Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-03-17
FAIRFIELD
Father and Son Banquet in Y.
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On Friday evening Father and
Son banquet was served at the !. O.
Q. F. hall. it being principally Y. NJ.
c. 4. affair. The hall was tastefuily
decorated for the occasion and was
filled to its greatest capacity. Music
was furnished by Dutell's orchestra.
A corps of walters served under the
direction of r. o. Files. chairman Of
the occasion assisted by Wallace Hill.
b. NJ. Bradbury and j. r Lawry
Rev. ". II. Varney presided. Songs
We Like TO Sing" we're sung during
the evening under the leadership OF
w. F.. Mitchell. II. A. Maxwell. an
overseas secretary. was the first
speaker. He described the different
localities III which he had served dur
ing his IL months Of service. during
which time he helped in caring OH II
campaigns. He told very interest
iHgly the manner in which they tMrAd
for the boys that were sent to the
canteens. At one time he had 5000
boys sent to him and all the help
available was one minister. but they
did their best in caring for them. Mr.
Maxwell also paid Il very high trib-
ute to the late Quentin Roosevelt. He
personally knew him and claimed
that he was chip of the old block. -
He spoke of him as being the finest
type Of an American soldier and said
there could be no finer place for him
to be buried than right there. where
the American soldier broke the back
bone Of the German drive. In speak
ing OF the war, he claimed that the
one word back of it all is relation
ship and thru this. war England and
American boys have been united by
France. In years TO tEme he thinks
that the famous battle line will be
known as the Great World Gettys-
burg. During most Of his time he
was with the Marines and spoke OF
the fine quality men which they were.
80 percent Of them being college men.
He says that over there they are COM
monty known as "the black doys.' On
speaking of the work which the Y. NJ.
=. "a HAS uOAC hI odlN tiAoI III oAA>
drive for Paris they lost 3, huts. sup.
plies and all.
Jefferson Smith. State Y. NJ. G. a.
secretary, was introduced and con-
fined his speach mostly to the rela :
tienship between Father and Son. He
, said what he liked to see IN father
! was "a plain, simple. honest country
gentleman He thinks that the
greatest danger now is that we will
forget this war and continue in the
same old ways. He closed his re-
marks by stating that sometimes the
bad boys canput US to shame by their
big hearts.
! o. f. Washburn of Bridgeport
i Conn. vino is county organizer of he
, y. NJ. &. A. was present and gave
brief outline Of the plan in which the
| y. NJ G.. A. campaign will be carried
. on in April. The county will be a.
vided into small districts. and county
secretaries will go from one town IL
another to encourage The work in tiiG
! movement. There Will be local con-
nittees and leaders to come in coms
! N direct contact With the boys. IN:
big idea of the movement is TO have
q standard American program and &c
! stimulate American ideas.
/ e. \. Morton. assistant state seq
tar,. was .}1e last speaker. He sad
that the greatest part of the wor''
had got to be done by men that cams
from suci, towns as Plainfield and VI
cfnit,. In the past, g. per cent
the men have come from the county
! towns and have done the best OF
i work. He said tina, the Y. NJ. {. 4
work mas been greatly criticized fcr
, their overseas carteen work. He I'd
! mits that they have made mistakes
and are sorry for them. but tire can
! teen wo,l; will be returned to the care
| of til, government on March 81 and
! il will be great relief TO the Y. NJ
! {. A. workers.
! r. A. Jewell was elected to serve rs
cha ,rman OF the town committee. e
II. Park will serve as chairman Of lie
county industrial committee. Pfinci-
! pal Manfred Warren as chairman OF
the boys committee and a. F. Green
leaf will act as secretary. Fairfield :
proportion 10 be raised during the
, drive in April has been set at $500.
| aud it is hoped that this may he
raised.
parfridrp az Sanford