The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-01-30
ST. JOHNSBURY
+ MAY HAVE NEXT
BOYS CONFERENCE
Delegates Were Greatly I'M
pressed by Excellent
Speeches at Mortified
BY MAURICE BARRETT
Delegate to Boys Conference

Delegate to Boys Conference
The eighth annual Boys Confer
ence of the State of Vermont was
held at Mortified, January %, "a and
%, Mortified being a special attrac-
ton on account of Norwich Univer-
sity.
When the boys arrived they were
given cordial welcome, and at $50
"A supper was given by the ladies of
the town which soon disappeared UNI
der the hungry supervision. of the
400 boys.
After the supper cheers and songs
were exchanged by the different
schools and organizations represented
AS soon as he could make himself
was acting as POSTMASTER introduced
the different men who were to speak
during the conference After the
business of the meeting, Mr.. Clark,
the man who attends to the business
end of the conference, presented the
president of the conference gavel
which was composed of historical
pieces of wood from each county in
the state of Vermont.
This completed the supper and the
boys went home to their hosts and
Eostesses.
The next day at nine o'clock, the
boys all met at the Methodist Epis-
copal church to listen to a very in
teresting speech, "What Can a Young
Man do for the World?" by Jared
Van Wagenen Jr. Rev. H. r. Rankin,
who was going to speak on "What Is
Il Real SCOUT" was absent because
of illness. AS soon as this meeting |
was over, the boys gathered in a
group in front of the church and had |
their picture taken.
At $50 the boys went up to the
to watch the drilling and
look over the buildings and all agreed
it was "some school,"
At 7.30 another meeting was held
with many very prominent speakers
who put before the boys some very
valuable information.
Sunday morning each boy went to
MS own church. At 800 o'clock we
Ill gathered at the Methodist church
% listen to Mr.. Roberts, who gave
| most interesting speech, "The Hope
If the World" with some very valu-
able information for young man
Who is about to take up his life work
The closing session was held at the
Armory and all the boys with their
lost and hostesses were present.
Here a boy from each delegation
banked the Mortified people for
heir hospitality and the women for
he supper. Last but not least they
banked the speakers for their Won
lerful information and tried to tell
hem of the benefit it had done them.
The last thing on the program was
most impressing when each delegate
laspcd hands with the boy next tot,
i'm forming what was called the end
ess chain, while prayer was offered
~ Mr.. Clark, or dad" Clark, as
he boys called him.
The speakers were: Major Arthur {
V. Peach of Norwich University, I.
ieut. Col. Herbert r. Roberts, who
5 acting as president of the Univer-
ity; Rev. G. w. Hinckley from c
Maine, where he has 200 boys and
iris living with him. Jared Van
WAGNER, Jr., an official of the Coun-
Y Department of the International
ommittee Of the Young Mems
'hrstian Association; Lieut.. Gov.
Jason S. Stone; Capt. Harvey p.
Vingate, president Norwich Chris v
ian Association; Charles l.. Hoernle, Q
thletic coach at the University;
.obert T. Platka, elected president o
f the conference. ,
st. Johnsbury was at the head as h
sua1 with the largest number of del ii
gates. MI Clarke is much in favor Hi
f having the conference in st. Johns III
uly next year, and the boys sincere Ill
: hope he will. III