Evening star., 1937-04-25
CITIZENS SPONSOR
BOYS CLUB FROL|C
Southwest Group Announces
Program for Second An
niversary May II.


are included on the program of the
No. 4 Precinct Boys Club, Metropol-
1tan Police, when it celebrates its Sec
ond anniversary Wednesday, May H.
Final plans for the program were
drawn at meeting Of the Southwest
Citizens Association, which sponsors
the boys club, late last week Speak
ers for the occasion include Maj.
Ernest w. Brown, superintendent OF
police; Sergt John E. Scott, director
Of the boys clubs; Mrs. John Allen
Daugherty, president, Women's Auxil-
tary Of the boys clubs; Capt. Jere-
miah Sullivan Of No. precinct and
Harry s. Wender, secretary OF the
southwest association, as master Of
ceremonies.
Four boxing matches and a wrest-
hing bout between contestants from No.
I and No. 5 precincts are scheduled
IN several different weight classes
Jacob M. Schaffer, president of the
civic group, called special committee
meeting at the conclusion of the regu-
lar business meeting of the associa-
ton, and the following program was
drawn up for the evening:
Program Is Announced.
The parade will start at 1880 O'Clock
IN front Of the club headquarters, 472
/ street southwest, and the following
route has been tentatively decided
Upon:
North on Fourth street to Maryland
avenue, west to Sixth street, south on
street to Fourth street, thence back
TO club headquarters by o'clock.
The program for the rest of the
evening will be in front of the Boys
Club. Starting at O'Clock the Metro
politan Police Boys Band will render
selections Wender will deliver the
opening remarks and introduce Capt.
Sullivan.
Capt. Sullivan will introduce Maj.
Brown, at the conclusion of which
there will be music by the No.
Boys Club Harmonica Band
An address by Mrs. Daugherty will
precede another music program by
SliC 4No' q Sidp 1eoIiSCIo obi iIlS odllo.
Two boxing bouts in the 60-pound
and 85-pound class, respectively, are
scheduled to follow. Wrestling by
contestants in the l70-pound class will
precede an address by Sergt. Scott.
Boxing Included on Program.
A 115-pound and 135-pound boxing
match are next, at the conclusion of
which the band plays the final musical
selection.
Members serving on the committee
In charge are Capt. Sullivan, Schaf-
fer, Wender. Miss Libby Lewis, Will
liam Leishear, Maj Robert A. Nc
Clure, Clinton F. Brown, Raymond
Robinson, Hugh 8. Smith and Sergt.
Scott.
The correct anniversary of the es-
tAblishment of the No. precinct
club Is May Is, Schaffer declared. 1t
was discovered. however, that the
Eeighborhood House had planned a
celebra ton on this date.
Last year the association sponsored
. similar celebration, and an esti-
mated crowd of 5000 persons at
tended, Schaffer said. Parking space
has been assured all visitors, and 500
chairs are being secured from the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission. The boxing ring Is be-
Ing secured from the Capital Transit
Co., he said
Officers Of No. 4 precinct will serve
Is the Reception Committee, 1t was
announced. The entire program will
tsst about two hours.
History Of Club Is Reviewed.
The celebration comes on the eve
Of city-wide campaign by the Met
sopolitan Police Department for funds
to support the Boys Club movement,
Echaf1er said.
The Boys Clubs were founded in
1884 by Maj. Brown. who hoped to
reduce juvenile delinquency and de-
velop a spirit OF citizenship Success
In the movement is claimed by the
record Of decrease by 79 per cent
In juvenile delinquency In the nth
precinct At the end Of 1885, No.
precinct showed As per cent re-
duction at the end Of 1896 since its
inception in 1885.
The second club organized in the
city was opened in No. II precinct
at Kenilworth avenue and Ord street
northeast on April IS, 1884. The No.
4 club was the third group opened
and now meets in building donated
by the Myra Mccoy Andrews Day
Nursery
Today the No. club has a mem
bership OF about 1850, Schaffer de-
clared, and reports from last year
show an average monthly attendance
1T the club OF 1899.