Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-05
General Passenger Agent of
Grand Trunk Outlines Plans
Tor Trip and Entertainment
OF Maine Party Next June,
at Regular Luncheon Meet
: ing of Augusta Club

considerable enthusiasm for the
attendance OF a good sized delegation
from the Augusta Kiwanis Club at
the kiwanis International .Conven-
ton at Montreal. p. O., June z to 10
this year. was apparent at the club
meeting held Thursday noon at the
Augusta girls clubhouse.
The meeting was conducted by the
On to Montreal" committee of which
Everett H. Maxcy is chairman, and
plans for the accommodation of the
Maine delegation were outlined by
kiwanian George A. Harrison OF
Portland, general passenger agent for
the Grand Trunk Railroad, Blaine
Owen, past president of the club, and
Chaplain Allison J. Hayes of the Ma
tional Soldiers Home at Togus.
The personnel of the Kiwanis Club
team that will compete in a spelling
match with the team from the Au-
gusta Business and Professional
Women's Club next Thursday even
Ing at the Augusta Y. M. c. A. AS
sembly hall. was announced. THE ten
members OF the team are: Frank G.
harrington, Blaine Owen, Henry B.
Pierson. Keith Ryan. Henry E. Dun
mack and Arthur S. Merrill. all men,
bers of the inter-Club relations COM
mittee, and Arthur F. Tiffin, Fred
eric Mason, Charles S. Brown and DIR.
Maurice A. Priest The proceeds
from the sale Of tickets will be used
to pay the tuition Of some girl who
has not the means to attend high
school.
Outlining the duties of members
and the ideals of the club, Arthur T.
Tiff1n gave the Kiwanis y charge to
Cta{ L
bert D. Hayford.
A show of hands indicated that
about Is members of the local club
are already thinking seriously of
making the trip to Montreal to attend
the big convention, and several will
be accompanied by their wives
The fact that the international
convention will probably be held next
year at Seattle,SWash., and that the
proximity of thS together this
year affords wonderful opportunity
for Maine members, was brought
home by the speakers. Plans for che
accommodation Of the Maine delega-
ton, as pointed out by Mr.. Harrison.
include a get-together dinner on Sat
urday evening, June ., at the Lafay-
cite hotel in Portland, and entertain
ment the following day at Mereclift
Cottage, Cape Elizabeth, with an OPP
portunity for the group to inspect
Cape Elizabeth light, the Coast Guard
station, the Naval Radio Station, and
Fort Williams. At s o'clock that
evening there will be a theater party
at Keith's theater at Portland.
The Maine delegation will leave
Portland at 10 o'clock Sunday even
ing, June 6, on the New England Spe-
cial via the Grand Trunk Railway,
this special being composed of mod
ern drawing room Pullman sleeping
cars, radio observation car, and bag
gage car. The train will arrive at
Montreal at o'clock the following
morning. Mr.. Harris announced that
Accommodations have been secured for
the Maine delegates at one of the
finest hotels in that city where the
headquarters fox the convention will
be located.
The party will remain in Montreal,
attending the convention and visit
ing may points of historic and scenic
interest until Thursday night June
10, when the return to Portland will
be made. Many features of the con-
vention which will be of especial in
terest to the Maine delegates We're
announced by the speakers. Greatly
reduced rates have been granted by
the railroad for the occasion. Ernest
F. Tarbox of Boston, Mass, Is gen.
eral chairman of the "On to Mon
treal' committee.
The Watervil1e club has so mem
bers already pledged to make the
trip it was announced.