Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-06-20
Y. M. G. A. NOTES.

At the last week meeting of the
county committee it was voted to hold
conference of ministers of Addison
county and Brandon at Vergennes. A
committee was appointed to decide upon
the date and to make other arrange
ments. Dinner will be served at the
industrial school in that town. A hike
and encampment of the boys of the
county was also planned for. The boys
will hike to spot near Crown Point.
Camp will be kept for three days be-
ginning June 26. Fishing, swimming,
base ball and other athletic contests
will be held. Special religious services
will be held on Sunday the last day of
the encampment and some excellent
speakers will be engaged to talk to the
boys. Another matter of interest con-
sidered, was the formation of a mems
club for Addison county. A committee
was appointed to take charge of the
matter. Several committees were APP
pointed, the executive committee for
next year consisting of J. M. Barss,
chairman; w. M. Cady, vice-c chairman;
j. E. Weeks, A. w. Eddy and D. L.
Wells
Arthur Mott of Middlebury col
lege and a resident of Bristol has
been chosen to take charge of athletics
carried on by the Bristol association.
Plans are being made for a splendid
Fourth of July celebration at which
time track meet, tennis tournament,
base ball game and other athletic events
will be held in Bristol.
The education of local foreigners in
the rudements of English as conducted
by the local Y. M. c. A. will have to
be discontinued unless instructors from
among the towns people will vol
unteer their services. Messrs. Bigelow
and Cole of Mddlebury college who
have been doing the work will leave at
the close of college for the summer
vacation.
Mr.. Issacs of Oberlin college, a man
prominent for a long time in Y. NJ.
c. A. circles has. been called to the
pastorship of the Congregational church
of Orwell. The people of Orwell are
to be congratulated on their choice.
Byron Clark, state secretary of the
Y. M. c. A, was in town Friday. AS
the result of the county committee
meeting Mr.. Clark, in company with
County Secretary Morhous, went to
Woodstock, Windsor county, to witnes:
the play festival held there May 18th
1t is hoped that a similar fes tival NAV
be given by Addison county this fall OF
next spring at Middlebury At the
Woodstock festival various contests
were held during the day including g
trout casting contest and 'horse
Harvesting" race. Mr.. Len S. Darling
of Boston gave demonstration in trout
casting Slides, etc, were provided foi
children, plays given for the amusement
of the little tots, valley ball contest
among representative teams of High
school girls, shooting contest at which
the championship of Windsor county
was shot off and other events of a sim.
liar nature was held At 6 O'Clock
a barbecue was enjoyed in large audi
forum. About three thousand persons
were present at this festival and it is
expected that Addison county coulc
turn out even larger delegation.
The meeting of the county committee
last week was the most interesting hello
for some time. Enthusiasm ran high
and plans for the future were made
which promise bright days for the AID
Olson county Y. M. C. A.
County Secretary Morhous desire.
some resident of Middlebury possessing
a victrola to assist him in giving an en-
tertainment some evening in the nea
future to the foreign friends of the Y
M. c. A.