Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-20
LATE MAYOR RED|NCT0N
and SISTER CATHERINE arr
H0N0RED BY R0RTAR|ANS

Inc regular weekly meeting of the
Waterville Rotary Club at the Elm.
wood Hotel yesterday noon took the
form or memorial meeting. The sery-
ices and talks We're in honor and menu
CRY or the late ex-Mayor Frank Reding-
ton ana also for the late Sister Gather
me Oh tne sisters Of Charity hospital,
He'e.ai priel tributes were offered by
the following members: Samuel Free.
man. chairman of the Merchants Ru.
reau. spoke of the late mayor in regard
10 ms cooperation in the bureau, saying
tnat he was always willing to do the
rlsht thing at the right time.
PRESIDENT Arthur j. Roberts gave the
following motto: life is mostly
roth and bubbles. Two things stand
| like stones-kindness in another's
] troubles, courage in your own" Pres
I ident Roberts also spoke briefly, toll
ing or the great interest and Kindness
SHOWN toward the college when it was
III need of help. ,
Mayor Leon o. Tebbetts offered a
'ripute on Mr. Redington as mayor
and toll of several fine ACCOMPLISH
| ments that he had brought about dur-
ing his administration. The main talk
or the meeting was given by Carroll
| I'erklns, who said in part:
| Ihree times within less than as
many weeks have the flags of our city
nunS at half mast. Three times had
this little body of three score friends
gathered not for the delights of friend
| ~ intercourse and comradeship. but
sadly to pay the last tribute to one of
| our number who has gone before US
| Cn the former occasions our sense of
| loss was not less keen, but in each in
| stance our companion had come to the
| 70 nd %n
we are prepared for his passing. while
Frank Redington's sun had barely pass
ed its zenith and his death finds us
| wholly unprepared. The blow comes to
us all with stunning force. Frank Red
| lngton was typical Rotarian, an in
| valuable citizen, true American. Born
| IN this city on December 10, 1858, Of
! ancestry whose names loom large in
| the history of Watervillc. he passed his
| entire life among us. To him and men
| like nm we owe the progress of the
| community from struggling of set
tiers to one of the foremost and most
| enterprlsing cities of great State
A former mayor. long head of our
Board of Trade. the predecessor of our
| present Chamber of Commerce. always
! IN the forefront of every public activity
| whether it be charitable, educa tional
| or mercantile, an entire city mourns
his untimely passing.
but today we meet to pay more in
! innate tribute to a charter member of
this little circle than whom none has
| more truly cXemplitied our motto,
! service before Self"
! The literature of many lands is
i flch with the tributes that gratitude,
admiration, friendship and love have
! paid to the honored dead. Eut at sue
l a
! are words. how futile TO attempt to
7 express the feelings which We all
have and would voice. Above all else
| looms the sense of personal loss,
| which chOkeS the uttarance, diIuS .iie
! eye and shuts out the rlCSSage when
| he would give. FaIteriIgly would
l give you this message IS the truth
! to carry away with you ,odav. Au-
| thoritatiVely / say that obedie'.cc to
; his hehest is the truest tribute you
each may pay to your departed
/ brother. You will remember hin as
} he rose last Monday to give us
! knowingly or unknoNinSly our last
! lesson from q beloved teacher. He
| said he had been obliged to be away
more than usual during the past
| month, but that the absence of the
, schoolmaster imposes the greater
! tice the Rotary lessons of uns.l g. ll-
ness and service. We mourn his loss.
We shall miss his ready response 10
; every request. his helpfulness. his
] sympathy, his love. But as a great
| speaker has truly said "How poor
| the world would be Without it's
! graves, without the memories OF its
| nightly dead. Only the )iccless
! speak forever. Pure thoughts h.;.ve
| words and generous deeds can never
die"
/ The memory of this Kindly, gentle,
| earnest man is now a part # our
! wealth. And indeed it is no small
| legacy to be able to truly say of sl1ch
| a man, reliable, depends bic, rue nc
was my friend" He loved us ana VIC
did him. | believe | do OF cXaogeIa,';
| when | say that only his family had
| a warmer place in his cart tran
| that of Rotary. Wate.viilc is better
because it was his city. Rotary
| serves better because &c was meh'-
| Der of it. He has done his part w4ll.
We have his parting message. May
! we heed it."
| Near the close Of the ting the
| following resolutions we're read ~
| the chairman of the committee:
Your Committee appointed to ClfCr
| resolutions appropriate upon the re-
| cent death of Frank Redington hcS
| to report as follows:
| The loss of our friend and fellow
| member Frank RedinStcn decr'y al
| fccts all the members Of the Eo,ary
| Club and moves them to lace UPON
| their records an expression OF :he.r
| appreciation and Of thor sorrow.
A resident of Waterville through
| out his whole life and member OF
! the Rotary Club from tic 49, 81 it's
! organization here. his personality
| and his qualities have been especially
| open to us.
AS friend and associate he has
been endeared to us by his genlai
| disposition and in all his personal
relations with us; and we have
| learned to recognize his untiring de-
| votion to the public interest and his
unfailing demonstration OF all that
! embodies the spirit of Rotary.
! In his passing the Club has lost a
! member whose place can never ne
filled and to each one OF us has come
a sense of personal sorrow winch
/ will long remain with us.
| Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE X. BOUTTER
ORA A. MEADER
L. +. THAYER
| Committee on Resolutions.
The Rotary Club of WaterNliie
wishes to have recorded upon us
| book a brief word of appreciation
| of the life of Sister Catherine. sister