The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-05-23
COL. GREENE GIVEN
WARM WELCOME
LAST NIGHT
Guest of Y. N. C. A. at Annual
Dinner
He GAVE FINE ADDRESS
Arthur Rudman o. Greenfield
Mass, Also Gave Splendid Ad-
dress on Y. M. C. A. Work

The annual dinner of the Y NJ G.
A. Wednesday evening was a success
full and enjoyable affair al every re-
spect. Every seat was taken and
several came in after the dinner to
enjoy the speaking, which was of an
exceptionally high order. The affair
was arranged and carried out under
the direction of Secretary Banks and
Frank C. Phillips, chairman of the
committee.
The dinner served by the ladies'
auxiliary was one TO please an
epicure Mrs. c. w. Thatcher was in
charge assisted by a dozen young
ladies', who wore green ribbons in
honor of Col. Greene, one OF the two
principal speakers.
Collins NJ. Graves was POSTMASTER.
The first speaker was Arthur j. Hol-
den, president of the association, who
spoke briefly on matters of interest
to young men. He was followed by
Arthur Rudman of Greenfield, Mass.
iencein Y. NC. A. work in the Phil
lippines, Japan, China and in this
country He is a ready and interest
ing speaker who held the closest at
tention of his audience for 40
minute address descriptive of the
work in behalf of young men in this
and In foreign countries.
The second speaker was Col
Frank l.. Creme of ST. Adams, who is
candidate for congress to succeed
the late Congressman Foster and is
one Of the best after dinner speakers
in the country. His subject was
What Constitutes Success"
Success In our minds consists in
getting, having and holding materi
I alistic things because with our pic
neer ancestors life was a struggle
10 get, to have and to hold We've
taught the boy that success was
something afar off, away from the
doorstep and the old home farm and
/ the State, a life that was different
from the normal routine followed by
his kindred
Success has become our religion
We worship the great American God
success and We spell il with a CAPT
tai S and two lines drawn straight
down through IT, The boy who takes
care of his parents in their SECOND
childhood as they did of him in hi,
first, who participates as a good citi
zen in the round OF village life is
as much of success as the presi
dent of the United States Success.
doesn't mean your name In the pa
pers and your picture in the maya
zines and In the round OF village lii,
Is possibilities right at home and the
son of the blacksmith who stays IL
the smithy and becomes the bes
smith in miles around is as much o.
success as the man in high publ,
office.
Success as We all know is in do
ing the best We can the thing we car
do best Those men in the seats o
the mighty depend upon the grea
foundation Of unknown. unnamed PEG
pie. simply and quietly following tn,
round of their own lives.
Father and mother scrimp an,
save and say. John shall not worl
by the sweat OF his brow as we ha,
to do and John is sent to college.
square peg in a round hole. We teacl
our boys to look for some place wher,
they may starve to death respectful,
in a white shirt
I'VE spoil first class carpenter /,
make cheap doctor and first elias
wheelwright TO make a cheap lawye
and a first class stonemason TO max
a cheap newspaper man. The worl,
respects an honest clergyman but h.
should be sure OF his call
THE world thinks more of goo,
shoemaker who can make soles las
this life than a misft minister VIII,
guarantees to save souls for the here
after. The world thinks more O
a first class carpenter who can dray
a line across and keep his saw on II
than a cheap doctor who goes int
the sick room. feels the pulse an
scares one into fits because he cal
cure fits. The world thinks more O
first class stonemason who ca
drop his line and MI the wall plum
to IL than OF the cheap newspaper
man who every time he drops lin,
dips his pen in mud.
Then there's the girl. We're eS
ucating the girl to marry the squar,
peg In the round hole. We're trail
ing her to marry her success. Sh
doesn't find time to bake and bre'
and mend, for she goes into the pa
Tor and tlckles the ivory keys OF IN
/, piano and later she sticks those sam
fingers into the dough and plays IN
Dead March from Saul on som
. mans digestion. II is such mist
education and misconception OF IN
, housewives obligation that prompt
the saw. Marriage is thing ,
duty and a jam foreverl"
! In the old days a girl didn't wal
to marry her success, but young pc
al. "a