Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-04
huts from which the night air is ex-
cluded. Some effort should be made
to combat these conditions.
Maine GOSSIP
Grievance

All these Years l have remembered a
When Islands ran black into a sea of
A bay and an open roadstead set to a
simmer like cool. white silk
Under an August moon.
Trees lifted themselves softly into the
moonlight,
vine on the balcony glittered with a
scattered brilliance,
The roofs OF distant houses shone
solidly like ice.
Wind passed.
1t touched me.
The touch Of The wind was cool, impcr-
The fingers of the wind brushed my
face and left me.
I remembered that l shivered,
And that the long, continuous sound of
the sea beneath the cliff
Seemed the endless breathing of the
days / must live through alone.
l grieve for that night as for some
thing wasted.
You are with me now. but that was
twenty years ago.
And the future is shortened by many
I no longer fear the length of them.
dread the swiftness of their depar-
ture.
But they go-go-
With the thunderous rapidity Of a
waterfall.
And scarcely can we find slow, cool
night
To consider ourselves
And the peaceful shining of the moon
Along a silllen sea.
From Harper's Magazine.
The Bath City hospital is assured of
the necessary $4,000 for general operat-
J ing expenses, the citizens of Bath hay
ing contributed $4,000 in order to take
advantage of a like amount offered by
Pres. William d. Sewall providing the
citizens raised their amount by June
l. Miss Luda Emery, treasurer of the
hospital. announced on Friday noon
that the sum raised amounted to s3.-
o22.91 and this means that Pres. Sew
all will make good his offer.
The annual convention of the Rotary
International will convene for it's ses-
sions June Is at ST. Louis and some of
the Maine clubs will be represented.
The number of Rotary clubs in the
world has alfost doubled within the
last five years. and there are now more
than 400 club units. divided into 80
districts in cities of the United States.
Canada. Mexico, Denmark, Uruguay,
Spain. Panama and Argentina. with one
international organization in the Brit
ish Isles, Australia and South Africa.
Probably the most interesting business
to come before the convention will be
the discussion Of the proposition that
the Rotary clubs concentrate their en-
ergies for year in development of
programs that will have for an object
the introduction of standard codes of
ethical practices among business and
professional men in all business or
professions represented in Rotary.
Freeman F. Dudley of Portland is
not only Civil War veteran, but he
saw a long term of service in the
West fighting Indians. He enlisted
in Philadelphia, and General Sykes
tried to have him discharged at Fort
Leavenworth, because he had mala-
rial fever. He was one of 700 march,
ing men to go overland by Santa Fe
trail from Leavenworth to Fort
Union, to New Mexico after the Ma
vajos. They had 800 cattle in the
outfit, and wagon train three miles
long. In those days there were herds
of thousands of buffaloes, and squads
of mounted men had to drive them
away. In a bloody engagement with
Indians, Mr.. Dudley received an ar
row wound in his shoulder. but it did
not prove serious. Mr.. Dudley had
three brothers, who were also in the
L. S. service: Aaron of Co. E, 31st
Maine. died in Port Jarvis hospital,
Md, in 1864; Henry. Co. Z. 2Sth
Maine. died in Memphis in 1863
Preparations for the Wiscasset
Tabernacle are now being made. The
campaign will begin earlier this year.
the opening date being July 81. The
first speaker announced is Rev.
George S. Avery Of Mount Vernon.
n. Y. superintendent of the New
York Christian Home for Incorporate
Men. Dr.. Avery will be assisted by
the Florida Industrial Institute Quar-
tet of colored singers. This is the
aggregation which has been singing
at Atlantic City. Following DR..
Avery and the colored quartet comes
DR.. Lyell NJ. RAIDER, the chemist
whose distinction it was to discover
the method of making safe the trans
portation of T. N. T., the most pewer-
full explosive known. DR.. RAIDER is
described by Billy Sunday as "the
greatest ever" while William Jen.
greatest defenders Of the Bible in the
world today. DR.. RAIDERS subjects
will be under the general heading "a
Chemist on the Bible, Not Bible
Man on Chemistry"
The Maine Publicity Bureau has
received many requests from automo-
bilists. desiring to visit Maine, as to