Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-21
GOOD CITIZENSHIP
OBJECTIVE OF ~"
Aids Men and Boys Advance
Their Individual and
Mutual Interests.

han Association, arm of a far-hung
organization devoted to making strong
men of all boys, annually puts on the
road to good citizenship thousands OF
youths.
From its $l,20000O G street head
quarters it directs a widespread pro-
gram designed to aid men and boys
in organizing, extending and improv-
ing their individual and cooperative
interests in caring for the body, in
continuing their education, using their
leisure time, living together, earning
q living and understanding and using
religion.
The breadth of activities of the
Y. M. C. A. reaches and tries to bet
ter every phase of the existence OF
the thousands of youths and men
who come under its aegis. A current
report on its social service activities
alone declares:
Jobs Found for 144.
Service has been rendered members
and non members through the employ
ment service and vocational guidance
programs. OF the 1887 interviews
made in the employment department,
there were 4S8 contacts arranged be-
tween prospects for employment and
employers, and LA positions were
filled.
THE demand for social service &C
tivities has resulted in the organiza-
ton of several groups whose indivld-
ualS have similar interests.
I'VE have at present Glee Club,
Dramatic Club, Y Mems Civic Club,
Married Couples Club, Young Mems
Forum, Young Mems Self-Expression
Group and Young Mems Character
Education Club
The work includes also a dormitory
department, to provide q home for
young men away from their own
homes; a school of religion educa-
tional facilities which comprehend
Southeastern University. where both
law and accounting are taught, Wash
ington Preparatory School and Wood
ward School; a boys division, and a
physical educational division, which
includes a thorough-going health
service.
Camp Let's for Boys.
The most elaborate feature of tbs
boys program is Camp Let's, 2l9-acfs
Summer haven on Chesapeake Bay
which for a small fee provides To-
week vacation and health-building op-
portunity for hundreds of Washington
boys.
The round boys work is plan
ned for employed children as well as
schoo' ~ouths The general purpose
of the whole program, as stated by a
Y M c. A. official, is:
Il. To create consciousness on the
part of an ever-increasing number of
adults of the needs and conditions OF
boys life, and a growing sense of their
individual and collective responsibility
to make social conditions in the COM
munity such that the needs of boy
hood may be met in q constructive
way, that all boys may have every OPP
portunity to develop physically, intel
1ectually, socially and spiritually into
Christian manhood and citizenship.
20. To develop among boys an intel
1igent social consciousness, and de-
sire to serve in the bringing about OF
o society of friendly men,
SO. To enlist them as individuals as
q group of unselffish service for others.
Aids Other Youth Agencies.
s'4. To cooperate with other agencies
affecting boy life in our city.
IS. To administer those activities
not provided by other agencies.
IS. To endeavor to serve the churches
and schools by offering them our pro-
gram as a basis for their work with
boys.
~. To enlist and train volunteer
leadership to help increase the volume
and vitality of our work with boys"
The keystone of the program is the
club activity. Clubs holding interest
and educational advantage at present
are:
Archery, model aeroplane, model
boat building, soap carving, leather
craft. golf, photography, magicians,
woodworking, metal craft, kite build
ing. stamp exchange and service
clubs.
The employed boys work includes
vocational guidance, wholesome recre-
alton, personal health and hygiene,
good citizenship, thrift, supplement-
airy education and Christian conduct.
The Y. M. C. A. receives aid from
the Community Chest, but it is 80
per cent self-supported through mem
bership revenues.
]. p. Schick President.
The officers are:
President, James P. Schick, presi-
dent of the National Mortgage & In
vestment Corp; first vice president,
Alfred H. Lawson, vice president of
the Washington Loan & Trust Co.;
8 second vice president, George W. Of
futt, chairman of the Alcohol Bev-
erage Control Board; recording secre-
tary, Fred M. Nettleship; treasurer,
John Poole; assistant treasurer, Mer-
rift o. Chance, former city postmas-
ter
The members of the Board of Man.
ayers are:
DR. Arthur c. Christie. DR. Charles
G. Abbott, Lanier P. McLachlen, w.
c. Hanson, John w. Hardell, H. L.
Rust, jr.;; William Montgomery, C.
Chester Caywood, H. Lawrence Choate,
Wilson Compton, DR.. E. M. Ellison,
William M. Guthrie. Judge Benjamin
H. Littleton. A. w. Defenderfer, Lloyd
3. Wilson, c. T.. Kingsbury, Charles