Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-20
FATHER AND SON
EVENT SUCCESS
Y. M. C. A. Filled as Boys Show
Their Dads the Good Times
They Are Having

A. wonderful spirit Of fellowship
and comradeship between fathers
and sons was exempliied last night
in the Y. NJ. c. A. when about sixty
dads accompanied by their son
attended the annual father and son
banquet conducted under the direc-
lion of Herbert r. Spencer. Boys
Work Secretary of the Y. NJ. c. A.
After Rev. William H. Bawden had
offered the invocation the men and
boys sat down TO a repast served in
the gymnasium by twenty high school
girls and the banquet was one which
will linger long in the memory CT
both father and son.
J. Logan Clevenger acted in the
capacity of master of ceremonies and
said that or such an occasion 1t was
hardly the right thing to address the
fellows or their fathers as gentlemen
because they were all gathered there
as n big bunch of 'fellers." Mr..
Clevenger then called on Milton Mac
William to bring the greetings of the
boys to their dads.
Mr.. Macmillan said that he was
there not as n speaker, but as a rep
resentative of the boys to voice the
sentiments and feelings in the hearts
of all the boys present, and on behalf
of the boys extended to the fathers
a most sincere and cordial welcome.
He remarked that the fathers indi-
Gated by their presence that they
were not only interested in the boys.
but interested as well in the Y. M. g.
A. He said also hat the fathers deep
down in their hearts wished that they
could become boys again and because
of that he asked all the fellows to
take their dads around the building
after the banquet and beat them up
good and proper in pool, billiards. etc.
For the boys side. MI. Macmillan de-
ciared, it was needless to say a
they appreciated the fine building
with its splendid equipment, and the
way in which the boys should show
their gratitude was to make continual
use of it and thus be q benefit to
their father. thier country and their
God.
Rev. F. b. Wilson,. pastor OF the
Fifth Street Reformed church of Bay
onne, delivered the address of the
evening and took as his subject. Com
partnership" He remarked that all
affair of such a nature made both the
fathers and sons realize thai they
have so much in m and yet dc
not think of 1t until forcibly impress
ed upon them. Sometimes they for
get and sometimes there is a diver
gence of opinion. Rev. Mr.. Wilson de-
cIared and hen the fathers and son
go each his W way. He said thai
the proper thing was to have a splen-
did spirit of co-operauoD along WftI
q spirit of comradeship n in tina
way father and son will get to know
each other better. Rev. Mr.. Wilson
remarked that the boys should realizt
that they have fathers to go to IL
times of trouble and from whom the,
may secure wise counsel and advice
and hat the fathers yearn for thu
confidence of their sons.
In Rev.. Mr.. Wilson's opinion, {
great heritage is that of men ant
boys today because since the wal
started a new age has been born ant
men and boys must grow to it and b.
able to meet intelligently and capabl!
the important problems which will
inevitably come up for solution.
Following the banquet and speeche
the boys and fathers had the entir'
building thrown open to them n tn
rest OF the evening was spent in {
jolly good time.