain Of Gilbert W
Thompson post. Women's keli"i
corps, and this also was accepte.
on behalf Of the club by President
lngraham.
History OF the Club
An historical sketch Of the Eristo
/ Boys club was read by Past Pres,.
dent Edison NJ. Peck. In 1907 Miss
T.. Jennie Peck, impressed by tn,
sight Of the many boys on the stree
(, with no recreationai facilities, cajlc,
toge Their small group Of women Il
consider the situation. As resu.
OF this meeting a club for such boy
was started and the activities spon
sored by the Missionary society -
the Congregational church. Mrs
Carlyle j. Barnes. who donated ~
OF the furnishings OF the new clui
dedicated last evening at all expens.
Of thousands OF dollars, was the firsl
president. 4 club room vas open ii
over the blacksmith shop In tn,
Goodsell building at 115 Mort!
Main street.
| Marion T.. Hunter. at that time a,
instructor at the Bristol High schoo
took charge OF thy club, which Wa:
opened two or three nights week
during the winter OF 19V7-S. The fol.
| lowing year Frederick u. ScudI+l
was elected president and in 1917
the Missionary society. deciding thai
the club WAS IL mans job. turned tn
control over to the Congregations
brotherhood. For a time com.
mittec of the brotherhood. consist
ing Of J. Kingsley Birse. now a mis-.
sionary in Turkey; Fuller r. Barnes
now state senator; Edward Ingra.
ham. and Morton c. Treadway su.
pervised the clubs activities and In
1912 the services Of Walter L. Diliol
We're secured as superintendent.
On February Is. 1912, II year.
ago this week, temporary organi.
cation was affected and OH Februar,
II a constitution and bylaws were
adopted and the following officers
elected: President. Edison NJ. Peck;
vice presidents, Harry A. Barnes and
Martin Loughlin; secretary, Lewis
II. Mix; treasurer, Albert L.. SEES.
sions. The purpose Of the organi.
cation. as stated In the constitution
vas ito organize and maintain a
club for boys in Bristol to promo,.
morality, industry. temperance
cleanliness and good citizenship. TIL.
work Of the club shall be non-sec.
tartan in character
Finding the quarters in the
Goodsell building inadequate. Mr.
Sessions offered the use of his build.
ing. now :he AIissal block. on North
Main street. free Of charge. 'Thcsr
quarters were maintained until 1871
hen the property was sold,
4 short time later the city Of Erjs.
tol offered the use Of the old tovr
hall building at ~ Main street. also
free Of charge. and this building
has been used up to the present
time.
Mr.. Dillon remained as superin-
tendcnt from 1912 to 1915 and wa.