Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-21
Maine PLUMBERS
FORGET TROUBLE
At ISLAND PARK
Aquatic Sports a n d
Baseball Game Fea-
lures of Gu tt n g.
Wives and Sweet
hearts Help to Make
Ninth Annual Huge
Success

Island Park, Lake Cobbosseecontee,
Me-, Aug 20.-For one day in the year
and that was today, Monday, Aug. 70
Maine plumbers did not bother with
leaks but with their wives, sweethearts
and families hied themselves away to
Island park on the shores of Cobbos-
seecontee for a day Of pleasure and
recreation. 1t was the annual outing
OF the Maine Master Plumbers Asso-
citation and it goes without saying that
it was an outing of the best kind ever
held in this State or any other state.
For the past four seasons the annual
eet-together has been held at Long
Island in Casco bay but this year the
committee thought that a change to
an inland resort would be a change
at any rate, many were pleased with
the change. A shower during the fore
rcon spoiled the days festivities just
little. but when the sun came out
| GOOD and strong, the time lost by the
rain was made up in good fashion. Au-
! tomobiles brought many Of the picnic
crs to the grounds while many came
| by steam to Augusta and by trolley
! to the park.
| This association was formed several
| years ago for the interests of the
| plumbers of the State who have an
| outing Of this nature as well as an
| annual convention every year. The
| first president was Eugene W. Goss of
| Auburn, and he was very much in ev-
idence at todays affair. He was the
chairman Of the committee on ar
engagements and he showed how nice
| a job he could do in seeing that every
| little detail went off like clock work.
Another busy individual was Arthur
| n. Noulton Of Portland, who weighs
| 400 pounds and who is said to be the
| + eaviest man in the State. He was on
| the move most Of the time seeing that
| the wants of the people were attended
| tc as they should be.
! Christian Madsen Of Portland is the
president Of the association he having
| been elected at the annual meeting at
Waterville last winter.
Various aquatic sports were pulled
! off in the forenoon, the most import
ant of which was the tub race. with
three competitors, Edward S. Reid OF
Augusta S. E. Goodhue Of Belfast and
| Ralph Butts of Norway. Mr.. Butts was
declared the winner and carried away
the prize-a large mirror.
| A feature of the days festivities
was a baseball game between the
plumbers and team composed OF
statesmen Of plumbers supplies. cap
tanned by Joseph L. Barnum, repre-
senting the George F. Gilchrist GO.
Of Boston. At the end Of seven IN
nines the umpire announced that capt.
| Psrnun1's team had carried away all
the honors and had seen to 1t that the
hall was lost, with the score at % 10 =
| During the afternoon Deane s. PANE,
Portland newspa perman. entertained
the audience with French dlaiecl
sketches and they say that his make
up was a scream.
| All the old-fashioned dances as we'll
| az the new tangled dances were pulled
off in the pavilion with excellent mu-
| sic as usual by Tinker's Singing or
| chestra. 1t is said that one Portland
man made his first appearance on
dance floor in 81 years. Boating was
| INDUCED in by some Of those present
at the outing and potato races and the
| like were held in the pavilion during
the interval between dances under the
| direction of the ladies.
! "All out" was sounded late in the
afternoon and one and all We're of the
opinion that the ninth annual outing
of the Maine Master Plumbers Asso-
citation was a success from every an
gle.
Aoono Those Present
Among those present at the outing
were the following: Raymond H. Will
son, Boston; Arthur H. Moulton, Port
land Eugene W. Goss, Auburn; Mr..
| IL, 1Iyl,nolor Pnrtla nd.