Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-02
$50 OLDER BOYS GATHER IN THIS CITY
FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
Eleventh Annual Conference Was Great Success
Banquet Friday as Opener-Noted Boys Work
ers Present Paul Tobey Chosen as President =
Important Closing Meeting Sunday Evening.

of three days to discuss problems rel
atiVe to Y. M. G. A, church clubs
Sunday schools and other organization
in which boys take an active part
At this first session the young mel
were rather late in being seated, du,
to the fact that many of the train
upon which delegates were expected
were late in arriving and consequently
opening services were heightened il
order that the speaker of the after
noon, f. H. Richie of New York
would not be interrupted during his
address.
The gathering was opened at four
thirty with the singing of America
which was followed by a number O
other songs all of which were suns
with an enthusiasm which it would
| have been mighty hard to have
equalled anywhere. A quartet o.
young men from Waupaca' rendered
several very pleasing selections and
this was followed by the offering OF
prayer by those gathered. 4. E
Mielenz of Milwaukee, who was the
presiding officer of the afternoon, now
formally introduced Mr.. Richie, who
had travelled from way down in Miss
issippi for the purpose of addressing
the Wisconsin gathering.
Mr. Ritchie's address was one OF
great power and interest to every boy
present. The speaker used several
very vivid examples during his talk
that helped to illustrate his points
admirably. He referred number OF
times TO the denying of Christ by the
disciple, Peter, and he spoke OF the
danger Of the boy of the present age
doing the same thing. Many boys,
he said, are given an impulse to deny
Christ so that they may become
popular with the crowd in which
they travel, and he spoke of the many
young men that are doing that very
thing nowadays. Or else boy may
be trying too hard to make good in
athletic to tend well to theil
spiritual needs and he warned all tC
guard against impurity. In closing
Mr. Richie added that those pre-.
sent must make a great fight TO pre-.
vent sin from entering further into
this country and that it was up tC
those present to do all they could for
their respective communities to help
spread christianity.
Following this splendid address,
Coward, Christian Soldiers" was
sung, then closing prayer and the
first session on the program had
been completed.
At seven O'Clock on Friday evening,
the boys banquet was held in the
gymnasium of the Y. M. c. A. The
women of the Y, together with a
number of high school girls, served a
splendid three-course dinner, which
was appreciated greately by those
delegates who had been on the train
great part of the day. The big gym
was filed to it's utmost capacity with
the visiting and local delegates and
the delegation leaders. The presid-
ing officer of the evening was r. P.
Perry of Reedsburg. The banquet
was opened by a word of prayer by
Rev. Duer and then the Wausau Y.
NJ. G. A., orchestra struck up and
played through the entire banquet
hour. The music was splendid and
those who had charge of the orchestra
deserve great credit for the splendid
showing made. And did those boys
appreciate the music Again and
again the musicians were enchored
and literally responded. Many
of the delegations gave their yells and
the hall was filled with the voices of
the happy boys all through the even
ing. After the orchestra had about
completed it's program call resound-
ed through the gym for son Wiscon-
SIM" The orchestra soon secured the
music for the noted piece and then
everyone, old and young, was singing
the great old song with all his might.
After the boys and men had finished
their dinner Mr.. Perry, as presiding
officer, paid the women of the Y, a
great compliment in speaking of the
splendid reception they had rendered
the visitors with the banquet. He
now introduced president Albert
Mohr who gave most cordial address
of welcome to the visitors in which
he said that although the Indian
word "Wausau" means far away he
hoped that everyone would feel that
it was very near. His address was
given on behalf of the local organi-
cation. Rev. III. j. Evans followed
Mr.. Mohr and was also very cordial in
his welcome to those who had come
to attend this eleventh conference.
f. p. Stone now was introduced and
although he had not been selected by
the council or by the mayor as an
official speaker he said that he had
taken upon himself to give the well
come which the people of Wausau
felt towards the boys.
Marvin Williams of Oshkosh, the
conference president of last year, gave
the response anu although his talk
was brief re said that he hoped that
by the coming Sunday every boy
would be able to say that he had re.
ceiyed great benifit from the con-
yention meetings and that he could
go home and do more than he had
done to help advance christianity and
good fellowship among those who had
been unfortunate enough not to be
able to attend the three days gather
ing.
The Apollo quartet of Milwaukee
now rendered several beautiful selec-
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