Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-17

incumbent. Since Maine was admit
ted as a separate State in the Union
in 1920, it has had 46 governors elect
ed by the people and nine acting
governors of whom the latter num-
Der served for only brief periods.
Clifton NJ. Whiting Of Auburn has
been appointed assistant secretary at
the Auburn Y. NJ. c. A. succeeding
Richard Martin, who resigned to en-
ter Brown University. MIR. Whiting
is an Auburn boy. He was gradual
ed from Edward Little high school,
and has always been deeply interest
ed in Y. NJ. C. A. work. He hasNbeen
prominent in the affairs of the State
Y. M. c. A. boys camp at Winthrop.
and has specialized in boys work.
The next legislature will be made
up of 80 Republicans and one Demo-
crat in the Senate, and 1874 Republi-
cans and 27 Democrats in the House.
That is Republican gain Of two in
Twelve of the 81 Democrats will
come from Cumberland and Andro-
scoggin counties, six coming from
each of the two counties. Washing
ton. York and Aroostook will have
three Democrats each; Kennebec and
Oxford, two Democrats each; and
Penobscot and Knox one Democrat
each. The Knox delegation which
stood one Republican and four DEM
ocrats in the last legislature. will
have four Republicans and one Dem
ocrat in the next Legislature. Port
land will be represented by six Re-
publicans and one Democrat. The
cities of Biddeford, lewiston West
Democratic delegations and Old
Town also sends a Democrat. Other
cities are represented entirely by Re-
publicans.
Westbrook friends Of Edward Clin-
ton Fogg will be interested to learn
that he has been appointed manag-
ing director of The Roosevelt, the
new hotel recently erected in New
! York City by the United Hotels Com
pany Of America. This company OPP
crates rs large hotels and is asso-
ciated with thee Colonial chain which
operates 90 others and the U. N. L.
world hotels. The Roosevelt occu
pies an entire block in the heart Of
New York City at 45th and 46th
streets. Mr.. Foeg is one Of the best
known hotel executives in the coun-
try. For the past two years he has
been managing director Of the Plaza
Hotel in New York. Previously he
served for nine years in a similar
capacity at the Copley Plaza in Bos-
ton. His rise in the hotel world has
been rapid and his administration of
the affairs of the Plaza has placed
the former Westbrook man in the
front of American hotel men. Mr..
Fogg was a conductor on the cleo
trio cars during the first few years
following the extension of the line to
most popular conductors on the line
where his gentlemanly manners were
greatly appreciated by the patrons.
Arthur Hageley of Monterey, CAL
ifornia. came across the continent to
have a pleasure yacht built this
Summer. This handsome craft. an
S5-footer named the Philosopher.
was sent off the ways at the yard of
Hodgdon Brothers at East Boothbay
Monday. and within a comparatively
short time she will have been COM
pleteu anu neT OWHeT Will De OH tHe
way home with her by way of the
Panama Canal. The Philosopher,
which is one of the handsomest and
best equipped vessels of the kind ever
turned out on the Maine coast. has
already cost about $4,000 and when
the finishing touches have been made.
it is estimated that she will have cost
Mr.. Hageley not far from $4,000.
The Philosopher Is two master
without topmasts, and she Is to be
equipped with a G0-horsepower Ster-
ling engine. She has a beam of is
feet and nine inches. IL feet draught
and the crews quarters In the fore
castle will be fitted for six men. The
galley runs the full width of the YES
sci, and the captains saloon, which 10
finished in black walnut, will be fit
ted with book shelves, music racks
and a radio outfit. Two staterooms
for guests will be finished in white
pine and enamel. The hull Is Of oak
and hard pine construction.