i I LITERARY MAGAZINE MAGAZINEr MAGAZINEWhat Wh What tOfte f One VJJLC r liHi a > Man jLid jLidThe Did TT I 1tf rl i For Newsies NewsiesThe The Story of a Unique Club House at Toledo Ohio Ohiol l By B y F M HOPKINS HOP KIN S AY GuncU < do you really mean that this swim swimming swimmlng swimring ¬ SAY S ming pool is for UB kids That wo cnn go div diving diving diving ¬ ing and splashin 81 > lnshln around in the water there therewithout thorowithout thornowithout without any clothes on and not havo any copper coppercome co coppercoins 1 > lHU lHUcamo come along and pinch us That wo can fool around aroundthorn aloU1ulthem aroundthorn thorn circus performance things all wo want to and andclimb DndcUmb andclimb climb up 11 on tho trapeze tru > oo nnd skin the cut cutThroe oatThroe 1 1Throe Throe cheers for Gunck and all thq rest of ther therrollers thoItollors thertailors rollers who put up tho coin to glvo us kids all this thisstuff thisstuff thisstuff stuff stuffSuch stuffSuch stuffSuch Such was tho conversation heard not loss than 000 times by John E Gunckol tho fathor of ofnewsboys or110wsbors ofnewsboys newsboys at tho timo of tho recent dedication of oftho ortho oftho tho newsboys nowsbo s 100000 club building in Toledo the theonly theolll theonly only olll p one of Its kind in the entire ontll country countryThat countr countr1hat countryThat That tho lIttlo street merchants appreciate nl > loclnto their theirnow tholrnow theirnew now homo is shown plainly lnlnly in tho fact that when whentho whontho whenthe tho little fellows many of them orphans nnd some someof Bomoof sumoof of them worse than orphans owing to tho squalor squalorof Iq squalorof unJor unJorot of their homos aro not soiling papers allOlS on tho street streetthey strootthoy streetthey they can bo found reading in tho club library lIbrm play playing plu pluiug playing ¬ ing games In tho entertainment room room swimming swimmingin in tho pool or engaged onn od in tho numerous other di diversions divorslono dlvorsions ¬ versions provided Ioldod for their pleasure and better betterment bottormonl bettoriltOut ¬ ment monlA iltOutA1 A A1 A1LL LL this began at Christmas time 1802 when whonCommOdOIQ whenConunoduro Commodore John ID Gunokol Ounol ol then an ofllolal I ofthe of oftho oftho tho Lake Shore l1orca Michigan Southern railroad railroadgathered rnlholulgaUlolod railroadgathered gathered together a company of 102 newsboys the theworst thtW018t theworst worst typos that could bo found and with the as assistance a aslstanoe assistanoo ¬ sistance of several other citizens of Toledo lolo o treated treatedthem trontfldthom treatedtltoro them to a Christmas ChlJ tmns dinner dinnerIt dinn01It linnorIt It was an unruly crowd that gathered gathor d around tho thotables thotables thetables tables History records roc 1ds that seven policemen wore worepresent worQlo worepresent present lo ont to try to keep order There wore throe throefights thloOfights throefights fights and several nearscrimmages and before tho thoassemblage thoRssomblngo theeassemblage assemblage was dispersed finally ono of tho police policemen policemen ¬ men was thrown bodily out of tho hall by a bunon bunonof bunonot buncnof of tho newsies who seriously objected to the thebluocoat thubluocont thebluocoat bluocoat interfering with them them in tho settlement of oftheir ottholr oftheir their differences differencesIn In splto ltO of the belligerency tho Toledo News Newsboys Kowaboya Newsboys ¬ boys Association A sociution was formed then nnd there lho Thoassociation lhoaOBoolatfon lhoassociation association numbors 04S19 members of whom 2100 2100aro 2100are 100 100aro aro active Onco a member always alwa a member memberIn 1110mborIn hnomberIn In interesting contrast to that 1802 dinner it is isworthy Isw isworthy worthy w linthy to note that whoa tho annual field day and andouting ntulouting andouting outing was hold last August 2000 newsboys at 1t k rlJ These illustrations show John E Gunckcl of Toledo 0 and the club house hOU8 he was wasinstrumental wasinstrumcntl wasinstrumental instrumental in building for or the newsboys of that city also the famous newsboys band bandof bandof bandof of Toledo and a Croup of newsboys at the dedication of the building recently r I tomlod and there wasnt u upoliceman IIlQH apolicornnn policeman lQH omtn within seventeen seventeenmiles sovonteonmiles miles 111 11 os In all that big crowd crowdthora crowdthoro crpwdthere there was no fighting no noswearing noswoarlng noswoarhhg swearing no ungontlomnnly ungontlomnnlyconduct ungontlomnnlycouduot mgontlemmulyconduct conduct and some of tho of offloors orflcors ofIicors floors of tho association who whoworo whowore whowore wore present rOHont and assisted inntnintaining