Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-22
BOYS CONFERENCE PLANS PROGRESS
WITH entertainment COMMITTEE
SEEKING MORE Accommodations

service led by John Taylor OF Cam
den: appointment Of committees, noml-
mating, credentials, resolutions.
5.00-welcome: For the clay by
Hon Ernest L. Mclean, mayor OF Au-
gusta: for the churches. Rev. Howard
II. Brown. Augusta.
5.20-Report of the nominating COM
mittee and installation Of conference
officers; introduction OF county lead
ers; announcements.
5.45-Parade, led by the Fairfield
Boys Band, with the Augusta saliva
ton Army Band; grand marshal Har-
old A. Miller, chief Of the State nigh
way police, Augusta; aides, Capt. Her
bert A. Folsom, secretary Augusta
Chamber Of Commerce, Arthur 8. Mer-
rill, president 1910 boys conference
Augusta. George A. J. Froberger, com
mander James Fitzgerald Post, Amer
lean Legion, Augusta.
Friday evening
Getty HalDt
6.15-Banquet: Prayer, Rev. An
drew T. McWhorter, pastor Congre-
gational church Augusta; toastmas-
ter. Hon. Norman L. Bassett, Au-
gusta; cheer leader, Fred Ellis, Au-
gusta; welcome from the boys OF the
four entertaining centers, Augusta.
Donald Hewett; Gardiner. Bernard
Lucas; Hallowell,, John w. Lister;
winthrop, Kenneth Dorr; response,
Philip Chadbourne, Auburn, president
Of the sixteenth annual state boys
conference; address,. His excellency,
Percival P. Baxter, Governor Of
Maine; address, Rev. Henry H. Crane.
Maiden, Mass; announcements, Ar
thur A. Head, Waterville; adjourn
ment.
Saturday Morning
Congregational Church)
S.30-General assembly at the Con-
sregational church, president presid-
ing, conference officers on platform;
song service led by John Taylor,
Camden.
S.45-Devotions, Prof. E. c. Marri-
ner, Librarian Colby college, Water
Vile.
9.O0-Group sessions, young peoples
societies, Thomas H. Leonard, Au-
burn presiding, Rev. Alexander Hen
derson of Fairfield speaker, session
to be held at the Unitarian church:
Sunday school problems, Allen II.
King Of Portland presiding, Prof. T..
C. Mariner, Waterville. speaker. ses-
sion to be held in Congregational
church vestry; Christion callings,
Samuel L. Hitchings, Bangor, speak
err; Ministry, Rev. E. A. Pollard Jones
Waterville, speaker; association sec
retaryship, Herbert S. Smith. Gener-
al secretary Y. M. G. A., Lynn, Mass.
speaker, session to be held in Con-
gregational church auditorium.
1015-General assembly, Con-
gregational church; song service led
by Leland l.. Stacy, Augusta; adj
dress, DR.. F. N. Seerley, Y. M. c. A.
college, Springfield, Mass.
10.45-Address, Rev. Henry H.
Crane, Maiden, Mass.
11.45-Announcemen Thomas S.
Smith, Augusta; Conference photo
graph, State Capitol steps.
1G.30-Leaders' luncheon; address,
Rev. Henry H. Crane, Maiden. Mass.
Recreation Program
Saturday Afternoon
1.30-Visitation to the State Cap
itol building, including the various
departments, the State Museum and
the Blaine Mansion, the home of the
governor.
2.30-Mass games and athletic pro-
gram in the Y. NJ. c. A. gymnasium.
followed by swim in the SWIM
ming pool.
3.3O-Visit to Fort Western and
leading industries of the city.
-6.O0-Guests of the manage
ment of the Colonial Theatre and
Augusta Opera House.
Saturday Evening
6.00-Supper; toastmaster. Fred
f. Lawrence, State bank commits
sioner, Augusta; song service. led by
Thomas S. Smith, Augusta: address.
DR.. +. N. Seerley. Springfield. Mass.
show by the Augusta Y. M. c. A.
boys division, Leland L. Stacy, di-
rector.
1880 delegates attend church with
their host.
II Sunday School.
Sunday Afternoon
Congregational Church)
3 Mass meeting for Older Boys
and Young Men, w. w. Quinton,
Agent Lockwood Mills, Waterville.
Maine, presiding: Devotion and song
service, led by Jeff c. Smith, Water
Vile; address, Rev. E. A. Pollard
Jones, Waterville; conference, pas
tor.
Sunday Evening
Getty HalD
Z, His Excellency, Governor Per-
cival p. Baxter, presiding: song SER
vice, led by Leland l.. Stacey. Au-
gusta; devotions: report of creden-
tial committee; report of resolutions
committee; hymn; address, One boy
from each county 1.-TWO minute
limits); address, DIR. f. N. Seerley.
Springfield, Mass; farewell service,
Thomas S. Smith. Augusta: adjourn
ment, by order of the president.
Mayor Issues Call
The following open letter address
sed to the citizens of Augusta was
issued from the Office of Mayor Ern-
est l.. Mclean, chairman of the en-
tertainment committee, for publica-
ton Friday: with the help Of
Gardiner, Hallowell, Winthrop, and
Randolph, we are to entertain six
hundred boys at the Annual Boys
Conference to be held in this city on
March %, 90 and Goth. Many citizens
have already very generously vo]un-
teered their willingness to entertain
at their homes or elsewhere one or
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