Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-22

at the school of nursing of the Maine
General hospital at Portland on Thurs
day evening. Seated with the gradual
ing class were GA nurses in uniform
who have graduated from that hospi-
tai. Judge Clarence Hale, president of
the hospital corporation, in giving the
address of welcome, outlined the early
history of the institution and said that
since its organize ton over 100000 pa
tients have been received for treat
ment.
Mrs. r. C. w. Cushman of Auburn,
past State regent of the Maine d. A.
r., has been honored with the ap-
pointment by Mrs. Alfred ]. Brosseau,
president general OF the National So
ciety Daughters of American Revolu-
ton, to the craftsmanship of the girl
home makers committee. Mrs. Cush-
man last year served as National
chairman of the committee on prcser-
walton of historic spots, and was pre-
viously National vice chairman of the
historical and literary reciprocity. She
is also the State chairman of the man
ual for immigrants, which is given by
the D. A r. to all newly naturalzed
Edward Little High of Auburn is
one of the Maine schools that has en-
tered it's band in the second New Eng
land school music festival contest-to
be held at Boston today. There are en-
tries from many schools all over the
section. The band contest is to be
conducted in accordance with the gem
eral outline suggested by the commit
tee on Instrumental affairs of the Mu-
sic Supervisors annual conference in
cooperation with the National Bureau
for the advancement of music with
the same rules for the orcheStras.
Each competing band or orchestra will
be allowed to select the composition it
will play. but the number must not
last longer than six minutes. Title OF
composition and composers name were
sent to the committee with other re-
quired information several days ago.
Bands and orchestras from Boston
public schools are not allowed to COM
pete with visiting organizations, but
there is to be a special demonstration
of the bands on the Common and a
special appearance of the high schools
Symphony orchestra at the Arena.
Col Clarence NJ Knox of Hartford,
Conn. chief engineer of the 43rd Divi-
ion, Air Service, who is in Bangor at
the direction of Governor Trumbul of
Connecticut to make a survey of the
local view with a view to presenting
an estimate on costs in connection
with the establishing of an airport
here. expressed himself as delighted
with the local field. The field, he de-
clared, is located ideally and can be
developed with minimum expendi-
ture. Colonel Knox declared that it
will not be necessary to go into any
expensive drainage and that the ar
rangement of the runways is perfect.
The field has the greatest possibilities
which he has seen In the eastern ter
ritory, the Colonel declared in the
presence of Edward r. Godfrey of the
Bangor Chapter of the National Aero
nautical Association: Lieuts. Row
ell and Lowell of the Maine Aerial
Service, Inc, under whose direc-
ton the work at the field has
been done; and representatives of
the press. Colonel Knox will return to
Hartford today and will prepare re-
port for the information Of Governor
Trumbull, chairman of the board of
directors of the Colonial Always, Inc,
which Is planning on extending it's
commercial aviation service from Bos-
ton to Bangor.
1t cost driver of one of the big
trucks of the University Overland ex-
press of Cambridge, Mass, $40 in the
Kennebunk court the other day for
driving along the State highway under
the impression that he was entitled to
use the whole road because he had
such big truck. These big trucks
have been attracting much attention
throughout the State. They are prob
ably the longest trucks that are being
driven in over the road and are used
for the transportation of automobiles
from assembling plants in Cambridge
to stations in this State.
The trucks have long trailer body
on the six-wheel chassis and appear
to have the capacity of about two
freight cars. Wednesday the driver
was going back to Cambridge and is
said to have been driving recklessly
by occupying so much of the road
that he had long lines of cars tied up
behind him nearly all the way. In one
Of the tieups there happened to be
car in which Deputy Sheriff Roland
Parsons and A. F. Chick OF Kenne-
bunkport were riding, and after being
held up for some time the sheriff hap
pened to get chance to pull away
from the line and overtake the truck
driver. He was placed under arrest and
ordered to appear in the municipal
court at Kennebunk.
The driver was brought before
Judge Fl. III. Bourne In the Kennebunk
court Wednesday afternoon and fklnd
guilty OF reckless driving. He was or
dered to pay fine of $25 and costs,
amounting to $40.
A Boston man who had been tied up
in the line of cars behind the trucl,
wanted to take the law into his own
hands and deal with dhe truck driver
He expressed himself quite freely
when the driver h. d .nann LaIa -. -