Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-03
Some "Society Events .

As we have often remarked IL Is
the tolerated evil customs Vi III.
nresent that debauch new genera'ioh9
Social idiocy Is handed from presen'
family tn succeeding family. and we
me the habits of those agents OF the
devi, some idle rich, who have notil'ii5
e,sa to do but study new modes Oh
eussedness.
The silly notion that men ana Wo-
men of intelligence and oiherWis7
character cannot enjoy a socie's
outing" without intoxieants, IS passeo
o,ano from father and mother to son
and daughter.
The sparkle" and 'viyaelty' anu
"inspiration" of booze is necessary u
tho success of social occasions, they
GOV AS If poor rum -befuddieu
brain were an improvement on Coos
handiwork.
oh what lying, cowardiy, sneaKins
human excuses we indulge to do az
the mob does; under cover OF pooze-
excited brain cells to do things we
would never think of doing otherwise
Improper, unehristian, criminal.
We court the audacity of intoxicatioh
to fit rs for shameful things. on the
plea that it gives vim and dash and
happiness to social events.
The Portland Evening Express ut
tiers the following protest:
"One of the serious handicaps which
Sheriff Scully and his assistants are
meeting, is needless annoyance ~
them in their work and one when
would not be permitted If the great
majority of those who are interested
were aware of the difficulties when
are presented by it. This annoyance
comes in the form of requests from
ORGANIZATIONS which are contempiat
ing holding outings, to permit lntoXi-
eating liquors intended for consump-
ton on these picnics, to go through
without molestation. This practice
has grown up during the years oil
notification here in the city, wher
all that anyone who desired to have
LIQUORS come for such use had to do
was to notify the sheriff OF the tac'
and their goods were undiSturbed
The present sheriff. who regards hrs
of all his official duty, understand
that he has no authority to perml
liquors in large quantities to come
into the county without Official IN
reference, and when requests ar
made of him to permit such shipments
| to arrive, il is equivalent to request
| ing that he neglect his sworn duties
| II is probable that the majority of III
members of the organizations whicl
perfer this request are not interested
| in the proposition. In almost ever
case. ii is believed, ii comes from
| minority of the membership who ar
| DESTROYS of INDUCING in intoxicant
on their annual outings. And II tn
| members who do not care To nave IN
| toxieants served and who do not Wisl
to have the sheriff requested to tax
action such as he believes to be con
trary to his official duty, would besti
| themselves at the preliminary meet
| ings and see to it that the societie
| in question vote not to purchase In
toxicants, and request their safe de
livery, it would relieve the sheriff
| Office very much indeed, and woul
undoubtedly better satisfy the grea
majority of those who are lntereste
In the organization outings.
And here is another side, as Sc
forth by the editor of the Bango
| News:
When on a pleasant Saturday eve
ming, as the sun descends over fal
Bangor, you see natty buckboards an
forceful automobiles, laden exclusive'
with adult males go dashing away 10
out-of-tewn dance halls, or lakesid
groves or for not publicly advertise
4 country road houses; when you wit
yoar own eyes behold these suspicion
exclusively male parties go forth, an
further behold other parties-almos
exclusively female parties-some nc
of the best reputation-join themselve
unto the exclusively males at sal
dance halls or pavilions, and imme
diafely thereafter Won hear the fOyfl