Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-09-02 | Page 2 | Youngsters Tell Elks Committee to Have Swimming Pools at Gyms

I Youngsters T lell ell Elks Committee to Have Swimming Pools at Gyms Several Se hundred youngsters from all parts S of the city met with executives ex- ex I luft f n of the Elks Elks' n club during r I the thio past week eek for the purpose of I voicing their Ideas as to just what I IL a L boys boys' club and gymnasium should I include and before tho conference s ivas over o the 1 Elks had gained many valuable Ideas to Exalted Exalted Ex- Ex alted Ruler DI 1 H W. W y Browning One thing in iii particular was proven beyond matter of a doubt stated Dr Browning following the meeting and that was the sit ally for including II a swimming pool In the gymnasium PREFER POOL TO MOVIES Nine Nino out of ten ot of the boys who attended the conference stated that thEY preferred swimming as a a. sport over 01 all the other activities which wa re were able to name even a special cial motion picture show In the clubhouse gained only a a. few votes b by comparison Another thing which was con con- cl elusively proven Was the great need for such an Institution on both the east and west vest sides for of the tha large number of boys bos who attended this meeting only a mere handful b belonged be- be longed hanged to which gave them access to gymnasiums Of all the bo boys s 's wo we talked to few have hv tIre opportunity of swimming more than Once a month they st stated ted We Ve belIeve 1 r r. r Browning Blo 11 f stated staled that with the construction of the east and west side boys boys' clubs we se will be able to offer to every lad In the tho districts we propose to cover coer an opportunity to enjoy the privileges privileges' ot of a boys boys' club with all of the things so so dear to the tha heart of oC a red red blooded blooded at least every other day Following ollo the conference with the boys the Elks entertained soy 56 eral hundred and others Interested In boys boys' welfare work worl To this meeting the alms aims of the charitable char char- drive now being conducted by the tue Elks club was explained and the thie aid of all women's clubs In the cit city was wa-s. wa requested WOMEN WILL AID The women promised their wholehearted whole whole- hearted support of oC the project and pledged pledge themselves to bell a largo large block of tickets for the Elks Elks' frolic to be held at the state fair grounds during the week of September 10 all aU proceeds from froni which will ill go toward toward to- to ward the fund now being raised by bythe bythe the Elks The according to Dr Drowning Browning is being brought here bere from the east the Ernie Young revue re- re vue ue cast of more than sixty persons coming direct from the Winter Vinter Garden in Chicago and the thew w water ter being the same one which bps sway S for many at the New hippo hippo- dr m