The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-05-05
congress HOLDS
ITS MEETING
BOYS CONFERENCE WAS GREAT
SUCCESS IN EVERY PARTIC-
ULAR, THEY ALL SAY.

ANuihOSI VI OpleuCIlu addresses ant
Banquet i'll the Evening-Grear
Amount of Good Will Certainly
Follow From the Movement In
augurated in Caldwell.
One hundred and ten bright
alert boys, representing nearly al
the towns between Baker City and
Pocatello were assembled here Fri
day. The Boise delegation number
ed more than 40. General Secretary
|. 3. Rhodes of the Idaho-Oregon as
ISOLATION, made two addresses during
the day and the general boys sec
rotary, Mr.. Dalzell, gave several in
spring talks also. Secretary A. B.
richardson of the Pocatello asso-
citation, was among the speakers OF
the day, all of them taking for
the subject the general topic, Max
ing Good"
The leaders conference was CON
Quoted by w. H. Beach of Boise, II
leaders of as many boys clubs be-
ing present to listen to the helpful
suggestions. One of the particu-
larly helpful and inspiring features
of the days program was the re-
ports of the different boys clubs
made by delegates from the clubs.
The basis of all the work Of these
clubs is Bible study, but correlated
with it are many other things, chief
among them athletics, nearly all
of the clubs reporting baseball or
lsketball teams. Several of the
clubs reported civic Improvement
work in their own towns, and all
told of delightful social features.
Two members of the boys clubs,
Joe Gerhart of Weiser and Ronald
Wood of Payette, appeared on the
program, giving interesting talks, the
former on, "How Can the Boys
Clubs Best Serve the Community, >
and the latter on "Why We Take Up
Bible Study"
A banquet was served the boys
at the Methodist church in the even
ing which was presided over by w.
s. Bruce, leader of the boys con-
ference of the men and religion for
ward movement of Boise. A num-
Der of toasts were responded to.
1t proved big feature of the meet
ing.
Officers for the association were
elected as follows: president, Joe
Gerhart, Weiser; secretary, Albert
Jones, Payette with four vice pres
idents.
Saturday afternoon was devoted to
the discussion of class and club
work from the view point of the
boys by the boys themselves. Sew
eral papers were read, and some in
teresting and valuable suggestions
were brought out which will doubt
less be tried out in some of the new
organizations represented at the
congress.
The ball game between the Boise
high school and the College OF Idaho
at $3.50 attracted an enthusiastic
crowd from tho convention which
took a recess until evening. A
crowd under the leadership OF Mr..
Beam repaired to the college dia-
mond and the two impromptu teams,
the Pumpkin Vines and the Boise
Sparkers engaged in a spirited con-
test which resulted ten to one In
favor of the Sparkers. The game at
Recreation Park tied.
At 6 p. m. a banquet was served
to the delegates in the basement of
the Methodist church, the Aid So
cietles of the various churchs pre-
pairing and serving the same. The
boys, ITO in number, were seated at
three tables reaching the full length
of the room, the adult leaders oc-
cupying table on the rostrum over
looking the concourse.
w. S. Bruce acted in the capacity
of POSTMASTER, and the toasts by
the boys covered the following sub
jects:
Delighted" Happy Thoughts"
Boys at Payette." and Ladies"
The last brought fourth vociferous
and hearty "rah rahs" for the ladies
on the grange committee"
After the banquet the crowd re-
paired to the Baptist church. where
the remainder of tho program was
presided over by C. F. Easter, the
subject treated being Making Good
in Athletics" Two papers were
read. one by James Kidd of Poca-