Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-03
Dexter

About $50 men and boys attended
the Father and Sons banquet held at
Masonic hall on Friday evening under
the auspices of the Mems Forum. Mu-
sic was furnished by Fineburg's or
chestra Of this town. A very fine
chicken pie supper was served. and
much credit is due the committee for
the very fine manner in which the
supper arrangements were made and
carried out.
Singing Of several old-time melodies.
with words appropriate for the occa-
sion, was enjoyed by the assembly.
The maine speaker on the program
was the guest of honor, Jefferson
Smith, State secretary Of the Y. NJ. c.
A., who was greeted with an outburst
Of applause, the entire assembly rising
at this time. Seldom is a Dexter au-
dience privileged to hear a man who
Is so well versed on the sobject Of
boys as is Jefferson Smith, who has
made life study of this particular
work. Mr.. Smith contends that there
are no bad boys, that any boy in the
proper environment with a father to
guide and advise him will make the
grade to success. Some boys who have
not father should be helped by some
father, so called, over the rough places,
as-it is these fatherless boys who are
contributing toward the crime wave
Of this country. because they have no
one to advise and help them through
the early years Of their life when they
are. in the moulding. Mr.. Smith
brought out many points during his
talk showing what the father could do
for his son and the son for his father,
in manner which touched the hearts
Of his audience. Mr.. Smith had the
complete attention Of his audience
throughout the boys enjoying the talk
all through as much as the fathers.
The committee in charge of arrange
ments was Leroy Fl. Whitney, Dr. H.
L. Haskell, Mellon T. Penley, Willard
G. Otto and Harry Bassett.
Miss Bessie Downing, r. N, who is
employed at the Carey Hospital in
Dover-Foxcroft, passed the week end
in town the guest Of Miss Francis
Murphy.
Mrs. Celia Buggy. who teaches at
| Milo, passed the week end in town
with her family.
Miss June Pynes passed the week
end with friends in Dover-Foxcroft
Olney Higgins of Dover-Foxcroft
| was in town Saturday the guest Of
| friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blair Pynes. who have
| been in town the guests of relatives,
| returned Saturday to their home in
| Sangerville.
Mrs. Charles T. Copeland of Dover
! Foxcroft was a business caller in
town Saturday.
c. c. Palmer, who is attending the
| State highway police school at Angus
| ta passed the week end in town with
j his family on Forest street.
The N. II. Fay High school will
have a benefit show at the Park Thea
ire on Monday and Tuesday evenings
The play white Desert" is a fine
| one and should be enjoyed by large
| audience. Tickets are on sale by all
| members of the school. Proceeds will
i be used for the baseball team.
The debate held at the n. II. Fay
High school on Friday, was attended
| by a small number of townspeople
| The question for discussion was Re
| solved: That the Philippine Islands
should be given absolute indepen-
| dence." The negative side winners
| were Misses Eleanor Herrick, who
! acted as chairman, Phoebe Hilton and
| Virginia Clark. A prize of Sc will be
! divided between these young ladies,
! while a prize of 81 for the best speak
er of the afternoon was awarded Hill
den Drawn, who was on the affirma-
| tive side. The prizes were given by
the Alumni Association. The judges
were Captain P. A. Hasty. Hon Will