Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-14

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The new camp erected beside the
Kennehec by Ira Randall was the scene
of the festivities. and long after the
guests had departed, restless North
Parish residents complained of ghostly
echoes of nherriment sounding beyond
the little graveyard on the hill
But meath all the frolic. FRANKS and
merrment there stole an undercurrent
of sincerely spoken ambition for their
home city, consideration of her needs
and study OF means and resources to
be employed. Quipful fun and quirkful
rigadoons were supplanted now and
then by gravity carrying goodly signi-
ficance and the little germ of civic cor
rection jubilantly sneaked in to en-
sconee itself in secure quarters
more representative body of men COM
petent to minister to the city's needs
could have been hard to gather. The Y.
NJ. c. A.. as nearest of probable better
ment received the greater share of the
speakers attention.
Few dared-or cared to--ignore the
following imperative summons and
threatened disapprobation of such COM
petent caterers:
Official Proclamation.
sir:The recently organized Order of
stays, which held it's last meeting at
Webber Pond, will hold its adjourned
meeting at Camp Randall. on the Ken
nebec. leave car at Harry Hanks farm
and follow farm road to river, on the
18th day. of the sixth month, in the
year of our Lord, one thousand nine
hundred and twelve
The hosts for the day will be Ira IL
Randall and Frederick s. Lyman, and
they suggest that unless you are sufti-
GENTLY endowed with the world good
"A gently
that YOU take the which leaves
Water street at 6 O'Clock, outward bound
for Watervllle.
Kindly consider this Proclamation as
final as no excuse for absence Will be
tolerated by the Caterers or the Hosts.
The source of that ghostly disturb
ance reported by dwellers in that vi
cinity is 10 be questioned. Certain it is
that nothing uneanny attended the
proceedings at the camp, unless such
label might be attached to the way the
food disappeared or Frank buttons
sudden exit through a two-foot hole in
the wall Any member of the party will
take his oath on a direct primary
pamphlet that there was abso- bloom
ing lutely nothing shadowy or ethereal
about the lobster stew, the steamed
clans or the broled lives.
The host. Ira Randall. watched
with pleasure the vindication of his
Judgment as To the cravings of
stays inwards. One astonished diver
pushed back his chair. gazed wonder
ingly at the remains Of the Holsters
before him and gasped:
rYe Gods. I've got a boiler Leg
MIR. Randall acted as POSTMASTER
and accorded the speakers apt intro
ductions with pertinent descriptions
al "a lCf
tiers from Messrs Lyman and Bur
leigh. explaining why they were un-
able to be present. Both letters
brought gay greeting to those as
sembed ana were cordially applauded.
Mr.. Newbert was the first called
and opened /; lively discourse with "A
couple of fitting anecdotes. He com
mended a wish expressed in Mr. Ly-
mans communication to the effect
that lie wished more social gatherings
possible for the business and profess
sional men OF Augusta. He spoke of
the lumber interests of Mr.. Randall
and the manufacturing capacity OF the
Edwards mill, pointing what their es
adjustments and their furnishing of
employment for so many people
means to this city. He thanked Mr.. |
Randall for the hospitality extended
and received hearty applause as he
closed with I'm mighty glad | came!'
Mr. Gedney added his thanks to
those of Mr.. Newbert and congratu
lated the hest upon tine building of
"a camp second to none In the State.
Mn Bassett's address was the fea-
ture of the meeting with a concise |
Interpretation of Y NJ c. A. princi- |
piles. He praised the atmosphere as
just prepared for his proposed dis
cussion and related a short history of |
the work for building in Augusta |
I'm just going to give YOU little
family talk" said Mr. Bassett,t Elm |
which Ill try to clear up some of the |
misunderstanding now existing so
that we may go out and talk with |
our friends about the magnificent pro
ject" He told of the equipment plan
ned and the contributions needed and |
paid feeling tribute to those who had
afforded the opportunity.
This has been called rich mans
propositions Mr. Bassett objected. but
it's not 1t belongs just as much to ev
cry one of US This property we are to
build is for the benefit of our Augusta
selves and | want you to weigh this
question earnestly-not in terms of dol
The speaker left no stone unturned in his
endeayor TO bring all hazy points into the
light and was forced several times to
wait for the hand-clappng and foot
stamping to subside. Look out for the
boys" he pleaded in conclusion. They'll
supply the force to keep the nation NOV
ing ahead and put our state in the place
it deserves,
Mr.. Dutton. who had been listening
outside one of the windows, appeared at
the opportune moment bringing his full
quota of Duttonesque entertainment. He
mentioned the obstacles confronting Mr..
Bassett and his co-workers in their sup
port of the r. NJ. C. A. project, saying:
''No man need fear these obstacles where
his objecr is so commendabe. am
very glad that on top of all the frivoli-
ties and jokes necessary to an occasion
like this that Mr.. Bassett accepted Mr..
Randall's Invitation to talk on the new
building to be put up in our city. You