YOUNG MEN’S CLUB.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2608, 16 August 1882, Page 3

YOUNG MEN’S CLUB.

A meeting of (.he committee of the Toting Men’s Club was held at 7.30 last evening in the City Council Chamber, Mr H. W. Packer was voted to the chair.

The Very Bev. the Dean of Christchurch apologised for the absence of the eeeretary. Archdeacon Harris, and the Bev. T. Flavel. It was decided to alter the night of meeting to each Wednesday in future. Mr March (who acted as secretary pro tetr..) laid a copy of the proposed rules of the club on the table, which was accepted, with certain alterations, and ordered to be printed. The Dean stated that he bad received several letters asking the ages of members of the club, and also the class of personii proposed to be admitted. He thought it hardly desirable to fix a limit a« to age, but whilst leaving the maximum an open question, perhaps it would be advisable to fix the minimum age at fourteen years. Of onethinghe was certain, good management was essential. The question of subscription had alio been mooted. Now, he thought, sixpence per week would not press heavily upon any class. Mr Thornton thought a standard as to age should bo instituted. In the various schools boys left at, say from twelve to fourteen years of age. Perhaps it would be well if the minimum was fixed at thirteen.

After discussion, it was decided to fix the minimum at fourteen years. It was also decided that, as the schemas 3 " might require an early amendment or altera* tion of rules, that the various regulations be provisional; also, that the club rooms be open every evening from 7 till 10, Sunday* excepted. It was agreed that a reading room be provided with papers and periodicals, chess, draughts, and means for other indoor amusements, and classes for instruction in musie, siaping, elocution, Ac, The subscription was fixed at one shilling per month, and it was also decided to start a subscription lilt at once. The question then arose as how to secure the attendance of those it was desired_ to benefit, end it was agreed that the various large employers of labour be interviewed, and hi so, as far as practicable, the employe*. The question of suitable premises for th* club having been discussed, several eligible rooms were mentioned, and it was ultimately decided that a deputation, consisting of the llsan and Mr Miller, interview the house committee of the Metropolitan Temperonsa Hotel on the matter. After certain routine business had been transacted, the committee adjourned till Wednesday, August S3rd, at half-past seven, o'clock.