Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-04
FATHERS AND soNs>fN
 GET TOGETHER BANQUET

Two hundred fathers and sons ga- tNefed at the Community House on Church street Wednesday evening when the annual Father and Ss5n banquet was held under the auspices 6f the Young Mems Christian Asso- ciatfen. Many Of the churches irf- terested in the Father and Son idea were represented not only on the committee in charge but in the att tendance.
 The banquet menu was served at S.36 o'clock By the Womah's Auxiliary Of the Y N. C. A. and during the course of the supper there was music By Swahn's orchestra, Henry LaFon- taiife presiding at the piano.
 Allyn L. Brown. chairman of the boys work committee of the Y. N. c. 4, was toastmaster of the evening. As tfe first of the after dinner speakers, he introduced Rev. c. L. Keriagy, assistant pastor of the Gen. tral Baptist church. whose top:c was Father and Son Banduets and the Church. As member of the com rnittee representing the church, Rev
 Mr. Kenagy expressed appreciation of
 what the Y. M. c. A has done in fos-
 tefiffg tie Father and Son banquet idea.
 greeting from the Sons to the Fathers was given by Sterrill M. Chase Tn the course of his remarks MT. Chase said that the greatest edu- cati6fal need is an increase in pater- nal interest. Fathers. We need you and from now 6n we hope to be your ehur1is, he said in, closing.
 The resnonse, Father to Sons. was made by Henry 4. Tirrel1 principal Of the Norwich Free Academy. It has been my good fortune to he teaching in Norwich for some years and [ have met great mary fathers during that time, said Mir. Tirrell He went on to say that he has never met a father who would not sacrifice 1 for his boy. Every father wants His 1 bdyi to have greater advantages than 1 he had himself No matter what sort of man he is he thinks lot 1 6f his boy. I want my boy to be a better man than I is at the heart of every father, said Mir. Tirrell.
 | The address of the evening was de- I livered by H. W. Gibson of Boston | Y NJ c. 4. state boys work secre- | tary for Massachusetts and Rhode Is
 land. This is Mir. Gibson's third I visit to Norwich af,d he was accord l ed q very hearty welcome. To a doc { d | said Mir Gibson, after his preliminary remarks To minister he is d soul: 1 t6 a lawyer. person who has not 1 come into his legal rightsA to a po- ! liesfYfan he is sort of human auto mobile ar potential mischief maker | but to his family he is all those 1 things. and a great many more, too 1 Speaking directly to the boys. ht
 said: The boy of today is the hope l of tomorrow, and if you fail. tornor- row will be failure. And then turn | ing to the fathers. he said; The trou' ble with a lot of men is that they forget they were once boys. If wt [ can just think back. far enough tc our boyhcod days, the boy of today will become q new being.
 l The man who insists on takins home every night laughter and Dla. l will see reflected on his boys face laughter and smiles. When a boy'' father becomes his instructor in lift there will De no danger of that bo1
 going wrong When I see a girl O fifteen or sixteen with an enamelet face and "cootie garages" I ask my
 self, where Is that girls mother? Tn l boy of today has a hard time to liv'
 straight life and it is time tn home took a. hand. MT. Gibson tol( several IoucHIHB SeuT1eS lIIdl Nel riGht to the hearts of his nearer
 and in closing he told in very in
 terestinE way his idea of the idea
 boy Edwin Hill, general secretary 0
 the r. M C. A.. brought the evenin;
 to close with prayer.
 During the progfa nme there wa
 singing led by M. NJ. MacGorriil, tn ] orchestra assisting. The committe in charge of the evening comprise 4. s. Knowles, chairman, J. B. Stan T ton. Rev. C.. l.. Kenargy, Arthur I reaie. Henry D. Johnson. Myron r . Prentice and Charles D. Grover.