Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-02
Y. N. G. A. CONVENTION
The 28th Annual Gathering Opens
in This City Next Week.
Full Programme for Friday, Saturday
and Sunday--Lnree Attendance In
dicnted--Governor Proctor to
Take Part.

| The programme and arrangements for
the coming 3Sth annual convention OF the
Young Mems Christian associations OF
Vermont is now nearly complete, and 1t is
expected that the convention will be one
of the best and largest OF its kind ever
held in the State.
Big lists of delegates who will attend
from different points in the State are al
ready being received and the convention
will contain many special features in the
way of prominent speakers and enter
tainment
The convention will open on Friday,
May TO- when the arriving delegates will
present their credentials to the commit
tees at the association rooms, and be as
signed to the places provided for their en-
tertainment while in the city.
on Friday afternoon at 230 O'Clock the
organization of the convention will take
place In the association hall, when the
reports OF the credentials and business
committees and appointment of the com
mittee on nominations by Chairman A.
w. Bosworth of the State executive COM
mittee will be made.
IT is expected that all visiting delegates
will attend this meeting. as a large num-
Der are always needed on convention COM
mttees.
Following the appointment of the COM
mttees there will be an address by S. d.
Gordon of Madison, n. j., and the report
Of the State committee. A. w Bosworth
and G.. F. North. The meeting will close
with reports from associations throughout
the State
Friday evening at six o'clock the bust
ness mems banquet will be held at the
no To e M CT Of ha
evening will be President NJ. ". Buck
ham of the University of Vermont. An
address of welcome will be made by
Mayor w. j. Bigelow and Gov +. d.
Proctor will speak on the Y. NJ. c. A. in
Vermont
1 Following this will be addresses by r.
NJ Robinson, international secretary for
boys work. w. J. Southam, secretary OF
! the international committee, C. X. Ober
field secretary of the international com.
mittee, C. p Smith and w. ]. Van Pat
i ten.
i Music for the banquet will be furnish.
. ed by the Middlebury College quartette
On Saturday morning May 18th at nine
o'clock the meeting will be opened in the
association hall with a quiet talk" by
s. D. Gordon, followed by addresses or
THE Corresponding Member and His Op
I portunity" by Frank Manuel Chairman
4 Of the Franklin county committee, ant
The Social and Athletic Approach IL
Helping Young Men and Boys" by F. J
4 Brownscombe, superintendent of public
\ schools at Montpelier.
The meeting will close with bushes!
session. and discussion of various sub
4 iects relative to the association work
Saturday afternoon at two o'clock S. D
4 Gordon will address the meeting, follow
I ed by w. G. Mason, county secretary o
4 Franklin county, In talk on the Per
sonal Worker Training Class" At s:s
O'Clock an official photograph of the con
: vention will be taken.
Beginning at four o'clock the sectio,
= conferences will begin. being divided IL
the following manner:
Student association delegates. guests o
the University of Vermont associa
ton.
i NJ. B. Davidson, general secretary Nc
GIL University, chairman.
THE Bible Study Group as Center of Per
sonal Influence w. S. Magss
Middlebury College
= Business Methods in Our College AS
socation Work." Leo c. Cook
University Of Vermont
1.-THE College as the Citadel for Mission
airy Operations" Jacob j. Ross
U. V. NJ. Medical
For What Does the College Association
EXIST" NJ B. Davidson,
McGlll University
Supper will be served at the university.
City, Railroad and Industrial assocla
ton delegates.
Guests Of the ladies of the Baptist Church
where supper will be served
c. x. ODER. field secretary, internationa
committee will preside.