Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-10

V;adicated the proposition that dry
club can exist and prosper. 1t is true
that l find the following vote OF the
Executive Committee recorded or
January II. 1867:
Voted: To dispense with spring
Water-and TO use city water in the
tank"
The record doesn't show whose
tank. bet some Of our charter mem
beers were still with us
Though the Abnaki Club is a pure
IS masonic organization. with its ac-
tive membership limited TO $50 il has
been in a yay a public institution.
With the exception of Governor
Plaisted. who is an active member.
every Governor of Maine since 1894
has been made an honorary member
of this club. Its doors have always
been open by express invitation to
the members OF the Maine Senate and
House OF Representatives and the
Governors Council, in legislative
years. and cards rendering the priv
ileges OF the Club have been sent
l-ISAti a. Liz commencement OL EACH
session. Visitors have always been
welcome. and the Visitors Register,
which was started in July, 1895. is a
pretty good record of the prominent
citizens Of the State who have visited
Augusta during the last quarter Of
century. Citizens Commute IS for
Legislative rec aptiuns have used it
TO-: thei.' meeting place.
l mention these things only in pass
ing. 70" tll" essential and vital fea-
ti.-c Of ou- Club lte.-the thing which
makes Il delightful. the thing which
makes us n! love it. and the thing
which will ensure its permanency and
usefulness, is is spirit Of absolute
democracy and BRUTALITY. Il is ,ypi-
caii% masonic. il j. ideally American.
L measures a man by his charao ter.
not by his pocket book. II knows no
aris.ocracy save that Of good fellow
part upon the square.
1T the annual meeting in January,
1913. The following votes We're passed:
"On motion by George H. Bangs. il
was the pleasure ct the members TO
remit all dues II members then il,
the service oi either The army or
navy"
On motion by S. c. Webster i. was
the pleasure Of the members present
that service flag he placed at the
front OF the club rooms having on it
star Tor .acn r:ember then i'll service.
a2I 70 add a star for each member that
enlisted thereafter"
''on motion Of s. {. Webster It was
the pleasure OF the members that a
card be placed on the entrance door Of
the club rooms making welcome TO the
club rooms al! members Of the army
and navy during the continuance Of tho
war"
This Club .sn', gathering any moss as
i grows older. On the contrary, it's
rolling up pep, We're going past the
quarter century post or Iuiy .. ,eIo,
with our nos,rils d;steaded. our fe.loch
i'uttering III the breeze. and our tail in
the air. Perhaps I've mixed my meta
rhors little. and I'm not quite sure
that racing stallion sticks his tail in
the air as he passes the quarter mile
pos. but YOU get my meaning. which is
that were absorbing a lot Of pep.
President Mooney is certainly to be
congratulated on his admin!stra ton,
and his chief OF staff has been Perley
Lawrence. whom I hereby decorate
with the iron cross-omitting the
kisses. Why. when ] think OF what
Perley has accomplished. and the 2lst
century methods he has employed
II hon a bn, nd ~,
club rooms have had a Turkish bath,
followed by hair cut shave and sham
poo. and when / realize that everything
about the club is SO sweet and dean
that the balls are kissing each other Oh
the new billiard table-then it is that
feel inspired to paraphrase the death !
less song o. sally in Our Alley" and
to sing these words to all the world:
20: all the sports with pep and snap
There's Zone like pretty Perley;
u you want to see his coat tails flap
You'll have 20 rise damned early"
Now. what is there in this club life Of
ours that is good for man? Bridge, |
cribbage. checkers. chess. bllia rds, |
pool, papers, magazines. rest. comfort, |
cigars. cigarettes and chewing gum:
Yes. all that, but more important still, |
intercourse with his fellows But some
times man is so depressed and weary
that he doesn't want to talk Very
well. De doesn't have to. He can take |
his paper or his magazine and read or
think in peace. but the talk. and the
laughter. and the CHEEKY human pres
ence OF those about him may serve as
sedative to tangled nerves, and a tonic
TO depressed spirits. 20 keep normal. !!
and wholesome. and happy. we need
compa nionship. We need relaxation, We
need the gentle mental stimulus Of a
friendly exchange OF thoughts. II We
are Theoretically sealed within our lit.
tie egg-shel!. there comes d time when |
the egg becomes-well. let US say notice
ably affected by the natural process Of
decay. Then there are the card. bill !
lard. pool. checker and chess tourna-
ments which are to be staged this year
by Perley Lawrence. In my last club |
billiard tournament vas matched |
with P. o. Vickery. 1t was nip and
tuck all the way through. but P. o.
beat me in the end. OF course he was
pleased to WHINE all are-but he was !
the kind of good sport that could have
extracted pleasure from nis own defeat