Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-07
Maine Gossip
The Three Crosses

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I'm Paris edition American Red Cross
Bulletin. by Edmond Vance Cooke.)
The iron cross is black as death and
hard as human hate:
The wooden cross is white and still and
whispers US, TOO late;
But the Red Cross sings of life and love
and hearts regenerate.
The iron cross is a poastful cross and
marks a waf-mad slave;
The wooden cross is a dumb. dead cross
and guards a shallow grave.
But the Red Cross reaches out its arms
TO solace and to save.
The iron cross is a kaiser's cross and
narrow is it's clan.
The wooden cross Is soldiers cross
and mourns it's partisan.
But the Red Cross is the Cross Of One
who served his fellowman.
Maine has had a good representa-
ton this week at the Conference OF
Social Workers at Atlantic City, N.
j., among those present being: Gov
ernor Carl E, Milliken, who spoke
Wednesday evening on "Administra-
tive Organization in Public Service"
before the joint meeting of the De-
partments of Delinuuents and Cor
rections and Public Agencies and In
stitutions; Miss Gertrude Mcdonald.
superintendent Of the State School
for Girls at Hallowell; Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles J. Dunn, superintendent and
matron Of the State School for BOYS
at Cape Elizabeth; Sec. James F.
Bagley of the State Board of Chari-
ties and Corrections: Miss Gertrude
Hall. supervisor of the Mothers Aid:
Mrs. Mary S. Durham. deputy
sheriff Of Cumberland county; Ma
ton Army; Percy r. Horton, secre-
tary Of the Portland Overseers Of the
Poor; Mrs. A. c. Pettengill. secretary
Of the Portland Associated Charities:
Mrs. ]. A. Read Of Portland. county
agent for the protection Of children;
Miss Elsie Clark Mutt, superintend-
ent Of the Portland Fraternity
House; Mrs. Maude W. Smith, secre-
tary of the Chlldren's Protective So
ciety.
many boys camps in Maine is ex-
pected to arrive on Thursday, June
26 at the Union station, Portland,
with scores Of them to follow before
July 4. Fully 1000 boys are expected
this season at the camps, with a pro-
portionately large number of girls.
The 18th annual convention Of the
Maine Fraternal Association for the
Blind will be held at 10 A. NJ
Wednesday. June II at Preble chapel,
corner of Preble and Portland
streets, Portland. with election of
officers and other important business.
A specially arranged program will be
given at p. NJ, with addresses by
the officers and members OF the direc-
tors. The present officers are: Presi-
dent. Frank G. Baker. Gardiner; first
vice president. U. S. Lyons. Portland,
formerly of Houlton; second vice,
George r. Scates. South Acton secre-
tary. Charles E. Debreck, Portland:
treasurer, Chesley L. Cotton, Brown
field: directors. VIM: D. Smith of
Westbrook. James Moran of RAN
dolph and Edward E. Trask Of
Chelsea.
Houlton has lost one Of her promin-
emit attorneys, Leonard A. Pierce
having gone to Portland to begin his
duties as member Of the firm of
Cook, Hutchinson & Pierce. Mrs.
Pierce and children will remain in
Houlton until fall.
Thursday was the hottest June day
at the University Of Maine since the
record has been kept there-about 50
years. The mercury went to SO. The
next warmest June day was in 1873,
where 931s was recorded. One day
Of May. 1911 also recorded Sc degrees
above.
University Of Maine men plan to
honor the memory Of their fellow
student the late Charles Rice. who