Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-24
MONSTER BANQUET,
VAUDEVILLE on SIDE
The Maine Teachers to be Elab-
orately Entertained at Annu-
al Convention Oct 1928
Next az Bangor
Bangor News July 20>

(BanSOT NeWo July w
Perhaps the most elaborate ban
ouet ever known in Maine. and GER
tainly one Of the most picturesque,
will be a feature of the annual con-
vention of the Maine Teachers AS
ISOLATION to be held In Bangor on Oct
ober q, 20 and 20. Even now, three
months in advance, plans are being
made.
ARRANGEMENTS for the banquet will
be by the Schoolmasters' Club. sub
sidiary organization to the Teachers
Association. The assembly hall OF the
High school building will be the place,
and on the floor will be tables to ac-
commodate 500 guests. There will be
other tables at the sides of the spa
cious stage, and these will be occupied
by the speakers, officers OF the asso-
citation and other dignitaries, as
fully half Of those present will be wo-
men, and as the decorations will be
elaborate, the scene should be bril-
liant and animated one.
The banquet will have one big dis
tinguishing feature-a pretentious
vaudeville show. This will be given
as the courses are served, and the acts
country-will be supplied by the Unit
ed Booking Offices. with which the
Schoolmasters Club will make direct
arrangements. At the centre of the
stage. where the artists are to appear.
will be flanked on all sides by tables,
the affair will SAVIOR somewhat of
monster cabaret. When the last
course ends the speech making will
begin-and so there won't be many
dull moments. to express it mildly.
Unique and pretentious though 1t
will be, the banquet is but one feature
of the convention-and by no means
the most important. Unless they build
the wonderful hotel they talked so
long about in Lewiston-and only
talked about-it is certain that Ban
gor and Portland are the only cities
that will ever get the convention, for
it has grown to such size that they are
the only ones in which the delegates
can be accommodated. Therefore
there is friendly rivalry to see which
can do the best job of entertaining,
and Bangor certainly doesn't intend to
be outdone.
Two years ago, in Bangor, there
were $500 delegates. Last year. in
Portland, there We're approx mately
1000 Now Bangor hopes and expects
to entertain at least $500, and to this
end the convention committee of the
Chamber of Commerce is already
planning a dazzling series of enter
tainments. The sessions of the con-
ference will, be held in the High school
building, in City hall and in the Au-
ditorium, where there will be at least
one monster mass meeting; while as
at present planned, there will be nu-
merous side diversions. 1t is too early
to announce any of them; but they
will show what a hospitable and
at times-metropolitan city this can
be.
Members of the committee will Wis
it Manager Bogrett of the Bijou Thea
tire and ask him to arrange, if posi-
Bile. for a real Broadway show on at
least one night Of the convention. He
has always generously co-operated in
movements for the citys good, and it
is believed he will be glad to COM
municate with the New York offices.
Many big attractions are booked for
The Bijou. and it is hoped the routes
can be so arranged that one of them
will be available on the dates
specified.