Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-15

gress of arrangements for the three
days session Of the State Y. NJ. c. A.
Boys Conference, which will be held
in this city, March %, 20 and 80,
We're presented by the sub chairmen
at the meeting of the general COM
mittee of the Senate Chamber of the
State House Friday afternoon. Gov
ernOr Percival L. Baxter presided at
the session of the active workers,
and complimented the sub committee
chairmen on their productive efforts.
The session yesterday afternoon
was opened with prayer by the Rev.
A. l.. Leigh Of Randolph, which was
followed by the reading of the min
utes of the previous meeting and the
presentation of the reports. 1t was
reported by the entertainment COM
mittee Of which Mayor Ernest l.. Nc
Lean is chairman. that in the less
than n week which active work of
securing Accommodations for the 700
boys who will attend the conference
has proceeded, 343 places have been
listed in Augusta. IIallowell. Gardi-
Ter. Randolph and Winthrop. This
detail of the arrangements will be
continued to be pressed by the rep
resentative. committee through the
several churches and organizations.
Charles S. Brown, chairman of the
banquet committee, reported on the
program for the two monster BAN
quets, which will be staged at city
hall for the entire representation on
Friday and Saturday evenings. Nor
man l.. Bassett will be the toast
master at the Friday evening BAN
Quet and Judge Fred l.. Lawrence
will ofIiciate in that capacity on sat.
urday night. Governor Baxter will
deliver the address of welcome for
the State of Maine at the Friday
yening banquet. and four young men
representing the Kennebec cities will
also speak at the great supper ses-
sion at City Hall. DR.. Henry II.
Crane of Maiden. Mass. pastor of the
largest Methodist church in New
England will be the principal speaker
at the banquet on Friday.
After the supper and speaking pro-
gram on Saturday night, March 10Th.
the "Y's Tidbits," the recent minstrel
success of the Augusta Y. M. c. A.
boys will again be presented for the
entertainment of the 700 visiting dele
gates. -
For the recreation committee. Will
lItill w tolu lhS toiiii'ft
tee workers Yesterday that free adj
mission tickets to the motion picture
shows at both the Colonial theatre
and Augusa Opera House will be
given the boys for the Saturday af-
ternoon performances. The visiting
boys from all sections of the Pine
Tree State will also be given an OPP
portunity to visit the State House
and the Blaine Mansion, and at the
capitol will see several departments
Of the state government as If in OPP
Grafton.
On Saturday afternoon. there will
also be a program of mass gymna-
SUM work at the Y. M. c. A. build
ing, with an hour in the big swim
ming pool. Mayor Mclean will also
take steps for the opening of historic
old Fort Western. for the boys in
spection on Saturday afternoon.
In a talk on the ideals and pur-
pose Of the great Maine Boys Con-
ference, Rev. Herman Clark of Gar
diner told the group Friday after
noon that the response of the boys
who experience the influences of the
conference sessions, makes the whole
effort worth WHILE .-..,a
Governor Baxter yesterday APP
pointed Captain Harold L. Miller,
chief Of the enforcement division of
the state highway department., as
grand marshal of the parade, which
will precede the monster banquet at
! city hall on Friday evening. Aides
| Tor this feature were named as fol-
| lows: George A. ]. Froberger. Her
| bert A. Folsom and Arthur S. Mer-
| rill. There will be at least two
| bands in the line of march, one of
| which will be the justly famous Boys
Eand from Fairfield.
The arrangements and the many
necessary details for the gigantic
task of entertaining sevp hundred
boys for a three day period in Au-
gusta and the sister cities and towns
in this section of the Kennebec val
ley. are shaping up well, and under
! the wonderful organization which Is
| working effectively in preparation.
the indications are that it will be
most successful. The next meeting
Of the general committee will be at
the senate chamber at o'clock Fri
DAY afternoon. March 81.
The entertainment committee must
to some extent depend upon the VOL
unfairly offered Accommodations OF
the citizens and all who can assist
in entertaining one or more dele
gates to the conference are asked to
communicate with the committee
headquarters at the Y. NJ. C. A., or
Robert Williamson, or at any one
of the following telephone numbers;
10. $40 or any member OF the COM
mittee.
The list of those who have offered
TO entertain one or more of the
youthful guests during the confer
cnCn iS follows.