Papers of the Benjamin Franklin Yancey Family

Roger McKinley Yancey to Harriet Anna Yancey, March 8, 1932.

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A Y.M.C.A. program accompanies this letter.

Roger Yancey writes his mother, Harriet, and wishes her well. He tells her how well her grandchildren doing.

Roger M. Yancey
Attorney At Law
45 Branford Place
Newark, N.J.
Phone: Market 3-1779
Associated With
Robert S. Hartgrove
Counsellor At Law

To: Mrs. Harriet A. Yancey
972 Woodland Avenue
Plainfield, N.J.
From: Law Offices
Roger M. Yancey
45 Branford Place
Newark, N.J.
Postmark: Newark 1, N.J.
March 8, 1932
9 PM

March 8, 1932.

My dear Mother:

Just a line to let you know that we are all well and getting along nicely. Junior is much better now and as wide-awake as ever. Adrian is growing and Billy is a mess.

How are you these cold days ? If you should go out, make sure that you are well wrapped.

I am sending you herewith a copy of the YMCA program. You will notice that I took a part. Friday night of this week, I am speaking at a Baptist Church in the Town of Belleville, New Jersey.

Adele, May William, Billy, Junior and Adrian send love to you and their friends.

Hoping to see you very soon, I am as ever,

Your obedient son,
Roger

RMY

(Note: Enclosure: Y.M.C.A. program:)

Statewide Colored Older Boy's Forum
March 5 and 6, 1932
Court Street Branch Y.M.C.A.
153 Court Street, Newark, N.J.
Guests of Y.M.C.A., Homes, Churches, Schools, Fraternal
Organizations, and Interested Citizens
________________
Life
To the preacher life's a sermon,
To the joker life's a jest;
To the miser life is money,
To the loafer life's a rest.
To the soldier life's a battle,
To the teachers life's a school;
Life's a great thing for the thinker,
But a folly to the fool.
Life is just one long vacation,
To the man who loves his work;
But it's constant dodging duty
To the everlasting shirk.
To the faithful, earnest worker,
Life's a story ever new;
Life is what we try to make it,
What, my friend, is life to you?
- Gerald Foley.
________________
Objective
"To provide an opportunity for inspiration and creative
thinking on personal problems facing colored Youth of New
Jersey, representing every community by the Association in
the State."
Under the auspices of
STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Young Men's Christian Association
New Jersey
Office 45 Bleeker Street, Newark Tel. Market 3-1441

CONFERENCE OFFICERS
ELWOOD M. DEAN, Newark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President
JAMES SMITH, Burlington County. . . . . .First Vice-President
WILLIAM WOOD, Asbury Park. . . . . . . .Second Vice-President
JAMES GIVENS, Red Bank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Secretary
NATHAN DAVIS, Plainfield. . . . . . . . . Assistant Secretary
CONFERENCE FORUM PLANNING COMMITTEE
William E. Hill, Chairman, Summit A.J. Cary, Plainfield
J.N. Williams, Montclair J.B. Redmond, Jr.,
Princeton A.E. Flournoy, Camden Hilmer L. Jensen, Trenton
A.W. Hardy, Newark John L. Jones, Orange
H.S. Burnside, Orange R.P. Hamlin, State Secty.,
Newark
GROUP DISCUSSION LEADERS
J.N. Williams, Chairman, Montclair J.B. Redmond, Jr.,
Princeton
R.E. Miller, Plainfield D.J. Winge, East Orange
H.L. Jensen, Trenton
RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE
H.R. Moore, Chairman, Frederick Gordon, Summit
Ashbury Park
John L. Jones, Orange Edward Gaynor, Jersey City
Morton Watson, Morristown Albert Welch,
New Brunswick
LOCAL COMMITTEES
Executive Committee
Ulysses Campbell, Chairman Albert J. Brinkley
Elwood M. Dean Richard Sowells
Howard Monroe Purnell Burbage
Hospitality Committee
Purnell Burbage, Chairman Elwood M. Dean
Robert Blakely
Banquet Committee
Howard J. Monroe, Chairman Julius Brown
Purnell Burbage John G. Leake, Jr.
Bushrod Templeman
Assignment Committee
Albert Brinkley, Chairman Richard Sowells
Clement Moorman Stephen Gaten

