Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-29
Hon. c.. S. Hichborn,
Speaks to All Souls
Chapter Friday Eve.
Gives Mastery Address on 1.-THE
Federal Reserve SYSTEM" at An
nual Meeting of Chapter Henry
Richards of Gardiner Elected Pres
ident for Coming Season - Other
Officers Chosen

| nuai Meeting of Chapter Henry
Richards Of Gardiner Elected Pres
ident for Coming Season - Other
Officers Chosen
The Federal Reserve System. its
origin and operation was explained
In most enlightening and attractive
address given by Hon. Charles S.
| Hichborn of Augusta, president of
| the First National Granite bank. at
the annual meeting Of All Souls
| Chapter of the Unitarian Laymen's
League held Friday evening at All
Souls church. There was a fine at
| tendance of members at the get-to-
| gether and preceding the session
very delicious chicken PIE supper
was served in the church parlors.
| Chief Justice Leslie {. Cornish,
! president of the chapter, was unable
to be present at the meeting as he is
now presiding over the supreme
court for Aroostook county, and the
session was presided over by Henry
| richards of Gardiner. This being
| the annual meeting as we'll as the
last of the season, officers were elect
| being as follows: President, Henry
Richards of Gardiner; vice president.
Norman l.. Bassett of Augusta: sec
rotary. Merton G.. l.. Bailey; treasur-
CT. Guy e. I.ongfellow
/ The treasurer. Mr.. I.ongfellow pre-
scented his report for the past season.
| showing the chapter to be in good
shape. financially, with all bills paid
and an amount on hand.
\ Mr.. Bailey. the secretary. in his re-
| port gave very interesting resume
! OF the seasons activities in the
| Chapter. The reports of the treasur-
cr and secretary were accepted and
! placed on file as a part of tie rec
ords of the Chapter. Both officers
were given rising vote of thanks
for their fine reports.
Sscretary's Report
The report presented by MIR.
| Bailey. the secretary. was as follows:
TO the President and members OF
All Souls Chapter:
All Souls Chapter closes its third
year with 80 names on It's member
| ship roll OF this number five have
moved from town: DR.. Beach, Judge
| Cieaves, &. +. Floyd. arthur kraus
I and Rev. Paul Phalen. This leaves
an active membership of "a. Since
the last report. we have lost by death
two loyal members. Frank L. Part
ridge, and Warren l.. Smith.
In 1919 All Souls Chapter was Or
ganzed with a membership of %. At
the time of last years report, the
membership was rs. The present
figures show a decided growth. A
| glance at the attendance figures
shows that interest in the Chapter
certainly has not waned. The at
tendance October IS was "A; Nov.
%, So; Dec %, SO: Jan. 20, "a; Feb.
II, SO; March Il. As. The average
attendance Is 81. These figures in
clude guests as well as members.
There is every evidence that the
monthly meetings this season have
been thoroughly enjoyed by members
and visitors. This fact is substan-
tiated not only by increased member
ship and large attendance, but also
speaker whom we have had the
pleasure to have with us this win
ter. On Oct. IS Maj. Cooke address,
ed us on Tennessee" Nov. 25,
| President Roberts of Colby College
on 1.-THE Bible" Dec. %, DR.. Hsieh
of the Chinese Delegation to the
Armament Conference on "China:"
Jan. 20, Hon. Willis E. Parsons.
Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and
Game on "Maine's Wilderness and
Her Came" Feb. II. Mr.. Arthur G.
Staples of the Lewiston Journal on
"The Newspaper" Mar. IT, DR..
Tyson OF the Augusta State Hospital
on Treatment of the Mentally
Diseased"
The good suppers and the music
that has gone with them have added
not a little to the pleasures Of these
monthly meetings.
But it is not only as an occasion
for enjoyable monthly meetings that
self. The Chapter has had no definite
program of Community Work. Or
Dec. %, we arranged for DR.. Hsieh
following his after supper address In
the monthly meeting. to deliver an
address in the auditorium OF the
church. the doors being thrown open
to the general public. No admission
e was charged. and a large audience
enjoyed a very interesting and i'm