Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-23
DR.. TuRC0TTE IS
AWARDED ST0BIE
TROPHY BY LEGION

DIR. Rudolph T. Turcotte was award
ed the Robert Stobie trophy by a pop
ular vote of the members of the
George n. Bourque Post, American Lee
gion. according TO the count Of the bal
lots made by the award committee at
5 O'Clock last night. Mr.. Stobie, who
is known AZ the father of the George
| N. Bourque Post. presented the trophy
: which In a beautiful gold watch with
, the Legion emblem inscribed on the
back. to Comrade Turcotte telling him
that he hoped the watch would serve
him as long as he lived and as he had
served the Bourque Post. and hoping
that he would live for a hundred years.
During the latter part of the meet.
ing of the post last evening DIR. J. +.
Hill. president of the Legion Fathers
Council. said that he had an announce
ment to make. He arose and slowly
read letter announcing that in con-
sideration Of the service that the
George n. Bourque Post was rendering
the community. DR.. George G. Averill
enclosed check for $500 to pay the
rent of Legion hall for the ensuing
year. The announcement was greeted
first by rising ovation by the MEM
bers for DR.. Averill and then the same
ovation for DR.. Hill.
The nominating committee reported
the following slate Of officers to be
voted on at the next meeting: How
ard B. WEIGH. commander: John F.
Choate, vice commander; DR.. r. A.
Hatch. adjutant: Paul Dundas, finance
officer; sergeant at arms Lyle Stan.
ley: a. Raymond Rogers, service Of
ficer; II. Chesterfield Marden. assist
ant service officer: James E. Mcmahon,
publicity officer: house committee, w.
l.. Mansfield. y. d. Wolman, Harvey
Chenevert, Wilfred Boudreau and Fred
Young; finance committee, Richard
Bull. l.. II. Dixon, +. T. Turcotte,
Franklin Gaskell, Herbert Dinsmore:
resolutions committee. Walter s. Aus
tin. Russell Hamlin, Alfred Poirier; In
quiry committee. Harold Hersom, Carl
Hatch, Austin Maddocks.
The first part OF the regular meet
ing was devoted to the annual re-
port of the service officer A. Ray
mond Rogers. Comrade Rogers re.
ported that 1853 cases had been dis
posed Of during the year: 20 new
cases had been taken over and COM
pensation arranged for. Eight cases
terminated by a rating: nine ratings
| increased on cases; II sent to Togus
| to the hospital there for treatment:
| Is sent to homes or to hospitals; one
| family OF q service man taken care
| of; the financee of a wounded service
| man aided: four local destitute cas-
es aided: three mental cases aided !:
| IS given lodging and "a given one or
| more meals.
Commander Jolly said that he had
a most important duty to perform
| and he held up an envelope saying
| that it contained the name OF the
| winner of the Stobie trophy. Not a
sound could be heard while Mr.. Sto-
| bic slowly cut the seal on the en-
| velope and finally took out the slip
of paper and read the name OF DR..
| Rudolph T. Turcotte.
DIR. Turcotte in appreciation Of the
honor declared that his heart was
too full for words but he hoped that
he had done his best for the Legion
thusfar and intended to do so in the
future. He was given q tremendous
ovation.
A few days ago a committee on the
Robert Stobie trophy award met and
chose the names CT six Lesio7aires
whom they believed Allied or came
very near. filling the qualifications
necessary for the winner OF the Sto-
bic trophy. These qualifications In.
Guided patriotism, loyalty. service
.nd similar attributes. The six men
chosen were Harry Drawn. Harvey
Cheneyert, Perry Maddocks. James
F. McMahon. DIR. r. T. Turcotte and
Iyle stanley. Ballots were mailed
to each member OF the Bourque post
and the polls closed at o'clock last
evening.
a. wateryille June "a. 1893. He
-raSuated from the Myrtle street
school In 1908 and Morgan's Bust
ness college in 1909. He took the
hivh school course from private tu-
tors and entered Baltimore college
of Dental Surgery graduating in
1914. He opened an office in this
city to practice his profession. On