Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-22
Popular Member Of Augusta
Rotary Club Pleases With
Tenor Solo Selections-Ki-
wants Group to Present Play
At City Hall In February

Enthusiasm in a superlative degree
marked the weekly luncheon meeting
of the Augusta Kiwanis Club held
Thursday noon at the Augusta House.
the program being furnished under
the direction of the music committee.
There was an especially good attend
ance OF members and guests.
Col. Keith Ryan, who presided over
the session at the request of Presi-
dent Frank L. Mace, declared that
when committees function club life is
invigorated and he called particular
attention to the work of the program
committee, of which Blaine Owen is
chairman, pointing out that due to
the efforts of this group attendance
has increased and there have been a
larger number Of invited guests. He
stated that this committee has COM
pleted arrangements for the speaking
and other entertainment for each COM
ing meeting up to the opening of the
new year. The speaker at the session
next week will be Kiwanian Henry e.
Dunnack, State librarian, who will
speak on Theodore Roosevelt.
The feature of yesterdays program
was the offering of several vocal Sc
lections by Percy Flinton, who is as
sistant manager OF the Augusta branch
of the Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company and member of the Au-
gusta Rotary Club. Mr.. Flinton, who
possesses a very effective tenor voice,
sung the following numbers: Lamp
Lit Hour" (Thomas Buck): 1.-The
Hand of You," and Garry Me Back
to Old Virginia" His selections were
greatly enjoyed and appreciated.
The club members and guests then
Joined in the singing of songs of XII
wants. led by Leo K. Andrews. with
Samuel Titcomb, chairman of the mu-
sic committee. at the piano.
Plan to Stage Play
The proposition of the presentation
of another play by the club at Au-
gusta City Hall, was brought up by
Donald Q. Burleigh, chairman of the
entertainment committee, who sug-
gested Thursday evening, Feb. 10. as
the tentative date for the attraction
He also suggested that the club pre-
sent the farce, THE Whole Towns
Taking" and that j. Dal Luther OF
Houlton, who so successfully directed
last years kiwanis play, THE Hot
tentot," be engaged as director for
the coming event.
A vote was passed authorizing the
entertainment committee to go ahead
with the selecting and staging of q
play this coming winter for the bene-
fit of the charity fund.
Liberty Bell banks from the State
Trust Company were distributed tC
the members Of the club to further
the project of increasing the Kiwanis
fund for the Augusta General hos
pital. Suggestions were made by
several members as to means by
which saving might be effected by
Kiwanians, the money to be put at
interest in the name Of the club.
Chaplain Hayes to Leave
Chaplain Allison J. Hayes Of the
National Soldiers Home at Togus
was called upon for few remarks
Chaplain Hayes who will leave short
ly for Bar Harbor where he has
accepted the pastorate Of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church. told of the
value of Kiwanis as a civic fnstitu-
ton and of his great appreciation
of the cordial reception rendered him
bv the Augusta Club since he came
to Maine from the Pacific coast.
He asserted that kiwanis affords
man a platform to stand upon and
that in it's activities the spirit OF
cooperation Is always manifest. lie
requested that he be continued as a
reserve member of the Augusta cluo
and the request was granted. In be-
half of the club, Col. Ryan expressed
sorrow that the chaplain is to leave
this section of Maine, stating that
the members have felt his personality
and have enjoyed his presence at the
weekly get-together. Adjournment
was then in order.