Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-15
C0NY HIGH SCHOOL Fathers
HEAR COMPREHENSIVE talk
ON JUNIOR HIGH SYSTEM
BANQUET AND ELECTION

This was the annual meeting OF
the Cony High school Fathers Club
and was well attended. about ~
! fathers being seated at the tables for
the banquet which was served in the
lunch room. This banquet was quite
. delicious and was put on by Mrs.
Ward Holmes who has charge Of The
lunch room. and was served by sew
eral girls from the domestic arts
, class. The fathers were very much
, pleased with the lunch room and It's
appointments rs well as with the
meal which was served, as il gave
, them IL very good demcnatratfon of
what their children could secure for
dinner at the school II they were un-
able to 90 to their homes for the
midday meal.
Following the banquet the gather
ing went 10 Assembly Hall where
the Cory High school orchestra
played severa! delightful numbers.
This orchestra has met for but three
rehcarsals this year but the members
OF the club would hardly believe 1t
when they were told, SO finely did
he boys and girls play the beautiful
but difficult music. 'Edcr the direc-
| ton of Miss Gertrude Thnrne they
are accomplishing wonders and she
was roundlN applaudcd by the faith
ers present.
The annual business meeting was
then held. ur. V. r. Lathhury, presi
dent OF the organization preside ii
and after the reading OF the reports
Of the secretary aud treasurer Toy
the year a committee consisting OF
Milton .. Dean, Dwight l.. Higgins.
Herman X. Mansur. J. r.. Hanson
and DIR. NJ. ~. Priest was appointed
! to bring in Il new slate of officers.
Officers Elected
! They reported the names of Dr.
! Forrest l.. Tyson. president; -. Y.
/ Dewar. Vice president; Charles K.
Chase, secretary and treasurer, and
! Frank II. Tracy. Charles PettinGiil
! and William Blanchard as members
: ~ the executive committee. by vote
! of the meeting the secretary was au-
| thoriZed to east one ballot for the
: nameS as read and they were de-
: cl;tlou elected.
I But one other matter or business
, WAS taken ny. 1t was brought to ~"
J attention OF the meeting tnat the
7 electric car service on the To9us !iat
| aud the WattrNillc line is very i'll
! convenient for the High school stu
: dents living in those directions. \
! committee was accordingly appoint
I cd to- take this matter up with lie
, management of tho Andro5cOggin
and konnebec railroad and to see
! il, some satisfactory schedule could
| not he secured. The members OF
this committee are Hon. Fi'ania G..
| l'arrihston. Principal Everest V.
, Perkins. Ernest l.. l,cwett. and Su-
! perintendcnt of Schools Buri'ill as an
! cN-ottiCio MEMBER.
Il,
New York, Oct. l4--Willie Harmon
of New York and Harry Martone
| Jersey City welterweicht, will meet
il n ten round semi final to the
Mickey Walker-Jock Malone battle
at Newark, October %. the National
Sportsman Club announced tonight
Walker. worlds welterweight cham
! pion. will enter the ring at catch
weights with Malone. a middle
weight. 1t was also announced that
! representatives OF the National
Sportsman Club would meet tomor-
row with Paddy Mullins. manager of
Mike McTigue. to talk over match
between the light heavyweight cham
piou apd Paul Berlenbach. The bout
! had been arranced for Madison
Square Garden hut was cancelled
when the New York state BoXNe
| Commission ordered McTiglie to give
Gene Tunney the first shot at his
title