Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-05-01
FRIDAY.FUNFEST
For Edification of Elm
City Rotarians

Regular Monthly Meeting - Visit
ors Pressntsd with Rotsrian EN-.
blern - Fine Dinner Followed by
Fuh Faneiss
Welcome boys from up the line;
hope you're feeling fit and fine. hope
you're having a good time, meeting
here tonight" In this spirit of well
come the Waterville Rotarians,
guests Of the Augusta Rotary Club on
Friday evening sat the regular meet
ing at the Augusta House, were
greeted by President Blaine s. Viles
Of the local club. 1t was a splendid
session, large in attendance and fill-
ed to the brim with enthusiasm, and
the combined talent of both clubs
furnished a program that appealed
to each and every man in attend
ance.
The festivities were begun in the
lobby Of the hotel, upon the arrival
Of the special electric car from the
Elm City carrying about so members
Of the up-river club. With a mock
trial the fun was started, and follow
ing this an informal reception was
held. AT promptly o'clock the Ro-
tarians marched into the banquet
hall and took seats at the tables.
Music for the occasion was fur
nished by two orchestras, the Wat
erville Rotary orchestra consisting of
Dr.. F. T. Hill, Cecil Dasgett. Robert
Wentworth and Professor Max CHM
bollik; and Dennis orchestra Of Au-
gusta. A Rotarian dinner was served
in the usual fine style Of the hotel.
The session was called to order
by President Blaine s. Vlles of the
Augusta club. and the local Rota-
rians extended their welcome to the
visitors in repeating with digital en-
phasis the welcome chorus. led by
Musical Director j. Francis Mac
Nichols. We like you; you like us:
all is WELL" was the expression of
welcome that started the bail roll
ing. In the absence of President Ar
THUR J. Robedts Of the Waterville
club, Vice President sGeorge vose
presided for the Elm City Club mem
bers.
Filled with wit and good natured
fun was the talk given by Rev. Chas.
knickerbocker of Waterville Rotary,
who presented an unusual topic in
ia new light and was accorded warm
applause. Liars" was his subject,
and after few preliminary remarks
he expounded his subject, showing
that all men are liars, and pointing
out just as an example that almost
any merchant will make any prom
Use to pacify a customer. With a
CLEAN or humor in his eye, looking
up and down the hail, he said Il
don't want to confess that preachers
are liars" And to get around making
such a confession he told little
anecdote in which that which was
not black and white was referred to
as an elasticity of language"
One Of the features of the eve
ning's program was the presentation
to the Waterville club from the Au-
gusta club, Of the Rotarian Emblem,
the presentation being made by Pres.
ident Vues. The visiting Rotarians
gave three cheers for the Augusta
members and Vice President vose
received the emblem with a speech
OF acceptance which was right to
the point. Rotarian Carroll n. Per-
kins Of Waterville was called upon.
and in few words he responded
for the visiting members, closing
with the sentence, said to be a QUO
tation from well known Maine
guide: You hain't no sladder to
see US, than we be to see you"
The two Rotarian club presidents
kept the rapid fire Of entertainment
moving every moment, and among
the other high spots of the evenings
proceedings were: Violin solos.
played by that talented musician
from Waterville. Professor Cimbol-
leck; recitation Of one Of James Whit
Riley's poems. by J. Howard WEIGH
Of Watsrville: songs by the Water
vile Rotarian quartet, composed of
Ted Branch, George vose, Frank
Rollins and DR.. John Towne; vocal
solo. the French marching song.
'Madelon." in French and English,
by Charles F. Bi!odeau. Augusta; vo-
cal duet. "Marseillaise' by DR.. Des-
jarlins Of Waterville and Mr.. Bilo-
deau: selection, 1.-THE vamp," played
by Waterville Rotary orchestra: Sc
lections played by Dennis orchestra !:
vocal solo, IT'LL We Meet Again"
Ted Branch Of watervilie. Members
OF the two clubs sang together and
again in competition aud the musical
numbers and the other program feat
ures were greatly appreciated.
Rotary fun in abundance was
opened with the reading OF a tele-
gram by President viies, the tele-
gram reading as follows:
Large number suspicious charac-
tiers left Waterville for Augusta, p.
NJ. today. Rotary visit blind. Red
Plot to destroy executive mansion
and seize Gov. Niliilsen and Lester
Hart. Ring leader one uecrse vose.
Vese preaaiAent member City Com
mittee on Checks. Tall ana thin.
waving chestnut hair. limpid black
eyes, recedfng chin. retiring manner
ana slow Of speech. Height S feet.
IL IL inches, stocking feet; weight
ans pounds. $500 reward dead or
alive. Prefer him dead. Dangerous
Augusta confederates John Nelson,
Henry Whitman, ana Ivan Lang.
Get Vose and bag the gang.
(Signed) LYNCH.
United States Department of Justice.
When the laughter had subsidized, RE-
tartan Elmer e. Newbert Of Augusta