Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-15
DEx Ter
Patriotic Demonstration Fri
day Night-Sun hine Club
Plans-Auto Driver Fined

Another patriotic demonstration.
nearly as well attended and as an
thusiastic in nature as the one hold
on the Fourth drew the citizens If
Dexter to Postofffce square FRIDAY
evening The object was to call at
tention to the melting pot campaign
which is being carried on in the town
at present. for the purpose Of raising
funds for the Red Cross.
The FAY and Scott band assembled
in the street near the postoffice about
eight o'clock and drew a good sized
crowd with its attractive musical
numbers After several selections,
Capt Frank Z. Brown stepped int"
the center Of the band circle, and
addressed the audience, holding their
closest attention for Il minutes, and
receiving, hearty applause.
Capt Brown first explained the
melting pot scheme as a new and
practical enterprise for recoiyin"
funds for a good cause. by appealing
to and exercising the traits Of thrift
and economy which are rapidly being
educated in the hearts and minds NJ
the American people, the people who
up 10 this time have never really had
to economics. but who have made
money easily and spent it freely Tie
said. LAS yet, we have scarcely felt
sacrifice. but America must put her
full power into this war. And tine
government can't do it all She must
look to the people TO furnish the
dimes and the dollars The present
campaign is to induce the people 70
look into their atticS to find the use
less though perhaps highly priced ar
ticles of gold. brass, silver, etc. and
to bring them to the store Of Ralph
Is. Carleton who will sell them To re-
liable firms. giving, the money to the
Red Cross" After the address the
band played while several Boy Scouts
passed among the audience with sill
Yer cake plates and trays which have
already been donated to the cause, on
which offerings We're received for the
collection. Names and addresses
were taken of those who had articles
at their homes which the boys could
collect later The large assortment
of goods already received at the store.
was arranged on a large cloth placed
in the street, so that tho crowd could
inspect and get good idea Of the
variety of things suitable for the
melting pot
The demonstration closed with the
band playing The Star SpanSled ban
ner.
An important special meeting Of the
Sunshine club was held Friday eve
ming at the office Of DIR. Charles X.
Haines, with ten members present.
The object of the meeting was to
meet Miss Johnson. an agent of the
Coit-Albor Lyceum Bureau Of Bos-
tom to hear what the Lyceum has to
offer for entertainment courses for
the coming winter, and to decide
whether or not to undertake course
this year, and if so, what entertain
ments to engage. The club has been
very undecided as to the ACCESSIBILITY
Of engaging a course for this winter,
under present war and local condi-
tons but after hearing the appeal
which is being made throughout the
country by many of the leading men
of the nation, for n continuation OF
good. educational patriotic, uplifting
and enlightening entertainments dur
ing these trying times, the decision
was made to engage a course for 1878
10. and nearly every member of the
club present, pledged herself TO un-
wonted energy in the sale Of tickets
A strong appear will he made TO the
public, to assist in making the course
success.
A Piscataquis county man was be-
fore Judge Stone in the municipal
court Friday charged with having
operated an automobile while under
the influence of intoxicating liquor
the complaint against him having