Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-09
Thousand Young Men To AS
semble At Bangor For Three
Days Program, December 10,
II and II

Augusta is to be well represented
at the 18th annual Maine Boys con-
ference. which is to be held at Ban
cor on December 10, IL and IL. A fine
program has been arranged for the
conference with such eminent speak
ers as Fred r. Smith of New York,
Rev. Henry II. Crane of Maiden.
Mass. and OTIS b. Read of Concord,
N. II, 1t is expected that over 1000
bows will be in attendance at the
meetings.
The following delegates from
Kennebec County will attend the con-
ference: r. Nj. Brown. Winthrop; Err
rol Ridgewell, Hallowell; Verne L.
Reynolds, Oakland; +. Fl. Taylor,
Winthrop; G.. r.. Griffin, East VIM
throp: L. A. Pollard Jones. Water
Vile; Willard Day, Monmouth; Ray
Grant. Augusta; Ray Rogers, Water
Vile; r. w. Watkins, Kents Hill;
e. II. Clifford, Winthrop; A. II.
Leigh, Randolph; Wallace Patterson,
Waterville: William A. Knight, Clin-
ton, and Milo G. Folsom. Gardiner.
Augusta is to be represented by the
following groups from the churches
and other organizations of the city:
Penney Memorial United Baptist
church, William Selle,, Lawrence
Titus, Earle Baker, Edward Law
renee. d. Saunders Patterson. Jr.,
Frank Monroe and Harold Mctar-
lane; Green Street Methodist
church. Maurice p. Dow, Howard
Mendall, Gordon bennett, Robert
Stockton. Alden McAuley.. Leland
Cole, Donald Clark, George Parker
Leigh stone and Carl Hurd: South
Parish Congregational church, Hoyt
Mahan, Robert Leadbetter. Atwood
Nelson, George Andrews, Everett V.
Perkins. Jr., William Weeks, Charles
Tyson, James Evans, Elliot Kimbal
and Fernald Bagley; Augusta \. NJ.
C. A., Ray S. Grant, Lee Washburn.
Richard Noble, Richard Higgins,
Warren Malcolm, Roger Black,
George Litchfield and Rodney Nc
Farlane.
The program Will open on Friday
afternoon at the Hammond Street
Congregational church with the reg
istration of the members present A
general assembly will follow and It
business session, presided over by
Donald Prince of Deering. will be one
of the features of the conference. This
meeting is let entirely in the hands
o the boys and they will elect their
officers and transact all business of
their organization at this time. The
address OF welcome is to be given by
Charles d. Crosby, mayor of Bangor.
who is to represent the city of Ban
gor. The churches of Bangor will be
Inv ch1eu A Smith
pastor of the Universalst church in
that city. This will be followed with
a parade through the. streets of Ban
gor to the City Hall.
Henry f. Merrill of Portland will
preside at the banquet and the boys
of Bangor will be represented in a
welcome address by Donald Yates.
Atwood Nelson will give the response
of welcome. Mr.. Nelson is from Au-
gusta. Rev. Henry II. Crane, one of
the best speakers in the country will
give an address at this time. Rev.
Crane will be well remembered for
his stirring addresses at last years
conference.
Saturday morning a meeting will he
held at the Hammond street church
at which time Rev. Crane will again
give an address to the assembly. The
HI CIuUS VIII meet III the NeSlJN
of the church on Saturday morning
under the direction of Ray S. Grant.
Boys Secretary of the Augusta "Y."
y. d. Gillingham of Portland will also
speak at this meeting. A vocational
guidance service is to be held at the
Grace Methodist church on Saturday
morning. which will be presided over
by Joseph +. Hubbar of Bangor. Rev.
Crane will give an address at this
time. Saturday afternoon at the
Hammond Street church. leaders
luncheon will be served and in the
evening a banquet will be served in
the City Hall. Mrs. Hilda Ives of
Portland will give tho address at this
gathering. An entertainment on the
wonders of magic will be given by a
professional performer rom New
York.
Sunday morning all delegates will
attend church services with their
hosts and in the afternoon a mass
for older boys and young
men will be held at the City Hall.
Fred B. Smith of New York will be
the speaker at this meeting. Mr..
Smith is also one of the finest speak
ers in the country and has Travelled
with the Redpath Chautauqua for
several seasons. The final session will
be held Sunday evening at the City
Hall with Mr.. Smith again appearing
as lecturer.