Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-02
The Morning Session


sion included an address by Cover
nor Ralph o. Brewster, in which he
gave the keys of the State House,
the Blaine Mansion and the City to
the club members; an address by
DIR. E. D. Merrill of Dover Foxcroft,
honorary president of the Maine
Public Health Association; Walter
d. Thurber, executive secretary OF
the Maine Public Health Associa-
ton; the awarding of the medal to
the community having the highest
number of folks over Is years of age;
the awarding of the medals to the
folks 100 years old and over; the
election of officers; reading resoiu-
tons and bylaws; a talk by the
newly elected president.
At noon picnic lunches were en-
joyed and more ENJOYABLE scene
has never graced the wide, green,
sloping lawns of the State Park,
than the hundreds of picnic parties,
scattered about, lunching and talk
ing.
The old fashioned dances brought
tears and smiles Of remembrance.
Douglas orchestra furnished music
for the old fashioned dances and for
the reception later in the afternoon
at the Blaine Mansion.
The reception at the Blaine Man
sion. where there were greetings, re-
freshments and a general good time,
was held in the afternoon. And the
DAYS program was completed by
community singing on the Blame
Mansion lawn, led by Col Keith Ry-
an. Governor of the National Sol
diers' Home.
In Receiving Line
Those who received with Cover
nor and Mrs. Brewster We're:
Mr.. Hiram Kicker. Poland, Presi-
dent Of the Maine Publicity Bureau;
DR.. J. D. Phillips, South West Har-
Dor, President Maine Medical Asso-
citation: Mr.. Charles Ault, Auburn.
President, Associated Industries OF
Maine; Hon. Ernest l.. Mclean, Au-
gusta, Mayor of Augusta; Mrs. Jo-
seph D. Small, Westbrook, President
State Parent Teacher Association;
DR.. E. D. Merrill Dover Foxcroit,
Honorary President, Maine Public
Health Association; Miss Carrie
Bradford. Augusta, Vice-President,
Maine ". c. T. u; Mr.. George F.
West, Portland, President, State
Chamber of Commerce; DR.. c.. F.
Kendall, Augusta, State Commiss-
ioner of Health; DIR. Donald NJ.
Small. Kennebunk, President, Maine
Dental Society; Miss Edith i.
Soule, r. N, Augusta, President,
Maine State Nurses Association;
Mr.. A. w. Gordon, Secretary, Maine
state Teachers Association. Mrs.
Ernest l.. Mclean. wife of mayor of
Augusta.
Deputy Hostess in Charge, Mrs
Walter Dennison Thurber, East Win
throp. Hostesses at the Punch
Bowls.-Mrs. Blaine viles, Augusta;
Mrs. Daniel Hoegg, Portland; Mrs.
VIM. Fisher. Augusta; Mrs. Charles
Hichborn, Augusta: Mrs. Norman
Bassett, Augusta: Mrs. Royal Bod
well, Augusta; Mrs. William Bon
ney, Gardiner: Mrs. E. D. Merrill,
Dover Foxcroft; Mrs. Frederick Abb
bolt, Saco; Mrs. Augustus Thomas,
Augusta.
Those assisting-Mrs. Roy Decker,
Augusta: Mrs. Fred Lord, Augusta;
Mrs. Erskine p Noyes, Augusta;
Mrs Milton Kimball, Augusta: Mrs.
Leigh Flynt, Augusta; Miss Dorothy
viles. Augusta; Mrs. James Hanson,
Belgrade: Mrs. Forest c. Tyson Au-
gusta: Mrs Theodore Emery, Gardi-
ner; Mrs. r. III. Farnum, Augusta;
Mrs. Arthur Tiffin, Augusta; Mrs
Everett Maxcy, Gardiner; Mrs. Geo.
Macomber. Jr.. Augusta; Mrs Max
Wilder. Augusta; Mrs. Donald Small,
Kennebunk: Mrs. VIM. Macdonald,
Augusta; Mrs. Oscar Davies, Angus
ia: Mrs. Robert Williamson, Angus
ta; Miss Frances Kinsman. Angus
ia: Miss Dorothy Wyman, Augusta:
Miss Frances Pishon. Augusta; Miss
Ashley Patten, Augusta; The Miss
es Maude and Alice Barker. Angus
ia: Mrs. F. w. Butler. Farmineton.
5 Deputy Hosts-Hon. Charles HIGH
horn. Augusta; DR.. Augustus 0.
Thomas. Augusta.
Resolutions Adopted
Report of the Committee on
Resolutions-Maine Three Quarter
Century Club.
Augusta. Sept. /, 1926.
Whereas, Maine is the first State
to give public honor and recognition
to its citizens who have reached or