The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-03-30
FATHERS AND SONS
IN GRTHE RING
LAST NIGHT
Nearly 15O Boys and Their Sires
We're Present
At BANQUET GIVEN BY Y.M.C.A.
Addresses by Byron NJ. Clark State
Secretary and Arthur J. Pierce of
the Troy Y. M. c. A.

Somewhere between 140 and $50
fathers and sons, most Of the sons
Junior members of the Y. NJ. G. A.,
gathered last evening for supper fol-
lowed by speaking on the theme of
fathers and sons Had there been no
speeches, the effect of such gather
ing would have served as great les
son itself, but the supper was followed
by addresses which could not have bet
ter fitted the occasion.
The number, who desired to attend,
was so'large that they could not be
taken care of conveniently at the Y.
NJ. C. A., so the affair was held at the
Baptist church parlors.
The object OF father and son sup
per is to bring about a closer relation
ship between parent and child. 1t is
not new idea, as the Association has
promoted these suppers for years in
other communities. The idea. how
ever, originated with a Vermont man.
F. Ray Paddock acted as toastmaster
and introduced as the first speaker
Roger W. Burt, who responded 10 the
toast, Our Fathers" He read from
compilation of answers to questilns
sent out broadcast to sons significant
list of things which sons look for in
.athers, which might have been pre-
pared for just such an occasion
A. w Braisted then spoke on Our
Sons" and left no one in doubt OF his
losing statement that they were "the
greatest institution on earth"
The toastmaster reminded his hear
ers that the Y. NJ. C, A. is an extsnsiye
organization. with 2500 separate or
sSS. 600, 900 worth of property This
equires broad supervision. The in
ternational committee in New York
City acts as a supervising and co Or
linating agency, and deals with local
Association. like Bennington, through
the state secretary. He then intro
duced Byron N. Clark, the state secre-
tary of Vermont, with headquarters in
Burlington, who spoke with the au-
thority of years of work among boys,
driving home fundamental PROPOSE
ton that the boy problem so far as
there is a problem is a man problem.
He told of the father. whose escapades
We're unmentionable, being tracked 20
the barn late at night in the snow by
his son He told the boy he should
be in the house. But, daddy re-
monstrated the lad, see, am stepping
II your tracks and will be all right
That was a turning point in that mans
life.
The diners then stood and sang
stanzas from Home, Sweet Home
after which the speaker of the evening,
Arthur J. Pierce, Boys Work Secre-
tary in the TROY Y NJ. G. A. was pre-.
sented. Mr. Pierce took as his topic.
Pals, and gave list OF reasons why
the father is the best pal, in that he
is the only pal who will unselfishly do
anything for boy, and the only pal
who can tell boy the things he ought
to know as he should know them. He
then turned the tables and told The
fathers why they should be pals with
their boys.
The supper was served by the
Ladies' auxiliary. The supper commit
les was under the direction of Mrs.
Homer II. Webster and Mrs. Arthur j.
Holden, assisted by Mrs. Lucretious II.
Ross, Mrs. John r. Wilson, Miss Nellie
Moore. Mrs. George S. Mills, Mrs. III.
H. Wilkinson. Mrs. Lyman III. Royce,
and Miss Brigie Mcclure.
1t was really mothers and daughters
affair as well, for the daughters we're
20 10 b1n no
resses were, the Misses Rose SabDa-
tino, Anastatia Fitzgerald, Persis Hol-
den, Barbara Robinson, Dorothy Car
yer, Philomena Royce, Dorothy Field,
Margaret Winifred Field, Geraldine
Evans, Francelia Evans, May Hutton,
Fanny Levin, Ambry Cleveland, Ethel
Davenport, Cecil Annis, Lois Estes.
A banquet is not q banquet without
an orchestra and there was nothing to
be desired after the following gentle
men had made their contribution. I he
musicians were H. NJ. Ritohie, Harry
Phillips. Frank Hurley, Lawrence Co
kay. Harold Cook, and Daniel Rifen.
burg.
Mrs Paulson was caterer and ably
organized and directed her volunteer
force. Mrs. Roy Paddock. Mrs. A. F.
| Loomis, and Mrs Wallace Cutting, rep
resenting the Baptist church, made the
other ladies feel perfectly at home.
AS they were leaving, each father
received a souvenir copy of the cur
rent number of Association Men,"
the Association magazine, this rumber
| being Father and Son number
At the conclusion of the last speech
| the postmaster pronounced the gath
| the purpose of the association to make
| eriug adjourned for one year, as II is
| this an annual occurrence.