Virginia, Minn.
Wabash, Ind.
Warren, Ohio Warsaw, Ind.
War, W. Va.
Washington, Ind.
Watertown, N. Y.
Wausau, Wis.
Wauwatosa, Wis.
Weiser, Idaho Wellsburg, W. Va.
Wenatchee, Wash.
West Hudson, N. J.
West Plains, Mo.
El Segundo, Calif. A group of grade school boys were organized into a group which functions similar to the Kiwanis club. Kiwanians meet with these boys and help them in their everyday problems. The Committee on Vocational Guidance also offers its help for these youngsters.
Frankfort, Ind. Sponsored an Older Boys' conference for the Hi-Y club.
Hamilton, Ont. The tenth annual Kiwanis encampment for boys gave 56 youngsters a two-weeks' vacation. The expenditure of the camp was
$750.00. Three members are appointed each week to attend the Y. M. C. A.
classes conducted for our Kiwanis boys. A father, son and daughter day was held in December.
Houston, '!!ex. In ] uly there were 2,000 boys signed up for our Knot-Hole Gang. The Boys Work Committee is in charge of the various activities for these youths. The entertainment includes baseball and basketball leagues, and there is a variety of welfare assistance for the needy.
Independence, Mo. During Boys' Week 16 high school students were in charge of the routine duties of the city government. They were taught the duties of the various offices by the city officials themselves.
Jacksonville, Fla. During National Boys' Week students from the high schools were nominated as candidates for various city offices. Campaign speeches were made and the victors were in charge of all branches of the city government for several hours. Our father and son meeting was a very worth while occasion.
Joplin, Mo. An inter-city baseball league, supervised recreation, industrial tours, and character and recreational programs were part of our program for the youths of ] oplin. Over 100 under-privileged boys are enrolled in the Kiwanis Y. M. C. A. club.
Lake View, Chicago. Our fourth annual handicraft exposition brought in over 400 entries, and an attendance of over 13,000 adults visited the show.
Fifty prizes were awarded. We held our annual sons' and daughters' banquet.
Livingston, N. J. The son of a deceased Kiwanian was secured a comfort- able home with a responsible family.
London, Ont. A club has been organized for all of the older boys who grad- uated from the Ki-Y club, and a club room has been secured for these
youths. Forty-eight boys were sent to a summer camp. Regular meetings are held on Thursday nights and Sunday mornings at the Y. M. C. A.
where a boys' orchestra, various programs and entertainments are en- joyed by these youths. Our minstrel show secured us over $3,000.00 for boys' work activities.
Marion, Ohio. Our fourth annual hobby show had 800 entries of handicraft, painting, sculpturing and other hobbies. Playground work was supervised for all under-privileged children during the summer.
Mason City, Iowa. Personal service by Kiwanians for worthy youngsters commenced in January. There were 575 exhibits at our sixth annual hob- by show. Meetings are held in the Y. M. C. A. for under-privileged boys, and our circus in December included all kinds of activities which the club is sponsoring for these youths.
Midland, Ont. The annual dog derby and hobby shows were well attended and successful. Ten boys were sent to a summer camp.
Montreal, P. Q. All Kiwanians are interested in service work at the Griffin- town boys' club and at the boys' farm and training school at Shawbridge.
Clothing, shoes, glasses, musical instruments, a billiard table and other necessities were given during 1932. Concerts, moving picture shows and entertainments are held weekly. Several thousand children were entertain- ed at picnics and sporting events. Three thousand people attended our weekly boxing contest, and a picnic was held at Bnai Brith, a mountain camp for ] ewish boys.
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Moscow, Idaho. A gang of boys, annoying to residents, has been formed into a club so they can be supervised. Our main work with them is along vo- cational and athletic lines.
Nashville, Tenn. Contributed $250.00 for a boys' work secretary at the Y. M.
C. A. This individual meets with the Scouts and other groups. Over 500 boys at a penal institution are provided with entertainments. Boys were sent to a summer camp and vocational service is rendered whenever possible.
