Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-02

the Greek looked upon as a crazy fool
and yet the man who concentrated the
suns rays on the Roman ships, burn
ing them and winning a big victory
for the Greeks. Then there was Full
ton and his folly" the steamboat.
People called him a crazy fool, yet
think Of the importance OF his inven-
ton.
crazy fools. who have added much to
the development Of science and indus
try, were spoken Of by Mr.. Quimby,
and he then told Of the inventions of
Parker Giddings of New Hampshire.
One in particular was the extraction
from eggshells of kind of sulphur
which could be used for the tips of
matches and which produces no odor.
These inventions promise to open
new field in chemical activity, said
the speaker.
Mr.. Quimby said that he desired to
give to the Rotarians some samples of
this kind of match, and he went out of
the hall to get them. But the April
Fool joke was on the Rotary Club,
for the speaker had left the hall. not
to come back.
PresideSt Ivan Lang Of Augusta Ro-
tary gave a brief report Of some Of the
proceedings at the first days session
of the annual New England dis trict
conference held this week at Boston
at which there were about 500 dele
gates. Others from the Augusta club
who attended the conference were
George w. Merrill. r. w. Pope, John
McIlroy and Ronald McIlroy.
The entertainment program for the
evening under the direction of the
committee, of which Charles Metcalf
was chairman, was something differ
cnt" and was good funthroughout. 1t
was described as in celebration of some
of the festivities of the early Greeks.
and as the Greeks were fond of races
and other kinds of contests, a novel
race was introduced. There were two
preliminary heats and the final. The
contestants We're Rotarians Erwin f.
Walker, Paul S. Phalen, George Web
Der and Augustus L. Snow. To give
the proper setting the contestants
were provided with colored paper hats,
The stunt was for the contestants,
each carrying two glasses filled near
ly to the brim with soft drinks, to
walk backwards down the length of
the hall. then with steady hands to
change the glasses, and walk back
wards up the hall, the entire journey
to be made without the spilling of a
single drop from the glasses. Certain
ly steady hands were required, and
also speedy feet.
The races were closely contested and
resulted as follows: Snow won from
Weber: Walker won from Phalen !;
and in the final, Walker won from
Snow. The winner, Mr.. Walker, was
awarded the first prize, beautiful
lily. and to the other contestants were
awarded minor prizes in the form of
lollypops. The judges were Rotarians
Leslie c. Cornish, Cony Weston. John
+. Gould, Henry Sturgis and William
G. Boothby.
The business session of the club
was called to order by President Lang
who read a letter received from Ro-
tartan William D. Hutchins of Bos-
ton. formerly of this city. Mr.. Hutch
ms suggested that in view of the
fact that Rev. George Hinckley of
Good Will Farm had spoken before
the Augusta Rotary and that the
Rotary Clubs are taking up boys
work as their regular program, per-
haps the Augusta club might be will
ing to be responsible for some boy.
perhaps an Augusta boy, at Good
Will Farm at a cost of about $500 a
year. President Lang stated that
this might be a good plan and a fine
way for the local club to do it's work
on the boys program, and upon mo-
ton and vote by the club. he appoint
ed committee consisting of Rotari-
ans Paul S. PhaIen, Arthur N. Soule
and Willis E. Swift to look into the
matter and to report at the next meet
ing
At the opening of the meeting a de-
lcious Rotarian dinner was served,
the menu consisting of tomato bisque,
roast beef. mashed potatoes, hot rolls,
The evenings musical program was
directed by Rotarian Frank Dyer,
with Rotarian J. Frank MacNichol as
pianist, and included the vocal Sc
lection Rocked in the Cradle of the
Deep" sung by Rotarians Oliver w
Turner, L. l.. Dolliver, Herbert W.
Hall, A. Fl. Sturtevant, Charles r.
Chase Paul S. Phalen and Harry P.
Lowell.
One of the guests of the evening
was Hon. John p. Deering vice pres
ident of the Biddeford-Saco Rotary
Club, who was given a rising ovation
by members of the Augusta club.
President Lang announced that the
following Rotarians will comprise the
entertainment committee for the next
meeting: Harry P. Lowell. William G.
Boothby and Orland T. Tolman.