The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-01-16

every instance where this was possible
ii was carried ont.
The meeting Saturday night opened
with voluntary on the organ by Miss
Marion Dorward This was followed by
community singing which was led by
Frederick Inglis, with Miss DorwaTd
accompanying on the piano and Mr.,
Franzi on the cofnet, Rev. Mr, Hlnck.
ley had charge of the devotional and
gave chapter from the Bible to be
looked up and studied. Mr. Inglis then
sang tenor solo which was followed
by a talk on, IA Full Service Life by
John q. Olmstead. Mr.. Olmstead il
supervisor of the extension division OF
The United Y. NJ G. A. schools and an
earnest, tirelcss " NJ. G. A. worker in
general. He told of the need for !, Nj.
10. A. secretaries. outlined the work OF
secretary and urged the boys to
think over such future.
Boys Raising Money,
A resolution was then passed by the
conference pledging every effort to-
ward the raising Of Sl,l00 remaining
to be raised on pledge of $1,000 to
the Boys World Outlook program made
bv the conference last year. 1t was
announced that $500 had been raised
during 1921 and the conference voted
to raise the remaining Sf,l00 this year
if possible.
The session Saturday afternoon was
opened with an organ selection by Miss
Mary Lease. which was followed by a
soprano solo by Miss Betty Brown.
George Mackay then led the conmu-
nifty singing and Mrs. j. Y. LANG ac-
companied on the piano and Mr.. Franzi
on the eornet Rev. Mr.. Rankin con-
ducted the devotional services at this
session and IL was then announced that
the awarding OF the prize for perma-
nent conference song would be deferred.
Five songs were submitted, 1t was re-
ported, but none was selected. A talk
on aThe Yard Stick of Progress was
then given by Jared Van Wagenen, IT..
a member Of the department OF agri-
culture of the state OF New York. Mr..
Van Wagenen claimed there We're six
measures in life, health, wealth, knowl-
edge, brotherhood. service and right
eousness and he discussed each, show
ing how it might be attained. Elwin
II. Ingalls,, state club leader Of the Uni
versify Of Vermont extension service,
then spoke on "Set a Goal" Every
man should have some goal to work
for in life, he exclaimed, and he urged
all the boys to set one now. Rev. Ar
thur W. Hewitt, pastor OF the Method
list church OF Plainfield, then gave an
address on "The High Calling" Rev.
Mr.. Hewitt explained the work Of the
ministry and pointed out the task Of
the missionary, the rural pastor and
the city clergyman. He concluded his
talk with the question. What are you
going 10 do about itf'
The official photograph OF the con-
ference was taken after dinner satur-
day and the various group conferences
were then held The high and prepare
tory school students met with Mr..
Olmsfead, the farm boys with Mr., Van
AVagenen, the boy scouts with Eagle
Scout Clarence ID. Pierce, deputy scout
commissioner at Burlington, and the
pastors and adult leaders with Mr..
Gibson. After these conferences the
hoys passed the time before the open
ing of the afternoon session in sight
seeing trips.
To-day the conference has passed
into history However, if the vowed in
tentions and the sentiments sid opin-
ions voiced by the boys as tiny filed
out OF the theatre last night may be
taken as a criterion, the tenth annual
gathering will always be one of the
brightest points in the history of the
Older Boys conference Of Vermont.