Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-05-12
Y. M. C. A. CONVENTION
One of Most Important Gather
ings Ever Held In This County.

The third county convention of the Y.
M. c. A of Addison County and Bran
don was held in Middlebury May 5,
and 7, and was one of the most impor-
tant conventions ever held in this
county, BOTH the dignity of its per-
sonnel and in the vital Importance of
the themes discussed.
Delegates for the convention began
to arrive as early as Friday morning.
Through the day they came by team
and by train. Shortly after $50 p. m.
every seat was filled at the banquet
tables in the Memorial Baptist church,
where sumptuous feast was served by
the ladies representing the churches of
Middlebury and which called forth the
well-merited praise of ex-Gov Proctor,
who said that he preferred banquet of
that kind to one at the Waldorf-Astoria.
The governor proved himself to be
most graceful POSTMASTER In the
course of his remarks he said that no
one could question the Importance of
the work of the Y. M. c. A. which was
never more successful and magnificent
than it is today. He introduced as the
first speaker Judge C. l. Button. He
took for his subject, "Boys That Addi-
son County and Brandon Farms Have
Produced. 1t was a memorable ad-
dress and will be printed in full in next
weeks Register.
Letters were noted from various
prominent people who regretted their
inability to be present, and in which
they declared their interest in and
loyalty to the work of the Y. M. c. A.
Fred B. Freeman, state county work
secretary of New Hampshire, had for
his subject, "The Y. M. C. A. as a
Factor in Rural Progress" Mr.. Free
man impresses one as a forceful person
ality, who is devoting himself to work
in the interest of young men at tre-
mendous financial sacrifice to himself.
He affirmed that the great problem of
today is not so much the boy-problem
as the man-problem. He said: "How
can we get the most influential people
in these rural communities interested
in the moral and religious welfare of
the young men so that they will put
their manhood beside these boys and
youths and help them to rise to higher
physical, intellectual and moral level?"
Hon. Wallace Batcheller of Bethel,
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something doing all the time he was on
his feet. He said that he had been eau
toned against storytelling before leav
ing for Middlebury, but evidently this
good advice had been entirely thrown
away. His address was packed full of
most valuable instruction, which many
of the delegates will put into practice.
The motto of the Windsor County asso-
citation is good one: "Do it right and
do it now."
The last speech was by w. G. Mason
of Hilldale, Mich, County Work Evan
gelist for the International Committee,
on "a Mans Religion" Every word of
this address was emphasized by the
three hundred pounds weight of the
man who delivered it.
The convention proceeded to organize
and the following officers were elected:
President, Rev. George R. Stair; vice
president, j. E. Crane; secretary, Prof.
Raymond Mcfarland; assistant secre-
tary, Walter Lewis; committee on reso-
lutions, w. C. Hayes of Shoreham,
Prof. Raymond Mcfarland of Middle
bury, Rollin E. Pierce of Orwell, DR..
George A. Russell of Lincoln.
The morning and afternoon sessions
Saturday were held in the Y. M. C. A.
rooms and the place was crowded.
Secretary Moran's report of work done
in the counto the past year and discus
sion thereon occupied the greater part