Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-06-01

New York, secretary Of the inferno
tional committee OF the Y. M. C. A..
explained the WORK of the committee
which he said was to serve the great
brotherhood OF the Y. NJ C. A. Bur-
lington was represented at the conven-
ton of the international committee at
Albany, N. Y. In 1866, the first year of
the local Y. NJ. C. A., by John II. Wor-
cester, Jr. It was al this meeting that
it was voted to have the committee
meet permanently In New York and
many other improvements to facilitate
its work were made. DR.. Coxhead ex-
tended to the gathering the heartiest
greetings and best wishes of his COM
mittec and Of the brotherhood which It
represents.
The first OF the responses to the greet
ings was made by Clarence p. Cowles,
president Of the Burlington Y. NJ. C. A.
He said that the association hoped that
its life and activities of the so years
Of its existence might be taken as
pledges for its existence in the years to
come and that the making of good citi-
zens would ever be the associations
chief purpose.
In behalf of the State committee Of the
Y. NJ. c. A., w. J. Van Patten made
a fitting reply to the words of welcome
of the various speakers He spoke of
the committees work in the past and
of its opportunity in the future and
also dwelt at length upon the work of
John r. Mott of the international COM
mittee.
DR.. Benton then called upon Edward
X. Allen, secretary of the Burlington
Y NJ c. A., and Byron ~ Clark. State
secretary who made brief impromptu
speeches
The address OF the evening was deliv-
cred by Or. David G.. Latshaw of New
York. whose subject was "a Formula
for Manhood DR.. Latshaw preface1
his remarks by speaking of the exer-
cses as the most sincere expression OF
loyalty to the State and to the Y. NJ
G. H. he had ever witnessed. He ther
spoke of the formula for manhood as
the development of spirit, mind and
body and said that never before in the
history of the world had such an OPP
portunity been afforded n brotherhood
as now confronts the Y. NJ. c. A.
The development Of the boy of to-day
as the citizen Of tomorrow was stressed
by the speaker. who demanded that thu
formula for manhood be applied to the
boy as the most precious part of the ma
ton.
CONVENTION OPENS TODAY.
The opening session of the convention
will be held at nine O'Clock this morning
ut the Y. NJ. C. A. building and will be
gin with devotional exercises by the Rev
! j. S. Braker. During the morning there
will be addresses by ~ James II. Nc
Curdy and DR.. David G. Latshaw. Tn,
afternoon session will convene at 81
O o'clock and will include number of groul
conferences. The annual meeting of thu
State committee will be held at 4:3
o clock. During the afternoon the visitint
delegates will be taken on automobile
rides about the city. There will also h,
an evening session a. 7:t5 p. m. which
will include addresses by II. &. Odds tn,
Rev. s. Il. Cook, Frank II. Brooks. w. ]
Van Patten and DR.. George T. Coxhead.
There Will lie quiet hour service a
nine O'Clock sunday morning at the Y
NJ. C. A. building, after which the dele
gates will attend the services at the vari
Gus churches. There will be an Afternoon
service at $3.50 O'Clock at the Y. NJ C. J.
building and in the evening the delegate
will attend the union service at the Bap
fist Church, where the Grand Army o
the Republic will be the guests of honor.