Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-10-07

the Manchester club as do the Wor.
cester boys club. but there are JUS,
as dirty hands and faces on the ou.-
side and just as clean hands ami
faces on the inside at the Manchester
club as at the Worcester club.
He closed his talk by telling a story
1t was about an elderly spinster
She was very fond of pets. She hal
a parrot and a monkey They didn't
agree. One day she went shopping
When she returned she found there
had been trouble. The parrot was On
the shelf minus many feathers. The
monkey was under the table minus
MUCH hair Her investigation showed
the spinster that the parrot got the
worst of the fight. So she said
Poor Polly" and the parrot said, 81
talked too dam much"
Names Story
Introducing Rotarian Dana S. Will
liams, lewiston Auburn Rotary Club:
We people Of Maine are quite modest,
We believe in the Puritan Creed,
But we have many men very good with
the pen,
LANA NfIlldUlS-HOW aces Maine s
story read?
If that Ford hadn't made so much
noise down in the alley way, be-
hind the City hall, maybe the silver
tongued president of the Lewiston
Auburn Rotary club. Dana s. Will
liams. wouldn't have been so clo-
quent-the spirit OF competition sure
does get one.
tom, Dick and Harry, Mary, Ma
bel and Maud" that's how he caluted
his audience. He said in part: Some
one said that Rotary was slow in
New England. 1t is the fastest thing
in the State of Maine. Augusta is
the speediest one in the State. Then
Dana apologized to his competitor.
the automobile OF the Bolsheviki
tendencies in the alley way below,
and someone yelled. I'VE don't have
to crank YOU, Dana"
Referring to the wood scene on
the stage above Dana said that per-
haps the out of the State folks
thought that was a street scene in
Maine. but it really is q street scene
IN Boston when the strike went on
and it was before July LIST.
In Maine there are five clubs and
the Portland club The Portland club
has residence in the State of Maine
ana claims its legal home here, but
1T does business all over the world.
Because among the members are Ad-
miral Peary of the North Pole, Har.
ry Lauder of Scotland, Mcfarland
of the world. and a new member.
Commander Earl Reed, of the NC.4.
A firm foundation is under the
Maine Rotary. Every club is strong
and active. The clubs are quality
rather than quantity. He explained
in his own manner. "Since some of
us have gotten into Rotary we want
the quality rather than the quantity"
The waiting lists are now longer than
the membership lists.
Capt. Frank w. Hulette, first sec
rotary and one of the Lewiston and
Auburn directors, made the supreme
sacrif1ce In the World war. 1t was
the one dark spot in the history of
the club. He left his wife and in
rant son and on June 6, 1918, fell
with his face towards the foe and
his rifle in his hand. Frank was
probably one Of the best known Ro.
tarians in the State. In his capac-
lty as consulting engineer of the
railroad system of Maine he gained
many friends and spread the Ro.
tary spirit. In his life. and in his
passing. he has bequeathed to the
Rotary all that typifies that great
ornamental of Rotary-service.
A Rotarian from Portland then
arose at the close of Mr.. Williams,
talk and, holding in his hand a note
DOCK, in which he made notes while
IN service In France. He said that
"nile IN France he met a man who
asked If he knew Capt. Hulette from
Lewiston. The Portland man said
ne did not. Then he was give, a
message to deliver to the Captains
wife and relatives. saying that IF
any man should have been given
posthumous decoration he (Cant
Hulette) should have" The sneaker
from Portland said he had never vet
delivered the message and this was
MS nrst mention of it. It. was a
coincident which it itself was touch
ing. "
Massaehusstts' Story
With the following verse Chair.
man Viles introduced John M. Phil
lips. secretary OF the Boston Rotary
Club, who spoke for assachuset.s.
introducing Rotarian John Nj. Phil.
iips' secretary Boston Rotary Club:
Our grand mother state of Massat.u.
sets
Hae Rotary strong and sincere.
Its wonderful state and Rotar,,v
great,
Jack Phillips-we welcome 70 here
Secretary Phillips stated that II
was his privilege to speak for nine
clubs of the Bay State with a MEM
bership Of almost half Of the New