Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-20
NEWLY ORGANIZED CALUMET
CLUB TO HAVE BIG OPENING
Dinner TOMORROW evening

The executive committee Of the
| newly organized Calumet club Of this
city meet tonight to make final plans
for the big dinner tomorrow eve
ming marking the formal opening of
their fine new club rooms.
The club was organized recently by
q group Of prominent French speak
ing citizens Of Augusta headed by P
+. Perreault of the Central Maine
Power Co, securities sales depart
ment. Mr.. Perreault, a former Au-
gusta man, returned to this city a
short time ago after residing for
some time at Manchester, n. II. He
has had vide experience in the or
ganization of fraternal orders, and
has been prime mover in establish
ing the Augusta club.
The club is limited to 100 members,
! and over rs have already applied for
membership. Pierre T. Perreault is
president; Antonio Landry. vice
president: Paul e. NORM, secretary;
DR.. David Z. Berube, treasurer: DR..
! Paul Cyr, financial secretary; Ludger
| Vermette, musical director; DR.. Ro
main Marcoux. director Of litera-
| ture and Davila Cloutier. director of
amusements. There is also a finan-
cial committee composed of Henry
Gregoire. Charles Biiodeau and JOS
J eph Laliberte.
! The new club rooms Of the or
ganization on Water street, in the
| suite formerly occupied by the Pat
! tangall club are most attractive. A
color scheme of rose and blue has
Leen tastefully blended making a
very pretty room. The front of the
| big hall is arranged with rugs, COM
| Portable wicker chairs. tables and
! book cases to serve as lounging
room. A cabinet grand piano graces
the north end of the room. New in
direct lighting fixtures have been in
stalled overhead, and wall brackets
with rose shades give the room q
| homy atmosphere when the lamps are
lighted. Blue overdraperies above
, windows and at the entrance to the
lounS room have been prettily hung
by the ladies from members families,
and the feminine touch is clearly in
evidence. The furnishings are in
good taste and of excellent quality.
The rear Of the hall is a billiard
room with a fine big table and there
are number of tables to be used for
cards Chairs arranged around the
room for the use Of spectators. At
the south of this section of the hall,
at the head of the stairs. is Il paru-
ton behind which an attendant Will
conduct a store for the club men,
Lers at which they may obtain to-
bacco, soft drinks, confectionery,
etc. At the rear of the store is a
store room and cloak room.
The rugs at the front of the hall
may beiremoved and the entire space
utilized\for dancing, with fine hard
wood floor furnishing a good surface
for the dancers.
The club is organized for the in
tcllectual development of the Franco
American citizens of Augusta; every
member of the club is naturalized
or native born American, and in the
library soon to be purchased, works
on American history and civics will
share a place on the shelf with great
works of French and American lit
erature 1t is the intention Of the
officers and members to lay stress on
the Americanization element of their
relations.
The amusement committee. headed
by Devila Cloutier plans the organi-
zation of a bowling team, and will
challenging other organizations in the
city who have teams. There are
number Of excellent bowlers on the
club roster. and the team should be
a strong one. This committee will
supervise parties within the club,
and arrange special events from time
to time.
A feature OF the weekly club cal
endar will be ladies' night on each
Wednesday evening. at which time
special events will be planned. The