The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-02-19
w. D. WILLARD
q MADE CHAIRMAN

Minnesota state Y. NJ. G. A. conven,
ton at the Centenary Methodist
Episcopal church this morning
George VI. Palmer and DIR. G. r.
Cnrran, also local directors, were
made vice chairmen.
This was a part of the report OF
the committee on nominations and
credentials. which was called togeth.
or At last evenings session by tho
state secretary. Z. ". Peck OF
Minneapolis who had one delegate
from each Y. NJ. c. AS represent.
cd come forward and attend the
committee meeting, Immediately
after last nights session Of the
convention itself was over.
The newly elected officers are as
follows:
Chairman. W. ID. Willard. Man.
kato.
Vice chairman. DR. ID ]. Cowling,
Carleton college G. NJ Palmer
Mankato: G. p. Lyman. st Paul:
DIR. G.. u. Curran. Mankato: T. w.
Randall St Paul Charles ]. Hunt
81 Paul.
Secretary and assistants, ]. II.
Kolb. University Farm: William
Parker. Hamline: L.. d. Morgan,
Minneapolis; I. l.. Griffin. Duluth.
Tie chairman appointed the fol
lowing committees:
Business-W. G. Cartlich. Winona /;
II. w. Maxsill. Two Hnrbors. and
u II. Brack. 81. Paul.
State Committee Report Il,
Thompson. 81. Paul: Kerry Conley,
Rochester; lie Grande Pace. Proc
tor Elmer benedict. Carleton. and
J. \ Malone. Rochester
RcsOlu,ions-H. l.. Jordan. Red.
wood Falls: e. A. Neavles. st.
Paul: G. u. Woodward. Minneapolis:
g. w kim. Faribault. and Henry
Dorrmann. University Of Minnesota
DcyoliOnai Meciings-B. e. Wade.
Duluth: u. C. Ballou. Rochester.
and s. W Wiley. Minneapolis.
Audiiins-G. A. Gruman.
Credentials-J. II Henry. Midway
association: Jean Curran. Carleton
college: Richard j. Keller Mime.
apolis. and Fred Bruchholz, rniver.
sty OF Minnesota.
c. VI. Keller of Minneapolis. one
of the principal musical leaders OF
The convention. directed the con.
vention In singing of several apprb,
pirate hymns ut the opening OF
this mornings session.
~
the Y. NJ C. A. nj Two HarbOrs.
lead In prayer
Address BY Rev. Hobbs.
Rcv. u. w Hobbs. pastor Of the
First Baptist church Of Mankato.
addressed the convention. naming
three requisites 10 the true Chris.
tian life. to-wit. manliness, godli-
ness and faithfulness Speaking of
manliness he dweit on honesty and
assumption of responsibility as
necessarily included i'm the char
acter of anyone who was really man
ly. In his discussion of the sub
ject of honesty. he said that showed
itself even In the early school days,
when one boy would get his lessons
by his own work and another would
shirk and try To get credit for
what another boy did. Speaking
of the assumption of responsibility.
he leyeled broadside ut some of
the Mankato business men, when he
declared that he knew OF some who
were afraid TO sign petition
against saloons. fearing that Il
would injure their private business
IL they did so.
His address was followed with
Il few minutes prayer. delegates
volunteering to lead by turns.
Address ey G. J. Fisher.
Later I'm the forenoon the conyen-
ton was addressed by Dr. George J.
Fisher. International secretary. with
headquarters at New York. on ~
Statewide Policy for Physical
Work" DR.. Fisher took the position
that the physical directors and others
in control of the physical depart.
ments OF the Y. VI. c. A. should not
only give attention TO the physical
side OF the Y. VI. c. A.. life. but
should also cooperate with the re.
ligiOus aims of The organization.
c. ]. Hunt of St. Paul presided
over the session.
Older Boys Conference.
The sixth annual Older Boys con.
ference, in conjunction with the
forty-first annual state convention of
the Y. VI. c. A. opened mt the Y. NJ.
e. a. this afternoon at 4:30. with
a get-together meeting. led by Err.
nest Fagenstrom of Albert Lea.
MINI. The time was mainly spent
i'm registering of delegates and their
assignment TO the homes where they
will be entertained during their stay
in this city. At $3.50. an Older
boys banquet will be served. and
addresses will be made by David
Il. Porter, international secretary or
New York. and George w. Hinckley
OF the Good Will farm, Hinekley.
Maine.
Saturday morning at the Methodist
Episcopal church. the program will
begin at nine o'clock. with a devo-
tionai period led by DIR. Milo u.
Price. president of Pillsbury acade-
my. Mr.. Hinckley will deliver an
address on What I Have Seen Boys
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