Evening star., 1948-12-13
D. {. Police Stand Out,
Clark Says al Opening
0fBoys' Club Building

Washington has the "outstandine
Police Department in the United
States" Attorney General Clark de-
clared yesterday at the dedication OF
the new 100000 building of Police
Boys Club No. 4 at 816 Sixth street
S.W. yesterday.
The Metropolitan Police Boys
Club. Mr.. Clark said, can be used as
an example for the Nation as step
toward encouraging American youth
to become better citizens.
"We have no bad boys in Amer
ica," the Attorney General said, but
we do have boys and girls who have
not had the opportunities others
have had"
Mr.. Clark praised the $1,000 con-
tributors TO the Boys Club campaign
and added: II hope we have more
than 100000 join in the forthcoming
campaign for membership"
Founding Is Recalled.
Former Police Chief Maj. Ernest
w. Brown, founder of the Police
Boys Club. recalled the establish
ment of the first clubhouse in No.
precinct in February, 1884. Eight
Boys clubs are now operating and
he hopes to see the day when there
are at least one or two boys clubs
in each of the police precincts OF
Washington"
The dedicatory ceremonies were
preceded by a parade from Sixth
street and Washington drive NV
1aeaded by Supt. of Police Robert j
Barrett. who was a leader In the
adrive for funds for the new club
house In the parade were several
Police Boys Club football squads
in uniform, the Police Boys Club
Band, the Police Boys Club Drum
Sand Bugle Corps and the Metro
politan Police Band.
A ribbon across the entrance to
the new clubhouse was cut by the
attorney General and he was es-
.corted through the structure by
Board of Trade President Leon
Chatelain, who designed it and
contractor Joseph Nebel, its builder.
81 Rooms in Structure.
The building contains 81 rooms
and more than 5000 square feet of
space. It has a large gymnasium
auditorium, game rooms for three
age groups, a handicraft shop,
photographic laboratory special ex-
srcfse rooms and other facilities.
! The library was furnished at a
cost of $1,000 by the Women's
Auxiliary of the Police Boys Club.
z Edline Sonny" Rhodes, 8, a mem.
Der of the clubs midget class, ex-
Dressed the appreciation of South
west boys for the new clubhouse.
; Its swell to have such a nice
klubhouse," he said. Before, there
we're too many boys and we got in
Bach others way. Now, we have a
Big gym with plenty of showers and
lots Of other things, too. So many
Boys play in the streets and get
burt.
y Il was second in boxing in my
class in all the clubs in Washington
last year. but next year I'll be first
in my class because this Is swell
place to train in"
- Others Also Speak.
-. Other speakers were Robert
Simmons, president of the Police
Boys Club: Mrs. Joseph L. Arnold,
president of the Women's Auxiliary
of the Boys Club; Hyman Laskin,
n, and Alton Davis, Il, Of +, the
senior and Junior club classes.
Among the guests who were In
.troduced wera Mrs. Louise Frazer,
20. "Crandmother Of the South
west" Past Boys Club Presidents
clifford Bangs, Morris Cafritz, Ray
xnond Garrity and John Remon.
. The invocation was pronounced
by the Rev. Bernard Shaffer, pastor
of st. Dominic's Church, while the
Rev. Harry v. Porter. pastor of
Westminster Presbyterian Church,
gave the benediction.