Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-18


INTERESTS HEARERS
AT lkyMEN'S LEAGUE
]. Randolph Coolidge. noted Bos-
ton architect, speaking on American
architecture, swayed his entire audi
ence at the last meeting Of the sea-
son Of the All Souls Unitarian lay
mans league, which was held at the
church parlors last evening. This
was the annual meeting and after
supper was served. reports were
presented and officers elected.
The oficers elected for the ensuing
year were: President, Henry Rich
ards OF Gardiner; vice president,
Norman L. Bassett; secretary NJ. G.
L. Bailey: treasurer. Guy c. Long
fellow. The executive committee is
composed of r. Fl. Conant, John A.
Anderson, Merle L. Varney and the
four officers. The supper committee
consists Of G. +. True, Harry NJ.
Patten, John S. Wadleigh, Arno A.
Bittues and w. G. Webster. The
membership committee is made up Of
Frskine p. Noyes. Robert L. Part
ridge and Herbert E. Locke, Harry
z. Lowell. Erskine P. Moves and
Norman L. Bassett weree chosen
for the committee on church attend
ance.
Henry Richards has served for
two years as president. but the MEM
bers We're urgent for him to serve
again. He has taken a deep interest
in the chapter and has been largely
instrumental in securing such a re-
markable list Of speakers that the
members were loath to let him re-
tire from the presidency. II Welded
to their desire and consented to
serve again.
The speaker OF the evening, Mr..
Coolidge, is graduate of Harvard
and the Ecole des Beaux Arts Of
Paris, and Fellow OF the American
Architects. and 4 distinguished ar
chitect ard member Of the firm of
Coolidge and Carlson of Boston.
With the aid of stereoptican views
or exceptional beauty he showed the
development of architecture in
America during the last decade. BY
calling attention to architectural de-
tails in the pictures. he pointed out
Row American architects. solving
unitarian problems of all kinds.
were yet able to create structures OF
appropriate beauty which are recog-
nized as monuments. They have
done this, not only with residences,
estates. apartment houses public
buildings and churches, but also with
once buildings. warehouses. trans
portation buildings. railroad termin-
ais and even mining shafts. Mr.,
Coolidge asserted that every Ameri-
can has reason to be proud of the
development of architectural beauty
which has made America within the
past decade. the worlds leader in
this field of art. Nowhere else in
the world today is there the demand
Tor such colossal structures as ha .
characterized the building in Ameri-
ca and nevertheless greatness in size
is coming more and more to be ex-
pressed through great beauty. He
showed that this is not confined TO
any section Of the country but is
characteristic of the nation as a
wholee.
His address was a revelation TO
all present. kindling a feeling OF
prlde IN what has already been acI
complished in Americ and stinoula =
ing desire for continued develop
ment.
The address was of such deep val
ue and interest that the hope was ex-
pressed that Mr.. Coolidge would
come to Augusta again so that the
chapter could throw open the doors
10 the public that they might enjoy
great privilege. Mr.. Coolidge con
scented to come at a date TO be an
nounced later.
The report OF Secretary Merton G.
l.. Bailey showed the present men,
bership Of the chapter to be 50. and
the average attendance to be As.
'Fhere have been seven meetings. with
addresses by a most notable list of
speakers with a great breadth of
subjects. A list of these speakers
with their respective subjects follows.
Arthur ID. Hill. Boston. former dis
frict attorney. who spoke on Admin
istration OF Justice.
DIR. William l.. Sullivan. Cnitaria n
mission preacher. spoke of the cause
OF the downfall of the civilization of
Rome as seen by the three great
modern historians Of Italy, France
and Germany. He grouped these
causes so as to show the three funda =
mentals on which these three men
agree and pointed out the tendencies
In modern life, which are developing
into the same direction and which
must be met and overcome to secure
our civilization.
State Deputy Commissioner OF
Education Bertram l.. Packard spoke
on local history as part of the curric-
ulum In all the state public schools
President Henry Richards, with the
aid of some of his own water colors,
gave a talk on Bermuda, from which
island he had just returned, giving q
graphic picture OF the geographical
historical, political and social civil
cation.
Professor Daniel c. Stanwood OF
Oxford and Bowdoin discussed in a
most charming and informal manner
the present British political leaders
and their parties.
Professor Thomas C.. Van Cleve OF
Bewdoin with the subject. National
ism in Europe" gave first hand i'm
pressions from personal observations
of the causes and rhara cteristies OF
the developing spirit uf nationalism
In Italy, France. England, Germany
and Russia. Especially interesting
and erlighteBing was his description
OF Mussolini and the Faeisti move
ment.
DIR. George 3. MaAIgrath, medical
examiner of Suffolk county. Massa
chusetts, gave, with the aid of LAM
tern slides, an illustrative description
OF the important work IF this depart
ment in examining and recording the
circumstances and facts connected
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