Evening journal., 1916-11-25
BOYS AND GIRLS Hold
annual Conference
Subjects Pertaining to Social
Work Discussed at
Morning Session
MAYOR ]. F. PRICE
SPEAKER AT BANQUET

A large attendance and great inter-
est featured the meetings of the third
annual Older Bows Conference and
the first annual Older Girls Confer
ence todav in Hanover Presbyterian
Church. Men and women prominent
IN sOc al work Of the church were
present and led discussions on differ
ent TOPICS. Representatives OF the Y.
NJ G. A. and the Y. W. c. A. and the
different Sunday schools of the city
took part in the discussions.
The conference started this morn
Ng with a quiet hour conducted by
the Rev Robert L. Jackson. pastor of
the church. after which the boys and
girls sections separated and held diff
ferent conferences in the parlOrs OF
the SUNDAY school room The confer
snce OF the bows was under the leader
shin OF W. s. Watson and the girls
Under the direction Of Miss Elmira
Runyon.
Miss Katheryn Coward was elected
president of the girls section and
Miss Madeline Dixon, secretary. J.
Paul Winthrop for the boys and Miss
-Katheryn Cloward for the girls dis
cussed How the Young Peoples So
ciety Can be Made Attractive" Miss
Margarite Milliken discussed. How I
Found My Bible Was Interesting"
Miss Cloward discussed, What Social
Life I Would Like in Our Church" ].
3. Carpenter, of Camden, n. j., and
Miss Martha X. Lawson of Jamaica.
Long Island, n Y, discussed THE
Scholars Place in the Sunday School,
The benediction was pronounced by
the Rev. Joseph s. Glfllan.
The conference at 2 O'Clock this az.
ternoon reconvened with Richard
Knox in charge of the boys section
and Miss Cloward in charge of the
girls section. Methods of personal
work will be discussed by Philip NJ
Colbert, general secretary of the Y
NJ. c. A. in the boys section and Miss
Grace Osborne. secretary of the Y.
W. c. A. in the girls section
Miss Mabel zaird, j. B. Carpenter,
Jr.. and Miss NJ K. Lawson will dis
cuss the Relation Of the Sunday
School to the Church" and Training
Future Leaders"
The program for this evening in
cludes an illustrated lecture by Pres
ton G.. Orwig. social worker of Phila-
delphia. who will speak on the Camp
Of the Hundred Fires or the Four
Fold Life" The session this evening
will open az 7.45 o'clock The confer
ence will close tomorrow afternoon
when forward step meetings will be
held commencing at $3.50 o'clock. The
boys section, which will meet at the
Majestic Theatre, will be addressed by
Preston G. Orwin. and the girls sec
tion meeting at Delaware Avenue
,. "a -
OF Miss Martha X. lawson.
The Rev. Richard W. Hogue, Of
the Prison Aid Society, Baltimore.
originator OF the Open Forum and
prominent social worker. was the
principal at the fellowship banquet
in the Odd Fellows Temple last
night, which opened the two confer
ences. In the course OF his remarks
Mr.. Hogue, emphasized the need Of
stronger cooperation among the
workers for social service.
The banquet followed a social
hour" OF delegates 10 the two con-
ferences. There we're present Off
cials Of the city government, headed
by Mayor James f. Price and repre-
sentatives of the Y. NJ. c. A., the Y.
w. c. A.. the Boy Scouts of Will
mington, women Of the McCabe NJ. E.
Church, who furnished the banquet
and numerous social workers. both
men and women OF several cities. A
letter from Governor Charles r. Mil
Ter was read apologizing for his abb
sence at what he characterized as
80 important an occasion
Charles ". Bush presided at the
meeting last night Others at the
speakers table included Mr.. Hogue,
Mayor James +. Price. the Rev. Sam
uel Steinmetz, Charles Gurney, eXecu-
tive Of the Boy Scout organization:
Walter s. Watson Thomas ;. Taylor,
Mrs. l.. r. Beardsley. Martha X. Law
son, Bertha Harlan, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Chandler Pyle, George l.. Goodwin, OF
Washington, d. c.; Philip NJ. Col
bert, general secretary Of the Y. NJ
c. A.; the Rev. Thomas p. Holloway,
Grace L. Osborn. Maybelle d. Danuser
and Miss Elmira Runyon.
Mayor Price presented the greeting
of the city and emphasized the i'm
portance Of recognizing the good that
will result from better and higher fell
lowship in the community. There
would be less need for guardians OF
the peace. he said If we had more
OF this spirit in our community life.
The Rev. Mr.. Hogue said in part:
There is need of greater apprecia-
ton of the highest ideals OF human
welfare: need of more Sunday school
people IN nublic life. We should
strive 70 make our lives positive
rather than negative. We must
show ability TO stay with it, to give
up the things we are accustomed 10
for the sake of the more active and
determ ned manner of looking at af-
fairs
Likening the frue social service to
the spirit DISPLAYED bv the Great
Nazarene. Mr.. HOgue said. social SER
vice is simply APPLYING To the COM
munity at large the things that are
good for the individual. Christ sa' d
70 His disciples. Mr.. Hogue said,
"'Go We into all the world" That
is into all the industries of the work.
The blame for present bad social con-
DIT ons is on the church The demand
OF social service is To get helm the
things that VII bring about better
ment of social conditions in the great
industries Of the world ~ realize
that il is of no advantage 10 found
hosnitals and charitable Institutions
with the money fhat has been wrested
from the souls Of indiv duals wrecked
morally and physically and from the
life blood of innocent women and