Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-02
BOYS COMMENCE
"Y'' ACTIVITIES
Members of Boys Cabinet
Enjoy Banquet, Speeches
and Entertainment Here.

The wheels i'll the machinery of
the Boys Department of the Y. NJ.
G. A. were well creased last night
when the majority of the seventy
five members of the new Boys Cab
!, met chosen by Secretary Fenby w.
Scott attended their first banquet in
the auditorium of the association
building. BY the end of the evening,
after a hearty dinner, talks by the
department heads and musical
numbers, the machinery was set go
ing for the entire year by the inspir-
alton received from William w.
Lands, of Columbia University,
who was the speaker of the evening.
The boys were put into a recep-
tive mood by splendid meal
served by Mrs. Larson, with several
girls interested in the welfare of the
"Y" waited upon the tables. Be-
tween courses, with Frank Foye at
the piano, the gang sang old and
original songs to the accompani-
ment of the table silver as drum
sticks and the chinaware as drums.
AS Mr.. Scott wished it to be, the
affair proved from the start TO be a
true Fellowship meeting and the
few guests were greatly impressed
with the spirit shown by the local
boys who have banded together as
heads of the various departments in
the "Y" to work for the good of the
other fellows.
Schuyler c. Pew, physical direc-
tor, spoke briefly to the boys who
manifested their pleasure of having
Mr.. Pew back with the local asso-
citation again by their long and
hearty cheers. Mr.. Pew outlined the
work in the gym" for the boys de-
partment and made an appeal for
live wires who can be the result of
clean speech and clean living only.
At this time Secretary Scott COM
missioned the boys present. as cap
tains and lieutenants of their par
ticular divisions, and each captain
responded with a short outline of
the work to be done in his depart
ment.
One of the most enjoyable fea-
lures of the program were the vocal
selections rendered by Miss Thelma
Emmons accompanied on the piano
by Miss Lucy Bernard. Miss En-
mons is a pupil of Miss Ethel Kill
lion and well deserved the hearty
ovation given by the appreciative
boys. Responding to an encore,
Miss Emmons was obliged to make
a hasty retreat and was probably
well out of the building before the
applause died down.
THE Challenge of Service" was
the topic which Mr.. Lands chose
to speak upon last night, and the
hilarious diners became a silent,
fascinated group of sober and earn
est listeners while the speaker put
before them the greatest challenge
in the world. Mr.. Landis retold that
n~t ctr ie- IL,
of mission, but presented the
theory in such way that every boy
mus have felt the truth of the
words and the seed was planted for
a better life last night if never be-
fore.
Once to every man and nation"
quoted the speaker, speaking of op-
portunity and pleading that every
boy make the best of his life. said
that this cannot be done without a
clean existence and the highest
ideals. The saddest words in the
world, Mr.. Landis said. are ut
might have been" and "If / had my
life to live over" man never gets
higher than his ideals and dreams"
was told the boys and for this rea-
son they were admonished TO build
high their ambitions for "he who
builds lower than the stars builds
all too low" Using history as far
back as the biblical times and on
through the ages. Mr. Lands gave
specific Illustrations of those who
bettered themselves and the world
through service and those who, with
misplaced ideals. took the wrong
path and Travelled the downfall path.
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