New Britain herald., 1924-11-12
FATHERS SHOULD
 BE TRAINED RIGHT
Cant Get Mahogany From Pine
 Blocks" Says Joe Palmer

One hundred and two fathers and sons dIned, sang and listened to speeches last night at Inc Stanley Memorial church at ,he second an- nual Father and Son banquet given by the Mems club. The mothers and daughters in the ladies' Aid society served chicken dlnuer with all the "nxin's," apple pc and ice cream. During the banquet and between speeches community singing Was en- joyed, with Arthur Knapp at the plano and Arthur Anderson song leader.
 George V. HamIin, president Of the Mems club, acted as toastmas- ter, and after the doXology was sung and Rev. Raymond x. Gilman said grace, the dinner was served. To insure no iclces at any table each man and boy vas directed 10 state in turn his name and occupation or grade In school After the inner man was satisfied and the women had withdrawn the t0astnlaster well comed the fathers and sons on be- half Of the club and introduced Rev MT. Gilman, the first speaker AS "a friend and COW orker as well as pas tor and leader" Mir Gilman respond- ed briefly, expressing his happiness that the members of the church and parish had responded so enthusas- tically to thls get together" proph- esying that the growth Of the father and son idea would help build a mu- tual understanding that must be big factor in bringing about proper basis for international peace.
 Large School, Small Church.
 Mr. Hamlin then described the unique relation of the Stanley Me morial church 10 the downtown hurches-serving a residential dis trict in which children of all de- nominations were sent to Its Sun day school, making a large school for a small church and school em- bracing practically all Protestant de- nominations. He pointed 10 the high attendance record of the school and credited much of it's success to the superintendent for the last II years, o. A. Marsh, whom he called upon ss being 80 keeny interested in the religious education of the youth of the church and having worked so hard and under such difficult cir cumstances sometimes that he must have a real message for them.
 MT. Marsh emphasized the neces- sity for team work. He pointed out that making up the team must be the home influence and parental in- struction as one factor, the church and the church school organization ! as another; the youth as a very im- portant factor and still another fac- tor God, Himself. Mir. Marsh then brought out the "work" in team work, and called upon the fathers to make sure their interest was at work, pedging the working interest of the church school and with both these factors working together with the Spirit Of the Heavenly Father the boy problem would adjust itself,
 Chinese Visitor Present,
 X With Rev. "Joe' Palmer, the main speaker of the evening, was D. M. Hsu, the general secretary of the Y. '5 M. c. A. at Chefoo, China. Mir. Hsu ! is on years leave Of absence from @,Chefoo to study Y. NJ. c. A. meth 5 ods in America. He is in Hartford for four months and at the end Of that time will go to some other city for several months, until his year is up. The toastmaster called upon the representative of the Celestial En- pirs for remarks, and Mr. Ilsu in quaint English, learned since the first of August, gave a very interest ing talk on Old China and the boys. He said in Christian communities there the Father and Son week is also celebrated, and told of his own son, 14 years old, in high school, from whom he had just received a letter making him feel at home in an affair of this kind. He said that in China a family was large-'not as in this country just as father mother, brother and sister" There the grandparents, children, grand children and all the in-laWs made one immense family and all must obey the word of the oldest grand parent. When the grandmother put B picture on the wall and said This Is your god" every one worShipped 1t, in fear. So when Christianity taught that God is everywhere tht boys said. "too much God every where no good"
 In schools for youth he said that Christianity is doing great things for young China. Mir Hsu said the boys first duty should be 10 learr to obey his parents, second to loarr to work. and here he said he wa; always greatly interested in the life of Lincoln, the poor boy who worked so hard and finally became so grea' and good. The third duty Of the bo, Is to grow and keep clean and str0nG with proper exercises and play sr his body will he fit for Gods worl in the world. In describing Chimes people. he said many took him fo . Japanese because he Is short, bu that the southern Chinese are shor and their service in military va, is in the navy while the northerl Chinese being tslle- and heavier ar more desirable for the army. Mr H. l. -.n-r. .nrrn q Lttr- 2 ral