Daily Kennebec journal., 1924-10-25

The time, the place and the occasion.
as well as the group Of 125 members Of
the two clubs assembled. were all con-
ducive to an evening 50 chock full OF
good-fellowship and inspirationAl
friendliness. that the meeting Of the
Rotary Club with the members Of the
Kiwanis Club as their special guests
in the banquet hall at the Augusta
House Friday evening will long be re-
membered by every man who was pres-
ent as one of the most enjoyable and
truly worth while occasions in the his
tory of either organization.
From the informal group talk as the
Rotarians and their guests assembled
in the cosy lobby just after 6 o'clock.
on through the supper session and the
entertainment program. to the singing
of America by the great chorus. Of
deep-toned male voices. rising and
swelling in the vibrant chords Of the
great anthem at the close of the ses-
sion, a genuine sense of camaraderie
prevailed. AS one of the guests Of the
evening was heard to remark when he
was going down the broad steps from
the Augusta House door at the close
of the meeting. "When men, who in
their daily lives are competitors in the
shop and market place. in board rooms
and on the platform, can meet and break
bread together with such a splendid
spirit of friendship and helpfulness,
there is nothing the matter with Amer
lea after all and the quiet peace and
sound understanding which animates
these men must make it's influence felt
around the world for universal peace
and prosperity"
The members of the two clubs sat
elbow to elbow at three long tables in
the banquet hall. President Arthur n.
Soule of Rotary extended the greet
ings and welcome of the hosts to their
guests in sincere manner, and Presi-
dent Charles f. Gurney of Kiwanis re-
sponoed as graciously.
In his remarks in appreciation Of
the warm hospitality extended to the
younger organization. President
Gurney declared that no phrasing in
his ability could express the pleas
ure of the Kiwanians as would the
bouquet Of roses which he presented
to President Arthur on behalf Of the
guests. The bouquet was great
basket of wonderful Ophelia roses,
and the Rotary president with the ap-
proval of his fellow members direct
ed that at the close of the meeting
the flowers be taken to the Augusta
General hospital and distributed in
the wards for the pleasure Of the
sick
Besides the great chorus of voices
under the leadership Of Rotarian J..
Francis MacNichol in rendition Of
some of the favorite numbers in the
blue book" the entertainment pre-
sented at the close of the luncheon
session proved somewhat of a sur
PRISE and because Of the good fun and
sclntillating humor which it develop
ed was declared to be delightfully."-
entertaining.
The entertainment was along the
ilnes or n mock trial in which John
Jenks and Jack McCauley aired their
argument over lot Of pullets. which
the latter was alleged to have pur-
chased from the former, which later
were said to have proven to be OF
the non-laying sex as they were
heard and seen to crow Justify.
Several witnesses presented testi-
mony to forward the case OF the two
interested parties and the whole
case developed situations aboundinr
IN nigh and low comedy which affect :
ed the disabilities" of the audience
to marked degree.
ferhaps as interesting and enter
tanning as the case considered wns
the nigh handed manner in which
president Arthur, aided and abetted
py Rotar1an George w. Merrill. dele :
sated various members of the two
ciubs to assume the various duties
OF the court. Justice Albert M.
spear was called upon to officiate as
trial justice, Sheriff Henry Cum
| Inlngs opened the court, and Elmer
II: NeWbert was appointed" n iurv
vi one. Attorneys John T.. Nelson
and Samuel Titcomb were designated
as the counsel for Mr.. McCauley,
While Attorneys Frank f. Southard
n,iu I Iharles l.. Andrews represented
"hen it came to the arguments Of
ene counsel Attorney Nelson present
n 49, d pom. OF law which but vaguely
penetrated the judicial fog in the
| minds of most of those nresa,t anS
seemed to bear as little weiobt r.;tL
me court and the jury as were futile
h!nS Canute's efforts to sweep hack
'he ocean from the beach sands D,t
as attorney Nelson declared in clos
-'s' MS part in the case ANYWAY wos
merely to read the law 10 the court
ana his colleague. when he was for
tunate enough to have one. should
argue the evidence.
AFTER Attorney Southard had ar
gued himself around the State House
ana back again. Judge Spear inter-
, iupted to ask which side of the case
ne was on anyway. Which drew the
response from the County, attorney
eject that he didn't know himself hut
which ever side won the verdict he
Vas for them.
The court brilliantly instructed the
jury iri tie matter of a verdict and
then the one man jury promptly pro-
Ceeded to inform the court that II
had mind of it's own, and after a
| report which had the entire crowd
! of listeners rocking in laughter. in
formed the honorable court that the
| jury disagreed.
Meeting the situation character
istically Judge Spear preceded to
pronounce sentence irrespective OF
the failure of the jury to reach an
agreement, and ordered that Jack
McCauley should cook chickens to be
furnished by John jerks and serve
them at a dinner to which the justice
and the jury should be invited guests
The principals in the case at court
proved their versatility by singing in
quartz t, two numbers, which met
with the instant appreciation Of the
entire audience. The members of
this quartet were John jerks. Jack
McCauley, John Brown and William