New York, N. Y. Over 300 boys at our summer camp were taught craft work and given instruction in vocational endeavors.
Norristown, Pa. Sent 75 boys to camp and all Kiwanians are rendering per- sonal service to the worthy youths of the community. Each boy must bring his school report card so our members may take an individual in- terest in the welfare and progress of these boys.
Orange-West Orange, N.
J.
Boys and girls were sent to summer camps. A basketball league was organized at the Y. M. C. A., and all service clubs joined to conduct a mammoth hobby show. Educational motion pictures are given once each week at the Y.M.C.A. for all young people.Ottawa, Ont. Over 4,000 were in attendance during the winter months at our boys' club. Medical examinations, clothing, teaching of manual training and handicraft, and entertainments were all under the direction of our members. A hobby show developed a variety of bird-house models.
Rome, N .. Y. At our boys' camp we have built a new swimming pool and in- stalled an electric light system. Five hundred evergreen trees were also planted on this property.
St. Augustine, Fla. The club ,¥as responsible for tqe city-wide observance of National Boys' Week. Churches, schools, city officials, Boy Scouts and all others took part in our daily programs.
San Bernardino, Calif. The club hired an instructor and took over the respon- sibility of the Red Shield club of the Salvation Army. A father and son day was held in December.
San Fernando, Calif. Monthly subscriptions are provided for the McKinley Boys' Home.
Sanford, Fla. A drive was made against all gambling devices, and an active part was taken in National Boys' Week.
Sanger, Calif. Many youngsters were reported to be gathering themselves in street gangs, and through cooperation with the educational authorities, Kiwanis paid the expenses for lighting a portion of the athletic field where all boys participated in sports. In this way the gangs were broken up.
Spokane, Wash. Our Big Brother committee in 1932 organized five sub- committees to carry on an extensive program. Forty-three Kiwanians were Big Brothers to 62 youngsters. Our members encouraged Boy Scout activities and made available free instruction in mechanical drawing, art work and music. The Big Brothers contacted 30 schools to secure dupli- cate report cards. Clothing, medical service, part-time employment, court work and a big picnic were all part of our program.
Toronto, Ont. At our boys' club vocational classes are conducted in handi- craft, printing and music. Over $1,000.00 was spent building a new dining hall and making improvements at the club. There are two bands, a bugle and harmonica, and both gave concerts to aid the Glad Hand club of Evan-
gel Hall. The harmonica band won first prize at the Broadview boys' fall fair. The woodworking class prepared 400 toys for distribution at Christ- mas, and a new motion picture projector was purchased. There were 200 boys present at a Hallowe'en party. Our sons' and daughters' day was a delightful occasion.
These clubs were also interested in working with various kinds of activi- ties for youths:
Albion, Neb.
Aliquippa, Pn.
Ames, Iowa Ashland, Ky.
Banning, Calif.
Beren, Ohio Beverly Hills, Calif.
Bingham Canyon, Utah Caldwell-West Essex, N. J.
Calexico, Calif.
Camas, Wash.
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Columbia, Tenn.
East Cleveland, Ohio Edinburg, Tex.
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Edmonton, Alta.
Elma, Wash.
Emporia, Kan.
Erwin, Tenn.
Eustis, Fla.
Fairfield, Ala.
Fallbrook, Calif.
Glendora, Calif.
Hackettstown, N. J.
Hollywood, Calif.
Indianapolis, Ind.
Inverness, Fla.
Manchester, Tenn.
Manitowoc, Wis.
Mansfield, Ohio Marietta, Ga.
Milford, Ohio Montgomery, Ala.
:Moose Jaw, Sask.
New Albany, Miss.
Northside, Cincinnati, Ohio Peninsula-Portland, Ore.
Phoenix, Ariz.
Ponca City, Okla.
Port Huron, Mich.
Roseburg, Ore.
Salt Lake City, Utah San Antonio, Tex.
Santa Rosa, Calif.
Waco, Tex.
Walla Walla, Wash.
Entertainments and Contests
Other clubs aiding in a general capacity,and held contests were: and which gave entertainments,
Ada, Okla.
