Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-06
Roy CONFERENCE
PROVES SUCCESS
Initial City Meeting Held Yesterday at
Y.H. {. 4. is Interesting in Every
Respect.
BasoCET Is SERVED GUESTS
Mr.. Hammersfalir of Chicago Makes
Addresses at Both the Afternoon
and Evening Sessions.

The first annual city older. boys con
ference held at the local Y. If. C. A.
vasterday was great success. Al
though the attendance was not as large
As expected it was as large as at any
Mace where city conferences have been
held The idea is a new one and after
the first one has been held aud the
boys are interested the attendance has
been large AT the afternoon meeting
Robert Olmsted spoke on THE Eel
laws Moral Obligation in the High
School" lie showed how the fellow
had an obligation to the school. the
faculty and 70 himself He also show
ed how the upperclassman had an OBJ
legation to the freshman. The fresh
man needed guidance during the first
year at school and 1t was un to the
iunior and senior to see that he got
into the right kind of a crowd and
under the right kind Of influence.
Rev Mills Of the Calvary Baptist
church of Davenport tended to show
in his subject, The High School Eel
low As a Help to the Working Boy"
that each could be Of help to the other.
While one was already working the
other was getting ready 10 work. Each
he useful o the other.
Paul Dahlen spoke on the colder
Fellows Oppirtunity in the Y. NJ. c.
A. and showed how the association
motto clean speech, sports, clean
habits. service" stood for all that was
manly and clean In life He explain
ed how the things seen and heard at the
Y during boyhood would be of use to
the boy later in life.
The main address by State Secretary
Hammersfahr closed the afternoon
session He told the boys How to
Make Work Play" By taking interest
in the right way in all that you do and
doing 70 with all your heart would
make all work play. He mixed his talk
with many personal experiences and
held the attention very closely. Rev
David A. Johnson led the singing and
D, B Bergquist, boys work secretary,
presided at the afternoon session.
High School Team Present.
The evening banquet aud program
vas attended by the entire high school
football squad and a large crowd Of
the older fellows. Principal Burton
Of the high school presided The theme
for the evening session was THE
Game Of Life Coach Anderson spoke
on "Tbe Coaches" He showed that
although winning teams were desired
it was not as essential as being fair
and square while playing the game
Most coaches teach their teams to
be fair even though they should lose.
Edgar James spoke on the Players"
and stated that it was essential that
players follow the coachs instruc-
tons. O, F. Achtenhagen in comment
ing on the Fans" stated that a team
which had no hackers or r0oters could
not be winning team. Playing the
game fair and square and following
coachs instructions were essential, but
roofing spirit had much to do with the
winning of the game.
Mr. Hammersfahr then spoke on
Starting the Game Right" His won
derful powers and the pictures that ne
painted held the attention for over an
hour. He stated that all men or boys
IRE but zero. Putting a cigaret into
nat boys life was the same as put
ing a unit behind the zero making him
ess than nothing. Putting Jesus
,hrist into his life was putting d unit