Pat Boucher, bottom left, talks to others Thursday about the items found in the 1972 time capsule, during a celebration of the 100th anniversary of the club's founding in Augusta.
A metal "50" and a water-damaged copy of the Sept. 23, 1972, Daily Kennebec Journal, which were in a time capsule at Le Club Calumet, are displayed Thursday during the celebration marking the 100th anniversary of the club's founding in Augusta.
A slide show of old photographs, including one of then-Sen. John F. Kennedy, D-Massachusetts, campaigning for president at Le Club Calumet in 1959, is shown Thursday, as members enjoy appetizers during a gathering celebrating the 100th anniversary of the club's founding in Augusta.
Congratulations from the newspaper's 175 employees is on the back page of the Sept. 23, 1972, Daily Kennebec Journal's special section marking the 50th anniversary of the Le Club Calumet's founding in Augusta.
Gerard Bechard, who was club president during the 50th anniversary year in 1972, receives a standing ovation Thursday during a celebration of the 100th anniversary of the club's founding in Augusta.
Pat Boucher, left, and Gerard Lapierre lead a toast Thursday during a celebration of the 100th anniversary of the club's founding in Augusta.
Dollar coins from 1972, left, and 1922 that were in a time capsule at Le Club Calumet are seen Thursday during a celebration of the 100th anniversary of the club's founding.
This 1972 photo shows Le Club Calumet President Gerard Boucher, left, standing beside a time capsule before it was buried at Le Club Calumet in Augusta. Boucher and his daughter, Sheila Krouse, then 7 and seen background center, attended the 100th anniversary event Thursday at the club in Augusta.
Nicole Stein holds up a water-damaged copy of the Sept. 23, 1972, Daily Kennebec Journal, which contained a special section marking Le Club Calumet's 50th anniversary. The newspaper was in a time capsule opened during the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the club's founding in Augusta.
People walk past the hole left after unearthing a time capsule Thursday during a celebration of the 100th anniversary of Le Club Calumet's founding in Augusta.
A large carving of the Le Club Calumet logo is seen Thursday during a celebration of 100th anniversary of the club's founding in Augusta.
Julie Cook and Katharine Blanchard pose Thursday for a photograph while holding the still-sealed bottle of Korbel California sparking wine that was in a time capsule at Le Club Calumet, during a gathering to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the club's founding in Augusta. Blanchard and others joked about using a saber to open Sunday night to cap the weekend's centennial celebration events.
A still-sealed bottle of Korbel sparkling wine taken from the 1972 time capsule at Le Club Calumet is seen Thursday during a celebration of the 100th anniversary of the club's founding in Augusta.
