The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-15
COUNTY NOTES
ON ACTIVITIES
OF The Y.M.C.A.

The 18th Annual Connecticut Older
Boys Conference, which is to be held
at New London February 1928, will
have its share of Fairfield delegates.
In spite of the many war demands it
is evident that Fairfield County boys
are not being lost sight of.
The following men are on the pro-
gram: Mr.. E. M. Robinson, Senior
Secretary for Boys Work, one of the
oldest secretaries in the work and a
member of the International Y. M. G.
A. committee; also Mr.. A. E. Roberts,
Senior Secretary of the County Work
Department of the International Com
rnittee, a man of forceful personality
and an eloquent speaker; Mr.. W. E.
Hall of the Boys Working Reserve
( and Arthur Howe will also be on the
program. Arthur Howe is known as
the All American Quarterback in his
day at Yale.
/ The following are the delegates who
are being sent by various Scout groups
High school classes, Sunday school
classes Y. M. c. A. groups and other
organizations: Bethel, Henry R. Gill
bert Gilbert Dusenberry, Raymond
! B.. Durant, George Noxon, Sidney N.
Terry Frank A. Berry; Danbury,
Richard Ives, H. Dunbar, Thompson
Hooper, Harris Chapman, Harold B.
! Rogers, Joseph Pollock; New Canaan,
Peter Speck, Harry Simon, Paul zeis-
ner, Joel Brooks, Phillip Burchard,
Stanley P. Mead, George Plumb,
George Bolton, Frank P. We'll; Fair
field, James Fox, A. O.. Jennings, j.
Wakeman, Harry Weaver, Eben Burr,
James Pettigrew, Arthur Deyo; Mich
OILS, Messrs. Cooper, Scudder and Lin
ley; Saugatuck one; Stratford, A. P.
Smith, Jr., H. Hart, Donald Steven
son, Ed Hall, Harold Woodbury., VII
liam Peck; Trumbul1, Gould A. Shell
ton, Carlton Shepard, E. L. Fitch;
Wilton, Orson Stannard, Carol Hollis
| ter, George Peasants, and Norwalk
one.
Because of the housing problem
arising from the enlisted men and
boat building at New London the con-
ference will adopt a war measure of
holding the conference two days in
stead of three, namely, Friday and
Saturday and crowding the entire pro-
gram in that time.
The following Fairfield boys have
Leen asked to present papers at the
conference: Mr.. Richard Ives of Dan
bury "How we put the Y. M. C. A.
War Fund Over the Top" Joseph
Wakeman of Fairfield ''Why Remain
at School Tasks" Orson Stannard of
Wilton "How Boys May Help in Food
Production
Eight communities in Fairfield
county will have Father and Son Get
Togethers During the National Week,
February 11-17.
New Canaan has set the date as
Thursday, February 14th $50 p. m.
at Raymonds Hall, Mr.. Harry 'Hedley
Smith, State Secretary of the County
Work, who has just returned from
Camp Devens will be the speaker. II
is expected that one of the Yale Col
lege boys will also be present.
Fairfield is planning to have Their
dinner Thursday night, February 18th
at the First Congregational church
rooms. DR.. F. S. Childs is to act az
POSTMASTER. Mr.. A. E. Linley to rep.
resent the men, and the outside speak
er of the occasion will be Rev. F. W
Arch of Bridgeport.
Bethel is tanning to have their Get
together at the Community House Fri
day February 18th, at which time Mr.
= Harry Hedley Smith will give thu
I main talk.
Wilton Father and Son social is II
be held at the Congregational chape
, in the Center at o'clock Friday Feb
: ruary 18th. Rev. F. M. HOLSTER will
act as chairman. Mr.. George F. Foot
I, will represent the men, Carroll Hol
1 lister and Orson Stannard will speal
i for the boys. Mr.. George H. Richard
; of New York city will be the mai
. speaker.
: Georgetown is making plans for
a Father and Son supper on Friday
= February 18th, in connection with tn
= Scout Troop.
Nichols is to have it's Get-togethe
. on Friday, February 18th.
. Long Hill likewise is planning fo
i this occasion. Details to be announ
y ced later.
" Fairfield Groups
4 The Scout Group, which was form
s ed this winter through the newly OF
~ ganized Y. M. c. A. work, has mad
n STEADY progress under the 1eaQerShl
:, of Mr.. R. H. Macpherson scout mas
ter. The Scout troop now has a men
- bership of % boys.
- The High School Y. NJ. c. A. grou
" is planning for Victrola Iadie
IA Night Friday, February 18th at tn
! Y. M. G. A rooms
h Through the efforts of Mr.. c. (
h FSaunders the Y. M. G. A. rooms hay
"a been fixed up so that basketball gamt
can be played.