Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-15
OUTLINE PLANS TO ATTEND SPRING
conference AT WORCESTER AT ROTARY
MEETING INSTALL OFFICERS FOR YEAR

AT the meeting Of the WateryiIle
rotary Club at the EImwood Hotel
Yesterday noon DR.. j. Fred Hill, chair
man OF the committee to the spring
conference at Worcester, outlined the
pians Tor the trip and the annual in
staIation OF officers for the coming
year took place. Thomas Ashcraft of
Colby College was installed as presi-
dent OF the club by Herbert Emery.
VINO delivered a fine address in the
prief ceremony. The other officers
were Installed as follows: Vice pres
ident, Leon o. Tebbetts, installed by
Principal Drew T. Hawthorne of CO.
purn; secretary, George II. Mari. in
stalled by Frank w. Smith: sergeant
at arms, Howard Welch, installed by
Cyril M. Jolly; directrs in general IN
stalled by George F. Parmenter: treas
urer. George Boutelle, will be installed
at the next meeting.
Ernest f. Decker Of the Portland Ro-
tary Club was present and gave a brief
outline OF arrangements that are being
made for entertaining the Rotarians
on their way to the conference during
their stay in Portland.
DR.. j. Fred Hill gave a general out.
line or the plans being made for tho
trip. He reported that probably 30 or
80 Rotarians would go to Worcester
the 21st Of April for the annual spring
conference the 22nd and 23rd inclusive.
returning to the city Thursday, the
24th. A great deal of interest was
shown at the meeting and every men,
Der who can possibly get away from
his business for few days will go.
The Waterville club plans to leave
town next Monday afternoon on train
No. 102 in special Pullman cars. The
Rotary clubs east of Waterville-Ban-
gor. Skowhegan, Houlton. Presque Isle
and Fort Fairf1eld-will come in on the
same train and will transfer to the
special Pullmans. All Of these clubs
will have a fine representation.
The clubs will pick up Augusta,
Bath and Lewiston Rotarians on the
way to Portland and will arrive in that
city at SIS p. NJ, where they will be
met by the Portland club and escorted
with the Biddeford and Saco clubs to
theAaFaImouth Hotel. where they will
be quests of the Portland Rotarians at
4 complimentary dinner. At this din
ner special songs will be rehearsed
to be sung by the Maine clubs at the
convention. Short speeches will also
be made by a representative Of each
club. after which the clubs will be es-
corted by the Portland organization to
the Union station. leaving there on the
State Of Maine Express at $40 p. NJ,
travelling in special Pullman cars.
1t is in the range of possibility that
enough members will be enrolled to
leave Portland on a special train, but
tint cannot be decided until the latter
part of the week. 1t is the ambition
of those in charge to go on a special
train.
Maine Is very fortunate in having
as a candidate for district governor a
man with such executive ability as DR..
Herbert c. Libby of this city.
In the installation of the presi-
dent yesterday Herbert Emery gave
the following address:
president Tom:
at Is a high honor to be asked
to convey the sentiments of this club
to you. as its newly chosen presi-
dent. What then. shall I say. of
the honor conferred upon you, In
being chosen to be our leader for
the coming year!
"Thc members of this club rep
resent GO of the most important and