CONFERENCE THEME
The Enrichment of Life Through-
(a) Practice of Religion that is Vital
(b) Economic Adventure and Thrift
(c) Health and Balanced Recreation
(d) Study and Appreciation of Negro Literature
PROGRAM
Saturday, March 5th
12:00 Noon Court Street Branch Y.M.C.A.- 153 Court
Street, Newark
Registration of Delegates and Assignments
to Homes
1:00 Luncheon
Invocation- Rev. J.T. McClennon, Minister,
St. John's C.M.E. Church, Newark
Conference Picture
2:00 Installation of Officers, Clark H. Denison,
City Wide Boys' Secretary, Y.M.C.A.,
Newark
Presiding- Elwood M. Dean, Newark
Service of Worship by the Atlantic City
Delegation Mr. C.M. Cain, Executive
Secretary, Arctic Avenue Branch,
Leader
2:30 Address- "Practice of Religion that is
Vital"- Rev. William L. Tucker,
Associate Minister, Old First Church,
Newark
Music
3:30 Address- "Health and Balanced Recreation"-
L.L. Watson, Director of Physical
Education and Commandant of Boys at
Bordentown Manual Training and
Industrial School, Bordentown
Announcements- A.W. Hardy, Executive
Secretary, Court Street Branch,
Newark
4:00 Discussion Group Meetings
6:30 P.M. Fellowship Supper
Presiding- James Smith of Burlington County
Invocation- Rev. L.H. Berry, Rector,
St. Phillips Episcopal Church, Newark
Toastmaster-Ulysses Campbell, President of
Hunton Hi-Y Club, Newark
Address of Welcome- Joseph A. Hurley,
President, Newark Rotary Club.
(Introduced by R.P. Walker, General
Secretary, Y.M.C.A., Newark)

PROGRAM
Greetings- Attorney Roger M. Yancey, Newark
Norman Falk, President of South Side High
School Hi-Y Club, Newark
Welcome to Delegates- Walter Rose, Newark
Response for Delegates-De loin Rice, Montclair
Address- "Economic Adventure and Thrift"-
William R. Valentine, Principal, Bordentown
Manual Training and Industrial School
Music Address-"Study and Appreciation of Negro Literature"-
Aubrey Bowser, Book Review Editor, Amsterdam
News, New York City
Group Discussion Meetings
Meeting of discussion group leaders, secretaries and other
members of committee to consider findings
Meeting of Resolutions Committee
Sunday, March 6th
9:00 A.M. Court Street Branch Y.M.C.A.
Presiding- William Wood, Ashbury Park
Forum Meeting- "Making the Purpose of the Hi-Y
Movement Effective in Club Work Programs"
-John A. Ledlie, State Hi-Y Secretary,
Newark
Brief Reports from Hi-Y Clubs by
Albert Francis, Hackensack
Philip Logan, Trenton
Richard Thornton, Ashbury Park
James Taylor, Camden
E. Vincent Suitt, Madison
Howard Monroe, Newark
10:30 Church Services-All delegates are expected to
accompany their hosts and hostesses to
their respective Sunday School and Churches
3:00 P.M. Farewell Service
Elwood M. Dean, Presiding
Service of Worship by the Montclair delegation
led by J.N. Williams
Report of Resolutions Committee
Report of Findings Committee
Address-"The Enrichment of Life," Rev. Y.S.
Thompson, Minister, Christ Congregational
Church, Orange
Closing Forum

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Source copy consulted: Papers of the Benjamin Franklin Yancey Family (MSS 11599), Alderman Library, University of Virginia

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