The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-02-16
Y. M. C. A. Notes.

February 18th, 10th and 21st will be
red letter days for the older boys of Bur
lington county, when the second annual
Burlington county older boys conference
will be held at the Friends Academy,
Moorestown, under the auspices of the
Burlington County Young Mems Chris
tan Association Committee. Last year
100 boys enjoyed a two days conference;
this year over 125 boys are expected to
spend three days in the conference as
guests of the citizens of Moorestown.
Henry P. Thorn, of Medford, vice chair
man of the county committee Y. M. c..
A., will be POSTMASTER at the opening
banquet Friday evening, and short adj
dresses will be given by Rev. James HI.
Terry, of the Baptist church, Mount
Holly; William F. Overman, chairman
of the Burlington county committee,
and Herbert L. Cochley, leader Of the
Medford group.
On Saturday morning, Paul r. Hawn,
of Delanco, president OF the senior Y. Nj.
C. A. group, will present a paper on
1.-THE Older Boys Opportunity to do
Christian Service" Russell Anderson,
OF Bridgeboro, president of the 1914 con-
ference, will tell "What we may
reasonably expect in service from the
older Christian boy" Alton C. Roberts,
county Y. M. C. A. secretary, of Hun
terdon county, will speak on The Boy
and His Chum," and The Boy and His
Church." Emmor Roberts, of Moores-
town, will tell the boys "Why go to
| College," and Rev. John S. Carlile, of
the First Presbyterian church, Moores-
town, will give a short address ON 1.-THE
Boy and his leisure time"
Saturday afternoon an indoor athletic
meet will be held in the academy gym
nasium, and in the evening the boys
will be favored with an address by
George Sherwood Eddy, of New York,
the International secretary Of the Y. NJ.
C. A. in foreign fields. This will be a
rare privilege and the boys cannot afford
to miss it.
William I'll. Richie, of Moorestown,
chairman of the credential committee, is
arranging for registration and entertain
ment of the boys during the conference
and from present indications this years
conference will be bigger and better in
every respect.
In order to study some of the Burlin e
secretaries E. T. Judd and Leigh E
Cobb, with Robert Parker and Frank
Randall, leaders of the Freehold group
AAA00O q hyAa6 Zap Ho
Friday evening, and in company witt
county secretaries Read and Shoemake
visited the Masonville, Bridgeboro
Delanco and Edgewood groups.
Saturday evening over 400 friends O
the Columbus Y. NJ. G. A. turned GU
and did justice to a chicken and waffi
supper carefully arranged by the ladies
auxiliary. The proceeds of this suppe
will be used in furnishing the new build
ing for the Columbus boys. The loca
committee is now raising $500 to be use
in equiping and maintaining the build
ing. Plans for the new building hay
been prepared. The building site ha
been selected and soon Columbus Cal
boast of the best Y. NJ. c. A. building il
the state. The building will be 81 x 6
feet, made of brick and concrete. On
large room q x 45 will be used fc
athletics and a small room Is x 81 wi
serve as q meeting room and library
This fine building is made possibl
through the kindness of John 1. Bishop
OF Columbus.