Alamosa, Colo.
Ambler, Pa.
Amsterdam, N. Y.
Anoka, Minn.
Anthony, Kan.
Aurora, Ill.
Bangor, Pa.
Barrie, Ont.
Berwick, Pa.
Billings, Mont.
Bloomfield, Mo.
Bloomfield, N. J.
Bloomsburg, Pa.
Brantford, Ont.
Bremerton, Wash.
Butte, Mont.
Camden, N. J.
Cedartown, Ga.
Central Detroit, Mich.
Chagrin Falls, Ohio
·chappaqua, N. Y.
Chardon, Ohio Charlottesville, Va.
Chatham, Ont.
Chester Pike, Pa.
Chicago, Ill.
Claremont, Calif.
Clarion, Pa.
Clatskanie, Ore.
Clayton, N. J.
Clearfield, Pa.
Columbus, Ind.
Columbus, Miss.
Coshocton, Ohio Council Bluffs, Iowa Cresco, Iowa Cullman, Ala.
Dallas, Tex.
Daytona Beach, Fin.
Deer Lodge, Mont.
Delhi, N. Y.
Delray Beach, Fla.
Denton, Tex.
Detroit, Mich.
Durham, N. C.
Ebensburg, Pa.
Elizabeth, N. J.
Enderlin, N. D.
Eugene, Ore.
Falmouth, Mass.
Filer, Idaho Fort Smith, Ark.
Fredericksburg, Va.
Freeport, Ill.
French Lick, Ind.
Galesburg, III.
Geneva, Ohio Great Falls, Mont.
Greeley, Colo.
Greensboro, N. C.
Greensburg, Ind.
Gresham, Ore.
Grinnell, Iowa Halifax, N. S.
Hampton, Va.
Harlan, Ky.
Hartford City, Ind.
Hartford, Conn.
Havre, Mont.
Highland Park, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Hollidaysburg, Pa.
Hollywood, Fla.
Hominy, Okla.
Hopewell, Va.
Huntington, W. Va.
Huntsville, Ala.
Huntsville, Tex.
Inglewood, Calif.
Iron Mountain, Mich.
Issaquah, Wash.
Jackson, Minn.
Kansas City, Kan.
Kellogg, Idaho Kezar Falls, Me.
Kingsburg, Calif.
Kirkland Lake, Ont.
Kokomo, Ind.
Lakeland, Fla.
Lakewood, N. J.
Lawrenceburg, Ind.
Lawton, Okla.
Lenoir, N. C.
Lincoln, Neb.
Logan Square, Chicago Long Bench, Calif.
Los Angeles, Calif.
Louisville, Ky.
Madisonville, Ky.
Malden, Mass.
Malone, N. Y.
Marinette, Wis.
Martinez, Calif.
Meade, Kan.
Miami, Fin.
Middletown, N: Y.
Millbury, Mass.
Mingo Junction, Ohio Minocqua, Wis.
Montavilla-Portlnnd, Ore.
Montclair, N. J.
Monte Vista, Colo.
Morgantown, W. Va.
Morristown, N. J.
Mountain Grove, Mo.
Mt. Dora, Fla.
Mt. Pleasant, Iowa Mt. Pleasant, Pu.
Nephi, Utah New Bedford, Mass.
New lfaven, Conn.
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New Kensington, Pa.
New Liskeard, Ont.
N oranda, P. Q.
Northeast Detroit, Mich.
Nor th Shore, Chicago North Town, Chicago Northumberland, Pa.
North Vancouver, B. C.
Norwalk, Calif.
Olmsted Falls, Ohio Oneonta, N. Y.
Park City, Utah Parker, S. I).
Pasco, Wash.
Pauls Valley, Okla.
Paw Paw, Mich.
Pembroke, Ont.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Phoenixville, Pa.
Pikeville, Ky.
Pineville, Ky.
Pittston, Pa.
Plattsburg, N. Y.
Pleasantville, N. J.
Plymouth, Mich.
