Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-08
ROTARY CLUBS
OTHER CITIES IN
OCT. 10 EVENTS

| Portland. Ne, Oct. Not only has
| the Rotary club Of this city taken
over the business end of the foot
ball game and the pop concert which
are to be the chief features OF the
visit OF the Milliken regiment-First
Maine Heavy Field Artillery-to
Portland en- Saturday, Oct. Is, but
| through the Rotary clubs Of Bangor
Augusta and Lewiston, will attempt
to awaken the interest of the rest
Of the State to bring to Portland
on that day hundreds Of friends snd
relatives Of the boys who make Up the
various batteries from those sections
of the State.
At a meeting Of the local club Fri
day, Lieut.. Col. Henry G. Boyer, Jr..
heading the committee from the First
Maine having in charge the staging
Of the visit football game and the
pop concert, was the pricipal speak
er and in his talk he outlined the
plans which this committee was
working out and finding that they
involved a tremendous amount of
detail the club offered to taiN over
all the work on this end and the Of
fer was accepted. Immediately
committee with Col. Thomas Anderson
as its chairman was named to handle
all mattera pertaining to the visit.
This committee started upon it's big
task by getting into immediate touch
with the Rotary clubs of the three
cities just mentioned with a view OF
advertising the even. among the PEG
pie of the sections represented by
each club and to arrange for trans
portation to and from Portland.
The local club, working through the
Chamber Of Commerce and with the
help of the business houses of the
city, has already taken preliminary
steps to make Saturday tie 18Th,
holiday in Portland ard while 1t may
not be possible to arrange for gem
eral closing of the stores during Sat-
urday afternoon there is an assuc-
ance from the retailers that every
thing possible will be done Ivy them
to create a holiday atmosphere. Both
Mayor Chapman and the Chamber OF
Commerce are urging "A general ana
generous display Of the Stars and
Stripes and appropriate window deco
rations.
Brigadier General f. Leroy Sweetsor.
commander of the Depot Brigade or
which the First Maine Heavy Field
Artillery is now a part, and his starr,
will come to Portland as the special
! guest of the Milliken regiment when
that organization visits this city. He
has accepted an invitation from Col.
Arthur T. Balentine, commander CT
the Maine regiment and will attend
tho FOOTBALL game in the afternoon
when the "Heavies' meet the Initer-
sttv of Maine and the pop concert
which takes place in the evening un-
der the auspices of the local branch
Of the Red Cross.
General Sweetser is one OF the
leading figures in military circles in
New England today, being in COM
mand Of the volunteer forces o. the
six states He has long been identi'
fled with the National guard and was
in commando of the Massachusetts
militia brigade at the Mexican border
during its period Of service there. Fol-
lowing the resignation OF Gen. Cole,
now commanding the 51st brigade,
Governor Mccall placed him in the
very responsible position Of adjutant
general of Massachusetts, where he re-
manned until called to take command
Of the depot brigade now stationed
at westfield While he is the load OF
this brigade. Gen. Swest~er has not
as vet established his headdnarters
at Camp Bartlett but mas DESIGNATED
Col. Ballentine as camp commander.
The Pop concert which was 70 have
been held in city hall will take place
in the Exposition building, the early
demand for tickets clearly indicating
that City hall would 10 far too small
to meet the call for admission. The
buildings auditorium will be ela"or-
ately decorated for a gala nffai" that
promises to outshine anything tat
has been attempted in Portland in
years.
Tickets for the football game Will
go on sale early in the coming week
or az soon "a the tickets have heen
received from the printer. Where
and how these tickets may he OBJ
tanned will be announced Monday Tie
same also applies to tickets Tor me