Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-20
fire OPENING GUN IN BOOST
MAINE PROGRAM AT WATERv|LLE

Governor Ralph o. Brewster i'm
pressed 2o0 Maine people with the
beauties and personalities of their
state at a Boost Maine luncheon held
, yesterday noon at ElkS hall. The
luncheon was the opening gun of the
campaign to advertise the state
which the governor is to make part
of the program OF his administration.
The attendance was created than
was first expected and several who
| wished to be present were turned
away because of lack of tickets. 1t
was the attendance meeting of the
Lions, Rotary and kiwanis clubs and
the American Legion, Chamber of
Commerce and city government We're
we'll represented. Forty guests from
| the towns surrounding Waterville
were seated at a table in the middle
of the hall while the above named
organizations which had sponsored
! the affair. were seated around the
walls. DIR. Frederick Hill, general
| chairman OF thes kennebec county
! committee, turned the meeting over
| to Mayor Leon y. Tebbetts as soon
| as the guests were seated. Rev. Will
| liam A. Smith offered a short grace
and then the song, welcome to
| Maine" was sung with much spirit
| under the leadership of John +.
| Choate.
| Mayor Tebbetts, in in Producing
| the governor, said: Members OF the
| Kiwanis and Lions clubs. fellow
| Rotarians. invited guests, your eX-
cellency Governor Brewster. In my
dual capacity as chairman of this
meeting, and as Mayor of this good
city of ours, l extend to you most
| cordial welcome. You are all famil-
I ., inl, h,i,,
together for this noon day lunch.
This is one of series of meetings
that are being held in different parts
of Maine for the purpose of present
| ing to our people, not only the
! great opportunities we have, but to
| lend our assistance to a movement
(, which is already under way to ad-
vertise the advantages which this
great state of ours has to offer. Our
governor is greatly interested in the
future of our state, and has lett his
many duties at Augusta. to be pres
ent on this occasion and speak to US
on a matter which should be of vital
| interest to every citizen of Maine. 1t
gives me great pleasure to present
i Governor Ralph Q. Brewster
AS the governor rose from his
chair the guests stood and there was
prolonged applause. He said that
such a splendid manifestation of
! spirit almost made him think that
such a meeting as was being held
was not necessary for the people OF
Waterville. The governor told OF
| he many il'rstrious people that
Maine had given to the world and to
the nation, some of them men of gen
Jus, and he said that he sincerely
hoped that all the energy and spirit
has not left the state but that more
Of it would be encouraged to stay
here in the future.
Governor Brewster decried the
great economic waste in exporting
Maine products and importing pro-
ducts from other states to supply
the demand that was thus created.
To make the absurdity of this clear
he said that recently, when in
| Aroostook county. the center of a
great potato industry, he had bought
potato chips that had been made in
Chicago and shipped into Maine.
| Buying Maine products in Maine,
he said, was the first step toward ad-
| yancing Maine in wealth and i'm
portance.
Women are the key to home con-
sumption and they must finally ans
wer the question" averred the gov
ernor, and he added that 20 per cent
of the money earned by men was
ultimately spent by women.
: The appropriation of money by the
legislature to promulgate publicity
for Maine was disapproved of by
/, the governor because it would mean
! the formation of a new department
at the State House and he did not
care to see the money spent at this
II tntA NIT
tee be appointed with Representa-
tives from each county to have
charge of a fund that might be