Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-10-25
Boys Conference to Be in Newport.


The Eleventh Annual Conference
of the Older Boys of Vermont will
be held in Newport City next jan
uary is a safe announcement to make
following a meeting of representa-
tive lot of citizens both men and wo-
men which was held in the city coun-
Gil rooms Friday night.
At the meeting the churches of the
city were represented and principal
o. B. Davis and Asst. Principal Wal
ter D. Kipp with good delegation
of High School Boys were also pre-
sent.
Byron dad" Clark of Burlington
called to consider the proposition of
entertaining the Conference. Mr..
Clark gave short talk on the sub
ject and gave brief review of it's
history and purpose and the success
that they have attained in the eleven
years since the first one was held.
He said this is a day of conferences
and they all are worth while. The
Older Boys Conference received its
first inspiration in the year 1910
when Mr.. Clark accompanied %
boys into New Hampshire to attend
a conference of this nature.
The first one to be held in Vermont
was at Ludlow in 1911 which had the
remarkable attendance of 1876. These
conferences were continued each
year to 1917 and discontinued in 1913
10 during the war. In 1920 they
were again taken up and have shown
increased attendance each year. At
Barre last January 500 of the Older
Boys. aged from Is to 20 were reg
istred. That city being more CEN
tralIy located in the state is partially
responsible for the record attend
ance.
Mr.. Clark believed that such NUM-
bers could not be expected at New
port In each community where such
conferences are held a large repre-
sentative of local boys from every
denomination attend which reduces
| the number of outsiders to be enter
| tanned. Last year at Barre II towns
| in the state were represented, many
coming from the rural districts. He
referred to one young lad OF il years
| who on going to the Conference had
| his first experience on railroad
train. The object of such conferen-
ces is answered in two words, Inspira-
| ton and instruction. The speakers
are men who know how to talk to
Boys and on subject they are inter
| ested in, and one of whom speaks on
| Country Life.
| The conferences are held during
| the second or third week of January
each year and continue for three days.
The delegates arrive Friday after
noon leaving for their homes Monday
Major Buzzell has offered the use of
| the Armory for the opening banquet
on Friday night which is followed by
short talks, music and an address by
some prominent speaker. Saturday
has full days program, devotional
services, addresses with a recreation
period in the afternoon followed by
an evening address. Sunday morn
ing the various churches of the City
are provided with conference speak
ers and the boys are allowed to &C
company their hostess to the church
of their choice. Sunday afternoon
there are meetings of leaders and
pastors, delegation meetings with g
grand closing mass meeting in the
evening. The work of arranging the
Friday night supper has been sim
plified. which will relieve the com
mittee of much work and worry
paper plates are used and each table
is presided over by one woman who
provides the dishes necessary for hel
table and when supper is over they
are placed in the basket and take1
home to be washed, doing away will
a few spending hours at dish wash
ing. People of the city will be asked
to open their homes for entertain
ment while the conference is in ses
, sion.
Rev. J. H. Blackburn moved tina
Newport extend the invitation which
was endorsed by a unanimous vote o
those present. Rev. III. B. Rankin
, was elected chairman and Rev. III. 7
!, Coontz clerk of the meeting.