The log cabin Democrat., 1921-04-30
FATHERS HAPPY GUESTS
 OF SUNDAY SCHOOL BOYS
Boys Entertain Dads" at Get To- gether Banquet-Program. Menu
 and Music Excellent.

Fathers were guests of their sons at happily inspired and happily car rled out banquet by Sunday school boys between the ages of 12 and IS, served at the First Methodist church last night. About 90 boys of the Sun day school were present with their fathers or friends and succeeding numbers of the program provided much merriment as well as serious thought for the company. The ban quet was excellently prepared and served by the Woman's Missionary Society of the church with the assist ance of number of young ladies. Music was by the Hendrix College or chestra.
 The purpose of the gathering was stated by Reuben Hayes. who acted as toastmaster. We are here tonight for pleasure" MT. Hayes said. "As l recall it, the best times a boy has are with his father and when eating. We are going to do both" The seri- ous side of the parental relation was presented in a strong address by S. A. Ackley, secretary of the Little Rock Y. M. C. A. Other parts of the program were rendered by the boys and they acquitted themselves with greatest credit.
 To recount the last event of the gathering, Bill Courtney and George Muse, members of Ray Scott's Sun- day school class, won the prize for the best stunt The boys put on a boxing exhibition which was impressive in it's earnestness and the manly spirit evil denced in giving and receiving blows. Judges were T. S. Staples, E. l.. Shaver and Rev. C. M. Reyes, who awarded the prze, two cakes, one to represent the fathers and the smaller one the sons.
 Pep was displayed in the first event, "A Romance Of the Movies," featur. ing Jimmy Ligon, Prentiss Powers, Dan Durham and other boys of Mrs. w. o. Wilson's class. They handed up a movie in great style and drew repeated applause. One of their num- Der made up as the heroine went un- identified for the entire show. Ed ward Durham followed with "Chalk Talks" a series of rapid drawings which threatened to land him in the professional class. Mr. Hayes class of which Doyne Carson is president, followed with What Boys Like to Do." Whatever it was, they did to the delight of the audience.
 Powell Sanders responded to a toast "To Our Fathers" and was followed by MT. Ackley, whose address was serious. Three things can be done to steam engines and boys,' Mr. Ackley said. ''The fire can be built under them and steam generated. We can let the steam escape in an unplanned manner and the result will be unplan- ned, or We can repress it and an ex- plosion will occur. Or we can guide the steam in the proper direction. That's what we have to do with our boys"
 Mir Ackley delighted his small friends with the story of the boy, who had already accounted for" 19 pan cakes at breakfast. His mother pre- pared two more, one eXtreemly large and called them Mama" and Baby" The boy swallowed the smaller one at one gulp and then said: Don't cry baby mama is coming after you right now" He eXhorted fathers to form and maintain relation of chummi- ness with their sons and to set them a good example, not to tell them, do as l say, not as l do."
 The boys of Ray Scott's class fol- lowed with stunts, the boxing exhibi- tion winning the prize. Three boys John Guice, Russell Charles and Frank .Whiddon then 'took off" distinguished church leaders and the manner in which they address the young boys Then came the stunt which at least outclassed the others in noise. Louis Mann and the class taught by o. C. Landers demonstrated how class be- hayes when substitute teacher is on duty. Mann as teacher failed to re- store and finally pointed out one lad who had made no racket. His youthful classmates explained that miracle by saying he was dumb.
 From every standpoint the first father and son" banquet at the church was an immense success and it is probable the affair will be made an annual feature of the church $ l morlc for thn uo11nn nonnlo