Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-17
Leaders Conference
Y. NJ. c. A. Camp
Speakers Announced

State headquarters of the Y. n. G.
A. in this city announces a Leadership
Training Conference to be held at
Lake Cobbosseecontec, Winthrop Cen
ter, Maine. June "a to July l. The
purpose of this conference is to fur
nish place in Maine where anyone
can obtain in short time the latest
and best ideas regarding work for
young men and boys. Among the in
sNructors and special speakers are
Rev. Alexander Henderson of Rich
mond, Me, director of religious edu-
cation; Roy c. Handley of Auburn,
general secretary of the Auburn Y.
NJ. G! A: Wilfred j. LaPoint of
Springvale. Me, York county Y. M. C.
a. secretary: Albert f. Roberts of
New York, international Y. NJ. G. A.
secretary; Albert E. Roberts of New
York, international Y. NJ. c. A. secre-
tary of rural work; Arthur A. Heald
of Watorville, as State secretary for
Maine; Charles F. Nesbit of Wash
ington, D. c., prominent business man
and lecturer; Thomas l.. Coates of
Portland, Cumberland county Y. M. G..
A. secretary; Thomas H. Leonard of
Auburn, Me, boys work secretary of
the Auburn Y. NJ. c. A.; Ralph NJ.
Somerville. general secretary of the
Portland Y. NJ. c. a.; Very Rev. Ed
mund r. Lame, Jr., dean of st. Luke's
Cathedral, Portland: Rev. E. A. Pol
lard Jones, pastor Methodist church
OF Waterville: Henry F. Merrill, treas
urer of the Randall McAllister Co., of
Portland: Clement S. Stetson, chair
man State Board of Augusta; Harry
s.. Brown of the Emery-Bro COM
pany, Waterville: Clifford f. Nc
Glau1lin. judge of the Portland NUM-
cipal court; Rev. William A. Smith,
pastor of the Congregational church
of Waterville; Rev. ]. Harrison
Thompson. pastor Of the First Baptist
church Of Portland: Rev. Carl v. Gar
land. pastor OF the Grace Methodist
church Of Bangor; Rev. Frederic OF.
sen, pastor Of the Peoples church.
South Portland: Rev. Milo e. Pearson,
pastor of the High street Congrega-
tional church Of Auburn; Dr. A. c..
Goddard, pastor Chestnut street
Methodist Episcopal church, Portland:
and Rev. Robert ]. Bruce. pastor Of
ST. Lawrence Congregational church
Of Portland.
Such courses are given at Silver
Bay. New York. Asilomar. California,
Tlue Ridge. Virginia. and Lake Couch
iching in Canada. All of these train
ing centers are too far distant to be
of service to our pastors, Sunday
school teachers or to the average
young man in Maine who wishes to
learn how to conduct successfully a
boys group.
The courses offered will be design
inspiration but also to give actual
practice in the method and technique
of group work for young men and
boys.
The course is designed so that IL
any church desires to train some
young man to assume the leadership
of an individual group like the Boy
Scouts. Pioneers. or Boys Glass it
can do so at a minimum cost by
sending one or more delegates to the
Training Center at Winthrop.
The Training Center Is on Lake
Cobbosseecontee. which is one of a
chain Of beautiful lakes affording good
fishing, boating and bathing. There
are So islands in this lake and the
natural scenery is unsurpassed for
beauty. 1t is as near ideal for the
purpose as can be imagined.
This property contains 200 acres Of