Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-18

Never have the members of the
Augusta Kiwanis Club found the
'Kiwaniannnes" wanting, when they
have had occasion to call upon them
for cooperation and assistance, and
at the regular weekly session of the
club held in the banquet hall at the
Augusta House, Thursday evening
the entertainment program was one
of the most interesting, diversified
and entertaining in the experience
of the young service club.
1t was all in the hands of the
ladies,-wives of the members of the
club, and they scored triumph
that will go down in the history of
Augusta clubdom.
Mrs. Everett II. Maxcy was chair
man of the committee in charge,
and she was assisted by Mrs.
Blaine Owen, who presided with her
accustomed charm and ease of man
ner, Mrs. Walter ID. TAlrber, Mrs.
Halsey Jackson, Mrs. Jack Carnage,
Mrs. Warren E. Sanborn, Mrs. Sam
uel Titcomb Mrs. Milton Kimball,
Mrs. Arthur p, Savage, Mrs. Arthur
Tiffin and Mrs. Stuart Purves.
The decorations were most fetch
ing. They were all red, even to the
lights and the candles on the
tables. The climax of the decorative
feature was a handsomely adorned
Christmas tree at one end of the
dining hall. The tables were ar
ranged in two long rows, on either
side of the hall, the affair at inter-
walls taking the nature of a cabaret
couples dancing in between the sup
per courses. About 100 sat around
the boards.
The whole evening was full of sur
prises, the ladies in charge of the
program having kept the program a
complete secret until the guests
were seated.
The first surprise was the presen-
ton to Mrs. Blaine Owen of a gavel,
the size of carpenters mallet, that
she might more vigorously enforce
the regulations of the evening.
Everett Maxcy made the presenta-
ton speech, and it was bubbling
with wit and pleasantly.
Mrs. Halsey Jackson made the
address of welcome in which she
took a few falls out of the male
members of the club.
"If Mrs. Arthur Tiffin will now
read the minutes of the last meet
ing" observed the chairman.
Mrs. Tiffin arose and. while pre-
tending to be busy smoking a corn
cob pipe. told of what had transpir-
ed. She convulsed the assembly.
Mrs. Everett Maxcy made report as
chairman of the membership COM
mittee and here again she 'swatted"
the male members. good and plenty,
all of which created much merri-
ment.
At this point in the program the
women decided to expel from member
ship Frank G. Harrington, Charles
Gurney and Bill Kenworthy. as being
no earthly good to the Kiwanian Club.
and the farewell message to these
direlicts was made by Mrs Stuart
Purves, who interwove much pleasant
ry in the proceeding. This was all the
more Amusing as Bill Kenworthy is a
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wanian member on attendance.
Just then Mrs. Arthur r. Savage.
arrayed as q mother who had been
room looking for the father of her
child. This was a laughter scene that
long fingered.
Mrs. Owen then called upon several
Of the members to tell Of their life
experiences. Mrs. Charles Quincy
and Mrs. A. G. Thomas elaborate
upon this to some extent, taking occa-
sional stabs at mere man. and reciting
the troubles of their careers. Mrs.
Walter Thurber, in the role of an Eng