Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 June 1910 — BOYS’ CITY IN THE WOODS. [ARTICLE]

BOYS’ CITY IN THE WOODS.

Th* Famous Boy City at Winona Lak* Thia Year Will Surpass Any Previous Year. Now *that the summer days ar* coming the "Boy Problem” Is again before ail leaders of Boys* Brigades, Boys* Clubs, Sunday School superintendents and T. M. C. A. secretaries. The Winona Assembly has solved this problem In establishing the famous Winona Boy City. It Is a ,ctty run by the boys. They elect their own mayor, have their city officers such as Street Commissioners, City Clerks and Postmaster. They have their own dally all that goes with a municipal city. It Is the city of tents where the boy has a two weeks' outing, where he has swimming, the Chute the Chutes, baseball, tennis, croquet and all wholesome sports. Each department Is under a capable leader. Last year was a great success and this year la to be greater. Mr. W. Henry Colllason is again to be the business manager and with his assistants are planning«great things. Professor Garrett, head of the Conservatory of Music of the Boy City Band. Mr. Garrett, who has a national reputation as a leader of juvenile I‘ands, will give Instructions free to all boys who are citizen* of Wjnona Boy City. Boy City will open July 25 and clos* August 6. The election of the mayor and the city officials will be held July 30. The annual Circus, one of th* greatest features of a summer at Winona, will take place on August 3. The director especially asks that th* boys who are planning to go to th* City will practice their stunts” and b* ready for this great day. Friday, August 5, will see the big athletic meet, the winners in the various events r*ceiving medals fcfT their efforts. Boy City has its own church lif*. The Rev. Mr. Parret, of Rensselaer, is the pastor. They have chapel every morning and the spiritual aid* as well as the physical is looked after and developed in building the charao ter of the boys. The citizens of Boy City last year voted they had the time of their live* and are planning to go again this year with the prospects of •till a b*t» tor time.