The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-11-20
ANNUAL OLDER BOYS
CONFERENCE OF THE
MISSISSIPPI Y.M.C "A.
State Organization Formed at Meeting
Held Here Nov. 1915. Meet.
ing an Exceedingly Fine One.

The Annual Olde. Boys Conference
of the Mississippi Young Mems Christ
ian Associations finished three davis
session held in Grenada Sunday night.
There were two hundred delegates in
attendance. They came from the va
rous towns and communities of north
Mississippi and nothing but words of
nrase can be said of the conduct of the
Young delegates. The most perfect de.
corum was observed by them at all
times and Grenada feels that the dele
oates gave the whole community an
1plift Everything had been arranged
in advance of the arrival of the dele
gates, committees met every train and
they were carried to the different homes
which were to entertain them. The
fact that every detail had been so well
planned and looked after should be
very largely credited to Mr.. Blake w.
Godfrey, resident of Grenada and
state secretary for the association. On
Friday evening at $40 O'Clock the dele.
gates assembled at the Presbyterian
church and marched in w to Gre
NADIA Collge where an ell O.. 'nquet
was served in the spacious Sseac.. II
of this splendid institution, onsrr o.
interesting feature of which, especial.ee 9
to the delegates, was the fact that
some of the lOveliest young ladies' from
the student body of the college acted as
waters. Some splendid addresses were
made before the banquet was conclud-
ed. The address of welcome was de-
livered by Donald Sharp in a very hap
py style and was responded to most ap-
propriately by Hindman Doxey, one of
Holly Springs delegates. Before the
banquet hour was over President Coun-
tiss announced that the chapel was open
to the delegates and that they would
be given an hour there to ,bask in the
smiles of the many attractive and pret-
ty girls at the college, an announce
ment which was most literally applaud
ed by the delegates.
At 8 o'clock Saturday morning the
delegates assembled at the church when
the real work Of the conference was
begun. The day was indeed busy one
and the interest marked. Sunday morn
ing the delegates attended Sunday
School with their hosts. The pastors
of the several churches Of the town
turned over their pulpits to visiting
speakers for the morning services. All
the speakers were greeted by full con-
gregations. Among the speakers were
P. c. Dix, State Secretary of the Ken
lucky Y. NJ. C. A., Lewis w. Dunn,
Secretary International Committee OF
Y. M. C. A. Boys work, M. D. Crackle,
Secretary Boys Y. M. C. A. work OF
Cleveland, Ohio. b. G. Alexander Of
Nashville, Field Secretary of Interna
tonal Y. Nj. c. A. of Boys work
Stanley Harris Of Louisville, Kentucky
State Secretary Y. M. C. A. Boys
work and H. G. Bowden, secretary OF
the Y. M. C. A. of Meridian, Miss.
The last service held, that on Sun
day evening at 7:30 O'Clock, was the
most interesting. A splendid addres.
by P. c. Dix followed beautiful sonl
service. After Mr.. Dix address cam,
the farewell service" conducted by
Blake w. Godfrey, State Secretary fol
Mississippi. Mr. Godfrey's address wa
indeed a splendid appeal to the delegates
to go home and use what they had gath
credit was call to arms, it was /;
call couched in such persuasive terms
that it was bound to go to the heart
of his hearers. AS concluding fea
ture of the service, the delegates stoo'
in circle around the church and clasp
ed hands and sang a most appropriat
, hymn. One particularly gratifying
feature of the Conference was that i
resulted in the perfecting of state or
ganization, the charter for which ha
gone to the state capital. Heretofor
Mississippi has been a member of tn
Tri-State Y. M. C. A. W. P. Kretsch
mar, one of Greenville's leading bank
ers, was made chairman of the neN
state Executive Committee, DR.. w. H
Whitaker of Grenada was made vic
chairman, Prof. o. A. Shaw of Winona
recording secretary and W. B. hotfa
Grenada, treasurer and Blake W. Goo
frey field secretary. Monday meet
ing was held which was participated i
by about dozen of Grenada's bes
citizens who set on foot plans which re
suited in Grenada's raising the funds
amounting to over $4,000, to defra
her prorata of the work. Grenada fee
that she is being honored in having tn
state organization for the Y. M. c. A
work perfected in her midst and thu
her citizens have had the privilege
taking a prominent part in the work {