Evening star., 1937-05-12
BOYS CLUB DRIVE
FOR$75,0DD0PEN
so Committee Members Will
Seek Funds for Conti1.
uanCe of Work.

Organization of an Initial Gifts
Committee yesterday, with Police
Supt. Ernest w. Brown as chair
can, officially launched a drive
for $4,000 to meet 1897 expenditures
of the Boys Club of the Metropolitan
Police Department.
The more than go committee men,
bers, divided into nine groups, will
solicit 1000 selected citizens for con-
tributions Of s25 and up.
Mrs. John A. Dougherty, chairman
OF the Ladies Auxiliary, announced at
the organization luncheon at the
Willard Hotel that her group was
ready and would furnish the necessary
supplies for the clubs.
The value Of boys club in the life
OF the city youth was described in an
address by William c. Shelton.
More Cabins Needed.
Outlining the club budget, John A,
Remon, vice president of the Chesa-
peake & Potomac Telephone Co., cited
the need for more cabins at the clubs
Summer camp on the Potomac River
near Point Lookout, Nd There are
now IA cabins Remon said four 5000
subscriptions for cabins had recently
been received.
The $4,000 sought will be spent in
the following manner: Administrative
5000; Club No. 4. S5,822; Club No. 5,
$3.50; Club No. II, s2,381; Club No.
2, S8,l55; band, $2,193; medical and
dental clinics, $1,425; camp, s9,475;
contingencies, $l,458; remodeling and
equipment, Club No. 2, s6,4OO: equip
ment and buildings for Camp E. w.
Brown, $4,000, and for new clubs,
$4,000.
Clubs No. and have total men,
bership Of 1851 boys. Club No. 2,
which opened two weeks ago for
colored boys, already has a member
ship Of $500. Club No. II, which
is moving into new quarters now, ex-
poets a membership of approximately
500 it was reported.
The band, composed of g. members,
hlled SO engagements in 1886. The
medical clinic examined 1872 youths
and reported 3OS needed treatment.
The dental clinic examined 3Ol boys,
made 179 extractions and administered
376 Filings.
Camp Dates Set.
Camp this year will open the latter
part of June and close about Sep
tember Is, it was said. The under
privileged youths will be permitted
one-week shifts.
The Gifts Committee was divided
into the following groups:
No. Mai. Brown, chairman;
James F. Beckett, w. Herbert Gill,
Eugene Jacobsen, R. j. Kemp, C. M.
Sharpe and H. Clifford Bangs.
Group No. 2-Morris Cafritz, chair
man; j. E. Bobo, M. G. Gibbs, Leon
S. Gordon, Harry Viner, Robert w.
Davis and A. K. Shipe.
Group No. 3-James E. Collifower,
chairman; w. E. Holmes. c. B. Dulcan,
Philip o. Coffin, Robert v. Fleming,
Lawrence E. Williams and w. L. King.
Group No. 4-J A. Councillor, chair
man; E. ]. Kelly, Lewis T. Breunin-
ger, Clark G. Diamond, Granville
Guide, Donald Sonneman and Mrs.
j. A. Dougherty.
Group No. 5-R. F. Garrity, chair
man; B. A. Lamb. Mae Helm, John
Chevalier j. T. Tumulty, F. B. Strunk
and F. G. Addison.
Group No. 6-Robert A. Mcclure,
chairman; jeremiah Sullivan, j. L..
Cornwell, Mrs. Falk Har1nel, J. M.
Schaffer, Harry B. Wender and Mrs.
W. B. Wender.
Group No. samuel W. Mooers,
chairman; Edmund O. Carl, j. NJ
Hines, ]. E. Morgan, Fred A. Smith,
H. P. Sommerville, Mrs. Groom
Walker, jr., and Mrs. r. H. McNeill.
Group No. 8-William C. Shelton,
chairman; L. Gordon Leech, Edwin
Hahn, James Rotto, John E. Scott and
James A. Sullivan.
Group No. 9-John A. Remon,
chairman; Edgar Morris, Daniel L.
Norman, Lewis A. Payne, Charles A.
Robinson, Lawrence A. Rubel and
Morris Long
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