Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-25
NORWICH BOYS AT
 TWO DAYS, CONFERENCE
Delegates From Local Y. N. c. A. At-
 tend New London Gathering,

Delegates from the local Y. M. c. 4. attended the second days State Boys conference in New Isondon, Fri6Ay and Saturday.
 The Challenge to Sacrifice was the subject of an address delivered to the boys at the New London Second Con- gregational church, Saturday morning by A. E. Roberts, international ccun- ty work secretary of New York. MT. Roberts told of the part ti1as the r. M. c. A. is playing in this war Of wars and of the good that 1t is doing for the boys in the uniform of Uncle Sam. He told the boys to enlist for work on the farms, as the labor site uation in regard to farm work is very serious. We entered the war to help out the other fellow" said Mfr. Knb- |erts, "and we should always keep this uppermost in our minds Be fair ta
 ourselves and to others. and above 1t ourselves and to others and above all things be unselfish," said he. He advised the boys to go to work cr the farms, not because it will give them
 soft snap and a good chance to earn money but to do it for purely patriotic reasons.
 He advocated setting our lives Estraighter, and then follow the straight line. He told the boys that I It is time of continual sacrifice and that they should sacrifice as muck as any one. He told of many of the more gruesome particulars Of tfie war, also, telling of seeing the wound l ed soldiers returning to Canada and relating some of the things that hap l pen lover there" He closed his talk by telling the boys that it was up tc | them to do their share toward faak- l ing the world safe place for democ- racy as we'll as it was up to the men A photograph of all the delegate: was taken at 12 on the lawn of The church. After the picture had beer
 taken, the delegates adjourned to the Y. M. c. A. where & dinner wEs serv' l ed About dozen young ladies act | ed as waitresses.
 Dr. ". J. Sly of Hartford wave { talk on Religious Education, and wa
 followed by Rev. J. Beveridge Lee upon the subject of the Ministry. Fl lery C. Cope, War Work sec-etar.
 of the local Y M. c. A., gave shor
 talk on the. r. N. c. A. work wlliei proved very interesting to the boys. l At ? there was a general session
 Congregational church. The singin.
 was led by Frank Crook, and tn closing address, The Supreme ChaI
 ienge delivered by 4. E. Robert of New York. Mfr Roberts deal with the more serious side of the wal
 and the American boys part in it. H
 also told of many of the experience
 which he has had in connection wit his boys work. He related store
 and anecdotes during the course 6 his talk, and kept his listeners deep fly interested. The religious side 0 1 life was also under discussion ;oy Nil Roberts.
 l J. A. Van Dis was in charge of
 short farewell service which was ten dered to the delegates at 3.59. Tn convention was then closed for an other year and the out-of town dele l gates left for their homes.
 I Friday afternoon, nominations fo officers were made At the regula conference business session held at in the afternoon, the officers for tn
 ensuing year were elected as fol
 lows:
 President, John A. North of Ne Haven; first vice president, Edwar Spencer, of Hartford; second vic , president. Joseph Nakenian of Fail field; third vice president Lord Va of Greenwich; secretary, Arthl
 fTowson of New Lendon.