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This week being National Boys Club Week, Raymond Bass, president of the Biloxi Boys Club, addressed Biloxi Ki wanis Club Monday night at Sea N Sirloin Restaurant on the newly opened Boys Club of Bi loxi. Bass said that the idea of forming a Boys Club in Biloxi originated about two years ago when about 12 men got together to form the club and finally got it opened a month ago in the building on East Howard av enue and Pine street, formerly occupied by a marine store. The speaker said that finances at this time come from volun tary donations but as soon as allowed officials hope it will become partially financed by the United Fund. He also said that they have a registration of about 250 with a daily attend ance of about 75. Mr. Bass stated that club of ficials hope to be financially able to hire a full time direc tor within the next year but now are working with voluntary help. The club is opened from 4 to 8 p.m. but after school closes they expect to operate from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. six days a week. Bass recognized three Kiwan ians who are active in the Boys Club, Ronald Marion, secre tary; Joe Anser, treasurer, and Tommy Newman, a member of the board of directors. He il lustrated his talk with a movie on Boys Club of America. Lt. Gov. Paul Gilly announc ed that District Governor Ray Wunderlech would make his of ficial visit to Biloxi and this division on May 19 and asked the club to hold a combination of his visit with the Biloxi club’s 20th birthday, May 26. The board of directors met after the meeting and gave per mission to the boys and girls committee to sponsor a girl to Girls State.
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Biloxi Daily Herald
Biloxi, Mississippi, US
Tue, Apr 04, 1967
Page 14
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