New Britain herald., 1916-12-02
BOYS CONFERENCE HAS SECOND DAY
 IF GENUINE WORK
(Continued From First Page).

The big meeting of the conferen ce IS scheduled for tomorrow afternoon at o'clock in the South church. It Will De an open meeting to all boys of the city over fifteen years of age. h. A Vltatlons have been extended to boys III Hartford, Bristol, Southington, Evansville, Plainville, Berlin and Ken . slngton. The meeting will open with a especially arranged organ recital, fol- MioWeo by singing and MT. Kessler will 8fender solos. The principal address of #the afternoon will be given by Eugeno Mo. Foster, who made such 8 hit at the \ ADanduet last evening. Mr. Foster at M nat tune promised his auditors that 8lis talk on The Hundredth Man" 8would be completed at this time. The service of the conference will be held in the evening at 7.30 o'clock. -ofessor Beebe the church organist 8@dH be iG charge of the musical pro- #yram. Addresses will be given by the Mcoaference leaders and boys, after 8aWhich the delegates will join in M MareSFoll service in charge of Mr. Van N Dis.
 NA The Banquet.
 w An event destined to live long in the IGemorics of the delegates and at Sendants was the banquet held in the 8First church parlors last evening. &To an outsider not thoroughly versed @n the significance of the ocasion, the
 8a pression might prevail that it was d ~ #atRering of college football cheering Mquads rehearsing songs for their &blma mater. Each delegation seemed 4 0 be bent on outdoing that of his 5Dheighbor, and the cheers and yells of Rhe various delegates while vocifer- &Aus were given in unison. shortly Safter 6:30 o'clock, the hour set for 8 he commencement of tn1e banquet
 ynch's orchestra struck up a march 1 28Fhfae the boys seated themselves at lHheir allotted reservations. Throughout 86he meal, the orchestra enlivened E&hings with popular hits, and at times Ahe diners ceased eating to join in the Aefrain Seated about the main table Mere the following: Charles P. Taft, s8nd., of Yale. the toastmaster; Mayor
 M. A. Quigley, Rev. Dr. G. w. c Hill, lev. Dr. k. B. Cross, Rev. H. w. ] M aie1. Rev. w. F. Cook, Rev. H. I.
 eodIey, Secretary Barnes of the Y. M c. A, F. W. Christ, E. T. Bates
 M New Haven, Henry Hoar, Holgar 1 8 Johnson, William Rackle of Hartford, ! N 0. Washburn, F. w. Yergin, E. c. 1
 Foster of Detroit, Mich, J. A. Van 1 #Ais 8of New Haven, E. T. Thienes, +. M. Kessler of Holyoke, Mass, and E embers of the Wesleyan University
 uaftet.
 8 Taft Gets Ovation.
 8 At the conclusion of the banquet the
 udience~ rose while the orchestra 8 rucb. up the national anthem Amid 8@ tbot rosoITdeI tI y.o11UIo la #ntire building, Charles P. Taft was
 Presented as toastmaster. MT. Taft @id that he would have to be par
 pned for his lack of vocal power,
 Ewing lost his voice somewhere in M CIV Haven" last Saturday. MT. Taft 8aused laughter when he said that M r. Van Dis, at whose solicitation he Fad come to New Britain, had com S8Rred him with 'Noah's Dove" for he Aighted upon him (Taft) as the first
 reen thing he saw. @ The Wesleyan quartet rendered 3lIege song and after merited ap .ause obliged with a popular melody & ah encore.
 @Secretary Yergin notified the late &rivals at the meeting that they #Sould report at headquarters and be Assigned to their quarters.
 @ M1cI h1kC Large FaInIiy. 8 Postmaster Taft next introduced #ayor Quigley. His Honor said it @ as a great pleasure to stand before Y ch ga representative body of clean @oking young men to welcome them l
 n behalf of the municipality. He &oped that the boys would thoroughly
 Rnjoy themselves while in New Brit
 Min. His only regret was that at the &@y1I rf a pn & leave the city. He wished he could
 &1opt them all. The sepaker said that
 Se was of the belief that politica. ral- Mes were about the greatest things ill l &Mie meeting line, but after viewing LIE assem- blaze present, he changed HE mind. The work being done by the
 Noys, especially the Y. M c. A. boys. M a grand one, the speaker said, and @ urged that the little fellows out 8 the streets be given a helping hand.
 8 New Britain is proud of her boys, 8Sld when her football teams go out | ad trim the life out of the ether
 Jams. our citizens all rejoice,' he 1 8 i'd. It was evident that there were
 bme reminders Of long ago, but the 1 8ilo were affected by these remarks 1
 s they attempted to cut in with l
 ,na reminders Of long ago, but the 1 #& ayor went them one better by stat "a g that if memory served him, that 1
 bout thirty-ive years ago, New Brit 1
 n did, lose q game. Tn conclusion, 1 @ayor Quigley extended the utmost I # eedonl of the city to the boys and l
 5ped that they would enjoy them ]
 Ives. X Pastor BodIey t Rev. Harry I. Bodley was next 1
 \ LladHtlpan and when he said that he l
 #as known as The Old Harry, he i
 Sas not going to raise it. Tie speak l
 said that one of the things mos: l
 oticeable in this age is the appar-
 t disregard of the American boy l
 I. his suDeriors As members of the l