Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-04

which was the official State of Maine
flag from 1901 to 1909, when the
Legislature adopted the present flag.
| The particular flag used at the BPW
charter night observance last eve
ming was the property of the late
Chief Justice Leslie c. Cornish and
was loaned for the occasion by JUS
tice Norman l.. Bassett. The Au-
gusta club has been requested by the
state president to suggest a design
for BPW club flag and it proposes
to present the design of that flag.
I BY the use of this flag and the
evergreen trees with buff trimming
! the decorating committee depicted in
! a material way the beauty of. the
color combination and flag design.
| Inside window boxes filed with green
boughs. sprinkled with SNOW" added
greatly to the general attractiveness
! of the banquet room, and small
green trees were used effectively to
enclose the corner where Douglas
Orchestra was located to furnish a
varied program of musical selections
/ during the banquet hour.
Miss Brainerd, POSTMASTER
Miss Marion Brainerd was the
POSTMASTER of the OCCASION and her
| introductory remarks were most apt
and appropriate. Miss Brainerd's
able direction of the program was
one of the features of the most in
teresting and entertaining evening.
After the members and guests had
filed to their places at the long ia
bles the entire assembly sang Amer
lea the Beautiful after which the
invocation was pronounced by Lieu
tenant Commander Allison ]. Hayes.
Chief Chaplain, u. S. Navy. Chap
lain at the National Soldiers Home
at Togus. The group singing. which
was one of the liveliest features of
an exceptional evening Was under
the leadership of Col. Keith Ryan,
governor at the National Home.
One of the special song numbers,
Homeland of Maine. was rendered
as a solo by Gertrude NJ Ryan. mem
Der of the Augusta club with the
'Hailers", a specially trained group
of singers and the entire assembly
joining in the chorus.
State President Speaks
!, At the roll call of clubs, six guests
from the Waterville club. the spon-
soring organization, arose; four from
the Gardiner BPW, and one from
Bangor, Miss Flora e. Weed. the
state president. Miss Weed, speak
ing for the State Federation, re-
counted something of the history of
the BPW from the time when 1t was
founded about seven years ago by
Lena Madison Phillips of New York,
as the result of the experience dur
ing the World War in attempting to
reach business and professional wo-
men, to the present time. rShe told
her audience that there are now over
GOO clubs with total membership
of over $4,000 and that the BPW is
organized in every state, and Ha-
wall.
The State president outlined
something of the ideals of the or
ganization and spoke briefly ON the
health, education and research pro- i
grams of the national organization.
She voiced the slogan of the BPW,
which is Better Business Women
for Better Business World
Mayor Ernest L. Mclean speaking
for the City of Augusta welcomed
the newest Of, the service clubs and
explained the purposes of the or
carnations of this character to pro-
mote fellowship. better understand
ing. foster giving of service and
working for Improvements of COM
ml1nity. State, and nation. The
city's chief executive welcomed the
club because they are filters and
builders.
Presents Gaye1
Representing the other service
clubs of Augusta, Col. Blaine Owen,
president of Kiwanis spoke most
informally and entertainingly. The
Augusta Kiwanis Club was the first
to publically recognize the new Bust
ness and Professional Women's
Club. and at the conclusion of his
remarks last evening, Col. Owen pre-
scented to Miss Hegarty in the name
of the kiwanians beautiful gavel,