Putnam patriot., 1926-05-14
MICA. CONVENTION
 FRIDAY EVENING
Singing and Banquet Followed By Reports of Officers and
 Business Meeting
Secretary Hill of Norwich Principal
 Speaker

The fifth annual convention of the D Wndham County r M. C. 4. was held ? last Friday evening May [ in the 5 Second Congregational church. The convention opened with the guests singing the first verse of America. ' led by C. D sharpe. which was fol lowed by an invocation by Rev. James F. English 4 very nice dinner in charge of Mrs W J. Bartlett was then served to about sixty people
 After the banquet the business of the meeting was started by the giving of the budget report by T. J. Seaton Of Plainfield That was followed by the treasurer's report, which was read by C. 1 Boyce of Putnam, and the giy- ing of the county secretary's report by L. Edwin Hill of Putnam. America the Beautiful" Was then sung by the guests. and preceded the giving of re- ports by the chairmen of the commit tees, in the towns of DayYille. Daniel son. Eastfnrd. Moosup. Plainfield Pomfret, Putnam. Thompson. and Woodstock After the readings of these reports solo was rendered by William F Wheaton, which was excep. tionally well done.
 Work ot Dtvistons
 In connection with the county sec retary.s report, short accounts of the work d8He if the four divisions were given by members of the groups The first was by Milton Payne, represent atlge of the Friendly Indians of Put nam. bringing out in original style that they had a medicine man in thi= group, but he was never called upon a they were tough and never needed medical treatment. They also have the gauntlet for punishment but they are pretty good boys. more or less. He also told about the different things done be them in social. educ 4tion1l, and athletic lines. with the aid of a leader Young Milton surely gave evidence of what the 'Yn will give young boys a chance of doing. and he impressed his audience with the fact that he was enjoying the opportunity given him.
 Following Milton was Frederick Franklin, who gave an account of the things done by the Pioneer Group. which Is for the boys a trifle older. carried on 8n practically the same line gs the Indians, except they have a paddle for punishment The Older Boys were represented by Harold Bab cock of Dayville. who represented the Comrades His account also dealt with the different doings nf the clubs and the advantages q boy received from this
 Secretary Hill
 William r. Wheaton pleased the au .Na =-f speaker of the evening waz introduced by the toastmaster. Harry Richardson of Moosup Edwin Hill general see retary of tbe Norwich ! NJ C. A and father of L. Edwin Hill. county secretary for Windham county. ren- dered the address. in fofeeful inter esting manner The opening part of his talk dealt with his participation in " work which started in Spring field, ILL followed by work in Norwich for the last thirteen years. He con- graduated the solicitors in the differ cnt towns for their splendid showing. comparing if with similar work done in Norwich. and impressing the fact that workers cannot help deriving a great deal of encouragement in know i ing and seeing that their money is do- I ing so much good for the future gener- ations
 His principal topic was Estimating l Values in Character. Comparison was made about experts estimating values in the business world. getting their superior knowledge from expert ence and practice. and the attempts to estimate value in character. which is practically impossible for another per son to do Character is not the repu- tation you have acquired in the com munity. but your true inner self or rather what you are. as Mir Hill said This emphasis on the value of character was woven in by the speak CT to impart to his audience that the work done in the 'Y was to assist the young people in the country Co develop character He also said that eharae- ter k denoted by action. looks. works and steps, taking each of these separ- ately. and expounding 1t m very in teresting way
 In terminating his address he touch ed on some things derived by young boys who belonged Co the " such as the installing of honesty and fairness under the leadership of men trained TUT eASH Nni hs anu tile iaCA Aiat NilAa- l tianity was not forgotten but also that 1 impressions given to the youths by their elders, had a great bearing on their behaviour.
 Boys Benefit
 lu striving to attain a mark in the world Is there any reason why the old er generation should forget their greatest asset And what Is their greatest asset. If 1t is not boys2
 The audience then joined m singing
 another song led by C. D. sharpe. and the closing henediction Wa given by Rev C. < Nightingale.