The Republican journal., 1911-03-02
The Boys Conference In
Bangor.

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Bangor.
The Boys Conference held in BANGOR last
week is believed to have been the largest bows
conference in the world. Friday the $50 dele
parade of 1000 boys through the Bangor
streets followed to the Hammond street
church. The parade was headed by the Second
Regiment Band of Bangor, and about 200 Ban
gor Boy Scouts were dressed in khaki uniform
and carried banners, ready to act as guides
after the reception to escort the visitors to the
homes provided for them in Bangor and Brew
er. AS they marched the delegates also waved
banners and gave their delegation yes. Ar
rived at the church the Hon. Arthur Chaplin,
president of the Bangor Chamber of Com
merce, spoke few words of cordial greeting
to the boys and asked them to wear little
red guests badge while in town.
At the banquet at Gaiety Hall 800 boys were
given seats and the others were given tickets
to restaurants. One hundred young ladies'
from Bangor and Brewer acted as mattresses
for the banquet, and music was furnished by
the band and the Bangor Boys orchestra
Seated at special table on the stage was a
party of prominent citizens and visitors The
supply for the banquet was 400 pounds of cold
ham, five bushels of baked beans, 200 dozen
rolls, 5000 pieces of cake and go gallons of
ice cream. The boys cheered the mattresses,
the men who paid the bills of the conference,
and the Y NJ. c. A. secretary.
The hall was cleared and, after singing,
Mayor Woodman of Bangor cordially welcom-
ed the delegates to the city and invited them
to look it all over, City Hall, water works, Y
M. c. A., etc. William Walter Ranton of Ban
gor made fitting response to the mayors
words of welcome. Rev. H. E. Dummack of
Augusta spoke for the leaders of the conven-
tion, and Arthur Merrill of Skowhegan spoke,
in behalf of the visiting boys.
The first address of the conference was given
by Rev. G. w. Hinckley general supervisor of
the Good Will Farm. His subject was THE
Battle Is On and he spoke of several great
conflicts which the boys should have part in,
including the battle against the great white
plague, against immortality and its conse-
quences, against alcohol and the liquor traffic,
and against selfshness and other wrong habits.
Saturday morning at the Hammond streel
church officers were elected William Walter
Banton of Bangor was elected president of the
conference. Henry Israel Y. NJ. c. A. secre-
tary spoke on IAN Adequate Religious Wor-
Program for Boys" and Robert Thurren of
Portland, one of the boy speakers for 1911,
spoke on the work of the boys James L. Nc
Conaughy of Bowdoin college read a paper on
the educational and social work, ard Donald
Philbrook of Skowhegan, another Of the boy
S peakers, described the scouts work in Skow-
hogan. DR.. George Fisher spoke next on
physical work, and then Ermond c. Frost of
Springvale told of the boys work in that town,
The meeting of the Boy Scouts at the Y. M,
| C. A. gymnasium under the direction of Mr.. A,
A. Heald of Watervie, Scout Commissioner
for Maine, gave good idea of the work to
those wishing to organize clubs. He described
the work of the movement in this country,
England and Canada in developing the boys
into robust, manly young men and grouped the
work of the Scouts as Scoutcraft, Campaign
ing, Observation, Woodcraft Chvalry, Saving
Life, Endurance, Patriotism. Some of the
work was shown by scouts of the Bangor divis~
ion, flying the flag, tying knots. first aid and
bandaging, half mile running on the track and
the points of the compass. Saturday after
n DON the boys went on special cars to Orono tc
visit the University of Maine, and in the even
ing special musical program at Gaiety Hall
with an address by DR.. George Fisher, inter
national Y. M. c. A. physical director was
given. The delegates attended the churches.
with those who entertained them, and at 8
o'clock Boys meeting was held with music
by the Boys Orchestra and the address by
James A. Whitmore of New York, interna,-
tional Y. M. c. A. secretary for religious work
Sunday evening, farewell meeting was held
in City H all, the close of delightful and in
structive conference.
BERTHA A. PARTRIDGE
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