New Britain herald., 1929-12-05
BOYS CLUB EATS
 K|WAN|S TURKEYS
Civic Organization Provides Feed
 and Youngsters Entertain

Two musical organizations, one Of them a newly organized harmonica band, trained by A. l.. Berg, clerk of the board of park commissioners; the other a fife and drum corps which played for the first time a se- lection written by it's leader, were features of an entertainment held
 jointly by the members of the Xii Wanis club and the Boys club last evening.
 The program started with turkey dinner in the gymnasium served to Kiwanians. A chorus of impatiencc from the threats of 400 ment formed the accompaniment. mbent formed the accompaniment. The dinner ended, Superintendent Dwight Skinner blew a whistle and
 the boys filed in. Filed is a relative term which does little justice to the eXuberant manner in which the i boys entered. Superintendent Skin ner, while maintaining strict disci- plinc, handles his boys by permitting them certain amount of boyish cf- fcrvesccncc, thus the entrance was not diSOrdcrly but was enthusiastic.
 Music by tho fife and drum corps cnlivcncd the next haIF hour. Among the selections played was "Our Pride March, written by Peter w. Me Cram, leader. Mr. McCrann, who was present and played with the boys, is leader of five drum corps. He wrote "Our Pride March, several years ago for the St Pauls fife and drum corps in Kensington. The march was instrumental in bringing homo a number of trophies for that corps.
 1 In the absence of Hugh MCkenna, president of the kiWanis club, Supt skinner, vice president, served in d dual capacity. Being the presiding
 officer of the guest organization, as well as the head of the host organi- cation, he was in the peculiar posi- tion Of being required to deliver an
 address of welcome to himself.
 Although our job is that of build | arranged to provide other activities for the boys, to create in them a de- sire to come here and thus stay off the street and out of the back alleys. Our natural source of raw material is from the families of under privileged children, congested fam lilies where opportunities are scare. ' | Mir. Skinner explained.
 He introduced Mike Paluch, his assistant in the office and one of five
 boys in the same family. Mike, who
 went to the Boys club federation 1 camp to study Boys club manage mcnt for several weeks last summer at the expense of the Kiwanis club. made short speech thanking his bcnefactors for their generosity.
 A harmonica band of 12 bows made it's appearance in public for the first time. The boys showed their musical ability by playing a variety of selections, including "America.' Nellie Gray" New
 England,' the latter a favoritc Xii
 Waliis selection and played by the boys as tribute to their guests. "Only Pooling" Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes" "Onward Chris tan Soldiers and Home, Sweet Home"
 A comedy take off on sideshow, with J. NJ. Ward playing leading part as the ballyhoo artist, and S. II Avery and r.. J. Arrigan as "barkers" was presented by the kiwanis club
 A comedy sketch "School Days" also was presented hy the Kiwanis club. A. E. Berg acted as school master. Other character parts were played by Dr. A. s. Grant, Thurs Johnson, R. C. Young, Dwight Skin ner, F. J. Arrigan and J. NI Ward
 Motion pictures wcre shown by w. c. HaWker,