Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-02-07
OLDER BOYS
CONFERENCE
Sixty-Nine Older Lads of County
Attended Y. NJ. c. A. Meet
In This City.
NUMBER OF GOOD ADDRESSES
Banquet at NJ. +. Church Friday
Evening Opened the Conference
ADOPTED Resolutions.

Inc lhird Annual Older Boys con-
ference Of Gratiot county opened with
a banquet at the NJ. f. church in AL
ma at $50 Friday evening. The dele
gates. after enjoying a good chicken
pie supper were called to order by
Glen Crisp, who filled well the posi-
tion of toastmaster.
Lester Allen in well chosen words
stated the purpose of the conference
and gave the Address of Welcome.
This was ably responded to by Ro-
maine Mccall.
In Jay McCall's talk on THE Far
mer Boys Part in Production" he
strongly advocated every boy sticking
to the farm this summer and doing all
possible to help production.
Robert Green gave several good
reasons for every town boy spending
his vacation on farm and the young
er lads raising gardens in town to
help production.
Prof Randels (of Alma college) in
mis- talk on production strongly in
dorsed the boys working reserve and
showed the Importance of every boy
learning to work with his hands.
The Alma High school orchestra led
by Miss May Jones added much to the
pleasure Of the evening.
The Saturday morning session held
at the college chapel was opened with
a song service. the conference presi-
dent, Willard Beshgetoor presiding as
chairman.
DR.. Phelps, of Lansing, added much
to the morning session by talk in
which he brought our attention to the
sacrifice made for us and our conse-
quent obligation to make good. This
was followed by a concert by the Ith-
aca Boys Band led by Mr.. Harring
ton, which was very pleasingly rem
dered and was a surprise and delight
TO the other delegates.
DuVoid Shepard pointed out many
practical ways fellow can sacrifice
in the home, which was followed by y
talk on Sacrifice" by Mr. Convis in
which he used period in Billy Sun
days life as an example and told it in
an effective way that the delegates
VIII long remember.
The afternoon session was opened
by a basket ball game between the AL
ma and the visiting delegates and re-
suited in victory for the Alma team.
After a song service led by Clair
Perrigo the devotionals were led by
Rev. Duffey. The subjects Living
at Home" and Living in Church and
School" were handled by Roger Zinn
and Ezra Devereaux They dealt with
the Importance Of these institutions
and necessity Of every boy getting in
to the right relationship with them.
DR.. w. II. Mason in dealing with
the subject Life and It's Best" show
I'd in very forceful manner the won
ders that had been accomplished with
the octave, by music masters such as
Mendelssohn and Mozart, this was es-
pecially applicable TO the boys in TAX
ing their own limited lives and pro-
ducing wonderful results towai liv
ing them at their best.
A general discussion of the confer
ence theme produce, Sacrifice and
Live) was handled by Clair Perrigo
and after much discussion in which
the delegates took part the following
resolutions were adopted.
We the boys of Gratiot county in
conference assembled resolve:
/ To help Production:
"A By standing by the Boys
Working Reserve.
b BY encouraging the Boys
Agricultural Club Work.
, To cheerfully make all sacrifices
asked OF suggested by the govern
ment.
3 That we endeavor to live lives
Of greater usefulness TO our God, our
Country, TO Others and to Ourselves.
4 To fight the cigarette habit by
distributing literature, talking against
or any other means possible.
5 To extend a vote of thanks to
the people of Alma for their hospi-
tality to the Methodist ladies' for
their good supper and to Alma college
for the use of their buildings.
At the business meeting lthaca's I'M
vitation for the next years conference
was accepted and the following Off
GERS were elected to handle it.
President-Carl Jessup, Ithaca.
Secretary-Lester Allen, Alma.
Duvoid Shepard. Breck-