Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-22
Record Attendance
for the Year at
Rotary Meeting

Friday evening to the statement that
they, as an organization, were dead
ones" They turned out the biggest
attendance of the year, requiring ex-
ira tables and taxing the space Of the
augusta House banquet hall to the
limit. The newly organized Cony
High school orchestra entertained
with a delightful musical program,
two colored entertainers pleased with
a novel song and dance act, and the
Rotarians were initiated into the
mysteries Of the X-Ray by Dr.. Her
bert W. Hall Of the staff of the Au-
gusta General hospital.
Frank Bilodeau acted as song
leader in the absence of J. f. Mac
Nichol, and the session, in view of
the big attendance. was opened with
Hail. Hail, the Gangs All Here!"
Charles F. Andrews, chairman OF the
committee on entertainment for the
meeting, then introduced as a feature
of the evening. the Cony High school
orchestra, which had volunteered it's
services for the evening. The orches-
ira gave pleasing program that was
very We'll rendered.
The members Of the orchestra at
the Augusta House last evening
We're: Knowlton Hewins, Harold
Moran, Donald Hewitt, Harold Bush,
and Fred Ellis, violins; David Nc
Farlan, cornet; Williams Getchell,
clarinet; Harold Young. drums; Miss
Frederick Fife, piano: Harrison
Lyseth, leader.
The Introduction Of guests follow
ed, ond those present as guests Of
Rotarians were: Freeman F. Burr,
Erskine P. Noyes. Guy O. Vickery,
Rev. r. M. p. Knapp, Mayor SAN
ford L. Fogg, w. d. Patterson, DR..
D. T. Berube, Lewis T. Brown. HUI
burt Cross, Harold p Edwards, all
of Augusta: Henry F. Dexter. Alb
bolt; Henry NJ. Merrill, Boston;
Charles e. Smith, Newport; Albert
j. Stearns, Norway; Howard L. Key
ser, Greene; Paul A. Bailey. VIM
throp; L. B. Henderson of the Bid
deford- Saco Rotary Club. and Miles
f. Richmond Of Boston.
Among those introduced last eve
ming were two new members of the
Rotary Club: Walter D. Kimball.
manufacturer OF rubber stamps; and
Wilbur L. Beals. confectionery. They
were welcomed into the organization
with hearty ovation.
President Elmer E. Newbert. after
an exchange of bantering with sew
eral members. named the following
as the committee on entertainment
for the next meeting: Charles r.
Chase. chairman: Nelson B. Gordon,
and Frank r. Condon!'
Charles E. Andrews, chairman of
the entertainment committee for the
meeting last evening, said that there
were two dusky ladies outside who
might be prevailed upon to help out
with the entertainment. and amid
the laughter Of the assemblage. he
ushered in two sturdy colored men
. who gave highly entertaining two
man minstrel show with music and
lively clog dancing. The twain are
| making a tour of the Maine fairs,
and were secured for the evening by
the committee.
Harris S. Woodman. chairman of
| the committee chosen from Rotary to
cooperate with the Y. Al. G. A. au-
thorities, stated that the committee
! had been active, but was not yet
ready to report He asked authority
from the members to confer with
the directors of the Y. M. c. A.. and
this was unanimously accorded.
The chief feature of the evening
was the exhibition Of x-Ray plates
secured through the kindness of DIR.
A. H. Sturtevant and DR.. H. w. Hall.
DR.. Hall conducted the lecture. He
explained the use OF the machine.
and how IL worked. having . portable
bedside outfit in the hall for his
demonstration. DR.. Hall also showed
a number of very interesting and
valuable X-Ray plates. showing frac-
lures, imbedded bullets. foreign mat
ter in the throat, and the condition
Of lungs and stomach under diseases
such as bronchitis and cancer. One
interesting plate showed = peculiar