New Britain herald., 1916-12-02
BOYS' CONFERENCE
 HAS SECOND DAY OF GENUINE WORK
Many Papers Read at Sectional
 Meetings Held in Center Congregational Church
HARTFORD BAND IS
 FEATURE OF PARADE


 sat South Church and Youths from
 All Towns in This Part of State
 Have Been mvited-Big Time at Y. M. O. A. This Afternoon With
 Athletic Program.
 Amid great enthusiasm, the second days session of the seventeenth an- snual meeting of the Connecticut Boys Conference opened this morning at the Y. M. c. A. lecture room, when a meeting of the various leaders was held and many matters of vital in- terest to the organization were dis cussed at length. At 9 o'clock the \ delegates assembled in the Center onurch for the general session, which opened with a song service, led by A. H. Kessler. Ralph M. Timberlake A of New Haven opened the devotional service with prayer, followed by a. Iec- ture on, Preparedness to Make Good" by Professor L. A. Weigle of Yale University.
 The sectional meetings embracing members of the employed boys classes, High school boys, Sunday school boys Y. M. c. A. boys and Boy Scouts were held in quarters in the church, with the fourth vice president In charge of the meetings. In the employed boys class the following read papers, James Duff of Derby on ITO His Home;" Kenneth Larkin of Hart ford, 'To His Church." William Walther of New Britain, ITO His Factory" Everett Millington of New Haven, ITO His Community" The discussion which followed was in charge of J. A. Van Dis of New Haven. In the High school section, the fol- lowing contributed papers: Allen Riley of Bridgeport, "The Religion of the High School Boy" Herbert J. Todd of North Haven, "A High School Boys Educational Ideas;" Harry ". Case of Hartford, "A High School Boys Relation to Society,"" Andrew Robb of New Britain, "Ath- letics and the High School Boy" F. A. Stanley of Hartford led the dis cussion.
 In the Y. M. c. A. section papers and their subject were as follows: Robert Raber of New Britain, "How the Y. M. c. A. Boys Division Could Best Cooperate With the Church," Benjamin Levy of Bridgeport, '"The Contribution the Y. M. c. A. Is Max ing in. the Development of Leadership for the Church. Various members of the Boy Scout divisions gave in- teresting papers, with Carl F. North rop of Waterbury, discussion leader.
 Immediately at the close of the sec tional meetings, the delegates repaired ts, the Swedish Lutheran church, and posed for the conference picture, after which they formed for the street parade.
 Boys on Parade.
 Headed by Captain Henry F. Lad bury of Go. I, c. N. G., as marshal and the Philharm onic band, over 300 boys proceeded through the principal streets as the workers were leaving the factories. The Boys Scout drum corps of Hartford made a big hit This is the first year since the com z mencement of the conference meet ings that a parade has been held and the popularity of the idea gained in this city indicates that other cities will fall in line in years to come.
 On the dispersing of the procession, the delegates went to luncheon in the First church banquet hall.
 The committee in charge of recrea- ton proved its worth by arranging a, program this afternoon at the Y. M. q. A. which was most successful. At 2:3O o'clock the regular gymnasium classes under the direction of Phy- sical Director Warren S. Slater gave Y. fine exhibition of work. As the star attraction of the day, the Yale Con- solidated basketball five lined up against the New Britain High school team under Captain Hubbard. At the conclusion of the game the delegates enjoyed swim in the tank at the as- saGiation.
 Life Work Suppers. | The life work suppers will be held at 5:30 o'clock in the South, Metho- ! dist and First churches. Discussion of life work problems under the caption of, Preparedness in Christian Ser vice." was held at the various gather Ings. The speakers at the South ehurch are as follows: Rev. Robbins W. Barstow of Hartford; Judson J McF<in of New Haven, Harwood Cat lin of Hartford; Miss Elsie c. Osborn of this city; Rev. F. T. Thienes of the First church, Rev. w. F. Cook o1 Trinity church, w. H. Davis of Wa terbury, Paul Nilsson of Asia Minor Stetson K. Ryan of Hartford RaIpf M Tfmberlake of New Haven, Rev pr. F. B. Cross of the First Baptis church, w. Seymour Lacy of Bridge port Louis Moon of Hartford, Her bert J. Wyckoff of Norwich.