The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-02-29
Boys Conference a Success.


The annual Burlington County Older
Boys Conference held in Mount Holly
last Friday and Saturday. passed into
history as the largest county boys
conference ever held in Burlington
county, as well as the lergest held in
the state. Despite the disagreeabie
weather the boys from % communities
braved the weather and fiocked in Fri
day during the later afternoon.
The banquet was served to 166 ac-
credited delegates and it was a real
banquet, too. Henry P. Thorn, vice
chairman of the county committee,
acted as postmaster and introduced
the speakers of the evening. Through
out the banquet yells were given by
differnt groups and classes. Greet
ings were given from the boys by
Howard M. West, from the town by
Robert A. Semple, Jr., from the
churches by Rev. Jas. Stoddard, D.
D., rector of st. Andrews Episcopal
church. Responses and greetings were
expressed by Watson Cooper of Med
ford and Paul R. Hawn of Delanco,
president of the 1916 conference.
County Secretary Shoemaker read
letters from Senator H. B. Wells, A.
Thomas Atkinson of Amherst college
and Frank A. Hendrickson, Mount
Holly, expressing their regret on not
being able to attend and sending their
best wishes and congratulations to the
boys of the 1916 conference. Tele-
grams were then read from Charles R.
Scott, Newark, New Jersey state boys
secretary and Charles A. Coburn of
Newark, state secretary of the Young
Mems Christian Association. julius
Smith of Moorestown entertained the
delegates by singing several selec-
tons. Following this B. R. Ryall, state
secretary of county work, presented
the rural Y. M. C. A. work in India,
emphasizing the need of our interest
and cooperation, and as a result $53
was pledged for the extension of this
nell was introduced as conference
speaker and following a few remarks
William F. Overman, chairman of the
county committee, delivered the address
of the evening on Adequate Pre-
paredness for Burlington County"
The Saturday conference was open
ed with song service, following
which William H. Richie, of Moores-
town, president of the Burlington
County Associated Boys Workers con-
Quoted the devotional period, the
theme of which was Preparedness
It's Opportunities and Responsible
ties Lincoln Lippincott, of Beverly,
then spoke on the topic Preparedness
| for College" Goodwin Donnelly, Jr.,
of Florence, spoke on the topic "How
Camp Prepares Fellow for his job"
Emmor Roberts, of Moorestown, gave
an address on Preparedness Against
John Barley Corn" Luther Moore
Bicknell then addressed the confer
ference on the subject of Prepared
ness for the Future"
The business session then followed
and conference officers for the year
1917 were elected as follows: Presi-
dent, Raymond Anderson, Bridgeboro;
vice president, Goodwin Donnelly, Jr.,
Florence, secretary, Howard M. West,
Mount Holly; treasurer, Watson Coop
er, Medford. The credential COM
mittee then reported the following
delegates: 70 Y. M. C. A. boys and
leaders, 70 Sunday school delegates,
boy scouts and Is guests. The reso-
luton committee brought in several
resolutions as follows: 1st-Express-
ing their appreciation OF the kindness
extended to the members of this years
conference by the citizens of Mount
Holly, and especially the ladies of the
st. Andrews parish house and the of
ficers of the Presbyterian church.
2d-Directing the county secretary to
write letter of greetings to former
secretary Otis B. Read. 3d-To send
congratulations and best wishes to our
representative in India, Otis B. Stanch-
field. 4th- demonstrating against
the proposed action of the directors of
the Burlington County Fair Associa-
ton towards the securing of license
to sell liquor at the fair to be held
this fall. Following this was the con-
ference photograph.
The afternoon session was opened
by song service at o'clock. Frank
Hendrickson made a few remarks to
the conference, following which H. R.
Roney, member of the Camden county
Y. M. c. A. committee and formerly
deputy boy scout commissioner of
New Jersey gave an illustrated lee
ture. The closing conference address
was given by Luther Moore Bicknell
who spoke on Preparedness for Life"
Before adjourning an invitation was
extended by VIM. H. Zelley of Bur-
lington to hold next years conference
in Burlington. 1t was unanimously
moved that this invitation be accepted,
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