Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-10-22
BOY 5 CONFERENCE.
To be Held at Ann Arbor November
27-2o-Prominent Speakers

Completed programs for the various
sessions of the Twelfth Annual State
Boys Conference, to be held in Ann
Arbor Novmber 27-29, were issued
today by the Michigan Y. NJ. c. A.
for the conference program COM
mittee. A number of special features
are being provided for this years con-
ference and the sectional meetings,
with papers by the boys themselves,
are expected to be intensely interest
ing. Preparations are being made for
1000 boys by committee of 100 boys
resident in Ann Arbor. They are
perfecting all the details of the big
meet, and have committees at work
already on recreation, entertainment,
publicity, music, reception, meeting
places, parade and finance
The speakers already assured are
Fred B. Smith, one of the prominent
leaders in the Men and Religious For
ward movement, New York; Edgar NJ.
Robinson, head of Boys Work for the
international Y. NJ. c. A., New York;
President H. B. Hutchins, of the Uni
versity of Michigan, Ann Arbor;
Eugene c. Foster, city secretary for
boys, Detroit, Y. M. c. A.; Coach
"Dinnie" Upton, of Grand Rapids;
Arthur Rugh, of New York, and W. j.
Hutchins, of Oberlin, Ohio. Other
speakers of international reputation
will be added to this list.
The principal sessions of the confer
ence will be held in Hill Auditorium
on the University of Michigan cam
pus. The purpose of these sessions
is to bring together the representative
older boys of Michigan to discuss their
own moral problems, and to inspire
them to go back to their respective
fields and organizations to do larger
service of Christian character.
The program for the three days, as
outlined at present, is as follows:-
General Topic-"The Call to Leader
ship"
Friday Afternoon, November 27th-
100000, Registration of Delegates.
800, Meeting Nomination Committee.
400, Opening Session for Delegates.
Friday Evening" 80, General Ses-
sion in Hill Auditorium. Special Music,
Words of Welcome, Addresses.
Saturday Morning-7:00, Breakfast
for Leaders. $50, General Session.
$3.50, Sectional Meetings, Papers by
Boys, Discussions.
Program in Charge of Men Indi-
Gated.
High School Boys, j. B. Davis, Prin-
cipal Central High School, Grand
Rapids.
Employed Boys, L. F. Reichard, EN-
ployed Boys Secretary, Detroit.
Sunday School and Church Clubs,
Eugene C. Foster, City Sec'y for
Boys, Detroit.
County Y. NJ. C. A., C. L. Rowe,
State County Work Sec'y, Jackson.
City Y. NJ. C. A., F. A. Poole, Boys
Work Sec'y, Saginaw.
Boy Scouts of America, DR.. j. H.
Sowerby, Field Scout Commissioner,
Detroit.
Student Delegation, w. NJ. Tinker,
Student Sec'y, Ann Arbor.
1870, Conference Photograph, by
Lyons and Wyckhoff, Detroit.
1900, Parade of Delegates with
Bands.
1890, Delegation Dinner.
Afternoon given over to recreation
in charge of local committees. The
Ann Arbor Committee has secured the
use of Ferry Field and hope to get the
lower and upper Peninsula Football
Champions together at this time to
play the state Championship for 1914.
Saturday Evening-7:30, General
Session. Moving Pictures, Special
Music, Strong Speakers.
Sunday Morning $3.50, Leaders
Meeting.
10:30, Special Church Service.
$3.50, The Big Meeting for Older
Boys, Fred B. Smith, of New York,
on a "Strong Man."
700, Farewell Service for Delegates
only.
Watch special Bulletins.