Pocatello, Idaho Portage In Prairie, Man.
Portland, Ind.
Portland, Me.
Pottstown, Pa.
Punxsutawnt.y, Pa.
Puyallup, Wash.
Ravenna, Ohio Reading, Pa.
Richland Center, Wis.
Rio Vista, Calif.
Riverside, Detroit, Mich.
Rutherfordton, N. C.
St. Helens, Ore.
St. John, N. B.
St. Thomas, Ont.
Salem, Va.
San Marcos, Tex.
Sidney, Mont.
Sidney, Ohio Sierra Madre, Calif.
South Euclid, Ohio South Portland, Me.
Springfield, Mass.
Springfield, Tenn.
Staten Island, N. Y.
Storm Lake, Iowa Strathmoor, Detroit, Mich.
Sylvester, Ga.
Syracuse, N. Y.
Tallahassee, Fla.
Tillamook, Ore.
Timmins, Ont.
Toledo, Ohio Tonkawa, Okla.
Tujunga, Calif.
Tyrone, Pa.
University, Seattle, Wash.
Vallejo, Calif.
Valley City, N. D.
Vega, Tex.
West Hollywood, Calif.
Wichita, Kan.
Williams, Calif.
Worthington, Minn.
Yakima, Wash.
Zanesville, Ohio
Big Brother Movement
Auburn, N. Y. The club felt that it was losing a real chance for some per- sonal service so it is returning to its Kiwanis Daddy plan for under- privileged child work. Fourteen boys were sent to a summer camp.
Berea, Ky. The committee on Under-Privileged Child is active in inducing Kiwanians to take an interest in boys whose fathers are dead, or who need personal help. Twenty boys are now being given this service.
Birmingham, Ala. Ten Kiwanis Big Brothers are giving personal service. A donation was made to the Boys' Council of Birmingham. During Nation- al Boys' Week speakers were present at all the high schools.
Burlington, Iowa. Boys were sent to a conference at Ames and 25 youngsters are being contacted in our Big Brother work.
Elmira, N. Y. Our club is sponsoring a group of 62 boys between the ages of 9 and 15 years. Entertainment, athletics and personal supervision were available for them during the year.
Memphis, Tenn. Thirty-five youngsters, members of a special group of under-privileged youths, are being given Big Brother assistance. A mothers' and sons' banquet and a fathers' and sons' day were enjoyable occasions.
Orlando, Fla. Our Buddy system secures the cooperation of a vocational director so that individual members may look after the progress and the development of under-privileged boys. National Boys' Week was observed.
Paterson, N.
J.
In May 18 boys were receiving service in our Big Brother program. All boys on parole from the Juvenile Court and the Jam es burgh Home are being contacted by Kiwanians who take a personal interest in the problems of these youths. An increased appropriation was made for Big Brother work in 1932 so the program might be adequately carried out.Pomona, Calif. During Boys' Week our second annual hobby show was held with over 100 exhibits. We sent a boy to a summer camp and celebrated father and son week.
Portland, Ore. Eight Kiwanians have been acting as Big Brothers with the hope of assisting pre-delinquent lads. We made a caravan trip to a camp taking along relatives of all the Kiwanis Little Brothers.
St. Lawrence, Montreal, P. Q. Three hundred boys at a reform school were entertained with a Sunday afternoon concert. At another institution a minstrel show was arranged for the entertainment of 200 boys. There were over 1,000 in attendance at the minstrel show sponsored by the Griffintown Boys' club.
Savannah, Ga. An appropriation was made so that 30 boys could secure membership in our boys' club which carries on constructive activities.
Scranton, Pa. During National Boys' Week, Kiwanians were chairmen of each day's activities in the schools and in the industries. Citizenship and municipal programs were carried out. Approximately 2,000 passes were made available for the members of our Knot Hole Gang so they could attend a baseball game. We spent $1,100.00 for our boys' camp which was made available for 150 youngsters.
Steubenville, Ohio. Personal service groups meet with under-privileged youngsters each week to counsel, assist and direct the lives of these worthy boys.
