Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-17
ATTORNEY GENERAL
shaw DELIVERS fine
ADDRESS TO Rotary

That one should "cut out" fear
from his life was the declaratio of
Attorney General Ransford Shaw in
an address delivered Friday evening
at the meeting Of the Augusta
Rotary club. Mr.. Shaw said that
this is one Of the things that make a
great difference in the success OF the
man.
In his opening remarks Mr.. Shaw
said that while each man had what
might be called q program in his life.
and those who had attained success
were often praised for having made
out and carried out this program. vet
In his opinion much of the success in
life was due to a series Of events
over which the individual has no
control.
He declared that he hoped to say
something which would be Of value
to the men and which they would re-
member. Therefore he counseled
them to remove fear There are
three things which we fear. that we
may remove: First. the fear Of ac-
cepting responsibility: second. the
fear Of acting: and third. the fear of
opposition. Mr.. Shaw said that
many business ventures fail because
Of the fact that the men engaged in
it have fear Of accepting RESPONSE
bility. Many men look back in their
lives and see where they have made
their life a failure through fear Of
acting. while many men attain but a
, mediocre career because Of the fear
Of opposition, preferring to take the
easier way, where they find no. OPP
position.
The speaker said that If we should
al
| the belief that the country was in a
bad condition and that the younger
generation were worse than previous
generations. He said that in his
| opinion the State and the people in
| it were as good if not better than
formerly and certainly the State was
advancing. This statement brought
cheers from the audience.
He then mapped out three resolu-
tions which he said would help in
making a success Of the program of
life. First, II will not finch from
lifes tasks: second, II will not be
blue" and third, II will not quit"
During the business meeting of the
club. it was voted that Rev. A. Fran
els Walch should be the delegate of
the club to the ST. Louis convention
in June. insplace Of Prof. J. Francis
MacNlCnOi, VINO Will pe unaDle 10
attend.
A committee Of five, consisting Of
Blaine S. Viles, Elmer E. Newbert,
George E. Macomber. Prof. J. Fran
els MacNichol, and Power S. Mooney
was named by the president to act as
a nominating committee. This COM
mittee will report at the first meeting
in April.
A letter was also read from Ex-
Governor Carl E. Milliken in which
he invited the members Of the
Rotary club and their wives to a pri-
vate showing of a picture which the
moving picture company Of which
he Is president Is to show at the
House of Representatives at the
State House Wednesday evening,
March q. This picture has not vet
been released. It has been the de-
sire Of the entertainment committees
to get Gov. Milliken to talk on NOV
les before the club. but they have not
yet been able to do so.
The report Of the committee on
Ladies' night was read and accept
ed. This report stated that because
| of the fact that the Augusta House
could not accommodate them unil
after Legislature had closed, it
would be better to wait until the
roads were good and then go to Bel
grade or some place like that for this
| event.