The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-26
Directors Re-elect
 5 Boys Club Officers
Nicholas COmbeIIack Appointed Managing Director for l 43rd Tern-Lynch, New Member of Board

our ulLcrluB plant BnoWe0 that II
 needed immediate repair. Upon
 dismantling 1t we found pipes all
 trusted out and breaking apart. It meant complete repair of the plant and complete conditioning.
 A whole new network of brass pipe
 was installed and 4,300 pounds of placed. We are pleased to say that the job has proven entirely satis- factory and is again operating in a
 first class manner.
 Social
 With our new lobby now in use,
 we feel that a great step has been
 taken in our social requirements. Formerly our layout had very lit-
 tie to offer for the young man who wanted a place to lounge around
 and meet his companions at a time when he was not scheduled for gym periods or he had no desire for the gym. He had gotten to
 know that he was a member of a club and it was open for him when
 he desired to use it. But 1t offered
 no adequate lounge or lobby. am glad to say that now it is very dif-- ferent. We now have a very com | 1OILdUlC anu CHJOyaDAO Rt0SO tO
 read, play quiet games and a meet ing place. Our social activities for the older boys enter in the lobby and with the library for reading purposes our layout is virtually complete. New leather chairs were purchased, other comfortable fur l niture formerly used in our up- stairs reception room were placed | in the library, tables and new lights added. New drapes and cur
 tains were hung throughout the
 lobby, seat cushions provided on
 window seats, a piano purchased- all for improving the new lobby. Social Conditions
 In the game room new tops were placed on all the tables, new stools were purchased to replace the old
 ones fast falling apart and many
 new games were added. A full
 time man was placed in charge of
 this department which has helped | wonderfully. In the pool room
 another pool table was added and
 the three others reconditioned.
 Lighting conditions were greatly
 improved by adding new lights in
 this department.
 With the new department opened for improved social condi-
 tions, it was necessary to arrange
 our personnel to cover a social sec
 retary. We obtained a young man
 who has had great deal of expe-
 rience, to supervise this work conn.,
 bined with the duties of member ship secretary. From his efforts we are now able to show a har-
 monica band, an orchestra and a newspaper in the making-a me- dium by which we are able to ex-
 press the viewpoints of both staff and members. A new mimeo- graph machine was purchased for
 printing the paper and we have made valuable use of 1t for print
 ing forms, tickets, etc.
 Our chief message to our friends for the year 1884 is to inform
 them that plans proposed on 1883 have been carried out and we are now operating under the most
 drastic change in many years. Our social and recreational depart
 ments used by the boy living at
 home are all confined to the lower
 floor and basement. Here is sltu- lated our lobby and social room,
 our pool room, gymnasium, shower | rooms, swimming pool, boxing
 room, children's game rooms and consist of bedrooms, dining room and kitchen. It has centralized each section and has allowed the
 staff to be in touch with 1t all be- cause of the new location of the offices. I feel that we are far bet
 ter situated than ever before. New Equipment
 We realize that 1t has meant a pended, but results have justified
 the expenditures. We have at- tempted to start off with every.
 thing in first class order, which has
 meant the purchasing of 8 new
 electric refrigerator, new coffee urn, silver, dishes and the screen ing of the new dining room. 1t
 meant that a fire escape had to be built for a safety exit in front of the building. We also had the whole of the inside of the building repainted and papered. This was
 also done in the Annex. A new toilet with all new fixtures was
 built convenient to the lobby. I wonder if you can picture the improvement. Our old layout with offices upstairs and the necessity
 of going downstairs to the rear of the building to mingle with the boys. And now we are right in the
 center of everything. It has been
 a great step. But we are now prepared to give better attention
 to the boys than ever before. It
 has been hard to do this in the
 face of still meager financial re- turns, but as 1884 was better than 1893 we hope for better conditions
 in 1885. We must appeal to all our dear friends to aid us in these trying years and offer us helping
 hand in spanning this chasm of de- precision period. Our endowment, as always, has helped considerably and 1t is refreshing to me to know that the vision of our old friends
 has helped us in these chaotic
 years that they fortunately did not
 have to weather. Isn't 1t 8 noble
 and pleasant thought that more of our friends can contribute in the
 same way? We thank them all | for their help and our deepest ex- pression of thanks goes out to the | newspapers, organizations and all others who have helped us 70
 weather these years and given us
 a boost both for the past and for the future.
 Respectfully submitted,
 NICHOLAS COMBELLAcK.