Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-02
LADIES' NIGHT
Universalist Assoc n
Have Entertainment
Thursday Evening at The Augusta
House With Fine Attendance
Banquet Followed by Cards and
Dancing, and Occasion Is Greatly
Enjoyed-All Enthusiastic for For.
UNI Meetings and Plans Discussed
for Next Winters Series

Ladies' night was observed by the
members of the Augusta UNIVERSAL
list Associates on Thursday evening
at the Augusta House, when they en-
tertained the ladies at banquet, card
party and dance. 1t was indeed q
most enjoyable party and ell who
were present, about 10 in number,
were very enthusiastic for the Open
Forum which has meant so much to
the people of Augusta during the past
winter and which. it was the con-
sensus Of opinion of all in attend
ance, has come to stay. Plans were
discussed informally for the series of
Forum meetings for next winter
which will begin Sunday evening.
Nov 2, and for which some splen-
did speakers are being secured and
will be announced later.
Promptly at $50 o'clock the men,
bers of the association and their
guests sat down to a delicious BAN
quet served in the banquet hall: all
did ample justice to fine menu.
which included chicken and all the
good things to eat that go with 1t.
The post prandial exercises were
presided over by Hon. G. Waldron
Smith, president of the Universalist
Associates, to whom is due large
part of the credit for the instigation
Of the Open Forum meetings in this
city. Mr.. Smith in his remarks stat
ed that the curtain has dropped for
the 1888 Forum meetings. but that
in the fall it rises again on another
series of sessions which, now that the
start has been made, should be even
more successful than last winters.
He pointed out that at the 191S-l9
meetings, 10 in number. conserva-
tive estimate of those who attended
placed the total at $4,000. He thank
ed the members Of the Associates
for their hearty cooperation In the
work and he spoke in particular OF
the earnest efforts Of the pastor, Rev.
Mr.. Walch, and others in the work OF
making each meeting a success.
Mr.. Smith then called upon a num-
her of the men who had been active IN
the work of the association and eaeh
resnonded with words that showed his
deem interest in and his enthusiasm LOT
the Forum movement. The speakers
were Rev. A. Francis Walch, Kew.
Dwight A. Ball. Hon. Willis F.. Swift.
Charles T., Flynt, Elmer Z. Parkman.
Ernest A. Gray. William Fl. Gannett
and Lester M. Hars. Mrs. L. T. Dick
son, Iresicent of the Murray Alliance
expressed the thanks Of all the ladies
for the evenings entertainment.
Tho remainder Of the evening was
passed with cards and dancing and 1t
goes without saying that everyone pres
ent had a good time and the occasion
will be remembered with pleasure by
al. Muse for the dancing was fur
nished by Dennis orchestra.
The evenings program was In charge
Of the officers of the Universalist Asso-
ciates: President. q. Walden Smith: list
vice president. Willis e. Swift; I'd vice
president, w. b. Getchell: secretary.
Fred g. Rand: treasurer. Ernest A.
Gray: adviser. Rev. A. Francis Walch;
executive. committee, William II. Gam
nett. Charles F. Flynt. Paul l.. Bean,
Elmer E. Parkman and Lester NJ. Hart.
Copies Of the preamble and bylaws
OF TIE association were distributed at
the meeting.
Mr.. Smith, president of the associa.
tion. stated last evening that the pros
poets are good that Professor Griggs
OF New York may be secured to give a
series of six subscription lectures next
winter. either upon Current Events"
or upon "shakespeare." II DR.. 0rigss
is secured the meetings will probably
to held on Thursday evenings through