Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-19

International railway secretary; q. S.
Phelps of Toxic, Japan; 1 +. Brown,
Illinois state secretary, and others.
Mr.. Smiths address, of course, was
the drawing card of the evening, many
attending the banquet pnrpcsely to
hear him speak He perhaps under
stands association work and the scope
of its influence as well or perhaps bet
ter than any man in America.
Taken all in all the banquet was a
great success. 1t was a late hour when
the last speaker had concluded his ad-
dress
Saturday mornings program was
opened with a devotional service, led
by Richard Evans of Grand Rapids.
He was followed by |. 4. Brown,
whose topic was 1.-The Father and Boy
Association He advocated placing
an association on 4 sound basis by in
Producing features in gradual way
not by leaps and bounds. By pursuing
the latter course, he said, the associa-
tons OF many cities had turned out
failures. Like in any other enterprise
the leaders must haze one foot planted
firmly before taking mother step.
F. B. Smith told of the necessity of
having men of strong character in the
work, who by their lives and deeds will
be an example for others to follow
He then outlined policies which, if fol-
lowed, will work as an uplift for as
sociations and offered some sound adj
vice for local secretaries to follow.
c.. b. Willis, general secretary, Mil
waukee. gave as his opinion that Wau-
sau is the best city in the state, not ex-
cepting his home city. He called at
tention to the financial condition of the
state organization and asked that sub
scriptions be made to relieve one of the
situations. The state, he said, should
have more secretaries than at present.
Following his remarks the Kenosha
delegates asked that their city be given
the next convention. No other towns
made any similar applications. The
petition viii be referred to the state
board
c. v. Hibbard, in speaking on Wis
eonsin and the State University Associ-
alton, made plea for a better patron
age of Wisconsin's great educational
institution, which ne says in an educa-
tional way ranks second in this country.
Mr.. Hibbard is located in Toxic, Japan.
Arthur Jorgensen, general secretary
of the university, added a good word
for that institution and for its associa-
ton
Friday afternoon two conferences
were aeid, one of college men, the
other OF physical directors. AT these
the work of the two branches were
taken up and discussed and many sug-
gestions offered for improvement and
letter ways of working up interest, etc.
These conferences were very helpful TO
those participating in them.
Two addresses were made in the
evening at the NJ E. church, one by
John Nj. Whitehead, state president
and the other by Fred b. Smith. Both
were excellent. Mr. Whitehead has
been heard in Wausan before and leav-
ing reputation here, on a former visit,
as 3 strong speaker. there was large
audience present TO hear him. Mr..
Whitehead has had wide and varied
experience among men and conse-
quently anything he has to say is full OF
interest.
Mr.. Smith diseusssf the rndcment-
ais of the Religious Work Department.
These fundamentals be pointed out 10 s
clear. forcible manner and il is no,
necessary to offer comment TO those
who have ever heard him speak He is
perhaps the most versatile speaker IN
the country engaged in this work.
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