The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1916-04-13
BOYS HAVE fine
CONFERENCE
Hunterdon County's Gathering in
Lambertville Was Pleasing
and Successful Affair.
DELEGATES FROM ALL GROUPS

Hunterdon county convened in Cen
tenary M. E. Church, Lambertvile,
Friday afternoon, and after the reg
istration was completed, the dele
gates and local groups assembled at
a banquet served by the ladies of
this and other churches of the city.
Rev. Pennington Corson, pastor
of the Centenary church, offered
prayer, and an address of welcome
was made by Charles D. McCracken,
and the response by William Stock
ton, of the Remington group.
W. W. Van Derbeek, of New Ger
mantown, acted as POSTMASTER, and
the banquet was enlivened by witt
cisms, class yells, and other pleas
antries.
After the banquet George W.
Perkins, Jr., of Princeton, spoke on
the theme of Challenges" in the
main auditorium of the church. The
keynote of the conference was
Lies Challenges" and the motto
Dare to Do It."
Saturday the conference met in
the Sunday School room of the First
Presbyterian church, and E. L. Shea,
a prominent member of the Prince
ton University Baseball team, spoke
upon The Challenge of Manhood"
and four practical papers were read
showing what boys can do in each
group, by John Martin, of High
Bridge; Robert Lines, of Stockton :
Frank Moser, of Pennington, and
Charles Ely, of this city. Rev. H.
A. Sawyer, Rev. j. Hastings Patter-
son, George P. Rockwell and Miss
Ethel Myers, of the Newhope revi-
val staff, took active parts.
The conference was divided into
three groups. The section for farm
boys was under the charge of John
G. Taylor, of Princeton, and the
subject was THE Challenge of the
Country" The town boys were pre-
sided over by F. A. Woodward, of
this city, and A. R. Clark spoke up
on The Challenge of Service. " There
were papers by William Griffin, of
Clinton, and Lester Levy, of High
Bridge. Alton C. Roberts, county
secretary, presided over the group
officers and leaders, and Hugh D.
Maydole, of Somerville, spoke upon
the subject of leadership. Paul B.
Wood, of this city, presented paper
on the work of the group secretary.
In the evening a public service
was held in the First Presbyterian
church, and Warren w. Hampe, of
Princeton, gave an address upon
The Challenge of Life" w. Read
ing Gebhardt, of Clinton, gave an
illustrated talk upon Camp Tades-
cong, the summer place for the boys.
Sunday morning the boys attended
whichever church they choose, and
in the afternoon there was meet
ing for the delegations, as we'll as
for the boys of this city, in the Pres
byterian church. Addresses were
made by Warren w. Hampe and
John C. Taylor. both of Princeton.
In the evening aunion service was
held in the Presbyterian church, and
at the conclusion a boys farewell
service.
The delegates from outside groups
present, were: Jonathan Higgins
Jr., Joseph R. Kerr, John E. Kerr,
William Stockton, Marley Osmun,
Pursell Slattery, Jasper Smith, Paul
Alvater, Clarence Bodine, Edison B.
Pierce, G. Lloyd Fisher, Watson
Reamer and Stanley R. Bodine, Elem
ing; ]. Arthur Rinehart, Harold P.
Jacques, Lester Keephart, Hamden;
C. M. Allen, Everitt B. Fisher, Lewis
Hildebrand, George L. Warrick, ].
Richard Wilson, Charles Place, Jr.,
Everitt Cullen, Henry P. Cullen,
Robert L. Lines, Stockton; Thomas
B. Murphy, Jr., Runkle Fisher, John
S. Alpaugh, w. w. VanDerbeek
Speaker, New Germantown; Russell
Vliet, Leonard Mitchell, Clarence
Brokaw, Russell Yawger, Floyd Nay.
lor, Lawrence Leigh, Kenneth Nc
Dowell, Carlton Durling, Newton
Shafer, Rev. H. T. Jones (leader, ]