Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-11-09

es-. Donahue. Athens; Lyinsn Lee
Dunlap, Norridgewock, George Al
bert Dutil. Fairfield: Fred v. Dyer.
Skowhegan: Alvin Lore But.s, New
Portland; Raymond Brooks. Fairfield
Center; Maynard Arthur isennec.
Madison; Horace M.ivin nuxtcn.
Pittsfeld; Trueman ceci; Berry.
Embden; Nelson Brooks, Athens. Ly-
man Buzzell, Athens; Godfrs; Breton
Skowhegan: Harry Bentley. North
Anscn; Merl Ellsworth Bessey.
.linckley: Sylvester 3el:wchdk. Rock.
wood. Augustus Edwin Field. De-
ttroi: Harry William s'iazler. Mad
s'cn: Guy Victor ToSke. Anson: Les
l's Milton foster. Ansol; Leon Get
ehel', North Arson; Terry Arthur
George. Athens; Charles .Sdwaed
could, North New Portland; Guy "
Goodrich, Canaan; Atwell Ephraim
Getchell, Fairfield: Howard Stacy
Grevnleaf, Iiartland; Wallace Chester
Gould, Lewiston; Clarence Wood
fridge Green, Jr., Oakland, Stanl,y
Goodin, Fairfield; Adolph C,lhlair,
Skowhegan; John H. Gordon. Ping
hamfG Lorenzo Watson Ames. Show
hogan; Mervin Lloyd Amcs. Pitts
t cid.
The United War Work Campaign
started off in good shape here Thurs
day and Friday. Opening Thursday
night with a mass meeting in the OPP
"a House, there was perhaps never
htfore SO many people gathered in
that building at one time in it's his
;oiy. The auditorium and balconies
and aisles were filled and seats were
ranged in the wings to accommo-
lite large number of the patriotic
First Regiment Band and the Vic
CRY Boys and Girls was formed at
lie High school building, very
,arge number of citizens participant
;ng. After arrival at the Opera
House the band played a selection
and the following men and women
took seats on the platform: FIR. J. L.
y. Renaud, Willard H. Cummings,
county chairman of the U. W. w.
and Mrs. Cummings, Rev. Henry Clay
Turner, Harry E. Smith, local chair
man, Mrs. r. 7. Patten, chairman IF
the Woman's Division, locally Miss
Sara Lyons. Pres. Arthur j. Roberts
Of Colby College, jefferson c. Smith
of Waterville and Edward F. Merrill,
county chairman of the Speakers
Bureau, who presided. Mr.. Merrill
filled in the gaps between addresses
in an entertaining manner and intro
duced the various speakers most be-
comingly. The first speaker was jeff
chairman Of the L. w. W. drive who
rendered a graceful compliment to
SkoWhegan ladies in saying that next
to Waterville "Skowhegan has the
prettiest women and homliest men
in any town l visit He mentioned
the good reports coming from Show
hogan and Somerset County gener-
ally, but stated that the citizens had
got to go some to get ahead of Ken
nebec this time" Mrs. r. Patten,
chairman of the Woman's Division
for SIX. vinegar was called upon and
after a few words to the audience
esteemed it a privilege tointroduce
Miss Sara Lyons, ex-field secretary
Of the overseas committee of .gthe
Young Women's Christian Associa-
ton Miss Lyons spoke very pleas
ingly on the Y. w. c. A. work and the
work of women in the war, their fol-
lowing in the footsteps of their
brothers in industry and their Red
Cross work, adding that cit is wo-
mans war as we'll as mans" She
spoke on the work of the Patriotic
League, the need OF reconstruction
after peace, and the Victory Boys
and Girls movement. Charlie Turn
er sang a popular war song with
chorus by the school children and
audience and Pres. Arthur ]. Roberts
of Colby College was introduced.
Pres. Roberts is always received with
much favor by Skowhegan audiences
and on this occasion he was very
pleasing to his listeners. He said it
is the patriotic duty Of people to
subscribe for the United War Work
cause as much as for the Liberty
Loan. He spoke on the instrument
atty of the seven welfare agencies
comprising this movement, defined
the morale of the armies as the lin
vincible fighting spirit" and COM
Of some of her allies. Pres. Roberts
based his address largely on the the
ory that the war Is over and illus
trated the needs the boys would have
ever there for assistance even after
the fighting is ceased and during the
year and year and a half which it
will probably take to bring them back
home.
Following the addresses DR.. E. W.
White. Skowhegans happy auction
Ger was called to the platform and
after relating a laughable story, be-
gan the work of auctioneering off
number of fowl, a sheep and pig,
the proceeds going to the campaign
fund. Four roostrs were donated
for the auction. one by Mrs. Eldridge,
two by c. w. Day and one by Benois
Judkins of Cornville. FIR. Renaud
bid off the first of these fowl for So
and again started the bidding on the
second, both We're sold and resold.
The pig contributed by Carroll Good
win was finally bid off by Edward
lies for s10.50. 1t was first bid off
by E. F. Merrill for $3.50. put up
for auction the second time and bid
off for SIS, by w. H. Cummings, who
again offered the pig for sale with
the results heretofore mentioned.
The thoroughbred sheep from the