Connecticut western news., 1919-05-15
ANNUAL OLD-
 E2 BOYS CONFERENCE
Representatives From County Met at New Miifo-5
 Last Week

The Second Conference for Litch- field County boys under the auspices of the County Sunday School Asso- citation and County Committee of the Y. M. c. A. was royalty entertained in New Milford last Friday and Sat urday. All sessions were held in the beautiful and commodious Con- gregational church. A splendid cooperation between the local churches and pastors was manifested in putting over this no small under taking. Special credit is due to the banquet committee which, under the able leadership of Fred Hoyt, so bountifully fed, in so short a time, 138 when they had counted on only 100.
 Without doubt, the cold rain kept a good many at home who had plan ned to come down for the day on Saturday. As it was, there were Al registrations from IS communi- ties. The program went through on time and just as planned; with the ommision of mass games on account of the rain, and the substitution of W. F. Tyler for Rev. Robt. E. Brown who was hindered from coming by a minor operation performed the day before in New York city.
 The following were elected the officers of the conference and not a little of it's success is due to the splendid manner in which they filled their offices:> <~ ;.
 President, George Wells, New Mil ford; vice-president, Edward Hick- cox, Watertown; secretary, Perry Green, New Milford; assistant secre- tary, Wilbur Pulver, New Milford. The following committees were ap- pointed: Resolutions, Clarence Vail, Goshen, William Barnett, Lakeville !; Gilse Bradshaw, Winsted. Creden- tials, Elliott Bronson, Winchester; l; Leman Hatch, New Milford; Edward Stevens, Norfolk.
 The banquet Friday night started off with bang; a bang-up good feed i; abang-up good talk from every speak CT, splendid music and mass singing under the leadership of MT. Bearce and MT. Hunt, and all the bang in en- thusiasm on the part of the boys that one could desire. The interest held all through Saturday and that the boys listened thoughtfully is in- Gicated by the fact that in the final service, 16 boys made their first decision to accept Christ as their F aster, and 54 renewed their pledge If service in His Name, 16 expressed . determination to cut out profanity, 2 ) stop smoking, 16 to go to church ::'i S~nday School, and 5 to read tl,e Bible and pray daily.
 J.1 addition to this 88 made pledges to the work of the Y. M. c. A. in &ai India totalling $100.70 of which $22.,5 was paid in cash.
 Leaders Luncheon
 ;,>>ut 30 men interested in work for boys were served to a leaders ] n,heon by the ladies of the Metho- 'ist church. Mr. J. B. Thwing drove 1.:ao the responsibility of men for ne growth and development of our }o.
 r.. IT. H. Smith spoke on the value re kers with boys ge+ting together ~ cluEcience for the purpose of "sh.2, inspiration and jnstruc- tio1.
 .,:, H L. Barnett spoke or the cnia1gcd plans of the Sunday School Association.
 Mr. R. E. James told of the nature of the Farm Bureaus Club work for b0y1 ana girls.
 -nr 6t~rges presented the idea of a County School boys Athletic Association to regulate a1d g41Ie the inter-scholastic athletic activi- ties throughout the county. The fol- lowing were appointed committee to perfect such an organization: 1eo. R. Starges, Woodbury; J. c. Roraback, Canaan; F. B. Riggs, tLakeville; w. Brinsmade, Washing ton; c. H. Elliot, Litchfeld; E. W. Small, Thomaston; W. F. Tyler, Winsted. "
 To all who in any way contrib ted to the success of the conference the