Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-02-28
Boston Story Club
Has Maine Guests
Many Notables There

| the Hub, was a grand and glorious
| host, Saturday evening at the Hotel
Lennox, when they entertained at
| banquet many of their friends from
| all over New England, there being
| present judges, district attorneys and
attorneys general and many other
| men of prominence in. this section
of the country.
The guests assembled in a reception
room upstairs. There old friends
greeted each other and new friends
were introduced. This is the second
| annual meeting of the Story club and
thus the event early formed itself in
to reunion for the last years guests
who were there this year.
The Story club members and their
guests were properly labeled with
| typewriter Identification marks and
also marked as to the table to which
they were assigned. At $50 o'clock,
| the crowd went to the Palm room of
the hotel where the evenings festiv-
tiles were enjoyed.
Maine Folks There
1t was a most unusual assemblage
with a galaxy of celebrities" pre-
dominating as one Hub man describ-
ed it. Attorneys general from -four
| states, Ransford W. Shaw of Maine,
Oscar l.. Young of New Hampshire,
Frank c. Archibald of Vermont and
j. Weston Allen of ssachusetts,
were present.
Other Maine guests included: Judge
George l.. Emery of the municipal
court of Biddeford, Judge Franklin
r. .Chesley of the municipal court of
Saco, Edward F. Merrill of Skowhc-
gan, former county attorney, Hiram
! Willard, special county attorney for
York county, Ruth Henderson of the
Kennebec journal of Augusta, Ed
ward A. Fraser of the Western Union
of Portland. Sam Z. Conner of the
Lewiston Journal of Lewiston. Miss
| Grace a. Thomson, formerly in
charge of the Western Union office
of SkoWhegan. could not come be
cause she is now located for the win
| ter in st. Augustine, Fla. Judge
Charles j. Dunn of the Supreme Ju-
! dicial court of Maine, was another
invited guest who was unable to
come. He has been indisposcd.
An orchestra of dark gentlemen
! discoursed inviting music. Some of
the guests selected their partners and
| danced to their places about the ban
quet board, while others got there in
a more dignified manner. The music
men took some of the diners from
their places and caused them to
dance around between courses. At
| other times n buxom young lady with
| a delightful voice, presented song
Novelties.
The Eats
1t was a gay party and titles and
dignity were laid on the shelf with
the robes of the court room, the
badge of'law and order and the pen
Gil and pen. At each place was a
copy of the Story club of Boston
program. 1t was in the form of a
four sheet newspaper. being replcte
with sassy savings, clever cartoons
and breezy briefs. 1t was all very
interesting because everybody
caught the drift" The menus. one
also at each plate. were labeled.
State Of Satisfaction, Hotel Lennox.
SIS. Boston, February %. 1922" They
read thusly: Oyster cocktail. zen
hibit Al; green turtle soup, ELECTION
of Judges); celery, (Replevin);
olives. (Mandamus): baked chicken
lobster, la Lennox. (Note our ex-
ceptions); string beans. writ of
CertiorarD; Delmonico potatoes,
(Nol ProsequD; Russian salad.
page the interpreter): cheese Mel
ba, (Strong evidence); fresh straw
berry ice cream, (the judges
charge); petit fours, (sheriff's De-
light); demi tasse, (Summing Up).
THE Press Rests" was the final in
formation on the menu. That's the
way they do things in Boston.
The Cause Of 1t
The occasion of the second annual
meeting of the Story club of Boston.
it might be we'll to explain. was
primarily reunion between the
court officials and the news writers.
who covered the important criminal
SdSCo III lilC A>CW courts
during the past year. The dinner
was enlivened by original entertain
ment furnished by the members.
The initial announcement made by
Norman Richie. cartoonist of the
Boston Post. who was elevated to
the position of POSTMASTER, after
much difficulty, was. that there was
to be no long winded speeches. A
bell with a note long and clear, was
close by the toastmaster's toe and at
the end of the two minutes. the bell
rang out, announcing time was up.
Experiences in newspaper work or
experiences with newspaper people,
was the topic of material, the speak
ers were permitted to use two min
utes upon. This was a rich part Of
the program and the experiences as
related by the men of learning were
laughable.
There were about 200 present at
the evenings festivities Postmaster
Norman Ritchie was top notcher.