East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-02-21
Dads and Sons of PendIeton
Assemble at Banquet Dis
cusSing for Initial Time "HoW
to Better Our Boys"
PLEAS FOR COMRADESHIP
ARE MADE BY ALL AGES
Sumptuous Supper is Served by
High School Maids, Toast
Program is Heard, Then En-
tertainerS Hold Sway.
"Be fatherly."

Those two words solve the prob
lem, who Shall BE the Father to
My Son." Rev. II. e. Gornall told 1875
fathers and 1875 sons last evening at
the first Father and Son banquet
ever held is Pendleton. Rev. Mr..
Gornall made plea for realization
that the boy has n body as well as
brain and soul, and urged fathers to
give of their time and their resources
that this part of their sons develop
ment be not overlooked.
Il have attended meetings of the
Farmers Union where men have
talked intelligently on better wheat.
j have read of your moves toward
raising better cattle. better hogs and
better sheep. This is the first time
in my four years here that we have
got together to discuss how to better
our boys"
Fathers Influence Felt.
The hours which his father spent
in companionship with his son are
treasured memories of Guy III. john
son, who responded to the toast
"Chums" lie declared that the ad-
vice OF father who was n chum dur
ing his boyhood days made crises In
life more easily met and solved many
tering the battle of life.
ANY man can join the crowd and
be swept along without effort on his
own part" City School Superinteud-
ent +. +. Austin declared. at is the
boy or the man. who can stand his
ground and say No nj the proper
time that is the worthwhile person"
He urged fathers to know their sons,
provide for them the proper environ
ment and to "be square with them
IIarrah says "Do.''
DO and not Don't" should be
the advice of father to son, w. w.
Harrah declared in his response to
the toast. "Son Through Fathers
Specks." Boys do not like to be
suppressed" he said. They want TO I
be doing something. Every father I
should see to 1t that his son is so busy
doing something worth while that he /
will not have TO say 'don's''
While the meeting was announced .
by Toastmaster Arthur Rudd as an
opportunity for fathers to meet sons. (
the part PLAYED by mother in the I
rearing of every boy was not lost .
sight Of II. +. Inflow. principal of
the high school, paid a glowing tri- /
butte to the mothers in his address on ,
"Our Sons
Tar<ington's Boy Recalled.
Jack Beck, high school senior, re-
called Booth Tarkington's boy in his
talk, "Father Through Sons Specks,
The youth he said. passes through 4
five stages, often reaching the step /
above in advance of the realization of (
his parents. He pictured the growth
of the youth vividly and elicted CON |
siderable laughter from fathers pres
ont who realized that some of the eN-
poriences mentioned came homo to
them.
IIovd Austin. also of the high /
school, declared that the present daN
home life is not conducive to n close
relationship between son and father
He indicated n desire for the good
old davs they used to tell about when |
tho family gathered about tho fire
side of an evening to listen to tales of +,
dads HAYWOOD rather than "a bite of
supper. n movie, n ride in one of the
fellows machines, maity ana nome
to bed"
Pleads for Education.
"Father learned his three RS NJ
the red school house and he madc
good" said sherman Mitchell speak
ing on "It's Great to BE Prepared
',Times have changed. There are new
advantages in edpcation just as there
are combine harvesters today where
once YOU harvested by hand. Think
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