Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-18

Everett V. Perkins took up the
gavel as presiding officer and presi-
dent of the Augusta Rotary club, at
the meeting held Friday evening in
the banquet hall at the Augusta
House. Mr.. Perkins succeeds Arthur
n. Soule as president of the local
club of Rotary International, after a
year Of exceptional activities and
worthwhile community accomplish
ments. One of the last graceful acts
of the Rotarians before the meeting
closed last evening was to extend to
the retiring president a rising vote of
appreciation for his splendid and
conscientious efforts as head of the
organization during the past year.
The other officers elected at Fri
evenings meeting to serve with
President Perkins during the coming
year were John L. Hanson, vice
president: John r. Gould, treasurer;
Fred G.. Davis. secretary, and Power
S. Mooney, Horace Colburn and Ar
thur n. Soule, eX- officio, members of
the board of directors.
The reports of the officers were
presented and accepted. Secretary
Fred Davis reported that the present
membership of the Augusta Rotary
club is 40. of which number 102 are
active members and eight are hon.
orary. William G. Boothby present.
ed the report of the treasurer and
President Arthur N. Soule gave a
comprehensive review of the many
activities during his administration.
In accepting the symbol of his Of
flee, President Perkins graciously
expressed what the Rotary club had
meant to him, when he came to this
city twenty months ago, a stranger,
and with a difficult task before him.
He spoke in glowing terms of the
good fellowship and friendliness of
his brother Rotarians and promised
his best to maintain the high ideals
and record of worthy endeavor of the
Augusta club. Tributes were paid to
Musical Director J. Francis Mac
Nichol and his assistant, Harrison
Lyseth, and also to Rotarians Per-
kins and Walch, who had served as
instructors in Rotary during the past
year.
Protest Division of District
The proposal to again divide the
Sth Rotary District, apportioning to
the New Hampshire district those
clubs now in the Eighth District
which are in Massachusetts, Essex
County, was explained and at the re-
quest of the Essex County clubs, a
telegram of protest was authorized
to be forwarded to Rotary Internal
tional headquarters at Chicago. The
Massachusetts clubs desire to re-
main as a part of the Eighth Dis
trict.
Harris Woodman reported on the
status Of the plans for the annual
Boys Week observance. and listed
those members who could offer them
selves and their automobiles on
Thursday, Apr. 80 to transport the
800 or so boys TO some place on the
SeacoaSt, where monster clam bake
will be held.
The reports, election and other
business occupied the entire session
Friday evening, and there was no
scheduled program of entertain
ment. Dorector MacNichol led the
members in the rendition of several
of the song selections in the blue
book" and the chorus singing was
an enjoyable feature of the luncheon
meeting.
New President an Educator
The new president of the Augusta
Rotary Club came to this city in
1870 " DeCOIlc pIlIlSlpdi VI SoHy
high school in the Fall Of that year
succeeding Clarence Z. Quimby, i'll
that capacity. In the time that Mr..
Perkins has been in this city he has
demonstrated his ability as an edu-
cational executive, and he and the
members of his family have taken
their places in the community life,
winning many friends.
Houlton, where he was principal of
the high school from 1919 to 1923. He
is a native of the Green Mountain
State, born at Bridgewater, VT. He
graduated from the Woodstock, VT,
high school in 1901 and from the
University of Vermont in 1905. He
has attended summer school sessions
at the U. of VT. and at Harvard. He
was engaged in educational work in
Vermont for 10 years, the last seven
of which were at Woodstock, where