Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-12
AUGUSTA LOCALS
coMRADESH|p
Is Keynote of Father
and Son. Banquet
Men and Boys to Number Of About
1925 Hear Stirring Speeches - Rev.
II. z. Duanack is POSTMASTER

II. e. Dunnack is POSTMASTER
Admitting the truth of Toastmaster
Dunnac1's assertion that even with
out the assistance of banquets or lee
lures on the Subject a father is ABOUT
as near to his boy as it is possible
for one TO get. anyone who attended
the Father and Son banquet Monday
evening at the Augusta House, under
the auspices of the Junior department
of the y. NJ. G. A., could not lall 70
take away the impression that the re-
lationship must have taken on some
thing of a new significance for the l2o
or more men and boys who enjoyed the
fellowship Of the occasion and heard
the earnest and impressive addresses
by citizens we'll qualified to discuss
the subject with authority. 'iAe ban
quet was the feature event of Father
and Sop Week, which is being pretty
generally observed throughout the
country. Roy II. Bodwell and Ernest
A. Gray composed the committee in
charge.
Mr. Dunnack was introduced as
POSTMASTER by Mr.. Gray of the COM
mittee. He opened his remarks by
briefly relating the history of the Faith :
er and Son movement, which, he SAID,
originated several years ago in the
mind of Philadelphia man. Mr.. Dun
mack said that he regards Augusta as
being fortunate in it's fathers as we'll
as in it's boys. In years past, he SAID.
| fathers were apparently not very high
! ~ thought of, but such sentiments he
believed are rapidly changing. 80
suppose this occasion is being held as
sort of jollifcation and not because
some boys are going to the dogs or be-
cause we are not interested in them,
said the POSTMASTER.
! Mayor Willis E. Swift characterized
| the movement as of incalculable value.
Any undertaking that is for the BET
ternent of the individual or the COM
munity should receive hearty support;
: | am glad to endorse the Father and
Son movement for its covers all that
and more he said when the father
takes his son for q companion" said
the mayor, lit is as natural for the
morals of both to improve as for the
achorn to grow into the oak" Mr.
had been gained from his comradeshiI
with his o"n son, now first lieutenant
with the Depot Brigade at Camp Dew
ems. He read a letter from Eieutenan,
Swift, in which the writer, IN express
ing his regrets at being unable TO AZ
! tend the banquet. clearly expressed
sentiments which We're in keeping will
the spirit of the occasion. The mayor
paid tribute to the church and to the
y. NJ. c. \. as practical community
benefits In closing he said that a city's
| greatest material assets are it's boys
and young men and he appealed tc
these to make themselves assets OF
| increasing value. Both Mr.. Swift's
own words and those contained in the
letter which he read drew earnest APP
plause.
! George +. GiddinSs spoke briefly but
eloqUently on the topic: The Man
Would Like 10 Have for a Father" He
! divided his subject into two parts, con
! sidering the ideal father first as COM
panion, and second as Il teacher anC
leader.
Rev. William T. WOOD spoke of the
relationship OF father and son as rela
tionship in which is to be found "a SO
luton of those problems which loon
largest on the horizon of the worlds life
today. America, he said. has two SUI
preme tasks on hand. The mmd3ht one
of the two, he said is to hang the kai
ser to sour apple tree" Quoting the
words OF a parody which had been suns
with fervor but a few moments before)
| For Uncle Sans Sammies with theil
sleeves rolled up to plunge into the fray
and lick perdition out of the world" is
the task of the nation today he said
and his words met a hearty response or
the part of his, hearers After that il
done, the remaining task is to make de
mocracy safe for the world he said am
this, he added involves the problem OF
now to develop the hoyhood of today into
such manhood of tomorrow as will en-
sure the successful performance of the
task that will remain for them to do
Inc speaker asserted that no one who
knows boys would call any boy really
bad. "A boy he said, "is Just bundle
of potentialities and what he becomes
is largely the result of influences exertey
upon him
Just before the singing of America
at the close of the banquet acting on the
suggestion of Hon. Frank G. Harrington
drank silent toast to THE sons O.
Augusta serving the flag wherever they
may be-
During the evening several songs were
sung with much spirit, under the leader
ship of Boys Work Director r. Fl. Pink
ham and Harry Chamberlain. These IN.
Guided Pack Up Your Troubles" "Ovel
there. John Browns Body" and The
Star Spangled Banner
The opening prayer was offered 10y Rev
A. Francis Walch.
An income tax inspector will be al the
federal building, beginning Tuesday unit
March