Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-25
Efficiency Congress
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Maine. Bowdoin. Colby and Bates.
Then the speakers of the evening were
Cheered and not TO forget anyone
in their cnthusia SIN, the college boys
cheered the mattresses and the Or
chestra. The banquet which was
served was not according 10 pre-
armistice days because two kinds OF
meat were served on the same plat
Ter. There was also plenty of cab
hage salad. mashed potatoes. hot
rolls, coffee, cake and ice cream. Eat
ing is most essential part of any
we'll meaning banquet and judging
from the way that everyone endeav
ored to do their fun share the eat
ing was not neglected.
Horace c. Day of Auburn chair
man of the State committee of the
y. NJ. c. A.. presided at the evening
meeting. He introduced himself as
the office boy" The fact that he
couldn't tell funny stories was one of
the chief reasons why Mr.. Day said
he was appointed to preside. He said
he was told what he could do and
what he couldn't do. All this was in
the way Of explaining his briefness
and emphasizing it. Mr.. Day then
introduced Mayor Martin.
Mayor Martins Welcome.
Mayor Burleigh Martin in a few
well chosen words gave greetings
from the city as follows:
''Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen:
1T is a pleasure as Mayor OF this
city to welcome you here tonight
-Four years ago the first Community
Efficiency Conference was success
fully inaugurated and held in this
city. Two years later the initial sue
cess was again repeated here and to-
night for the third time you NEE,
again here and will not only equal
hut surpass the previous successes
And it is a source of pride to the
citizens of this city to think that our
hospitality and our cordial efforts are
so appreciated that you are again
with US.
Il remembc- as if of yesterday the
words and message Of a certain State
senator, four years ago. and today
the State prospers because in a large
measure the principles spoken by that
senator are now put into effect by
him as Governor of this State. Be-
sides Governor Milliken also remem-
her with greatest pleasure the stir
ring and effective discourses of Fred
T. Smith. who will be with you later
at the conference.
"A few days ago George Ellinwood,
ono of our leading merchants, told
me. practically verbatim. speech
delivered here two years ago and the
man who delivered that speech and
left the memory OF i: not only with
Mr.. ElIinwood but with all who heard
him, ~ again here tonight And we
will later hear him this evening when
tho Hon. Raymond Robins will ad-
dress us. Is it any wonder, gentlemen.
that with such men of. interna-
tfonal fame with US tonight. and with
other equally brilliant and distin-
Euishcd speakers, that Augusta is
proud to have the Community Eff
6ciency Conference here. Therefore
Il is not a profunctory but a genuine
md sincere welcome that extend to
8c members OF this Conference in
nchalf of the citizens Of Augusta"
g. Mr.. e. 3. Saunders
:. When college class was asked
chat caused the destruction of
pompeii and Herculaneum one of the
answers received was "A horrible
overflow of saliva" E. &. Saunders
q the Simonds Mfg. Co. of Fitch
eurg, Mass. opened his remarks with
that case. drawing his comparison
" saying that he was horrible ex-
ample Of inefficiency He explained
bat he had just emerged from the
hospital. No man who is really ef-
dcient will allow himself to 90 to the
hospital. He will watch for symp-
TOMS and will try to conteract them.
Having been to the hospital, Mr..
3aunders says he knows we must
lsarn inefficiency to know efficiency.
One IL took two minutes to take one
a his tonsils and a minute and a half
te take the other. then Mr. Saun-
ders says he realized the efficiency
a the hospital. A sense of ineffi.
cheney brings us here tonight, said
II. Saunders He z spoke Of the