Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-01-22
OLDER BOYS IN
9TH CONFERENCE
Program of Meeting to Be Held
at Mortified This
Week


conference of older boys of Vermont will
open January 20 and continue through
January %. Indications are tina. 1t will
be another fine conference, such as YER
mont had witnessed o. CHI January for
several years until the coming of the
war. During the two years America was
engaged in the war, the conference was
omitted, but the way in which The boys
have responded to the plans for the
coming gathering shows how much they
are interested in it and what the others
have done for the boys of the State.
The conference is open to the older
boys above the age of Is, representing
all churches and organizations for boys.
Among the speakers are Albert E. Rob.
ers. G. w. Hinckley, Jared Van Wages
! men, Jr., II. B. Rankin, Lit. Col. II. r.
| Roberts and others.
! The program in full il as follows:
Friday, Jan. 23.-1:00-63O at the Guild
| hall, registration of delegates and as
signment to homes; Gas at the Company
+. armory, supper. given by the ladies'
of Northfleld POSTMASTER, Major A. W.
! Peach. Norwich University; music by
the Norwich University orchestral dele
cation cheers and songs after the sup
| per: welcomes from the town, Ex-Con-
gressmar Frank Plumley: from the
churches, the Rev. G.. II. Redding. pas
tor Methodist Episcopal Church; from
Norwich University. Lieut.. Col. II. r.
! Roberts. acting president; from the boys.
Ralph A. Sawyer, Mortified high school;
! responses Robert T Platka. Burlington
! high school; Dean G. II. Perkins. state
| committee; organization of the confer
ence; address, His Excelency. Lieut..
Gov Mason S. stone; hymn, "America;"
address. "rhe Building of Trail" the
Rev. G. w. Hinckey.
Saturday, Jan. 2i.-Morning devotions.
the whole conference, 900 a. m, at the
Methodist Episcopal Church; organ Vol
untary. Mrs. W. T. MacCreade; song
service, II. G. Wilson; devotional, Ernest
l.. Rand; address, What Can a Young
! Man Do for the World?" Jared Van
Wagenen. Jr.. hymn; address. What Is
Real Scout?" the Rev. Fl. 3. Rankin:
hymn; address, THE Hope of the World"
Albert e. Roberts; official photograph OF
the conference, 80 at the Methodist
Episcopal Church; organ voluntary. Mrs
/ w. T. MacCreadie; song service, II. C.
, Wilson; devotional, Ralph II. Rowse, y.
! NJ. c. \. secretary University of Yer
mont; baritone solo, Alfred l.. Graham;
address, Clarence Z. Shedd, International
| student secretary.
! Group. conferences. College, high. and
preparatory school students, Clarence T.
Shedd: members of clubs and Young Mems
Christian Associations. Ernest l.. Rand.
farm boys, Jared Van Wagenen. Jr.; Boy
Scouts of America, the Rev. II. 3. Rankin,
pastors and adult leaders, Albert f
Roberts; $3.50. at Norwich University
military drill; evening parade and retreat
reception at Dewey hall by Act President
lfIn
7:3o. at the Methodist Episcopal Church:
organ voluntary, Mrs w. T. MacCreadie:
song service II. c. Wilson; devotional,
the Rev. G. w. Hinckley; 100 Years of
Military Education" Capt. Harvey p.
Wngate; college Athletics" Coach
Charles l.. Hoerne: Remembering the
Other Fellow at Norwich" Sergeant
Major William Fl. Adams; musical pro-
gram students of Norwich University
Sunday. January 25: Morning devotions
in your room 10:45, church services, dele
gates will attend church and Sunday
school with their host and hostess; Con-
gregational Church, Albert f. Roberts;
Episcopal Church. the Rev r. NJ. DeFor-
est; Methodist Episcopal Church. "Three
Things About Boys" the Rev. c. w.
Hinckley; Universalist Church, Ernest l..
Rand; St Johns Roman Catholic Church.
the ReN. j. n. Lynch; 2:30. church serv-
ice, Mortified Falls Methodist Episcopal
Church. the Rev. II. b. Rankin: go, at
the Methodist vestry, meeting for leaders
and pastors; $780, at the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, organ voluntary. Mrs. w.
T. MacCreadie song service, II. c. Will
son: devotional. the boy officers; solo,
Fl. G. Wilson; address. How Can I Meas.
ure Cp?" Albert Il. Roberts: TOO. at the
Company l. Armory, delegation meet.
ings; 1870. at tie Company f Armroy.
song service, II. G. Wilson; devotional
the Rev. II. B. Rankin; solo, Mrs. *. II.
b. Flint; reports of committees: address,
Spying out the Land the Rev G. w.
Hinckley; closing service. Byron n. Clark
Monday, January 26 Morning devotions
in room.