Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-01

this order confirmed, the work can be
begun At once and skating for the
Christmas solidays is an assured fact.
It was also voted to organize a hoe
Key club to provide hockey rink at
It's own expense. Dan Nash, who is
in charge Of the organizing of this
club reports start of Is members on
a needed total of 100. Not all mem
bers of this club need to play the
game; there must be about so contri-
buting enthusiasts who are interest
ed merely in boosting the project and
in seeing some good local sport along
these lines. The curling club, for
those of maturer years or those not
caring for the severe grill of the
hockey contest, would require q mem
bership Of 50 at $40 dollars per mem
ber as the cost of equipment and
shelter is high.
In order to finance the project a
committee was authorized to solicit
memberships at fee in the neigh
borhood Of 81, with some minimum
fee that would permit children TO be-
come members and wear the Winter
Sports Booster button. Miss Edge
comb, principal of the Smith school,
suggested that the boys and girls be
given a share in the cost in order
that they might feel that they are
part of the general movement. There
is already much interest in the pros
pect of inter-school contests and the
boys and girls are asking that ski
ing be included in the annual contest
this season. A suggested quota of
$1,000 to cover cost of flooding,
scraping, and lighting, besides suffi-
cient funds for suitable prizes, was
mentioned. but this item was left to
be owrked out by the finance COM
mittee.
A committee to organize contests
was also authorized and left TO the
general chairman for appointment.
This committee will have charge of
the annual snowshoe contest for the
Findlay banner and such other con-
tests as may be desired.
The fundamental object of this
whole project is to bring Augusta ma
tional reputation as a sports center.
This city is in a position to take
the lead in Maine as we have the
natural equipment. plenty of hotel
space on non-legislative years, and
nearby lakes that would be utilized
in the project, besides goOdly
company of people of the type who
are interested in life in the open,"
said Secretary Clarke. 1--WE want
falyn
winter sport and from this general
interest there should grow rapidly
the desire to hold a carnival"
1t was Mr.. Gannett's suggestion
that the carnival idea should be en-
phasized in the present year. Fort
Western will not be completed before
summer as far as the interior is
Indian raid" that has been proposed
and would be worth much as a car
nivval feature from the standpoint of
outside publicity.
In bringing the meeting to close.
Chairman Owen pointed out the at
titude should gradually be assumed
by Augusta people towards the winter
season. Instead of being a season to
dread, it should be the season to be
looked forward to when our people
come into their own with the thrill
of out of doors inviting them to lives
of activity in the open, to days of
accomplishment in office. store or
shop, because of the happy prospect
of joy to be derived from participa-
ton in plays and games that chal-
lenge ones best efforts. Winter then
will be altogether too short and Maine
will become more attractive to her
sons and daughters than the balmy
air of more Southern climes.