Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-19
MAINE GOSSIP
Ode to Belfast


One hundred fourteen girls in our
ranks
From offices, homes and store and
We want folks to know, wherever we
OF our club at Belfast, Maine. !
A fine town every way,
On Penobscot Bay
Is. Belfast, Maine. Belfast, Maine.
A good place to live
So a boosting we'll give
To Belfast, Maine, Belfast Maine.
And hospitality's right in our line,
We know you'd delight to stay over
night
In the incest small city in Maine.
Written by Mrs. w. A. Hartshorn of
Belfast to be sung by the Belfast
delegation at the national conven-
ton Of Business and Professional
Women's Clubs at Portland in July.
1t will be sung to the air of Doodle
Doo-Doo.
The 73rd annual meeting of the
Maine Medical Association will be
held at Bar Harbor June 1925 in
elusive.
In the first tryout Tuesday evening
preparatory to the firemen's muster
at Topsham, July 4. Handful Senator
Baxter threw stream of 100 feet
and the members of the Bath Veteran
Firemans association are greatly
pleased at the showing. No effect
was made to rack the tub on the first
play, but every one of the vets" is
optimistic over her ultimate showing.
Now bearing the name State of
Lapland, Bath built steel ship is
pictured in a recent issue of the
Magazine section of The New York
Times. The ship was the Atlas built
by A. Sewall & Co., which with her
sister ship, the Astral, We're con-
structed for the Standard Oil Co. An
interesting story of the Pacific can
ming industry and fleet written by
Tom White accompanied the picture.
In recent announcement by the
Boston school committee Miss Irene
Dugan of the jordan high school at
Lewiston, heads the eligible list of
Latin teachers, men and women, for
the secondary schools for the city of
Boston, as result of their latest
competitive examination. Miss Their
esa M. Callahan, also Of Jordan high
headed the entire French list of Sec
ondary school teachers for the city of
Boston, in the preceding examination.
Judge George E. Bird Of Yarmouth,
has been made president emeritus of
North Yarmouth Academy, according
to announcement made by the present
president, Arthur B. Fels, at the close
of the 10th commencement of North
Yarmouth Academy. Mr.. Fels said
that the honor conferred upon Judge
Bird was by the unanimous vote of
the trustees Of the academy for the
untiring work and great interest
Judge Bird had taken in the institu-
ton during the many years he served
as president and also as trustee OF
the academy.
The new sea Sled owned by Rodney
E. Ross of Bath, was given tests on
the river Thursday afternoon at Bath
and as expected attracted a great
deal of attention. She is very speedy
and 1t is believed she will average 30
miles an hour although she was not
run up to this speed in Thursdays
trials. The boat throws great wave,
theE water arising from her stern for
several feet The boat Is exception
ally dry however and this is said to
be one Of the safest types Of motor
boat now in use. Another speed boat
that will soon be seen on the river
again is ]. B. Horizons mahogany
speed cruiser Avalon II which aver
ages around 26 miles an hour. The
boat has a 100 horse power engine.
Commissioner Frank P. Washburn
of the State department Of agricul-
ture announces that he has secured
the services of Russell Smith, dairy
expert in the U. S. Bureau of-Animal
Industry at Washington. D. c.. and
formerly dairy inspector in Maine,
for the solving of the problems
of Portland raw milk dealers.
who are now engaged in ,endeav-
oring through circulation Of petitions
for referendum to defeat the new
milk grading law. Mr.. Smith is ia
miliar with Maine conditions and is
expected to be able materially to as
sist the dealers by recommending
possible changes which would enable
milk men to further increase their
efficiency in the production Of high
grade milk. The portion of the new
State statutes to which raw milk
dealers object is that which provides
that Grade A milk must be produced
in barns and dairy rooms which can
be scored not less than 80 on the Fed
eral Animal Industry score cards.
Leroy M. S. Miner. M. D. and D. M.
D.. dean of Harvard Dental school
will be one of the principal speakers
at the annual meeting Of the Maine
Dental Society which will be held at
Bangor, June 1926 and 81. DIR. Min
er will have for his subject infections
of mouth and their surgical treat
ment Other speakers prominent in
the profession will be DIR. j. Penteado
Bill of Boston, DR.. Russell Tench Of
New York, D. George J. Anderson of
Portland, DR.. John Jacob Posner of
New York, DR.. Herman A. Osgood OF
Boston, DR.. Harry Jeome Baker of
Dorchester and DR.. Fred Briggs of
Bangor. Gerald P. Clifford, D. M. D.,
of Portland is the present head Of the
State organization and he will de-
liver the address of welcome in Ban
gor City hall on Thursday morning.
There will be many. clinics on the new
and interesting subjects which con-
front the mo1ern dentist During the
convention the dentists will particle
pate in a golf tournament at the
Penobscot Valley Country Club.