Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-26
Local Nature Lovers
Attend Field Meeting
At Knox Arboretum
Members Of Ball Bird Conservatism
Club Of Augusta Present at Open.
ing Day of Field Meeting at Thorn.
aston

members OF Ball Bird Conservatism
Club Of Augusta Present at opsn.
ing Day of Field Meeting at Thorn.
aston
Five members of the Ball Bird
Conservation Club of Augusta 70.
turned by automob late Wednes.
day afternoon from Thomaston.
where they attended the meetings
held on the opening day of the State
Field Meeting of Maine Scientists
Naturalists and Nature Lovers at the
Knox Arboretum, on the East road
between Warren and Thomaston.
Those in the party were: Mrs. c.
W. Alexander of Hallowell. Mrs.
Charles Hall. Mrs. Harry Thompson.
Miss Gertrude traitor and Mrs f.
III. Beale, all of Augusta. Rev Hen
ry +. Dunnack, State Librarian.
the Knox Academy Of Arts and
Sciences. under whose auspices the
meetings were held. who delivered
an address before the meeting Tues
day. also returned to his home In
Augusta Wednesday afternoon.
The meetings Tuesday opened a
four day program of outings and ma
ture sessions which. will be brought
to close this evening, following an
automobile excursion to Shermans
Point. Camden. taking in the Lime
Quarries. and Dodges Mountain
with an opportunity for sea shore
study during the day
The program for the first day. al,
which the Augusta Bird lovers were
present, opened in Afternoon
with an address of welcome BY Hon.
c. Ney Holman. President OF Knox
Academy, followed by response BY
Mrs. Sarah Rideout Abbott OF Saco.
and an address by Rev. Henry f.
Dunnack of Augusta. A picnic din
ner was then served the visitors by
local members of the Academy.
In the afternoon those present
gathered at the Knox Arboretum
where addresses were delivered by
Hon. Z. Ney Holman. who spoke on
Tin and Other Rare Minerals OF
Maine" Miss Celia NJ. Compton,
Minerals and Rocks of Casco," and
others including an address on
Forestration. land a talk along the
same lines by Major Moore, who is
dong research and forestry wo.k
about the Mt. Desert region for the
United States Government.
The evening session was held in the
Congregational church of Thomaston,
"here papers were delivered as fol-
lows. Mushrooms of Maine" by
Mrs. Sarah Rideout Abbott of saeo
with water color drawings. Birds
or Lewlston-Auburn, Maine" by MISS
Carrie Ella Miller of the Stanton
BIRD Club; Forestry" Prof Bernard
r. Leete of Bates college: "Tosds
and shrews," Mrs. Winnifred Phillips
OF Washington, .. c.: and Talk on
geology, by Prof Edward r. Per
ktns of Colby college. The meeting
was closed with remarks by Norman
W. Lermond of Thomaston, CORE
spending secretary Of the organiza
loh' through whose efforts the beau
tiful Knox Arboretum was maoc pos
sibie as place for study and re-
search for Maine nature lovers.
wednesday was devoted TO an ex-
cursion by boat from Thomaston to
Monhegan, and Rockland to Isles-
ooro' with a lecture at the Baptist
church. Rockland. in the evening by
frof. John NJ. Briscoe of the Univer-
slty OF Maine. Subject. The White
zine Blister Rust" illustrated with
eoiored lantern slides. The program
TOT Thursday included an automobile
excursion to the Camden mountains
ana turnpike with a picnic lunch at
Lake Megunticook, with several hours
LOT potanizIng and bird study. The
evening session was held at the Con-
sresadonal church. Thomaston, and
featured bird lecture by Prof. Alfred
" Gross of Bowdoin college. illus
trated by colored lantern slides.
The following nature and bird
CLUBS were represented at the state
neid meeting: The John Burroughs
Club OF Portland. The Ball Bird Con
servation Club of Augcsta, The STAN
ton Bird Club of Lewiston Auburn.
ana The Cumberland County Audubon
The Ball Bird Conservation Club OF
augusta was founded some three years
ago oy Rev. d. A. Ball. then of this
CITY and has about 40 members in
augusta Hallowell and Gardiner. The
omcers OF the club are: Mrs. c. W.
Alexander. Hallowell. president: State
curator Thomas A. James. vice pres
'dent; Mrs. Walter Stebbins. secreta-
ry; Mrs II. l.. Sherburne treasurer
Mrs. j. V. Lane. scond vice president
me United States today leads the