The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-29
boy Problem TO
Be CONSIDERED.
Workers Gather To-Day for In
portant Conference at Second
Presbyterian Church.
NOTED EXPERT TO ATTEND rte
Big Mass-Meetings Of Boys Will
Be Addressed by Mr..
Masseck.

Opening in the chapel OF the Second
Presbyterian Church this morning at
II o'clock. conference OF workers, led
by Mr.. Frank Lincoln Masseck. OF
Potsdam, N ~. will continue through
two days, with discussions covering
some OF the most difficult problems OF
boy life. Though open to the PUBIC,
tire meetings will be Of special interest
to all who are studying the boy ques-
ton, whether It be along school, So
cial or church lines. The range or dis.
cussion will cover manual and physical
training social development In boys
clubs and other agencies, and churcil
work through the medium OF the Bible
class or Sunday schoo..
Character Mixing.
Tonight at 8 o'clock, Mr.. Masseck
will address a mass-meeting Tor boys
in st. Andrews parish hall. speaking
on "The Age of Chivalry." NO collec-
ton will be taken at any OF the meet.
.ings. nor is there to be any assessment
or enrolment fee.
At the morning session, beginning az
IL o'clock. Mr.. Masseck Will be assist
cd nv Mr.. j. punton Sharman, secre-
tnry of the boys department. OF the
Y. NJ. c. A., at Salem. N. j.. formerly
boys work director OF the st. Andrews
Association, In this city. others VINO
will take part in the discussions Will
be Mr.. Barrows. the present director
of the st. Andrews work for boys IN
this city. and Mr. S. X Phillips. now
OF the Union Theological Seminary, for
nerly physical director of the Cove.
ranter Gymnasium and OF Richmond
College.
The general subject for the morning
session Is character Making Follow
T. t. ts,N - u q.
SEX there will be discussions OF the fol-
lowing: character Making Through
Books" character Making Through
Manual Training" Character Making
Through Music" An opportunity will
be given to all active workers to ask
At 4 o'clock this afternoon the ses-
sion will be resumed at the Second
Presbyterian Church, and Mr.. Shar-
man will deliver an address on Ply
steal Work With Boys" Discussions
which will follow will be on physical
Work in the Churches" led by Mr.. S
K. Phillips. and sunday School Atm
letic Leagues and Fairgrounds" led by
Mr., Barrows, OF st. Andrews. A ques.
ton box will follow the afternoon dis.
cussion.
VIII Organize Here.
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the same time and place, except tho
night session, which will then be
held in the rooms OF the Christ Church
Association, at Venable and Scot
Streets. The conference Is strictly un
denominational, and Is regarded as the
forerunner OF a permanent organtzn
ton among those who are closely II
touch with boys work in the city.
Mr.. Masseck arrived in Richmond
last night. and will remain here
throughout the conference. He is mos
widely known through his association
with the Rev. William Byron Forbush
of New York, in founding the order 0
THE knights of King Arthur" a semi
secret organization among boys, hav
ing over a thousand chapters In cite
OF the North and East Mr.. Massecl
is now the chief director In this juve
nile order, whose only chapter In Rich
mond is connected with the st. An
| drew's Association.