New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1921-11-14
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Rev John L. Davis will meet for sup
per and a talk every Thursday eve
ming beginning December 1st. Mr..
Davis now has a large class of men
In his own church and the indca-
tons are that his class here will be
the largest in any Y. M. c. a. in New
England. Three committees are
working up membership in this group
one from the industrial council one
from the gymnasium and one from
the general membership.
c. Mckenna IS chairman of the
committee and is placing advertising
matter in the different factories For
the boys there will be two groups of
the younger boys meeting with Ply
| steal Director Hergstrom and Boys
Secretary Dorbuck each Saturday
morning. Two groups of High Gchco'
boys will meet Thursday evening".
Following these meetings the Hi Y "
club composed Of High school boys
meet for supper, followed by talks
from prominent college men, who
speak on problems affecting the lives
of boys. Two such meetings have
been held with an enrolment of rs.
| The annual supper given in honor
Of the New Britain football team,
which comes Just before the Hartford
| game, was held Thursday evening in
the banquet hall. Rev. John l.. Davis
was the principal speaker, Among
the other guests and speakers We're:
Principal Slade, Postmaster Delaney,
Coach Cassidy and DR. Bray. The at
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time was enjoyed.
The annual Older Boys conference
was held the latter part of October
at New Haven with 900 boys in at.
tendance from all parts of the state
This Is conducted by the state Y. NJ
C, A. for the Y. NJ. C. AS and
churches. Mr.. Dorbuck worked VI
one of the largest delegations that
attended, having SO boys and leaders
from churches and the Y NJ. C.
A. very strong program was put
on which greatly influences for good
the boys who attended. At the final
meeting AZ boys took a forward
stem" in Christian living by signifying
1 eliminate some bad habit or enlist in
some service in Christian work.
The Y. NJ. G. A. is cooperating in
every possible way in the support OF
the coming Goodel meetings which
should strengthen the religious life
of the association as we'll as the
churches.
Physical Department.
Mr., Hergstrom in beginning his
| or n
of activities for the men and boys
and the attendance In his gymnasium
classes Is better than last year and
steadily increasing. Twenty classes
a week are held for school boys,
High school students, employed boys,
young men, business men and a new
class for older business men. The
| physical department committee is
working hard to promote a program
of clean athletics clean speech and
good fellowship. "A of the younger
business and professional men are
| Just completing a hand ball tourna-
ment. 100 boys are contesting in
group games. A leaders corps OF
Christian young men is being drilled
once a week to assist in leadership
in the gymnasium, Three of our
young men are now in Springfield
College preparing for Y, NJ. c. A
work.
A boxing class will start next week
under an instructor who developed In
our gymnasium. track team is be-
ing coached which will meet other
! Y. NJ. G. A. teams OF the state during
the winter. The boy scouts are Civ
en- their swimming tests by the physi-
cal directors and our own members
are individually taught to swim. Life
saving will be taught to a selected
group of good swimmers.
The attendance last month in all
| physical department activities was
ass.
The hand ball situation has been
! improved by giving over the use OF
another room to the wrestlers and
boxers who formerly used the room
for their activities, but still more
wish to play the game than there is
room for and l recommend that an
other court be constructed on thC
fourth floor.
Industrial Council
of representatives. from each factory
met for supper and appointed com
fnitteee and laid out program Of &C
tivities. The first general meeting fol
factory men will be held In the gym
nasium Wednesday evening, when Mr.
A. D. Risteen OF the Travellers Insur
! nncc company will speak on indus
| trial Safety" Following the address
there will be social time and 6
lunch. Mr.. Preble and the commit.
tee in charge have also laid out o
ncrics OF six lectures for foremen te
be given monthly. The frst one comes
November 3oth and will be given by
MIR. George A. Kimball and Mr., f.
a. searlc on foreign trade, So tar az
possible local mon will be secured for
sthesc meotirSa.
Boys Department.
| Tho employed boys have a club
named the Good Government club