Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-02

the stomach. Those two indis-
pensable organs of life are pretty
close together geographically any
way. All the authors of the little
Volume decided to take the old time
easy road and to give Arthur an
informal but a. real dinner at the
moment transfer to him title and
possession of his own book.
So the summons of the Chief
Justice went out, was obeyed and
late Saturday afternoon A. G. S.
rolled up to the Augusta House in
the car Of his friend and neighbor,
| and one of the authors, George c.
Wing, Jr.. to be greeted by some of
his hosts and later by others until
when the hour of seven arrived the
ten hosts with their distinguished
guest wape gathered together, bent
so far as Arthur knew on the quest
of food alone.
On the second floor of the hotel in
the corner facing Monument Square
Is room 219. just the place for such
Round Table" dinner. 1t was an
interesting coincidence that this
was the room which Seth Carter
! occupied during SO many sessions
| of the Legislature both before and
after the remodelling of the Au-
| gusta House. Was II imagination
only which caused the diners to
speak Of. as IL they felt, the pres
ence of the personality of that rug
ged, sterling son of Maine and
Arthur's warm friend?
A round table, made especially
] for the occasion, had been set up
I and 1T was shining with silver and
decorated with a large centerpiece
OF lovely tulips. BY each plate was
a rosebud. Chief Justice Cornish
led the way to the head of the
table, for Where McGregor sits,
there is the head of the table" AT
his right was seated THE Guest
beyond whom sat Harold NJ. Sewall
William r. PattangsA, Byron Boyd
and William Tudor Gardiner. On the
left of the chief justice was Gov
ernor Baxter and beyond him Ken
meth c. M. Stills. Charles s. HIGH
born, George G. Wing, Jr., and j.
3. Wohlfarth.
1t was easy for each to find his
place because on the back of the
was his own picture, pen and ink
sketch made especially for his menu
which menu was thus place card.
! On the front of the menu was an
ingenious work Of art for there, all
| though reduced In size, was the
front page Of a special edition of the
Lewiston Evening Journal of Satur-
day, May 81. 1924. At the top in
large headlinev the event Of the day
ARTHUR G. NAPLES HoNORED
Names Famous Editor, Essayist and
Philosopher-G Given Dinner by Adj
miring Friends at State Capital
Especial Dispatch to the Lewiston
| JournaD
Augusta, May 31-Arthur @.
| Staples, editor of the Lewiston Jour-
| nal, will be given this evening at the
| Augusta House, a dinner in recogni-
| ton of the high place he has won
| for himself in the field of journalism
/ and letters and of the many sunny
| corners he has made for himself in
i the hearts of his friends.
Continued on Page three Column
| One)"
| And on the aforesaid page three were
the names of Arthur's ten hosts I'M
der the heading Mine Hosts"
Breaking through the center of the
Journal was Arthur's picture (about
which more laterl and just below
the Weather Forecast. Fair and
Warmer. Augusta. May 31-Fore-
/ cast for Maine: Fair tonight except
storms of applause In the vicinity OF
! the Augusta House. High tides