Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-03
and charged to the appropriation
for furniture and reDairs

for furniture and repairs.
The above order was given an
unanimous passage at Wednesdays
session of the Governor and Council
and brings near a speedy consumma-
ton of one of the finest plans for the
welfare and comfort of the scores of
young women employed in the State
House that has yet been devised by
those in charge and is to be credited to
Governor Milliken. whose idea has
been ably advanced and worked out by
Supt. of Buildings Charles :. Brown
and Miss Dorrice c. Brann, Governor
Mlliken's stenographer.
The first intma ton given the young
ladies was a call to a meeting on a re-
cent dav after the close of Office hours
held in the hall of the House, which all
attended Governor Milliken addressed
the girls telling them that he had not
realized that so many were obliged, on
account of the distance of their homes
from the Capitol, to bring their lunch
Is, but his attention was called to it
through examination of the time clock
record sheets. He regretted that he
had been unable to visit all the de-
partmentS enough to become ac
quainted with the entire personnel of
the building, but they were aware that
the tremendous pressure of war bust
ness and increase of general business
! ad confined him closely to the Ex
cCutive department.
committee of five was appointed at
this meeting to have charge of the
plans for the project, consisting Of
Miss Dorrice G. Branr. Miss Alice B.
Donovan, Miss Bertha l.. Thayer. Mrs.
Lillian Smith and Miss Gertrude E.
Hall. That committee later met and
organized. with Miss Brann as chair
man and Miss Donovan as secretary.
The committee members are now as
busy as bees in arranging for the
opening and future Of the rest room,
which is already an assured success.
The most important bit of work the
committee has accomplished was the
facing of the Governor and Council
that all-powerfu body of which much
is asked and not so much granted.
This occa sion, however. was a happy
one, for the girls We're made happy by
the prompt and liberal response to
their request for financial assistance
and the honorable Governor and Coun-
Gil W"rr very happy to please. That
palt figures in the opening paragraph
of this story.
The location of the rest room IS on
tibet fourth floor of the north wing of
the State House, next door to the ele-
Nator and next door to the gallery Of
the House, the rooms occupied during
the sessions of the Legislature by the
happy and otherwise newspaper men
and commonly known as the Hub o.
-. Two rooms are there con-
nected, the first large and light
apartment. the other an inside room
but already equipped with electric
LIGHTS. sink, running water and gas.
The first room will be fitted with all
the conveniences of a reception room
and with folding tables can be quickly
converted into lunch room. The ad-
joining smaller room will be the
kitchenette, where gas plates and 9TH
or Daraphernalia so necessary and so
dear to the hearts of those cooking
girls will be installed. And-not a
man is to be allowed to enter after the
| formal opening is matter of record
On any conditions. 1t is to be just
pla> or the girls.
No fees will be charged for any Of
these ConVeniences and all hands be
cone members with the opening of the
room Only the officers necessary for
the proper conduct of such rooms will
be elected and nothing will be found in
the place in equipment or regulations
that will not apply to and be equally
flee to each and all The purpose is
wholly for a rest and lunch room for
about lis State House girls. but if the
young ladies in the great goodness of
their hearts tdoes that sound all
rightly wish t" arrange some social af-
fa'' to which they may all invite their
gentlemen friends. nothing so far
heard of will prohibit it. That is about
the only hope the Youngsters and
oldsters around the State House have
Of seeing the inside of the. aforemen-
toned rest room