Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-09-09
Central Maine
Rotarians Join in
Field Day Thursday

Goo1 weather and Z s-appy Pro-
gram called out the Central Maine
Rota-.zlE 10 the first annual gec-to-
gether field day Wednesday AZ Lake
Coboo ssee. Over 10 men and WON
en- gathered az the Y NJ .. A. camp
for the good tine Il vas the case
Of everybody feeling young and
throwing away dull cares TIE pro-
gram proved 10 be Z va-let one and
was enjoyed by al!
TIE main body OF the Warsrvi!,e
and AUGUSTA -ota-!aas net in the
afternoon a. the country club 70
Participate IN and witness the golf
match between the two city clubs
Augusta easily won by four out Of
I'VE matches TIE score was as fol-
lows: Wa-reI OF Augusta won from
Fortler Of Wate-Tille and ;: Bar
meow o. Augusta won from Stopie os
WaterTllls. ard >: Plshon Of Az
gusta Won from Green OF Wace-v!lIa.
= and !: Sullivan OF Augusta Won
from Marston OF Wate-viIle- ) and +:
Allen OF Augusta lost 20 Green Of
Wate-yille. l and =
WhiIe Wa.erv1Ile and Augusta
were playing OF the golf match al
the country club the rest Of the
number including rotartaas from au-
gusta- Bath. Lewiston and Water
vile were az the " camps ~ Cob
bossee- There Bath and Lewiston
were scheduled 70 Z baseball game.
This however ended il q biz Of in
door baseball On the lake shore.
The man attraction Of the after
noon was. however. boat races be-
tween each club. Augusta was rep
resented by George Merrill and Miss
Nellie Handley. Bath by Mr.. ana
Mrs Arthur Pepper OF that city.
Lewiston by Ir. and Mrs. He-be-,
Coffin, and Watervtlle by Mrs. stobie
and Theodore Blair. The first race
was scheduled with both women and
the men At the oars. resulting IN
Lewiston. first; Wateryilie. second
and Augusta, third Another -ace
took place the women a. the oars
this resulting in Lewiston again frs
"at=-vllle again second, and Angus
"a thirc- The last race was won Nv
Bath, Wa:eryille coming second. and
Augusta third In this the men alone
were at the oars At the close Of
the afternoon program Bert-an Co.
none, past president OF the Lynn.
Mass club spoke in behalf Of the
New England ConcIave which &c tn
De held al Lynn. Mass, from Sept. u
20 u inclusive. Mr. Cohone advised
eevry rotsrian 20 attend and 10 take
part IN the biggest conclave ever
heid IN New England.
The call for the shore dinner cana
al SIX o'clock and within short time
me dining room was filled. And il
was an up-to-date shore dinner
rooster stew, broiied lobster. fried
CLANS topped Off with steaming cot
zee and delicious watermelon. The
postmaster vas the Hon. Dana VIII
hams CT Lewiston. Barneys or
cnestra Of Waterv.lIe furnished the
music. Miss Harrington OF the or
cnestra rendering many of the latest
songs amid much applause. The rest
O. the evening mas passed in stunts
by the different clubs.
Ihe committee OF awarding the
prizes vas William Hager of Water
vliie, Nelson Gordon of Augusta
harry Passnaore Of Bath. and Philip
route OF Lewiston. Some OF the
stunts ware the singing OF The
Nightingale" by the Bilodeau broth
ers Of the Augusta club: Augusta
as Tropical City" by Bunker
Hill OF the Augusta club: and
cneers ano various songs by the 9TH
er CLUBS. Many IF the RotariaAs
were called upon to speak. among
those being Arthur Stray OF the
Lewiston club, Harry Passmore Of
the Bath club. Frank Packard of the
Lewiston club and Z. E. Nevbert
OF the Augusta club. Each president
OF the clubs spoke briefly on their
representatives TO the New England
conclave. The field day ended with