El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-01
DADS To GIVE
DINNER To SONS
Churches and Rotary to
Observe Father and Son
Week With Dinners.

! At a meeting Of the local churches
held Thursday evening at the Y. NJ
fC. a, definite plans we're made to
make a special of Father and Son
week. Feb. II to Il. This week will
be known throughout the entire coun-
try, and will be celebrated by thou
sands Of Y. C. c. AS and churches as
Father and Son week.
Enthusiastic plans are being worked
out by the local churches 10 observe
this week in a most unique manner.
! Dinners and special programs Will
feature largely in these plans At a
recent meeting Of the ministers, Rev
p. J. Rice, Of the First Christian
church, said: 4 think this movement
is one of the grandest that has come
to our city, and we are grateful TO the
Y. NJ. c. A for bringing it to our at
tention and assisting in the plans
Every pastor realizes that the one
difficult problem in the church and
Sunday school is that of holding boys
in the teen age. I would count it
happy time TO see the official board
of any church set aside an evening
and discuss thoroughly the boy situa-
ton Of the church. We plan finances
and talk music and choir, but the boy
element is left out entirely. I think
the Father and Son movement will be
the means Of helping the Sunday
schools and churches solve this prob
lem
All Churches Join.
This expression Is but one Of the
numerous responses by the pastors
and laymen of FL Paso churches.
.C. Y. Nafe, representing the First
Baptist church, said the movement is
taking strongly with the First Sap
tist people. Rev. Fuller Swift said
that his school and church Will gladly
carry out the spirit Of this movement
The following churches are planning
to cooperate in a big Father and Sons
dinner Feb. y: The First Presby-
terrain. Westminster. East FL Paso,
Altura Park Presbyterian. First Con-
gregationaI. First Christian, Austin
Park Christian, st. Clements EpIsco-
pal. First and Calvary Houston Bap-
tist churches, Highland Park Baptist,
Trinity Methodist. Asbury, Highland
Park. First and Orchard Park Metho-
dist churches: Temple Mt Sinai The
negro churches and the Mexican 7. NJ
c. a. will also join
Churches To Combine.
A number Of these churches are
planning to combine their forces and
hold the Father and Sons dinner in
one OF the larger churches
The First and Austin Park Chris
tian churches will hold their banquet
at the First Christian church. The
Westminster and First and perhaps
some Of the other Presbyterian
church. The First Methodist and the
First Congregational will hold their
banquet together.
The purpose Of this meeting is TO
have every father the host of his boy
for the occasion This is a special
opportunity for dad to treat his son.
Inasmuch as many of the church
women are planning TO serve these
church banquets, there viii be but a.
very nominal charge for each plate.
Rotary To Have Dinner
FL PasO Rotary will also observe
the week with a special evening din
ner on Thursday. Feb. il, at which
every father will bring his own boy
or boys or some other boy who has no
dad II is possible that the wives and
daughters OF Rotarians may also be
{ the dinner.
Arrange Big Program
The Father and Sons committee of
the First Christian church met last
night at the Y NJ c. a. TO discuss
plans for the Father and Sons din
ner to be given at that church r. Z.
Ross. chairman Of the committe, had
ranged a very bountiful menu with
the women of the church who are
ming to serve the dinner. The
program, as has been planned. is a
most attractive and humorous one.
Sons as we'll as fathers viii be the
speakers Of the occasion One Of the
interesting parts Of the program VIII
be a Father and Son
Pow Wow" T. ". Golden. one Of the
army Y. II c A. secretaries, who for
number of years has been United
States scout among the Indians, viii
entertain the fathers and sons with
mum Der Of his scout experiences. one
OF the boys has been asked to give a
TX on What I Would Do II I Were
Dad and one of the fathers has been
ed to give a talk on What II
Would Do If I Were a Boy Again"
The committee is also planning for
a special Father and Sons Sunday
night church service for Feb. It.
This service will be unique in thar
only fathers and sons will participate
in the program. The choir will con-
sist Of sons and special music will be
sung by sons. The committee in
charge Of the Father and Son week
is: r Z. Ross, chairman; A. l.
Csaarora and Y Young