Vancouver, B. C. Our main effort in 1932 was to interest more Kiwanians in Big Brother service work. Seventy of our Little Brothers were sent to camp. Vocational training, first aid work and entertainment was carried on as part of the Big Brother program.
Victoria, B. C. Entertainment is provided for the news boys of the city. A class of 16 boys at the Y.M. C. A. was given personal supervision by Kiwanians during 1932. We held a fathers', sons' and daughters' luncheon and sent boys to a summer camp.
West Palm Beach, Fla. Ninety-four boys were assigned to individual Kiwan- ians for personal service and supervision. Fifty-five boys attended our fathers' and sons' meeting.
Wilmington, N. C. Our usual personal service and Big Brother work goes on constantly among the 400 under-privileged youths at the Brigade Boys' club. A budget of nearly $6,000.00 was used for this endeavor. Athletics, group meetings, hikes, social entertainment and other helpful activities totaled an attendance of over 38,000 during 1932. Our 12th annual gym- nastic exhibition was attended by several hundred spectators.
Winnipeg, Man. A budget of $3,730.00 was approved for 1932 service work with boys and girls. We arranged for a boys' conference and visited the boys' club camp in July.
Yonkers, N. Y. Our Boys Work Committee is interested in establishing a series of clubs in the various juvenile delinquency areas of the city, for the development of good citizenship. A recreational program for colored boys and girls of the community is also one of the club's endeavors. Boys taken from the Children's Court are assigned directly to the Big Brother Committee. Y. M. C. A. memberships are provided for all worthy young- sters.
Other clubs interested in this work were:
Ann Arbor, Mich. Logansport. Ind.
Boise, Idaho Macomb, Ill.
Compton, Calif. Manhattan, Kan.
Elkton, Md. Nacogdoches, Tex.
Eufaula, Ala. New Smyrna, Fla.
Gainesville, Fla. North Hollywood, Calif.
Hammonton, N. J. Oil City, Pa.
Hendersonville, N. C. Orleans, Ind.
Irvine-Ravenna, Ky. Peterborough, Ont.
Ithaca, N. Y. Philipsburg, Pa.
Johnson City, Tenn. Plainview, Tex.
Lethbridge, Alta. Quebec, P. Q.
Boys' Camps
Searcy, Ark.
Seattle, Wash.
South Tacoma, Wash.
Streator, Ill.
Superior, Neb.
The Tri-Cities, Ill.
Ticonderoga, N. Y.
Towson, Md.
Vandergrift, Pa.
Viroqua, Wis.
Waterloo, Iowa Waukesha, Wis.
The clubs active in promoting boys' camps were:
Beverly, Mass. Jersey City, N. J. Richmond, Va.
Brandon, Man. Lakewood, Ohio Riverdale, Toronto, Ont.
Burlingame-San Mateo, Calif. Lancaster, N. H. Rockland, Mass.
Burlington, N. J. Lancaster, Ohio St. Joseph, Mo.
Chagrin Falls, Ohio Little Rock, Ark. St. Louis, Mo.
Charleroi, Pa. Lorain, Ohio St. Stephen, N. B.
Chillicothe, Ohio Marysville, Ohio Sanford, Me.
Cleveland Heights, Ohio Meriden, Conn. Sarnia, Ont.
Commerce, Ga. New Bern, N. C. Saskatoon, Sask.
Cornwall, Ont. Newburgh, N. Y. Sioux City, Iowa Decatur, Ala. Niagara Falls, Ont. Sioux Falls, S. D.
Dover, N. J. Norfolk, Va. South Orange-Maplewood,
Duluth, Minn. North Adams, Mass. N. J.
East Los Angeles, Calif. North Central, Seattle, Wash. Springfield, Mo.
El Dorado, Ark. North Newark, N. J. Sturgis, Ky.
Ellwood City, Pa. Oshawa, Ont. Tarentum, Pa.
El Paso, Tex. Ox.ford, Ohio Troy, N. Y.
Emeryville, Calif. Parsons, Kan. Tucson, Ariz.
