The Republican journal., 1911-03-02
TIFF BOYS CONFERENCE.

.- ,-r5r.-aepJs were completed last FRI
..b. -..--5e opening of the annual State
." On. ference in Bangor Saturday. Gre
= rr,r, 432 delegates from the Boys
''. 'a.a s5eetsz and clubs all over Maine had
..e5 and all were assigned to Bangor
w. - as entertained over Sunday. None
...r.-.-s IN hotels and lodging houses,
.'.,. ,F. tsrsonal guests of the manage
ID, .,s-.ers. Saturday, the boys began
.-- m svarms from all parts of the
~. .sa -,..... agistration at the Y. M. Z. A.
,,s.-. q, vs-e provided with special SOU
.,r;.,,s- cards which they were expected to
-. at me. 10 their parents with news of
A.. -s.s arrival Following is partial list
:. me 5c., far Waldo county: Belfast, Alton
a t55rs- Nixon Stephenson, S. c. Clement,
Jones. Harley Godfrey, Dana South
r.,g. Fs4 snath. James Chamberlain; Brooks,
u.,.a . Booth, Ralph Grady, E. M. Roberts,
g,,. Nu Roy Staples, Earle F. Gibbs,
F,sr. J.rsi7s W R. Lane, w. L. Jones, Ar
h-, F-a-- Eeerett Brown, Raymond Chase;
y. -.4=qarJ, Harry Seeley, Earl Carter.
st ur1sy night nearly 900 delegates
,,..-- banquet in Norembega hall; said
=, .t--a .--st event of the kind ever known
-Nsg .rgarl The task of preparing the
ur5l. .7i Irving it fell upon the members
at..s La4e- id society of the Grace Metho-
a. - r-. were equal to the emergency.
& -..a - -hg hail yards upon yards of
gee uniting were used, with appro-
rf. .. a.e- ere andthere. The committee
-gaf -paring for the supper made ar
.-s.r me IT a Jew little items like this: 400
r5- E. 200 dozen rolls, 125 gallons of
g5se lions of ice cream, and everything
.s sas large scale. No banquet ever
ttae tan boast Of having such an at
e,1= a. arge corps of mattresses. One
nrs -iss from Bangor High school vol
H-ar--. -lsir services and gowned in white
5s made pretty appearance. The post
pGl exercises were led by Fred L. Willis
. o- t- Mass, as postmaster. Mayor
'4r oe5 7an gave an address Of welcome
.-stt If The city and Arthur Chaplin for
liz asaaet VI commerce, which had been
!tGE r-rt the arrangements. The responses
7gg 5aur Merrill of Skowhegan, presi-
1@t %, t-. caaference for the boys, and Rev.
-raack Of Augusta for the leaders.
lssai4ress Of The evening was by Rev. W. O.
Has.-. fgur ier Of the Good VIII Home for
10y be Battle Is Won.'
Sar a 5.Eernoon many of the boys went
aQo' Fs-e they were guided by U. of NJ
@lel, au bowed them the University
s'-4! G.dings. Pres. Alley addressed
Ai't n-e-ence visitors in the chapel at 5
'eeA i 'len the delegates returned to
Bang -1.' special cars.
+is .. ~ lore delegates to the boys con-
ia'ae Fere distributed Sunday forenoon
'1ag -re various city churches, where they
'!Aase ,0e services with their hosts. Sever
'.',+5 eHJe speakers occupied pulpits-James
"M,more If New York at Grace M. E..
GDel lFed L. Willis of Worcester, Mass, at
as AanEsna street Congregational, James L.
"Veoaa4l Il Bowdoin college at the Cen
's .oagrags stIonal and Dr. George ]. Fisher
VI New York at the Columbia street Baptist.
~|s 'lAer ehurches the pastors gave special
S.@ogs t7r BOYS and young men.
I'D .ae afternoon there was big attendance
va a''is mass meeting in Gaiety hall. The
s''eSi Eas y James A. Whitmore, his sub
~, oeng The Challenge."
ia+ convention closed at night with a fare
''' Plohe meeting in city hall, which was
" It's utmost capacity. There were brief
~' r0s '' nearly all of the conference speakers.
''7 bangor boys orchestra was seated on the
r~sF' " ana played prettily until the chairman.
'''ee way II Auburn, chairman of the State
''ef called the meeting to order. Will
s'N Walter Banton of Bangor, president of
'''i Conference, was introduced, and Con-
''l's reports were called for. Following
@an.,.es. '
b@'. lRat We pledge ourselves to return
gls-. ZONES and work more faithfully for the
a W. q Gods Kingdom among the boys
Ss liae Tree State.
IA. ., sr. nat We, representing the boys of
,-,''e State, call upon its voting citizens
b b'.7y. nc manhood and boyhood of Maine
&a5, ..hl7d policy of suppression of the
S5s5. Hespectfully submitted,
B
apSS' n3eliast; Morton A Campbell, Brooks;
Osnrss,.l lIai' Fresque Isle; Charles H. Foster,
r'D''a ~ Eernard G. Cobb, Lee, Maine.
h.. si'ed the sixth annual State boys con-
Wv , which was great success in every
st.. mere were 1887 accredited boy dele
s.,. 1Vhl all over the State and nearly 900
ar, ,''eq at one time at the opening banquet
Friday night.