in inmaintaining Inmalnlnlnlng maintaining order wore of oftho ortho oftim tho original 102All 102 102All 102All All of this has boon ac accomplished accaml1sholl fucoalplisho1 ¬ complished through tho hon honor hanOI ¬ OI or system s slom installed by b p John JohnE JolniB 13 Gunckol GunckolIn In order to becomo a n mom mainbar mombar mom1JtI bar a newsboy signs a card cardspecifying 001 001Bpoclf cardspecifying specifying Bpoclf lng that ho will TRY TRYto Tltyto TIYto to abstain from swearing taulinj stoalln lying cheating and smoking cigarettes cigarettesHo Ho Is then given a badgt which is numbered numberedand llumbQretlnn1 numberedand and his namo placod > IILcod in tho roll book bookMr bookMr Mr Guncltolo lieutenants who are newsboys newsboysthen nowsboysthon newsboysthouh then do tho rest restShould rOltShould restShould Should that member just enrolled bo found doing doingany doingnny doingany any of tho thing ho says ha will try to overcome overcomeho ovorcomohe overcomeho ho is cautioned by ono of tho helpers if it occurs occursagain oocursagain occursagain again ho is reported and his btidio tho pride of ofthe urthe ofthe the nowsleu 11ow lotJ is taken ttll on away a way from him and ho is put puton puton on probation his comrades see that ho Is hold tip tipto 11 11to hp hpto > to scorn and records prove that It is not long beford be before boforo ¬ fore an effort is made by tho suspended member to tobecome tobocomo tobecome become a member again in good standing standingYJTORK standingWOIU standingScTORI WOIU YJTORK Is dono almost entirely through newsboys nowsboysthomsolvos newsboysthemselves vv themselves nnd Mr Qunckol tho president ll1OKl ont of oftho ofthA ofthe the association Is called rarely into play other otherthan otholthan otherthan than to advise his lieutenants lieutenantsThere lIoutenantillho1o lloutonantsThere There is 1 not a nationality that is not represented representedin in tho association and it is a ease of equal rightsfor rights rightsfor 1IghtfJfa for fa I all regardless of creed or 01 color colorTho COl0lrho colorThe The building bull hlK Just recently dedipatod dodl atod was erected erectedas as a monument to tho good work of John IS ISQunokel mGunoleol ICGunokel Qunokel and was made possible through tho volun voluntary voluntary voluntary ¬ tary contributions of thousands of citizens School Schoolchildren Sc11001children Schoolchildren children contributed contllbu tod their mite and tho newsboys newsboysthemselves noWabO8th011Bolvol newsboysthemselves themselves worked overtime to secure a few cents centsto contsto centsto to add n < 1cl to tho fund fundTho fundThe The structure has ha a frontage of 76 foot with a adepth nd adepth depth d J > th of 105 6 foot it is virtually throe stories high highalthough I1lghulthaugh highalthough although the front elevation shows but two What Whatis VhRtIs VhatIs is regarded as the crowning feature is tho beauti beautiful bClauttnl bsnutIful ¬ ful auditorium which affords space for 1137 opera operachairs operachoirs operachairs chairs a completed and handsomely equipped stage stageand 8tagoand stageand and dressing rooms In this auditorium much is isdono Iiidono isdone dono to plant good seed develop selfcontrol and andto undto andto to mould character characterSunday chnraotorSundu characterSunday Sunday Sundu is tho day of days for the newsies and andthe uncItho andthe the building swarms with them them On this day tho thoweeks thowoelts theweeks weeks big entertainment is given givenTho gIvenTho givenThe Tho principal body ia divided into five auxiliaries auxiliariesmade uuxutarlosmado auxiliariesmade made up UI > of boys bO living in various sections ot tho thocity thocity thecity city Each auxiliary takes turn In furnishing tho thoprogram thoprogllun thoprogram program for tho Sunday afternoon porformanco performanceand and ouch h tries to outclass all the rest restTwo roatTwo restTwo Two numbers on tho program can bo filled by byoutsiders byoutsldorswhoovar byoutsidorswhoever outsiders outsldorswhoovar whoever tho bays desire < to have address addressthem nJdro fJ fJtbOl i ithou them tbOl 1 The rest of tho dozen turns must Ijo 1 > 0 fur furnished furniahod ur urntsbod ¬ nished by members of tho organisation orgallizotionrooittl racitu 6 tions musical numbers of all kinds clog dances danceswhistling dnnodwhistling dnnoOwhistling whistling stunts acrobatic performances drills drillsmonologues trillsmonologuos UIII UIIImonolo monologues monolo uo8 und almost every other kind or n t turn turnthat tUUthnt turnlint that lint Is known to tho theatrical profession profossion1lhe professionTho 1 1lho Tho addresses a < by b the outsiders as a rule 1ul < I are aroheart nrohoort areheart heart to