South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-11-05
Big BANQUET TO
FEATURE ANNUAL
FATHER SON WEEK
Observance Seeks to Bring
Parents and Offspring
Closer Together.

Father and son week viii begin
Monday. Nov. Is. Sponsored by the
boys department OF the y. II. G. A.
the movement has for its purpose
tho making the fathers and sons OF
the city more appreciative OF one
another. A banquet VIII be held
az the \. n. G. 4. Monday evening.
IN commenting or the Father and
Son movement. c. ". Gamble. head
of the boys department. said Sat
urday:
The Father and Son banquet is
q place where normal fathers and
sons come TO enjoy themselves and
20 get closer together But the idea
does not simply stop there. When
some OF the Rotary men heard
about the banquet 20 be held at the
y. NJ. c. a. Monday. Nov. IS. their
thoughts did not only turn 70 their
own sons They thought OF the
hundreds OF boys who have no faith
ers and especially did they think OF
the boys AT the Orphans home be-
tween South Bend and Mlshawaka.
Here are boys who not only have no
fathers but who do not even have
homes A. =. Theilens and +. A.
Bryan got busy with the result that
ali the boys az the home over u
years OF age were invited 70 come 20
the big Father and Son banquet.
Orphans Interested
The other day down at the ".
where the Orphans home kids come
twice a week for gymnasium work
and swimming some OF them were
asked II they wanted TO come TO a
Father and Son banquet. There was
a chorus OF Obs and Abs and one
curly head lovable boy OF about 3
years Of age was heard far above
che rest shouting Gee, I guess we
do Then the questions were shot
az rapidly as any machine gun
could fire them. How were they
coming down? Would they get
father and what would they have 20
cat7 Would they all get a chance
10 come? They were told that
promptly az $50 p. m. on Monday
night. Nov. -. one OF Lees big
buses would stop at the home and
20 be sure that they would arrive at
the ~ on time some good husky
Rotarlans would ride along. and
see that everything was alright.
Then the same men with a lot more
brother Rotarians would be fathers
20 these lonesome little fellows for
at least one night.
The banquet 20 be held Monday
night. Nov. l.. is the eighth annual
city wide Father and Son banquet
in South Bend. Last year $50
fathers and sons crowded the big
gymnasium at the Y. M. G. A. Il
IS expected that fully az many will
attend this year. The program vii
be bigger and better in many ways
than any OF the previous ones. First
OF all the eats viii be good. No eX-
pense IS being spared TO give a real
banquet. The committee consider
themselves especially fortunate in
their speaker. James Mcclure. ID. D.,
T.. T.. d, president OF the McCor-
mick Theological seminary Of Chi
caxo. He Is the father of Archi-
bald Mcclure. pastor OF the First
Presbyterian church OF this city.
Other Features
But a speech is not all there is TO
a banquet As soon az the crowd
starts 10 gather. the Junior orches-
ira of Is pieces with =. A Hulling-
er as director will make the boys
division lobby ring with their play
ing. and in between the eats the
most popular part of the Studebaker
band. the saxaphone sextet Will
iiven the moments. Then too the
AmphiOn quartet will sing. Fathers.
bring your boys. and II you haven't
n boy Just call ti.s y NJ. c. a boys
division and let them supply you
with an honest to goodness Kid FOR
the whole evening"