The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-08
NOTED SPEAKERS
attend BANQUET
Enjoyable Social Occasion in
Connection With Y. M. c. a.
Convention.
DR.. KENT IS POSTMASTER
Various Group Conferences Held
III Different Churches
During Day.
DR.. KENT is POSTMASTER
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charlottesville. Va. April T.--Aftcr
putting in a busy day attending the
various group conferences held in the
various city churches and in Madison
Hall. at the university, the several hun.
dred delegates In attendance upon the
thirty second State convention Of the
Virginia Young Mems Christian Assoc
Citations sat down Tonight TO an en-
jcyable banquet. in the spacious armory
OF the Monticello Guard. the local mil
ltary company
The banuuet was given under the
auspices Of The Ladies' Auxiliary of tho
James L. Irvine is president Covers
were laid for 500. and the dinner was
served by, sixty women attred in white.
most OF them members OF the auxiliary.
Ausic was rendered by Rubin's Or
chesira, and there was q song by a
male. quartet from the University Of
sung were: The Son Of. tod Goes
Forth 10 War and "Tho Morning
Light Is Breakng'
Or. Kent T'onstmnstcr.
DR.. Charles w. Kent. professor OF
English literature ut the University OF
NtrHinia, acted AS toastnastcr. ana
= workers of national reputation Dr.
J. r Brown. for manv years State Sec
laHtary OF Illinois. now dean Of tho Y.
spoke on "Achcvcmcnts ana Trend OF
the Association Movement" The next
speaker was James A.. Whitmore. of
New York, the secretary Of Tho Men
md Religious Forward Movcmcnt.'
that Is attracting such Widespread in.
tercst IN the religious world at the
present time The last topic of the
evening was Tho Associations ForIl
Vide Outlook ably handled by Robert
J.. Lewis. general secretary OF Tho
aicvelnnd tO) Y. NJ. G. u. Mr.. Lewis
WAS for mr. years a secretary in
emma. and has had varied cxpori.
once among the men OF that -as, ON. !
Dire He held positions rs travelling
secretary for the international com
inittce, and later az special sacretary
Win the allied armies In the grca,
''; .nf,n., uprising Returning to tie
uHitcd states. he became state sccrc-
larY or ONO. and after the death OF
g. IS Shurtlcn was called to the gen.
crai secrctaryshp OF the Cleveland as
me city mems conference was ad-
dressed by r. $ Williamson. of Dan
n Inn JaGob umlauf ana James W. Cor
pf Roanoke: J. c.. Moss. OF Lynchhurg.
" S Stallinas, Of Baltimore: +, s
Morrison. OF Washington. D. G.. and
students Conference.
rho college students conference. held
N Madison Han, at the university. had
for It's speakers S. w McGili, state
secretary. Tennessee: Dr.. ", " Rrncl.o
man, OF the University Of Virginia
Wm Knowles Cooper. OF WashingtoIl'
-. -. ~, AHHFlcS w. Kent, of the uni
Nerslty; r. Il. Lewis. OF Cleveland: T.
,. Evans. or the University OF Pennsyl
chicago Training school
The college faculty conference wa,
held In the auditorium at Madison Hail
Ehd me delegates listened TO addresses
iIDtn G Iro e. e Bishop. Of Williams.
BiacksburE; r, s. Evans general sec
ictary, University or Pennsylvania.
ior j. II Howe Of Lexington: DR.. Ed.
WIN a. Alderman. Of the University OF
Virginia. DIR. w W. smith. OF I,vncb.
burg: DR.. Charles w. Kent. Of the mi
N,crsity. and DR.. r. T.. blackwell or
iamdolph- Macon College, at Ashland
The railroad men met at the Chris
lichmond presiding. The sneakers
were +: 5. Morrison, Interstate secre-
tary Washington, ID. c.: G; X Ronor
y. or clifton Forge: w G.. Montignani
nf South Cumberland. Md anu ~ O
Williams. international railroad sccre. |
tary, New York 'TN'5
the county workers and correspond-
iinS members conference was held in
me T. NJ G. y. gymnasium and tho
Speakers were a +. Roberts. Of New
hiork; Dr. J. +. Brown. of Chicago; +,
NJ. Robinson. internationa secretary
BOYS work. New York; II. S. vance ar
Narrcnton; John C.. Paxton Of Wood :
s'ork and John r Finnier of Suf-
f, In 10 noon only about 200 delegates
Rad registered at the local Y. NJ G. A.
Plumbers came in on the afternoon
trains, In time to take in the annual
BANQUET at the armory. A lafe train
from Lynchburr brought PARTY Of :,
fhirty-ciSht we'll known business mon
of the Hill CITY
Cnfncx-I.dmond
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