Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-08
AUGUSTA PASTOR ENTERTA|NS
R0TAR|ANS With INTERESTING
TALK ON CONDITIONS IN RUSSIA

! Rotarians OF this city held very in
teresting session Friday evening at the
Augusta House with good attend
ance, the principal speaker being Rev.
DR.. J. Alexander OMeara. rector Of St
Marks church, who spoke upon condi-
tons in Russia Rev. DR.. OMeara hes
been to Russia three times and was
chaplain at His Majesty's church at 81
Petersburg, and he told the Rotarians
and their guests Of Russia as he knew
| It, bringing out the points that there
are many possibilities for Americans in
that country and that although the
people there are many years behind
the rest Of Europe they will undoubt-
eddy rise in time to take their place
with the western people. His talk was
greatly enjoyed and the Rotarians gave
the speaker a rising vote Of thanks
ters were brought before the meeting
President Forrest s. Tyson announced
that the directors of the club have de-
cided upon a program of four minute
talks on selected subjects pertinent to
the principles involved in Rotary The
first of these topics has already been
discussed by Rotarian ". r. Wood
and the subsequent topics III. - be
presented. one at each future meeting.
by Rotarian speakers until the list Of
.opics is fully covered
! President Tyson stated that the dis
:rict Rotary conference will hc held
on Feb. 10 and 20 at Worcester. Mass,
and gave a cordial invitation for Ro-
'alians in this city to be present
Arthur y. SoGle. chairman Of the en-
| tertainment committee, stated tina.
there is in the club q good deal Of mu-
steal ability. but it l., undevelopei dixie
Names water powcr,. and that it ha
been suggested tina, the members en-
ter in'o a musical contest. the WHINE
TO be awarded Il suit Of clothes Mr..
Sour announced that the judges OF tn.
contest will be Henry y. Whitman Dr.
W. s. Thompson and Hon Fred G.
kinsman ana he then read the list of
songs TO be sung by the different mem
bers. the title OF each of the songs be
ing hit upon the Rotarian referred
to. Mr.. Sou!e's announcement wa IN
deed a fun maker. Mr.. Soule then in
troducei the new member OF The clul,
Albert Brooks
The musical features of the eve
ming consisted Of several selections
| rendered by the "Eictory Symphony
Quartet" made up of Musical Direc-
, tor J. Francis MacNichol. Lewis A.
Burleigh, DR.. O. w. Turner and q.
, +. Bilodeau: and the selection. "Yo,,
can Have It, Don't Want It," which
was sung by William G. Bunker The
quartet sung: The MT Brown
Maiden" Three Little Kittens" and
THE Sunday School Scholar" The
selections all found favor with the
Rotarians and the singers were &C
corded warm applause.
In beginning his talk Rev. DR.. o.
Meara said he would speak of Rus
I STA as he knew it and would then
! leave 1t to his audience to deducc
+ some reasons for tho present rcvo-
luton in that country. He said that
the first thing to do to 20 TO Rus
/, STA is for one to get u passport The
only question asked about five years
ago in connection with the securing
! OF the passport was regarding the
| travellers religion. II the traveller
said he was a Hebrew or d Jew, he
was told to wait until "tomorrow -