heart talks with the boys boy spoken in awny awnythat IL way wnythnt waythat that tho boys can understand untl lstul1d in such a way that thatjust tl1ntjust thatjust just a kernel or two may 111 a find fertile soil 1C tho thospeaker thespoakor 1 1ponltor speaker is able to use a little of tho street talk in inhis inhis i ihla his address ho is assured n1ro < 1 of a friendly spot in tho thoboys thoboys < f fboys boys hearts hoartsApplause hORltsAI heartsAl1lause Applause AI > l > lnuKo is tho long suit of tho boys providing providinga a thing suits them them and if it doosnt woo bo unto untoth uutotho untothe th the performer l > orforn1or for ho must Mitts be content with retir retiring rotlrIng retlrlug ¬ ing to tho background with but a faint ripple of ofapplause ornpllauso ofapplause applause applauseThere applauseCIICN IIIt IIItWHEN WHEN Guncl apIHals1h thou there Is order orderThere 01 < 101 1011horo There was a time whon there was not All that thatis thntIs thatfa is necessary to secure absolute nl > llOl1t quiet is the appearauhee appear appearance 1JomIU1CQ ¬ ance of their Quack at one of thoir meetings his hisloft hislott hisloft loft hand hnn half raised lRl od For they honor Gunok re revor 10vorti yeore vor vorti ore him and aUt respect his wishes and never has ho hoboon hoboon hoboon boon known to havo received an unkind word from fromhis fromhis fromhis his thousands of newsboys newsboysCut nOWhoY8Cut newsboysCut Cut that out or Ill toll Chmclc on you 011 is the re retort 10tort retort ¬ tort often made by b ono newsy now p to another who may maybo mayho mayho ho trespassing close to tho forbidden lino That Thu t IB IBsuftlcient lasuntclont issufficient sufficient and nnt it Is cut out outTho ontTho outThe Tho ofllccs and nnt well stocked library of the buildin build buildins1 buildIng ins1 in have been arranged with all duo regard to tho thoconvenience thooonvonlonco theconvenience convenience of President Gunckol who a year and anda a half ago was induced to give up his position positionwith positionwith positionwith with the Lake Shore railroad lnllro l and devote his entire entiretime onthoUmo entiretime time to the Newsboys association Fifty l1lrt of the tholoading UtO10dlng theloading loading citizens pledged themselves tholl1 olvoa to give a cur curtwin certain efrtaln ¬ twin amount a1110Ull t each year toward Gunckols salary and andafter I1Hlnrt01 11111after after much h protestation proto tnUon on tho part p rt of the ml 1lLlIlOld ralliosdcompany Iron < 1 1company company Mr Ii Gunokol resigned and nn < 1 is h now devot devoting lavotIn lovotlag ¬ II lag In his entire time to tho upbuilding of the attic aitisons oltlon atticyens sons on of tomorrow tomorrowIRNITUUE tomorrowF tomorrowp F p IRNITUUE that no boy can break that of the thenhisslon thomission thuminion mission style tyIQ predominates throughout the en entiro cantlro entire tire building As ono little newsy expressed it when whenhis whonlls whenhis his lls eyes O OH first feasted on it Look kids heres herestables hOlo8tabl01 herestables tables and things made out of straight trnlht wood and andnone tuHlnono andnone none uv it has any nn bowlegs bowlogsBut bowlogBut t tBut But after all it Is in the basement whore tho thostreet thoIItroat thestreet street merchants seem to enjoy themselves Urn Urnmost tit thomost 8 8mOHt most for it is there that tho swimming pool gym gymnasium iymI1lslum gynnnatsium ¬ nasium and dining room aro located locatedTho 100atodTho locatedThe Tho ymnaslum has a complete sot of wall and andfloor nn an1floor < l if iffloor floor apparatus donated by tho wife of ono of 01 tho thotrustees thotllIstOOB thetrustees trustees Back of tho gymnasium g nl11aYlum IB tho natator natatorium nntat01hll11 natatorfur fur and shower baths whore tho lads aro frao fraofrom frQoflom froofrom from tho clutches of the law and can stay tar in as aslong onlong aslong long as they like 111 co clothed in natures own garb garbStatistics salbstatlfJUos garbStatistics Statistics compiled by b city cl tP authorities in years yearsgone yoarRgono yearsgone gone by show how that most of tho drownlngs In tltnllaumoo tho thoMaumoo UH1tl1umoo Maumoo river at this point have boon newsboys newsboyuwho nowsoyuwho newsboyswho who havo undertaken to faco the strong current 11IOUt In Intho inthe I Itho tho river It is expected that fatalities will ho do tlOoioased docreased ttooroused creased and tho lives of many of tho nowsion will willbo willbo willho bo saved this summer summerIn summorIn summerIn In tho basement also is located tho kitchen with withan wItJLan whitan an eightfoot oight foot range steam table cooking utonsllaContinued utensils utensilsContinued ulonallaContinued Continued on pntfc p 5t 12 r f ±