Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-03-24
BIG BANQUET AT THE
NJ. E. CHURCH FEATURE
DIR. JOHN BROWN, JR.. WILL BE
ONE OF LEADING SPEAK
OF TIE CONFERENCE

Belding will be in entertaining mood
next Friday when the delegates from
the scores of Y. M. G. A. groups over
ronia county come here TO attend the
annual conference About one hum
dred boys outside of Bedding will at
tend the meeting, lasting from Friday
night, when the big annual banquet
will be held, until the Sunday evening
farewell service.
The delegates coming here have
been apportioned out to the churches
of the city and the church members
will take them into their homes for
entertainment gladly. Not finer
bunch OF young fellows could come to
Belding than will attend this annual
conference. They represent the best
in each of their communities and have
been granted the privilege Of coming
because they will especially represent
their respective Y. NJ G. a. groups
Business men of the city have pur-
chased tickets for the big banquet and
will give the visiting men from other
cities, who will come to the banquet,
a cordial welcome. School men from
all over the county and parts of adj
joining counties will attend the ban
euet Friday night and the address by
DIR. John Brown, Jr., on Saturday
morning.
Following is the program Of the
conference as ii will be held here next
Friday, Saturday and Sunday
PROGRAM
Friday. March 26. 1918
400 y. m. Registration and as
signment to homes at Central NJ. +.
church.
700 p. m. Annual Banquet-Cen-
tral NJ. Il. church.
Later
Invocation ........... Rev. W. a. Bliss
Pastor of Baptist church. Belding
Introduction OF Toastmaster. ....
,..#....=,..... Carl Il. Brunn
President of Conference, Pewamo
Toastmaster ................... w II. Gay
Grand Rapids
Address of Welcome from Men.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. f. c. Lloyd
Churches ..........#.......w Z. Doty
Pastor of NJ r, church
Boys ..............a. Wells Hall
Response-John A. Adgate. Saranac
Music
Greetings from state ..=.....-...
Music
THE Making OF a Man ...............
go. DR.. John Brown, Jr.. New York
Saturday, March 81, 1915
500 a. m. Nominating committee
meet at Hotel Belding.
$40 a. m. Get acquainted meeting
at commercial room, high school.
900 a. m Recreation and Educa-
tional trips through local factories.
$40 a. m Address, Real Athlet-
les" at Hotel Belding, Dr. John Brown,
Jr, for superintendents, principals
and athletic directors.
1880 a. m. Conference picture.
. 1:45 p. m. Meeting Congregational
church.
Devotional Exercises. Rev. c. NJ Pease
Pastor Disciple church
fnspirationat Address ............,#.
............ Rev. G. Z. Hoag, Ionia
2:S0 p. m. Five-Six Minute papers
by boys on Loyalty:
In Church and Sunday Schools
.......... Harold Caldwell. Belding
To Father and Mother.
........,,.,.R Rollin Hemans, Ionia
In Civic Affairs .................,
............ Harold Buck, Portland
To Our Schools ...................
..... Edgar Noelker, Lake odessa
In Real Athletics ............,.
DhII ~ lJDltDt I1uDDdI uSlbIl
Discussion ...,. Led by ]. A. Van Dis
400 p. IN. Moving Pictures Of
State Y. NJ. c. A. Camp and Boys Con-
ference parade al Ann Arbor. star
Theatre.
1900 y. m. Meeting Disciple church.
Challenge to Service. j. A. Van Dis
500 D. m. Basket Ball Game
between two cosmopolitan teams and
other games.
Sunday. March %, 1915
900 a. m. Leaders Conference at
Hotel Belding, led by G.. l.. Rowe, |
Jackson.
1890 a. m. Delegates attend |
church and Sunday school with their !
hosts Sunday school lesson-"God's |
Mercies to Disobedient Israel"
$500 y. m "On the Threshold" DR. I
John Brown. Jr., at Baptist church, |
delegates and older boys only.
only.
7:00 p m. Union meeting and /
farewell services, Central M. r..
churc rch--eyervbody invited