The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-30
BOYS CONFERENCE
IS ORGANIZED
MEETING AT Y. n. @. A.. LAST NIGHT
WAS LARGELY AT
TENDED
6 I Y REPRESENTED
sen ERAL HUNDRED LADS FROM
ALL OVER VIRGINIA ELECT
OFFICERS AND MAKE
ADDRESSES.

Several hundred splendid young
specimens OF Virginia manhood as
sembled last night in the gymnasium
OF the Y. NJ. GA. to attend the open
ing session OF the Virginia Older
EoyS Conference. the ages OF the
boys ranging from fifteen to nineteen
years.
In the presence OF many men OF
prominence. including the Governor
himself. many of the boys made talks
that might have done credit to older
heads.
Boy Scout Troop. Number one OF
Richmond, offered their assistance to
the local committee These smaller
youths met every train. in uniform,
helping the delegates to find their
way to the association, where In the
boys department. they were registere ID
and assigned homes The work Of
the little boy scouts was done with
striking wisdom and but for these
lads the delegates. themselves mere
boys, would have been left to find
their way through the city at random.
AS each train pulled in at the sta
ton the scouts uniforms were guide
posts for the delegates, who under
stood that the scouts would play the
role of Information bureau.
Cities Represented
There were registered at the open
ing boys from Richmond. Charlottes-
Vile, Danville, Hampton. Harrison
burg. Lynchburg, Newport News, Pc
tersburg. Parisburg and Roanoke,
with other cities To hear from to-day.
For two more days the session OF
young Bible students Will be in con-
veution- There Will be talks by many
of the foremost men Of the country.
including visitors from other States
known in the work Of training boys
for Christianity.
At $50 o'clock yesterday afternoon
the delegates assembled in the chapel,
where they organized the first Virginia
Older Christian BOYS Conference. The
boys nominated and elected their own
officers as follows
President. Samuel f. Padgetr, Jr.,
Richmond, vice preside George
Wise, OF Staunton, and Albert Wyatt,
of Hampton. secretary, Clarence
Wood. OF Lynchhurg. and associate
secretary, sidney +. Powers. of Char
lottesSille,
Following the organization the
boys were ushered into the gymna-
stun, which had been decorated with
the flags of the nation, swung from
walls and galleries. Ten tables. TWEEN
~ feet III length. were laden with
good things TO eat, and the young
men were soon enjoying every table
luxury that band of Christian wo-
men could provide The boys had
been on trains during the day. ex-
cepting, Of course, the Richmond
boys and these were equally ready
TO show what a healthy boys APP
petite can ACCOMPLISH
Ii was 5 O'Clock before the BAN
quet had been concluded and the
opening exercises began.
Speakers of the Evening.
At table in the center OF the
room sat the speakers of the even
ing. Professor Charles wv Kent.
A. NJ. Phi. D., OF the University OF
Virginia. was POSTMASTER. and was
seated at the center OF the table. To
the RICH, OF Professor Kent sat Gov
ernor Mann. while to the left sat
General Secretary Mckee, OF the
Richmond Y. NJ, c. A. Among the
others who occupied seats at this ia
bic were Mr.. C. c. Robinson, of New
York city; Mr.. w d. Duke. Of Rich
nond. and Mr.. G. w Hinckley. of
evening
Professor Kent. following the ban
quet. opened the exercises with a
short explanation of the purpose of
the gathering. He then asked that
each city OF town represented give
their class wells, and asked that 1t
he done with vim. 1t was done
as Justify as each little squad could