Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-21

Say, his lie n9Q puZZleO MIN
Say. 'He knew that this would bring
An end to wonder:
Flames of light, and songs awning,
And doubling trampled under
Death is but a birth,
A burst of flowers,
Fairer than the blooms of earth
Its beauty ours
BY Bill Adams in Adventure Maya
zine.
The Maine Division of the Frost
Family Association of America, will
hold their ninth Annual Meeting ana
IS, 1924, with Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
+ Frost, at their cottage, Tacoma
Lake
There is unusual interest in the
field day of the Cumberland County
Fish and Game Associa ton to be
held at the West Shore Camps, East
I Sebago. this Saturday. 1t is an all
day outing for members and their
guests. The program includes clay
pigeon shoot, rowing races, fifty cast
ing contests, baseball game For
day suitable prize will be awarded.
To participate in the Fourth of
July celebration at Portland this
year the United States naval protect
ed cruiser Cincinnati will arrive at
Portland, according to the an
nouncement made by Vice Admiral
McCully. commander of the scout
ing fleet The Cincinnati is a YES
sci of 1888 tons displacement, is 300
feet long with q breadth of A. feet.
She is equipped with two vertical
triple expansion engines which de-
velop $500 horsepower. This vessel
carries crew of 2t' officers and 302
men. According to the proposed
distribution the Cincinnati will come
to Portland, the Case to Bar Harbor,
the Putnam to Bath. the Toucey to
Brewer, the Charles Ausburn to
Bangor and the Osborne to Bidde.
ford.
Lieutenant Commander Worrell B.
Carter, a Bath boy, was the senior
engineering officer on the battleship
Mississippi and was at the starboard
periscope in the control tower at the
time of the recent explosion on the
craft which snuffed out so many
lives. He was one of the officers
called upon to testify before the ma
val board of inquiry. He produced
records from his department show
ing that the four air compressors
were working with $50 pounds press
ure and said that the firing from his
position in the control tower was GO
ing forward with the usual precision
Until the alarming announcement Of
fire in No 2 came from the turrrt.
Lieutenant Commander Carter was
graduated from Annapolis and his
mother, Mrs. Cassie Reed Carter, now
makes her home in Yarmouth.
Maine will have a bobbed hair del
egate at the National Democratic
Convention in New York She is Mrs.
Susie Winslow Skillin of Falmouth,
who heads the delegates at la.ge.
Mrs. Skillin has worn her hair bobbed
for the past 16 years. According to
a New York daily a western state
claimed to be sending the only
bobbed hair delegate, but Mrs. Skill
lin refutes this claim. Mrs Skillin
is former president of the Wood
row Wilson Club of Portland. has a
charming personality and wide exx-
perience in addressing deliberatl-e
assemblies as we'll as a voice of re-
markable power and clarity Maine
delegates are assigned to the rear of
the Convention Hall. according to re-
ports of the seating ARRANGEMENTS
but Mrs. Skillin will be seen and
heard during the deliberations Ies
pite that handicap.
BY the generosity of Mr.. and Mrs.
s. A. Miles a splendid fresh air
camp for poor children is to be
opened at Christmas Cove on Sat
urday, June IS. Governor PercivaI
P. Baxter, it is expected. will de-
clare the camp open and the dedi-
cation ceremony will be performed
by Col. w. A. Mcintyre. commanding
the Salvation Army forces in New
England. supported by the New
England staff band, one of the fin
est musical organizations in New
England. The band will give a con-
cert from 1.30 to go and the OPEN
ing ceremonies will take place at
80. Addresses will be delivered by
Governor Baxter, S. A. Miles and
Col Mcintyre. The camp is stu
ated in one of the most beautiful
scenic spots in the State of Maine
on corner of the beautiful Miles
estate. Set in the midst of typical
Maine woods, it has also the advan-
tage of delightful sea breezes. The
entire cost OF erecting and equip