Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-23
Y. NJ. C. A. BOYS GO
TO HARTFORD CONFERENCE
Norwich Delegation Left Early Friday
Morning With Boys Secretary Ely.

A dozen or fifteen boys. delegates
to the older Connecticut Boys con-
ference at Hartford, left Norwich on
the 7.45 o'clock trolley Friday morning
in charge of Boys Secretary ]. Harold
Ely of the Norwich Y. NJ. c. A. The
boys arrived in Hartford about ten
O'Clock and after registering at the
association building repaired to Gen.
ter Church house where the majori-
ty of the meetings are being held.
- Edward HI Kessler, OF Holyoke.
Mass, opened the convention with
e song service, followed by the in
PRODUCTION of the newly elected
state conference officials who were
warmly applauded as the they took
their seats on the platform. They
Were: President, Charles F. Graves,
Stamford; vice president. William H.
Rackle, Hartford; secretary, Gustave
Winger, New Britain; assistant sec
rotary, Robert X Dewey, New Lon
don.
After States Secretary z. T. Bates
of New Haven officially welcomed
the offlcers and delegates to the con-
-Nention. Paul Heinel of the Y. NJ c.
A Training school in Springfield,
Mass; led the devotional exercises.
! T. A. Stanley. a Hartford Boys sec
rotary, welcomed the delegates and
outlined plans for Friday and Satur-
day. go,
The Rev Warren F. Cook, of
Trinity Methodist church, New Brit
ain, showed "a wide knowledge of
| athletics in the course of his address,
4 In, which he. impressed on the gath
! erinT the value of loyalty as being the
real test in life. He said it was not
| so much the ability that was in a
man as his loyalty TO high personal
Arnold as an example of great ability
but traitor to his country.
"Ty/ Cobb" said the speaker
didn't have natural batting abil-
ity like the renowned Hans Wagner
and otherse. He spent many hours
developed his wonderful batting eye
He wasn't even decent base run.
ner at first until he accomplished hi;
great speed on the bases and be.
came, perhaps, the best base stealel
in the business by constant practice
Neither was Christy Mathewsor
so much until he utilized a tin car
for a target and persisted in con,
scientIous practice until he was abb,
70 give his fine service and loyalty Il
Mr.. Cook told about college foot
ball heroes and popular golf ant
tennis players. He said Briciley o
Harvard played through the sum
mer months and kicked a football
against a barn door in his deter
Il
| in him.
$ Mr.. Cook concluded his talk b.
urging the boys to remain loyal AM
stand true TO their cause. whethe
it is on the ball field. on the speak
| er's platform or In anything tina
4 they had taken up for a life work
Louis W. Dunn Of NSw York. on
Of the secretaries of the Y. NJ. c. A
international committee, was the las
speaker for the morning session. II
told about the boy who failed to d
his own thinking and spoke of tn
masses who fSllow the leader, par
ljtioularly at the high schools and s
III allow some one else to set thei
moral standards for them.
4 At the conclusion of Mr.. Dunn
talk the boys left for the Hotel Bono
where they had luncheon, followe
II by informal group conferences.
Ill The afternoon programme began a
III Las with song service and q devo
III tional period. Addresses by PROBES
sor Ralph l. Cheney of Springfield
1 Training school and Walter NJ. Cpt
ton OF New York featured the after
4 noon SieF4r--s---.. = - -
The banquet was held at o,cloc
in Jewell hall. ~