Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-01-05
COUNTY BOYS
ATTEND RALLY
MOSINEE LAD ELECTED TO
HEAD ORGANIZATION
THIS YEAR


tended the third annual Older Boys
rally held here last Friday and Sat.
urday under the direction of the Mar
athon County Young Mems Chris
tian association and enjoyed the pro
gram prepared by Wakelin McNeel
and II. H. Davis. Many of the yisitffs
arrived Friday morning, registered al
the Y. NJ G. A., and were assigned tC
the homes of folks who had volun-
teered tc entertain the boys during
their stay in the city. Seventy-five
young men attended the sessions.
The opening session was held in the
Presbyterian church Friday afternoon
and began with singing led by w. T.
Mock. A prayer by the Rev. F. W.
ert Goetz of Stratford, president of
the boys organization, presided and
introduced the speakers.
Boys Welcomed
III. II. Davis, secretary of the Wau-
sau, Y. NJ. G.. A, gave an address of
welcome, giving the boys a friendly
greeting and explaining the purpose
of the rally and the advantages Of
closer union and friendship between
the city and county boys.
Taking as his subject the words
What Man Soweth, That Shall He
Also Reap" S. b. Tobey, city super
intendent of schools, showed the truth
of this by telling of incidents in the
lives OF prominent and successful men.
He explained the value of a proper
start and the necessity of hard work
and determination in striving for sue
cess, such things making inevitably
for worthwhile accomplishment
Or. r. w. Jones talk on 1.-THE Boy
and His Health" was followed with
great interest. He gave valuable sug-
gestions for the preservation of health
and the prevention Of disease. He
stated that plenty of sleep, plenty of
wholesome food and no smoking were
imperative and vital to building and
maintaining good health. DR.. Jones
gave a particularly emphatic warning
of the dangers of cigarette smoking,
stating that the opposition to the use
of cigarettes, often considered by boys
to be foolish and unnecessary, was
the result of facts proven by investi-
cation and experiment. .e,
Brandenburg Spoke
II. w Brandenburg talked to the
boys both in the afternoon and even
ing. Mr. Brandenburg was formerly
boys work secretary at the local Y
M. G. A. and is well known and
liked here. T. II. Schroeder, mana
ger of the Norris Farm and Camp for
boys at Mukwanago, who was also
on the program, was unable to at
tend.
The banquet in the evening was pre-
pared by the ladies' auxiliary and
served by the boys of the Hi-Y club
at the Y. M. G. A. The spread" was
paid for by business men of the city
and this, together with the entertain
ment provided in the homes of Wau-
sau people. redfced the expenses of
the visiting delegates to their carfare
only.
Harry C. Berger presided as toast
master and gave a humorous little
talk on Passing the Buck, which
convinced the boys that that was real
ly not the thing TO do. The singing
led by w. T. Mock. was done with vim
and spirit and each one or the speak
ers had an appropriate song rendered
in his honor
Ted Holterman of Spencer, who was
AhN NpAitN dtlNkNaAG w AbG Sidt6 blutl
boys conference at Milwaukee, told
of his experiences and gave report
of things done at the conference. His
report was very we'll given and he
was complimented on IL.
Mr.. Brandenburg spoke ON the con-
ference for next year and on the work
of the summer camps. The toastmas-
ter called on Robert Altman, w. ].
Rogam f. p. Stone and Joe Winetzki,
each of whom gave short talk. The
Rev, Richard Evans spoke in place of
Ted Schroeder who was on the pro-
gram but unable to attend Miss
Wanda Hopp accompanied the singing
on the piano at the y and on the or
gan At the church.
Elect Officers
At the end of the program a short
business meeting was held and Off
GERS for the coming year were chosen.
Russell Olson of Mosinee was elect
ed president and Edward Heath of
Spencer. is the new secretary. The
retiring officers were Robert Goetz,
Stratford. president, and Sewell Cook.
Unity, secretary Plans are TO be
made for a track meet TO be held at
"auSau ih NiS spElHE anu u bANket
ball tournament at Edgar, also prob
ably In the spring.
Saturday morning was devoted to
games in the gymnasium of the Y. NJ.
G. A. A basket ball tournament was
played under the direction of VIM f.
Pfaff, physical director. the title for
the rally going to the Accommodation
team. The Hi-Y team defeated Spen-
Ger So TO 4 without much effort and
then took the large end OF an IL to 4
score in a holly contested game with
the Edgar team. The Accommodation
team OF Wausau boys defeated. the
Mosinee team Ia TO 0 and the deciding
game between the Hi-Y and the Ac-
commodation team was set for the
afternoon. IL was discovered later
that the Hi-Y team would not be able
TO assemble its players for the time
set but IL was then too late TO make
other arrangements.
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