Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-28

| N"t~iNHie, NC, Jttll -t.-(SpeclaU.-
With the close of the farewell service
in Waterville City hall Sunday night
the second annual Boys Conference OF
Maine passed into history, and 400 boys
prepared to return to their homes Mon
day morning and to take up their du-
ties ut home and school with a changed
perspective and different view Of life
than when they came. From all stand
points the conference has been a sue
ccssful one, both in point of attendance
and in point Of the religious interest
awakened and stimulated.
| The services Saturday morning OPEN
ed with a devotional service, led by r.
4. Waite. Jr.. of New York. Herbert c.
Libby of Waterville gave a helpful adj
dress on what We Are Here For
| which was much appreciated by the
| delegates.
At the business meeting the follow
| ing officers were elected: President
Owen Stacey of Waterville; first vice
president. Paul Sawyer of Bangor: sec
ond vice president, Lincoln Murrendcn
| of Bath first secretary. Gilbert Arey
| of Good Will; second secretary. Leon
Weir Of Portland; third secretary. Eer-
trand Ioane of Fort Fairfield. The con-
| ference has no other administrative Of
| ficers, except those named above.
Rev. T. W. Fesscnden of Bangor gave
All inspiring address. Secretary Dag
gett, under the articles of the program,
"Best Things from the Clubs" called
for reports on tine work that is being
done by the clubs and boys depart
ments throughout the state.
The convention photograph was TAX
EN- in front of the Coburn Institute
building, and the newly elected officers
sat for their photographs at u local
studio during the noon recess.
In the afternoon at p. NJ. Mr.. Waite
conducted q devotional service and pa
pers were presented after this exercise
which proved interesting and helpful.
| 1.-THE Organization of Il Boys Club
was presented by Winthrop b. Brown
of Bangor, one of the younger delegates
to the convention. The discussion WAS
conducted by Secretary Daggett. The
tonic of Donald White of Waterville
vas social and Educational Actlv-
tiles" and the discussion Of the points
brought out by this paper was IN
charge Of T.. NJ. Robinson of New York.
William f. Clark of Hinckley read d
naper on Boys Meetings and Bible
Classes" the discussion being presided
over bv Il. A. Waite, Jr. f'Physical Ac-
tivities and Summer Camps" was the
tonic Of Leon S. Mclaughlin or tort
Fairfield. II. w. Gibson of Boston con-
Quoted the discussion.
OF great interest to the Delegates
were the sectional conferences when
were held at this time. That for Hlsh
school BOYS was led by Mr.. Waite, mat
for small clubs was led by Mr. GID
con and the club leaders conference
WAS conducted by Mr.. Robinson.
Tie exercises of the afternoon were
oil bold in the Coburn Classical lnstl-
,ute building. In the evening the con-
eo,o,ce adjourned to the First Baptist
chr~,h. the delegates occupying the
eocr and a good crowd of citizens the
Galleries. The song service was con-
Quoted by c. +. Nuttcr. Mr.. Robinson
was on the program to speak Oh ne
American Boy" but he announcer h'9
,o,fc to he "How Shall We Make our
Clubs a Power in the Town a lea-
.,rc of the evenings program WAS
solo BIZ Miss Christine Daggett, the O.
ca sion being the singers first appear
anc.. in public. Miss Daggett acquitted
herself with great credit
The devotional service at $50 sunday
MORNING in the Coburn building was Tor
delegates only The delegates attended
cb,rch at 1880 A. NJ. in company with
those at whose homes they were enter
tanned.
Sunday afternoon there was a meet
inc Tor bows between the ages OF l. ana
/. addressed by Mr.. Gibson, whlie at
the same time another meeting was
held for older boys, led by Mr.. Waite.
| ,rhe Younger boys meeting was heid
IN the First Baptist vcstry and the
n,eetins for older boys in the CoburIi
| building.
The Rev. George w. Hinckley az
dressed a mammoth meeting in City
hall Sunday evening. taking as his top
ic "The Responsibility of Boyhood.'
Mr.. Robinson led the farewell service,
which was open only to delegates.