The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-26
BRIGADE T0START
FALL WORK OCT. |
Frank Mccall Will Be In
Charge OF Physical
Education Program

the Brigade Boys club on Friday,
October l, a movie will be shown
at the club, followed by refresh
ments, William Stewart, execu-
tive director, announced Saturday.
The club is expecting the largest
membership in its history the di-
rector said.
Frank Mccall, who recently
Joined the Brigade staff, will be
in charge of the physical pro-
gram, which will include basket
ball, gym classes, group games
and numerous other athletic ac-
tivities.
The group clubs will be in charge
of Howard Primer, who has had
that department for many years.
Mr.. Primer will also conduct the
carpenter shop in conjunction with
his group clubs.
Membership in the Brigade
Boys club is divided into four
groups as follows: Midgets, five
to eight years of age; Juniors,
eight to IL years of age; Inter-
mediates, 10 to Is years of age;
and Seniors, age Is and older.
Members of each group attend
their respective activities accord
ing to their ages, and shower
baths are available to all, Mr..
Stewart explained.
Next summer will fulfill the
| fondest hopes of the Brigade Boys,
the director said, in that they
may avail themselves of one of
the finest camps in the state.
Through the generosity of c.
VanLeuven, large tract of
land has been acquired on Middle
Sound, and cabins, mess hall
and other necessary facilities, are
now under construction, the boys
club director announced.
When completed, Mr.. Stewart
continued, the camp will have all
modern conveniences, including
electric lighting, deep well pump,
adequate shower facilities, natur-
al water bathing in a prepared
spot in the inland waterway,
base ball diamond, and many other
recreational facilities and hand
crafts.
These facilities will adequately
serve IS boys per week, Mr.. Stew
art said. Plans are being made
sufficiently in advance to place
the camp in operation as soon
as school is completed next spring,
he said.
During the past year the Bri-
gade served approximately $50
boys of Wilmington, many of whom
are with limited opportunities. At
tendance for the entire year was
26,55O, according to the director.
In addition to this total atten-
dance of boys, Mr.. Stewart add
ed that the club had furnished
sleeping accommodations by the
use of cots to $500 soldiers, sail
ors and marines on Week-ends
from September, 1912 to July, 1913.
During the past year several
Juvenile court cases were turned
over the the Executive Director
of the Brigade for rehabilitation
of the offending boys, and in each
case no further trouble has been
experienced with these boys, Mr..
Stewart disclosed.
The Brigade last season worked
in close cooperation with the
schools in that their facilities were
made available to school groups
desiring to use the gymnasium, au-
ditouriun, showers, etc.
The Brigade now has plans I'M
derway to assist the boys residing
in the Maffitt Village and Lake
Forest areas in allowing them to
take advantage of the facilities
at the club.
This will include inter school
club activities and will fill a much
needed recreational gap brought
about by the influx of families
to Wilmington as a result of the
National War emergency.
The Brigade Boys club is a
non-sectarian organization and has
for its goal as in all years past,
the building of character for boys.
It is prepared to handle the larg-
est membership in history and
makes public an invitation to any
boy in the city of Wilmington, that
the Brigade is anxious to serve
and teach him.
Membership may be arranged
by calling on the Executive Direc-
tor.