Fort Wayne, Ind. Passaic, N. J. Watertown, N. Y.
Fremont, Neb. Peru, Ind. Watsonville, Calif.
Hackensack, N.' J. Pine Bluff, Ark. West Toronto, Ont.
Hastings, Neb. Plainfield, N. J. Wetaskiwin, Alta.
Hobart, Okla. Port Angeles, Wash. Willoughby, Ohio Jackson, Miss. Portsmouth, N. H. Wilmington, Del.
Juvenile Work and Probate Court Cooperation
Alton, Ill. We are cooperating with the Y. M. C. A. so all boys paroled from the courts can be given special attention.
Asheville, N. C. The club is interested in the development of a domestic re- lations court for the county, which will work in conjunction with the juvenile court.
Atlanta, Ga. The entire membership fs anxious to cooperate with the juvenile court and the county farm in a program to assist delinquent boys and girls and to develop them into useful citizens. Our fathers' and sons' day was a delightful meeting.
Beatrice, Neb. All needy boys released from the juvenile court are paroled to Kiwanians.
Beaver Dam, Wis. A child has been paroled to the Committee on Under- Privileged Child, which is responsible for its welfare.
Cheyenne, Wyo. Several young boys, arrested for stealing an automobile, were prevented from being sent to a reform school and the club assumed responsibility for their future conduct.
Galveston, Tex. Each Saturday the Committee on Under-privileged Child visits the juvenile court and assists unfortunate children. During Nation- al Boys' Week a full program was carried out under the auspices of Kiwanis.
Glendale, Calif. We have organized a Coordinating Council to handle all the problems of delinquent boys and girls. The Y. M. C. A., Boy Scouts, police officials, school authorities, court officers and representatives of the Par- ent-Teachers' Association assist us in our work.
Greensburg, Pa. All service clubs in the county have joined to help juvenile delinquents who are paroled to the costody of responsible citizens.
Jamestown, N. Y. Boys and girls from the children's court are placed under probation and Kiwanians have taken the responsibility of personally as- sisting these unfortunate youths. A committtee of 16 Kiwanians are aiding in the formation of county Y. M. C. A. clubs in the smaller communities.
Kenmore, Ohio. Our club is interested in helping the Home for Juvenile Youths.
Kent, Ohio. The Committee on Under-Privileged Child works with the pro- bate judge for accepting youngsters who need supervision.
Lancaster, Pa. Kiwanians act as parole officers for boys sent to them from the courts.
Middlesboro, Ky. All delinquent boys under 16 years of age are turned over to the club and Kiwanians take an active and personal interest in these youths.
New Brunswick, N. J. Youthful offenders, after instruction has been re- ceived from the court, are turned over to Kiwanians.
Oklahoma City, Okla. The county attorney has paroled 17 boys to our Com- mittee on Under-privileged Child. A junior police unit has been organized for 36 senior high school boys. Supervised drill and uniforms will be provided for this group.
Olympia, Wash. Assistance is given to the prosecuting attorney so adult advisers can be secured for boys paroled from court.
Omaha, Neb. A steadily increasing number of pre-delinquent boys sent tG us from the juvenile court are being given the personal attention of our members.
Pampa, Tex. A committee has been appointed to investigate the home con- ditions and environment of delinquent boys. It is our plan to assist these youths so they can be kept from the reformatory.
Pittsburg, Kan. vVe work with all deserving lads who are first offenders and who have been paroled to our Committee on Under-Privileged Child.
Plymouth, Pa. The club asked the court to appoint three Kiwanians as pro- bationary officers.
Ridgefield Park, N. J. Kiwanians worked with the courts on all under-privil- eged child cases. Summer vacations were arranged for several youths.
Riverside, Calif. Kiwanians are contacting the Juvenile Industrial Institution and are giving books and personal service to these unfortunate youths.
St. Petersburg, Fla. Returned one youngster to Georgia when authorities were going to commit the youth on a technical larceny charge.
Utica, N. Y. Our full cooperation is given the probation court in the handling of cases of all young men.