Alma record., 1914-04-02

The second annual CIratot County
Y. NJ. c. a. convention was held at
Ithaca on the 9th 2S and % of March,
1914. Until five-thirty p. NJ. Friday the
time was spent in the reception of dele
gates and the assignment of them to the
homes in which they were so royalty en-
tertained. At 5 80 the nominating COM
mittee consisting of representatives from
each town and district, met in the Meth
odist l.eague Room, and the following
officers were nominated To take charge
of the convention, and to serve Tor one
year: Donald Smith, OF Alma, Presi-
dent William Fulcher OF ST. Louis,
Vice-President Elmer Hanna of Alma,
Secretary and Lloyd Thomas of Itha-
ca, Treasurer. The banquet began i'll
the church basement at siX-thrty and
after an invocation by Rev. ]. A. Durfey
OF Ithaca the supper was served.
Throughout the half hour preceding the
serving and during the banquet, the sev-
eral groups were engaged in competitive
cheering, the yells were entered into with
lots of pep and ginger and pandemonium
regned for thirty minutes. As soon as
the ladies brought in the magnificent;
feed the cheering was suddenly quell
ed, and the fellows did more than ample
justice To the heaps af good things which
were placed before them.
Directly after the eating was over and
the tables cleared, the conference was
opened by the president, Joe Whitney, OF
St. Louis, and the report of the nominal
ing committee was called Tor Keith
krbey, OF Ashley, gave the report and
when put TO motion was adopted by the
convention as read and the oficers-elect
were called to the front and presented
with their official badges Mr.. Whit
ney then turned the meeting over to Mr
Smith, the new president and the
speeches followed Rev. Joseph Green,
pastor OF the First Presbyterian church.
Mt. Pleasant, was intgoduced as the
| POSTMASTER for the evening c. II. Pin
ney Of Ithaca gave the address OF well
come on behalf of Ithaca, and Lloyd
Thomas of Ithaca gave the address in
behalf of the boys. The toaStS were re-
sponded to by Ed. Mohr OF Alma.
Music by the male quartet OF Ithaca
High School followed, and then Mark
McGill OF Ithaca gave a talk Of COZ
! Then came the crowning talk OF the
evening Clifford c. Hatfield, OF Chi
cago, international y. NJ. c. A. Secre-
tary. He won the interest OF the fellows
| that evening and retained it throughout
the conference Dr. Blaisdell of Alma
College gave an excellent address on the
physical man. W. H. Tinker, Secretary
Of the Y. NJ. c. \. at the University of
| Michigan, spoke on the Challenge of
Manhood" After few remarks by the
POSTMASTER and the president, the meet
ing was adjourned by benedction and
the boys left for their respective rooms.
Saturday at $50 was song service
at the High School Auditorium and then
a devotional service conducted by Rev
c. l.. Beebe of Ithaca. Several of the
| fellows made short speeches. Glenn
Rockwell of Alma gave a splendid talk
on The Christian Boy in Athletics :"
Bertram Sibley OF Breckenridge read a
paper. At 1000 the sectional confer
ences were held W. II. Tinker was put
in charge of the older boys, c. c. Hat
field the Rural Boys. and Baylis the
grammar boys. In the older group i'm
promptu speeches were made by several
of the fellows and half hour was spent
in open discussion. Saturday afternoon
was spent in various ways. The main
ttraction was the efficiency test, in which
diplomas or certificates of efficiency