The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-05
Clubs RESULT
FINE turn OUT
AT STATE MEET
Rock Island Delegation Returns
from Illinois Boys Conference
|, Held at Peoria.

The ninth annual state older
boys conference which came to a
close in Peoria Sunday evening
was attended by 1888 delegates
from all over the state, including
IS delegates from Rock Island. In
1913 the first conference of the
older boys was held in Peoria with
an attendance of 135. Since that
tine the number of delegates to
the conference has increased al
most tenfold. Rock Island this
year sent a larger delegation than
it ever did any year previous.
The Y. NJ C. A, Junior and
senior. Hi-Y clubs and the United
Sunday school band have organized
a Peoria conference club. including
all delegates from Rock Island
who attended the conference. This
club has been organized for the
purpose of keeping the delegation
intact until the conference next
year, adding new members all the
time.
Donavan Oglevee was chosen
president of the new club and
Earl Campbell was elected secre-
tary. The club will meet Friday
evening at $50 O'Clock in the Y,
when a banquet will be given in
honor of J. II. Hauberg, who con-
veyed the Rock Island delegation to
Peoria in his truck.
Leroy Olson and Earl Campbell,
members of the Rock Island dele
CATION, gave a fife and drum selec-
ton at the conference. Among the
principal speakers at the confer
ence were A. J.. Elliott, information
al study secretary and former foot
ball star at Northwestern univer-
sity, and Rev. Charles W. Gilkey,
Chicago. Harold Elliott, Lagrange,
ILL.,, was elected president Of the
older boys conference for the con-
ing year. Other officers were Sc
lected by the state boys work COM
mittee, of which j. H.. Hauberg,
Rock Island, is chairman.
The Rock Island delegation re-
turned from the conference last
night at s O'Clock. They we're due
to arrive yesterday afternoon, but
owing to the poor condition Of the
roads and a late start from Peo-
ria they were unable to arrive in
the city on scheduled time.
Those who returned last night
were J.. H. Hauberg, H. l.. Best, Ben
/! Haddick, Chester Battles, Donavan
Oglevee, Carl Vessel, Gardner
Thomas, Howard Stephany, Tom
Pratt. Charles Walker, Frank Emit
Ter, Clarence Clark, Vernon Berry,
Roy OLSON, Earl Campbell, Jacob
| Knanishu, Earl Bealer and Ernest
Reitz.
Triangle Club Formed.
The young mems class of the
Y. M. C. A. boys department has
been organized into the Triangle
club. The officers elected at a
meeting Of the club last night in
the Y re-: Howard S~tephany
president; Frank Gross. vice pres.
ident: Laverne Barnes, secretary.
treasurer; William Fender, chair.
man Of the social committee. JohI
Spilger will be the club advisor. Il
was decided to hold the regular
weekly meeting on Saturday eve
ming at 1880 o'clock. Plans have
been made for the organization O
basketball and swimming teams.
Plans for a Christmas program
to be held in the Y. NJ. G. A, Mon
day, Dec. IL, were made at a meet
ing Of the Dormitory club las
night. Twenty we're present at tn
meeting. Miss Eva Simonds CAV
a number Of vocal selections an,
Miss Verna Skeptedt played a mum
Der Of piano solos, one being of he
own composition. E. E. Stoffel
president Of the club, presided.