American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-02-21
FATHERS AND SONS HAVE
AN INTERESTING BANQUET
Effort to Stimulate Interest in Re-
ligion and Church Work Brings
Out Large Number of American
Falls Male Population.

congratulate itself on the fine re- s
sponse made by the citizens to the
call to observe Father and Sons
week Circumstances made It dill
cult to carry out the complete pro- !
gram for an entire weeks observance
and it was decided to honor the occa-
sion by an intensive rather than an I
extensive program. On Sunday morn
ing the subject was emphasized III
many Sunday schools and pulpits and
on Sunday night a special union rally
meeting of the congregations OF the
Methodist and Baptist churches was
held in the Methodist church in the
interests of the movement. Strong
and stirring addresses were made by
Mr. H e. Grothe, Mr.. Parr, V. Grothe,
s. Butler and Rev ] A. Ford, A
uuartette of business men led the
singing. 1t was meeting that left
impressions that will not easily wear
off THE impression is growing,
said one speaker, that this is big
ger question than it seems on the
surface Vital interests that relate
tn home. church and state are linked
ND with it," How true that is!
Fathers are so anxious to amass
wealth to leave to their sons that they
become Indifferent to the KIND OF sons
they will leave TO inherit it. the son
question outranks the property ques-
ton a thousand fold The greatest
heritage of a state is its youth, ana
II the father leave the impression on
the boy by his attitude towards are
that the chief thing in the world Is
success. then the son faces life with
a blurred vision and a biased mlnd,
and society will be afflicted with an
other citizen who has never adjusted
himself to its many sided claims. On
the other hand If the son gets the ldea
that the father is out of touch WIN
him and lacks the modern spirit, ne
will probably get an uppish idea OF
his own superiority and mutual ms
understanding will result sane and
chummy father will in most cases
have little difficulty in holding the
respect and affection of the son. Inc
writer of this report was once asked
by a farmer to see his thoroughbred
stock. The animals were worth see
ing They were fine, fat and ht, pu'
the father spent most of his time IN
the barn. while his sons grew VI
rough. rude and ill-trained. The
father gave more time to his cattle
than his BOYS The Father and Sor
movement is giving fathers a new
yiewpoint To train dog or morse
they must be started young, and th'
same rule applies to boy. Anima
training needs the personal attenuoi
of an expert, and an expert guided b.
affection. A boy will respond to tn
same treatment. The club is not
useful weapon in boy training. If
father wants to have boy walk Il
the right road, he will not only poin
in that direction, but he VIII leao'
boy is human enough to respond !
the word Come" when he will bal
at the word Go"
The Father and Son program Gu
minated in a banquet on Tuesda
night in the lecture room OF IN
Methodist church. 1t was III
gathering of citizens and VIII leaN
behind a wholesome influence. Nea
ly 200 men and boys sat down togetl
er at the well spread table. Fathel
who had no boys of their own wei
provided with boys for the occaslo
and the mingling of bright your
boys and men of experience al
prominence at the same table, llste
ing TO the same music, enjoying Il
same Jokes and exhilerating soci
atmosphere. was of itself an impres
i've object lesson to the men and bo
that the man of affairs is after
only a boy at heart
The trouble. is. from the boys stan
point, that it takes the leverage OF
banquet to cause some fathers 10
lax and put on the festive moe
TOO bad" one kid said, that 0
dads can't always be as jolly as I'd
we're at the banquet" When "dac
win contrive to make every hol
meal place of good cheer and
taxation, the good understanding
tween fathers and sons Will
strengthened and deepened.
The after dinner speaking "
good some of il excellent, and in
few instances almost ideal. There
a blending of wit and wisdom. sol
advice and sparkling humor that
little to be desired. But the und
current of il all was serious.
men who spoke seemed TO realize
vital nature of the Father and !
relationship. One speaker said
heSltated 10 SPEAK oh 'hc 'hNi'N
cause he felt that with all his g
intentions he had not been CO
plete success as a father. Prooa
that was the feeling of every fat
present. II is not unlikely that Sc
> father present thought sadly that
hsps his boy. away out in the g
fight of life, was at that very b
facing the conflict handicapped
some blemish or bias he had acqu
through his fathers instruction
example.
A touch OF pathos was given TO
hour when one of the speakers.
after speaking earnestly and
ouently of the fathers duty and
ilege: turned to the sons and poi
ont what they could do to make
load Of life bit lighter for the
or. +aemepsber he ssid imp
i,e!ys Nthsr-:li IN. r,e"srs OF ;