The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-02-28
OLDER BOYS CONFERENCE IN
GREEN WOOD, MARCH 7-S9.

Institutional Secretary W. A. Dun
more Of the local Young Mems Chris
tian Association. has given out the fol
lowing program for the First North
Mississippi Older Boys Conference
which in Greenwood on March
the It'll and continues until the 9th.
Mr.. Dunmore has been visiting the
larger cities in North Mississippi for
the past few weeks arousing interest
in this organization and conference
which will be made permanent and de-
liYered an address at Columbus when
that city was holding a mass-meeting
for the purpose of organizing a Y.
A. c. A. in that city, and at which a
campaign was launched for $40, 900 to
complete the work. Colur' bus will send
% delegates to Greenwood next month,
and indications point to at least an at
tendance of $50 at the first conference
of this splendid organization.
Mr.. Dunmore has been in Greenwood
about two years with this work here.
and during his residence here he has
organized several battalions of boy
scouts in adjoining cities, and has great
ly endeared himself in the favor of peo-
pie in the community by his faithful
and conscientious work.
The following program is replete
with interesting speakers, good music,
etc, and the meet will be a splendid
success:
Friday afternoon. Presbyterian
church.
IL noon to $50 p. m. Registration
and assignment of delegates.
Friday evening Armory-7 p. m. sup
per, Hon. W. M. Hammer, POSTMASTER.
Brief introduction of conference speak
ers.
Music by Greenwood Orchestra.
$40 p. m. Song service, at Presby-
terrain church.
$50 p. m. Address Leadership, "
by l.. W. Dunn, New York City, south
ern boys work secretary.
Saturday morning, Presbyterian
church.
8;45-Organ prelude, by Mr.. Frank
King Greenwood Miss
Song Service.
9:00-Devotional period, leader, J. 0. |
Van Meter, Meridian.
Special music by Millsaps Quartette.
9;16-E Election of officers, Gen. S. R.
Keesler of Greenwood, presiding.
$50 Address your Opportunity
as Leaders by Mr.. Blake W. Godfrey
of Houston, Texas.
9:50-"The Responsibility of Lea,
dership. I'm school, by Miss Emily
Butt of jackson, Miss. I'm the
Church." by DR.. Joseph Rennie, Of
Miss.
1O:25-Special music, Millsaps quar-
tette.
10:45-Group conferences. Place. and
leaders to be announced.
11:55 Conference photograph.
Saturday afternoon, Presbyterian
Church.
1870 Organ prelude, MIR. Frank King,
of Greenwood.
Song Service. Special music.
lao. Devotional period, Mr.. s. A.
Harris, leader.
800. THE Older Boys Opportunity
in Christian Service, " address by S. A.
of Louisville, Ky.
2:30. Group conferences continued.
800. Reception.
Saturday evening, Greenwood the
$3.50. Special mnsic by Millsaps Col
ege Quartette.
Address. Illustrated, Following
the Leader" by J. 0. Van Meter.
Sunday morning, Presbyterian
Church.
900. Adult Workers Conference.
10i45. Delegates attend church with
Sunday afternoon, Greenwood The
atre.
800, Mass meeting for Older Boys
and Young Men,
Special music by MillsaPs quartstte,
Address. 1.-THE Great Leader by
Blake W. Godfrey, New York City.
Sunday Evening, Baptist Church.
TOO. Special Music Millsaps Col
lege Quartette.
. Address. THE Older Boy" by Frank
T. Richie, New York City.
8:l5. Farewell meeting, leader, W.
A. Dunmore, Greenwood.