Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-10

Wardwell. 9. Enforce the blue laws
and prohibit all human and animal
comforts and pleasures on Sunday
10. Abolish the poll tax. IL. Find
storage for our precious T. n. T. at a
point 100 miles from any dwellings
~. Reduction of ornaments, settle
ment of the Irish question. and relief
for the oppressed Turk. 10. Put
hides on the free list. IA. Send Will
liam j. Byran to zap and let him zap
t15. Demand five Maine congressman
and send Blaine Viles to Washing
ton"
Pertaining to more intimate mat
tiers within the Club. the Pres
has had many suggestions. a few
follow: l. More Liza Jane" >. Re-
duction of dues to 81. 3 Stop pass
ing the hat at luncheons, 4. More
taffy and less epitaffy for one an
other. 5. End meetings al 7:45. q BE
less chesty about our singing, Z.
Provide wigs for bald headed lawyer
members. 8. Have more good speak
Shelve Henry Whitman as a soloist.
10. Stop knocking. II. Keep smiling,
II. Be generous to women, kind to
! children. respectful to age. patient
with fools. just in our dealings, for
Setful of wrongs. ready for service
| and helpful to all mankind"
The following matters of business
were taken up: The members were
| assessed $500 apiece for the coming
New England Convention at Poland
Springs. and a committee appointed
| to take charge of the part Augusta
will play at Poland. The commit
tee will consist of the following Ro-
tarians. Blaine Niles. John f. Mel
son. f. b burlington, Dwight Hig-
gins. George a. Macomb Der, Wilbert
s. Wilson. Lewis A. Burleigh, and J.
, +. MacNichol. n s Weston. ID. b
Weeks and w. j. Warrell were APP
pointed as the entertainment com
mittee for the merit meeting.
Mr.. Newbert introduced Harry s.
! Shorey as the speaker of the eve
ming. and following Mr.. Shorey's
talk. the meeting was brought to a
close with the singing of America
| The following members were
present at the meeting: p. NJ. Law
renee. ID. l.. Higgins, John f. Mel
son, NJ A. Gilman. Nat NJ. White, A
T. Hoffman. D, w Adtms. Or. w
| S. Thompson. +. Wallace Manner
! ing. Frank f. Tracy, Daniel B
| Weeks. Herbert w. Hall, Ralph
Herrick, Milton O. Dean. c. p
! QuimbA, Charles r. Chase. G. c
| Metcalfe. Byron Boyd, II. n. Whit
man. William J. Warrell. Roland A
! Scribncr, Nelson +. Gordon. raul ID
Sargent, G. f. Bilodeau. Leigh Web
Der. f. s Mack. j. G. Kicker. George
4. Appleby, j. + MacNichol. ]
| Frank Dyer. J. S. Nichols. +. L.
/ Gedney, l.. A. Burleigh. f. +. New
| bert, A +. Snow. George H. Macon
! Der. G.. Cpny Weston, +. b. Puring-
ton. Blaine S. Viles, Harold \. Allen
II. f. Wadsworth, c. s. Andrews
John II. Gould. A. w. Brooks. DR.
, George II. CoomIs Frank b. Con
I don. George w. Merrill, Harry p
Lowell and Paul p. Merrill
MIR. Shoreys Address
Mr.. Shorey spoke in part az fol-
lows:
During the closing days OF the
i; last Legislature l happened to drop
into a caucus of the Republican
members while they We're discuss
ing the new motor vehicle law. One
of the legislators had Just moved
that this bill be referred to the S5th
Legislature and in support If his
motion he reasoned that he act was
of such length and of SO much i'm
portance that it would require at
. least ten years for the people of the
State of Maine to digest its various
phases"
LAS I came into close contact with
the practical working out of ,his
law. however, and as the different
problems are brought to me from
my officers who are working in the
Various parts of the State, / am
more and more convinced tina, this
act has been carefully and thought
fully prepared and believ,, that
wl.tn the public has become f.miliar
With its practical side, it will realize
that if properly administered it can
no. fail to work a great improve
ment in the use of the highways by
( the ever increasing horde Of motor
vehicles"
while the motor vehicle law and
the full time highway bill are closely
related. they are nevertheless eepa-
rate and distinct laws. BY an I'M