Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-11-07
Y. M. c. A. CONVENTION
Meeting and Banquet Of the County
Associations.

RT0RaJlOudl CHuICu' lho hiOO'ihS |
and the business mems banquet"
and speaking in the evening at the
Woodstock Inn were largely attend
ed, the successful work of the asso-
Citations during the past year occa-
sioning unusual interest in the gath
eriug in Woodstock.
DIR. F. L. Kidder, the county chair
man, was elected president Of the
convention, but in his absence w, N.
Batchelder of Bethel was chosen
president pro tenn.
Messrs. Quimby, Ashley and Holt
we're appointed a committee on reso-
lutions.
The report on the work of the sew
eral associations in the county was
then made:
The present organization at Will
der dates from February, 1908; mem
bership 48, average attendance IA.
White River Junction; member
ship SO, average attendance IL.
Woodstock; first meeting held
Aug. 10, 1907; average attendance
II; have had l6 Bible readings, l5
talks and lectures, besides evening
socials and basketball games.
The first meeting of the Hartland
association was held in October, and
the South Royalton association was
organized in January.
The report from Camp Billings at
Lake Fairlee, in charge of A. @.
Hurd, county secretary, showed that
it had been very successful in the
number there and in its social and
athletic life.
DR.. Kidder then arrived and took
the presidents chair. A report of
the athletic meeting held last June
was then made by j.. Harold Greene
of White River Junction.
The county committee reported
that $1S68,8l had been expended
the past year; balance in the treas
ury 1854. 1t was estimated that
$1,000 would be needed for the work
of the coming year, and Messrs.
Hamilton, Cummings and Ashley
were appointed a committee to act on
this report.
The speakers of the afternoon we're
Louis Heb of Burlington, state Sec
rotary, Dr. George ]. Fisher, secre-
tary of the physical department OF
the international committee, and 1t.
Col. E. w. Halford.
There were many congratulations
on the work of the county committee
and the secretary, Mr.. Hurd, who has
been remarkably successful in pro
noting the aims of the associations.
The committee on resolutions rec
commended vote of thanks to A. @,
Hurd, to- DR.. F. Thomas Kidder, to
the trustees of the Congregational
church, to Mr.. A. B. Wilder of the
Inn, and for the use of the FAN
grounds for athletic sports.
The first debate is to be in Wood
stock sometime in November before
Thanksgiving, White River Junction
taking part
The officers and members Of the
county committee were elected as
follows: Chairman, F. Thomas Kid
der; vice chairman, w. N. Batchel,
der of Bethel; clerk, H. L. Gale
White River Junction; treasurer
George Aitken, Woodstock; j. P
Brown, Windsor; F. P. Campbell
Wilder; E. S. Fullam, Ludlow; j. G
Underwood, Hartlsnd; H. G. Pease
Hartford; E. ]. Hewitt, South Royal.
ton; A. R. Brooks, Wilder; E. l.
Ingalls,, Hartford.
The banquet in the evening was
made notable by the presence of
number of rarely entertaining speak
ers and we'll known business and
professional men Of Woodstock and
other towns Of the county.
The speakers and their subjects
were:
Ex.-Gov. Fletcher D. Proctor, 1.-THE
right Of the Y. NJ. @. A. to place in
the community" DIR. George J
Fisher, Looking to the social and
physical welfare of young men," 1t
Col. Halford, "The Y. M. G. As
going concern"