The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-17
Big Representation of the
States colder Boys
at Montpelier
WERE IcoMED
LAST EVENING
Albert E. Roberts of New
York Delivered an
Address

| The older Vermont boys conference,
with an attendance of nearly 400 opened
yesterday in Montpelier, and it was a
most enthusiastic gathering. Last even
| ing Albert L. Roberts of New York
City, an officer of the international Y. NJ.
| C.. A., delivered an address on "Why
Are We Here? ~
Mr.. Roberts assured the boys that
they have not assembled in Montpelier
| for fun, but rather to assimilate a
| feeling OF goodfelowship and brotherly
assistance which in after life will make
for the best citizenship.
The speaker said that as he looked
into the faces of the sturdy and manly
sons of Vermont he was very forcibIy
with their apparent sincerity
of purpose and desire to benefit from
the meetings.
He urged the Importance to the boys
of loyalty to the state and church, their
pastors, parents, teachers, and fellows.
He spoke in glowing terms Of the re-
markable results of cooperation for the
good of all. He said that the best re-
suits of these conferences among the
youth of the land was the instilling of
principles which win stand them in good
stead in after life.
Dinner was served last night in the
vestry of Trinity church and Leslie S.
Morgan of Burlington, former Y NJ
.C. A. worker, was POSTMASTER of the
evening. The first speaker was Joseph
Knowles, THE Primitive Man." who lat
er addressed an audience at the city hall.
Mr.. Knowles invited all the boys to at
tend his lecture and was given three
rousing cheers to pay for the invitation.
Mayor Estee welcomed the boys to
the city, Rev. Homer A. Flint addressed
them briefly and Walter H. Crockett CON
tinued the expressions OF welcome. Re-
sponses were made by w. J. Van Patten
Of Burlington and Horace b. Eldred Of
the same city. Byron n. Clark, state
secretary of the Y. NJ. c. A., made
brief address and read letter from
Admiral George Dewey, regarding the
convention and Y NJ. c. A. work in
general.
Officers were elected as follows: Presi-
dent, Horace p. Eldred, Burlington; vice
president, George F. Jones, Rutland;
secretary, Paul Myron, Saxtons River;
assistant secretary, Erskine F. Jeffords,
Montpelier.
The Montpelier seminary orchestra
furnished music during the supper.
To-days program opened with a song
service at Trinity church, in charge of
H. {. Wilson of Lyndonville. Good and
Best" was the subject of a talk by
Albert +. Roberts OF New York, after
which there came the introduction of
delegates. Other addresses were given
this forenoon by Rev A. p. Pratt of
Bellows Falls. secretary of the Inter
church federation, by David r. Porter of
New York. secretary of high and pre-
paratory schools of North America for
the international committee of the Y. NJ.
c. A., and by Prof. F. B. jerks of the
University of Vermont. The subject OF
Professor jerks address was "The Coun-
try Boy as Leader" and in the course
of his remarks the speaker said he was
not wholly in sympathy with the theory
that farm boys should stay on the farm;
he believed that interchange between the
and the city is desirable and
that oftentimes the best results will be
attained by such interchange.
At the reopening of the conference
this afternoon at Trinity church there
was a song service, which was followed
by an address by David r. Porter on
What is the School Student Christian
Movement 2"
The conference will come to a close
Monday morning,