Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-17
Public Meetings
At Kent's Hill.

Kent's Hill, Me, Nov. 16.-tSpeciaD.
The four literary societies at Rents
Hill held their regular weekly meet
ings, Friday evening. The programs
We're interesting and of a high order.
The Calliopeans had an opening adj
dress by g. Sands, Greenville. Nelson
w. Dyer, Portland, played a piano solo
that was greatly enjoyed by all. Then
followed a debate on the question,
"Should the United States Maintain a
Larger Standing Army ~. Wallace l..
Fleming. Melrose, and Arthur Il. Bern
hard. Melrose, Mass, defended the af-
firnative side of the proposition, while
the negative side was ably supported
hy FL. Percy Crosby, Fairfield and Ar
thur r. Cummings, South Union. Aft
er short intermission a question box
furnished much entertainment as well
as interesting information. An original
paper was then read by Henry F..
Allen, North Wayne, and Fred L. Will
liams, Readfield. Reginald l.. Sawyer,
Greenville, played a delightful mando-
lin solo. Harland X. Dow gave read
ing. The closing address was delivered
by Ralph S.. Hancock, Caseo.
The Literatis had the opening adj
dress by Bernard Simonson, Berlin, N.
II. This was followed by a cornet solo
by Frank N. Bailey. East Livermore.
j. Earle UItz, Stark, gave a very clever
reading The debate for the evening in
this society was on the proposition,
Resolved, That Children Under IA
n
from Working in Factories" The at
firmative side of the question was taxi
en- by Elton @. Webber. Mt. Vernon,
and Ralph Lane, Kentis HILL. HE neg
alive side was defended by Leon b.
Berry, Waterville, and Nelson d. At
wood. St Adams. After a short inter
mission the program was resumed.
Clarence n. Currier. New Sharon, gave
reading and a question box was con-
Quoted by George g. Winters, Sears
port, and Leslie L. Saunders, Augusta.
The Adelphians' program was as fol-
lows: Reading of Scripture; hymn;
reading of the Adelphian constitution:
select reading, Frances Lane, Tops
field; original paper, Stella Rackliff,
North Wayne, and Althea Parlin,
Weld; magazine story. Florence Paul,
Boston; essay, Ellen Palmer. Kent s
Hill; piano solo, Esther Woodsum,
Peru. select reading, Nellie Packard,
Readfield Depot; speciality, Lillian
Magee, Jonesboro, and Neva Perkins,
Essex, Mass.
The Eromatheans opened with Scrip
ture reading, hymn and prayer, fol-
lowed by the reading of the records OF
the previous meeting. Then after the
| roll call, which was answered to by To-
cal sayings, the Eromathean song was
sung. Helen Merithew, Auburn, gave a
select reading. A piano solo was rem
dered by Katherine Sawyer. Kent's
Hill. After intermission Rachel Paul
son, Berlin Mills. told a magazine
story Angellet Bryant, Dexter, and
Sally B. Moody Roxbury. sang duo
An original paper was read by Rather.
me Sawyer. Kent's Hill, and Jennie
NJ. Duncan. Washburn. Doris Fish
Readfield. read an essay and the pro.
gram closed with a speciality by Hell,
| en- Brier, Belfast, and Angie M. Paine
| Searsmont.
| The list of those students to whom
| the Kent's Hill Athletic Council ha
! awarded football letters, this fall, wal
| recently read in chapel. The list fol
| loves: Captain Ray A. Briggs, Read
! field; Elton @. Weber, NIT. Vernon
Guy l.. Akers, Andover; E. Dewitt
| Bacon. Oakdale,- Mass; Guy A. Mann
| Shapleigh; Philip T. Foster. Bar Har-
Dor; Enroll w. Rawson. Seattle, Wash.
Charles A. Bogart, Northampton
| Ralph c. Masterman, Weld; Maynard
| Dow. Kent's Hill: Alton H. Sweet
| Weld; Lawrence f. Crossman, Ando-
YER; Carl Dow. Kent's Hill; Harold q
Grinele, Northeast Harbor; Oramell E
Hunten, Readfield; Lawrence Ea Sta.
pies, Shapieigh. ri
r. II. Sefgler of Washington, d. c.
who has been passing the summer in
Maine studying orchard pests, will ad.
| dress the school in the chapel, at IL A
NJ, Monday, Nov. II. Mr.. Seigler is this
representative 70 the bureau Of ento-
mology of. the United States depart
| ment ef agriculture. The public is in
vited to attend this address.
Hoa. Cyrus w. Davis of Waterville
Wednesday evening. Nov. l. will de-
liver a lecture in Kicker hall on the
subject. The Song of the Pine"
The second of the student musical
recitals Will be held, Nov. "a, in the au-
ditorium of Music hall