. New Boston; a chronicle of progress in developing a greater and finer city--under the auspices of the Boston-1915 movement. JOHN HANCOCK SCHOOL PLAYGROUND, FARM ENTER STREET Well equipped and directed working people who live in cheap lodginghouses and who have no opportunities ofsocial entertainment and intercourse otherthan those offered by the street and thecheap dance halls. An experiment along this line, triedlast winter by a church in the West Endis both interesting and suggestive. Thechurch visitors noticed that there weremore young boys about the streets on Saturday night than at any
. New Boston; a chronicle of progress in developing a greater and finer city--under the auspices of the Boston-1915 movement. JOHN HANCOCK SCHOOL PLAYGROUND, FARM ENTER STREET Well equipped and directed working people who live in cheap lodginghouses and who have no opportunities ofsocial entertainment and intercourse otherthan those offered by the street and thecheap dance halls. An experiment along this line, triedlast winter by a church in the West Endis both interesting and suggestive. Thechurch visitors noticed that there weremore young boys about the streets on Saturday night than at any other they decided to keep open houseon Saturday evenings for the entertain-ment of such boys as wished to availthemselves of the opportunity. Thechurch parlors were open from 7 p. m. to9 p. m. and the boys were welcome toplay games, read, sing, or amuse them-selves in any reasonably quiet way. Atthe close of the evening light refreshments
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