The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-30
GETTING DOWN TO
THE COUNTRY BOYS
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Paxton cup" for doing tho best work
in the county. People said: 1T can't
be DONE but these boys and their
leader, with the other groups In tho
county, are constantly proving that 1t
can be done. The fact IS that IL ono
more boy had passed, the Mt. Jackson
group would have won tho Dan Nc
Donald cup held for year by tho
association in the United States or
Canada which has the largest percent
age of members passing tho examinas
lions.
The Boy md the Church.
"Boys want to do things. rather than
sec things done" and this applies IN
the religious life as in other phases.
Consequently, IL is not surprising that,
as = result OF the county work all
round program, many boys decided for
the christian life. united with the
church and are trying to live 1t
ont" As Illustrations; there is tho boy
who. OF his own acorC- started group
among the isolated boys OF his own
section; another who brought four
friends :ron four miles in the country
to the Eiblc class each week: the troop
OF BOY Scouts who volunteered to chop
the wood for an elderly widow and
carried out thei" contract
This work is not brought in from
the outside. AT the request of inter-
e3ted residents of county, the State
executive committee selects q county
committee of representative local men,
and they In turn select the secretary
to have direct charge OF the county
work. II is thus in the hands of men
VINO understand local conditions and
needs. and who work out 4 pro-
gram alonE aggressive. constructive
lines. Cooperation with the local and
state Departments Of Health Agricul
turc and Education. come naturally
with a program Of this kind.
agents ut Work I'm Virginia.
Below arc given the names OF the
officers and members of the State exc
cutiv" committee, which is a regular
ly Incorporated organization, having
the promotion and development of as
sociation work in Virginia under it's
direction:
Chairman. Or. Charles w. Kent, pro-
fesgor of English, University of vir-
ginia.
Nice-chairman. Il z. Magill secre-
tary Presbyterian committee of publt-
cation. Richmond
Treasurer. c. e Richardson, insur-
ancc. Richmond, Va.
j. NJ. Williams of John L Williams
, & Sons Richmond.
Robert NJ Smith. Wholesale broker.
Richmond
Charles Is. Willis, insurance and real
estate Richmond.
, J. Taylor :llyson, I.ioutenant-Gov-
ernor. Richmond
". rravers. treasurer Virginia.
I Carolina Chemical Co. Richmond.
/ w II. Duke, of Richmond. Fred
erieKspGrg and Potomac Railway.
Richmond
s II. Love insurance Richmond.
iMcius Gregory. president Chase City
Manufacturing Company. Chase City,
VA.
/ Il. o sandy United states farm dem
a onstrator, Burleville. Va.
Homer J.. Ferguson. general man
o aGer Newport News ship Building ana
+ Dry Dock Company, Newport News. va.
e Iohn ]. watson, manufacturer, Dan
, VILE. Va
versity OF Virginia
Henry t. Stuart, Governor elect or
5 Virginia
Or. Henry Louis Smith. president
washington and Lee University, Lex
inEton Va
II. $. Seward manufactures p..
burg
Or. J. T. Mcconnell. president Nor
NAL and Industrial Institute, East rad
ford. Va
w. 5 McClanahar. insurance, Roa-
l =, IT, 'diuWet', president Farmers and
2 Merchants Bank. stanton. Va
= l." u. ewman. attorney, Woodstoc1.
t j. {. Paxton. manufacturer, Wood
! stock, Va
> pr, j. l." Howe. professor chemistry.
ingtoh and Lee, Lexington. Va.
W. u. tottrell. real estate, Newport
( J. Calvin Moss, insurance, Lynch.
, burg. Va Hshch-
!, folk Va Sul-
Dr IL Hedges. physician Char
4 w. H. Vincent. manufactures,
!. ron. Va cap
. nampden Wilson. president Cluster
: 'P WIS, Academy Cluster Springs. Va.
: :, after H. Taylor, attorney. SorfoIi-
o Charles syer wholesome commissio,
y merchant, Portsmouth. Va
e 1oir, a., ~ T. blackwell. president RAN
: 'o,P h-Macon College, Ashland. Va
Lawrence Il. Lee orchnr,]ist
A burg Va "'S'' Lees
/, vile. Va. "ythe-
ms committee employs five secre.
. ', VINO give Nall OF their timo IN
,or;s association work in it's
! M "'ious branches throughout Virginia
hea' secretaries are as follows.
y :. y Achl"y. state secretary n,,,,
( s'ncr,' supervision OF the whole worir
d arr IS Bare. student secretary for
nreparatory schools, colleges and uni.
9 rersities 'N uii'-
e u: T. Baker, boys secretary for or
{ To- "or ~. an" extension work among
e ooys OF high school age.
). ~ Peasants. corresponding mem.
/ Der department. and office secretary
n w. {. McCarty. secretary for South,
west Virginia division