Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-23
State House Family
to Go on Junket to
Popham Sept. 80

on Saturday, September 80, the
State House family and their friends.
some COO in number will 60 down the
Kennebec river to Popham Beach for
an all day excursion. Frank r. Good
win, traffic manager for the Kennebec
Navigation Co. was in conference
with Superintendent OF Buildings,
Charles S. Brown, Friday morning, at
which time details were closed for
the chartering of the *. y. Co. steam
ship, City of Rockland for this trip.
When the matter was presented to
preliminary gathering of the State
House employees Thursday, it was
enthusiastically received and at a
second meeting Friday noon, organi-
zation plans were completed and
committees named to have charge of
the different details of the days pro-
gram.
Superintendent Brown has general
direction and has been working on
the plans for the proposed excursion
for some time. 1t is planned that the
family" will leave from in front of
the State House in special cars at
$50 A. NJ Saturday, for Gardiner.
where they will board the City of
Rockland. The boat will leave Gar
diner about 10 A. NJ, sailing down the
Kennebec with Popham Beach as the
destination, which will be reached at
about 1 y. NJ.
All the facilities of this splendid
boat will be at the disposal of the eX-
curtionists and for those who do not
care to carry picnic lunches, arrange
ments have been made to serve them
in the dining saloon Of the steamer.
A combination band and orchestra
will be on board, and dancing on the
ship will be 4 feature of the enter
tainmcnt. Cards for the adults and
special amusements for the children
will also be provided by the enter
tainmcnt committee for the trip down
and back. At the beach. it is eX-
pected that field sports and athletic
contests for all will be the order.
Those present will also have an op-
portunity to visit the old fort and the
many places of historic interest
whereabouts.
Besides the employees at the
State House. the members of the
staff at the State laboratory and the
Health department will attend. 1t
has also been planned to ask the Au-
gusta State Hospital corps to partici-
pate. All members Of State House
employees families are invited and it
is believed that some COO will make
the trip.
Governor Baxter IS particularly
enthusiastic over the plans as an
nounced and will be one of the crowd
il his duties will permit.
Returning after a full day, the
Rockland will leave Popham at about
$50, arriving at Gardiner at 6 p. M.
In case the weather is not favorable
on Sept. S0th. the excursion will be
set ahead to October 18th. Though a
little cool at this time of the year, all
believe that the scenic wonders Of the
lower Kennebec will be at their best.
Miss Margaret B. Coffin of the
Labor Department was the secretary
of the meeting Friday noon, at which
time the following committees were
appointed:
Committee on transportation John
A. Hadley, adjutant general, chair
man; A. NJ. G. Soule of the Agricul-
tural department and Mary E. Kama
~, executive department.
Committee on entertainment: Col,
Albert Greenlaw, Public Utilities
Commission, chairman; Gertrude f.
Nalch, Insurance department and
Theresa c. Stuart, library.