Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-13
Waterville Mayor
Principal Speaker
Before ROtarians

Mayor Herbert c. Libby was the
, principal after dinner speaker at the
regular meeting of Waterville Rota
rams held at the EImwood Hotel
| yesterday noon. AS a delegate to
| the big international convention in
Den er, Col, Mr.. Libby had many
interesting things to convey to local
Rotarians. Ten thousand delegates
from many different countries were
represented including England. Aus
tralla, New Zealand, Bermuda. South
american States and several others.
Elghty-three per cent Of the Rotary
clubs in the world sent delegates,
therefore it is not to be wondered a
mat the bulk of the business coming
oeLore the boqv was - and
, acted upon from the international
standpoint.
Nr Libby during his stay in Den
Yer was housed in the Comos Hotel.
the largest md most perfectly an
pointed hosiery in the city. He
mentioned in passing how the Rota-
rians saved the hotel fro, financial
ruin at one time by contributing $780,
900 putting it again upon the sound
foundation where it stnrds todcr.
He emphasized the ready hospital
ity extended to all visiting delo~o+os.
the city being virtually theirs during
their sojourn.
HaNi~ been privileged to witness
a very spectacular pageant wherein
thousand individuals were trained
ana rehearsed in pacious parts. He
briefly flashed ---o,'1 ,,io4--,,7 before
DIS auditors. The feature of the pa :
geant was an extremely natural rem
resentation of early life in the wild
and woody Vest. A beautiful scenic
panorama backed hv mountains that
seeminly lowered thousands of feet
IN the air. Winding down the trails
came troups of Indians =, war paint.
primitive garb. and all the typical
paraphernalia common to tn lin
of earlier days. This, he said, was
a characteristic touch of the old West
that brought the mind back to trail
blazers and frontier warfare. This
marvellous spectacle was put on be-
fore the eyes of over 10000 people.
Mr.. Libby also enjoyed a rodeo. and
side trip to the Cave of the winds.
Climbing Pixies Peak was an exper-
fence which was frought with thrills
and one to be long remembered. He
SoIu tb1l lLS ullN eI OIL the duIOnl0b1lp
in which he made the climb, remark
ed that he had never heard of a real
serious accident occurring on the
mountain road that winds upward
like the foldings Of a great yellow
ribbon.
Mayor Libby served on the Reso-
buttons Committee ,remarkins that it
certainly was a task that monopo-
Hzed a whole lot of time
In studying the mannclisms of
many of the foreign delegates. and
observing their viewpoints. he cas-
uaily touched on the Er~1'eh Oh ~>,
teristic of wanting to know where the
money goes. The did not lament
over large amounts expended but
We're simply bound to allocate the
dollar.
The election of officers was a big
feature of the program. while the ex-
tension projects of Rotary occupied
much time in the meetings.
Many other important things were
dwelt upon in the course of his talk,
among which he incidentally men
toned that he saw fifty pairs of
horses to one tractor, denoting per-
haps that the horse is far from be-
coming extinct in that part of the
country In the opening of new sec
tlons around the city, he was struck
by the presence of beautifully paved
streets and sidewalks, with shade
trees set out on either side but never
the sight of a house. Just perfectly
prepared for the home builders who
never fail to come This he thought
would be a great thing for the East
erners to copy.
Mr.. Libhy's talk was concluded to
the accompaniment of stspontaneous
round nf ann1ause