The Holly chieftain., 1923-02-08
Fathers and Sons
Honored
Banquet Held In The
M. E. Church
Speakers Here From Lamar, Who
, Appear On Program With
Local Speakers I.

f. church last Thursday evening for
banquet and program. Alter II
y.sumDtuous banquet prepared by
the ladies OF the church a program
waa held in the auditorium Il. f..
SWood presided An address OF vel
come WE given by T.. }. Thayer.
neti's oubie eouartettc rendered
two well received selections. r. j.
Ike, superintendent OF the local
rsehooI esDonded to the toast What
k3tlle school owes the Youngsters
&c said that . mems son. not his
~onoy or property was his biggesr
sspt There arc three links that
bind beth son and father: the
hurch, the home and tie school,
Wake more interest in that son OF
! Syoms ghe pleasantest memories
q OF son for father is the little in
M .titn3cies hey enjoy together. His
III play f,.nes with his dad were his
mas blessed memories Also you
Abie boys be pals with the smaller
boga.
The american school is typical OF
the staleriean syssam of government
and was established TO protect our
democracy Blessed is the boy who
has behind him The urge of a sym
pathetic parent. When | was boy
could only talk it over with dad
everything was made right. Fortu
,iate is the lad who has an under
staniing parent The school is to
teach the boy how TO I've. He advo
stated for boys and girls eight hours
OF WORK, eight of play and eight OF
sleep
He advocated service that was
Sensible. Energetic, Rteverent Va
aorous and Earnest. That spells
Serve.
~ Hershel Horn OF Lamar spoke on
sWlsat ii Tnthcr Owes His Son He
sjngratulatad Holly aa amcng the
;ist to recognize that the boy is
Hssorth while. The father owes more
8snun mere temporal support; he
I lives inspection and, instruction
AIsodelm times eyalts the social life
10 the expense OF the home. Fathers
are nciiiled to pass the buck of
1 parental care TO the mother or to
1 8ya school
The boy with plstic mind and re
tentive memory gives the father the
Opportunity to teach him respect
for lvoinanhood live for country and
reverence for God But the father
must live wight on his instructions
viii fall on deaf ears. We should
/ til,, care TO INFORM the boy OF the
! periis all along the way. The father
ewes it 10 MS son to take part in
4 all social, political and religious af
4 fairs II we fail in our duty here the
y Bcy must suffer.
Or. Leonard and his son then gave
q an Instrumental dlat.
Or. ". O. Shelter Of Lamar then
spBke on What a Son Owes his
Sathcr and to the Commlnity. His
talk was an interesting explanation
of the BOY Scout movement He
said that the SON was the fathers
biggest investment. Scouting tends
70 build up boyhOod into manhood.
The boy takes the obligation OF
courage, loyalty, patriotism court
Ssy Kindness to animals cheerful
Vness cleanliness thrift purity and
Bhohor. $4,000 men are now engaged
IN Scout work with 50U,000 boys en-
Oiled but there arc eight million
4 Rfpys eligible to SCouthoOd in this
pnntIy TIA Scout work makes
Gyoy5 physically strong, mentally
Make and morally straight. They
do not smoke. No first class scout
Rs ever been convicted fcrime.
Ill cciosed with tribure to the
bate 5ohn Prowers.
III ID. steele responded to the
toast, what the Community Owes
10 the Young Men, The community
nou'd develop yonr son into red
Needed American citizen The com
kaunity owcs 10 your son equal op
4 bltunity with any other mems
Hns It owes him an education in
tcnlar and religious knowMdge
Fake the school and church on tot
he community and little is left
hose teach him how TO play tho
ame" and play It strictly on the
qpare How many youths arc going
fhe criminal wsy today: some fnti
gs arc drreiiet there. Many Iathcr'
VI this community have forgotten
mat they have sons
WNbat the Church Owes to thu
euno Man. was the theme %