Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-01-27
PEN AND SHEARS.
Annual Meeting of the Editors and Pub.
fishers Of Maine.

| The editors are out in force this wear.
Last evening there was an unusually full at
tendance of ''shapers Of the public thougb, s.
at the business meeting of the scribes in the
Senate chamber. There were present. Mar.
| shall y. Rich of Portland, President of the
Association; WILLIAM b. Lap,iam of Augusta,
Vice President: Joseph Wood of Skowheran.
Secretary; r. o. Vickery of Augusta. Treas
| urer: Samuel l.. Miller of Waldoboro. OF
| the executive committee: Edward II. Eiwell.
Transcript, Portland; Joseph A. Homan,
Augusta; William Moves, independent Saco
Brown Thurston, Job Printer. Portland
Samuel L. Boardman, Augusta: Charles Z.
Nash, Augusta; Nelson Dingley Jr, Journal.
Lewiston: II. w. Richardson, Advertiser,
Portland; James s. Staples, Job Printer,
Portland: George W. Drisko, Union, Ma
chias Alden Sprague, kennebec Journal,
Augusta; +. G. Rich, illustrated Home Com
panion, Portland; Frank X. Smith, Job
Printer, Bangor; Samuel w. Lane, Literary
Companion, Augusta; Joshua +. Upton.
Times, Bath; II. \. Shorey Bridgton News,
Bridgton; Il. i. Snow Alfred; W w.
Perry, Camden Herald, Camden; j. o.
Smith, Reporter, Skowhegan; w. 0. Fuller,
Jr., Courier, Rockland: II. S. Burrage.
lions Advocate, Portland; Albro f. Chase,
Journal OF Education, Portland; George III.
Watkins, Democrat, Paris; Edmund s.
Hoyt, Year Book, Portland; II. NJ Dunbar,
Herald, Damariscotta; Eliphalet Rowell of
Hallowell, an honorary member of the AS
sociation.
Marshall n. Rich of Portland called the
meeting to order. The Secretary read the
roll. The following gentlemen were pro-
posed for memberships
G. NJ. Atwood, Fairfield journal.
Otis NJ. Moore, Phillips Phonograph.
Charles j. Prescott, Biddeford MON and
journal.
Willard J. Holland, Limerick.
On motion of f. H. Elwell of Portland,
VOTED. That the propositions for MEM
bership he referred to a committee of three
to be appointed by the chair.
Appointed. T.. II. Elwell, Joseph A.
Homan, George II. Watkins.
The Treasurer. +. o. Vickery of Augusta,
submitted his annual report, which was re-
ferred to the Executive Committee to be
audited. Report showed a balance of Slls.ll
in the treasury.
A committee of three was appointed by the
chair to nominate a board Of officers, as fol-
lows: J. 4. Homan, A. +. Chase, c. f.
Nash.
a committee of three appointed on
advertising: n. Dingley, IT.. II. W. Rich
ardson, J. +. Upton.
On job printing: F. G. Rich, VIM. Noyes,
b. Thurston.
Mr. Holman, from the committee to nomi
nate board of officers for 1881, reported the
following and they were unanimously elected
by ballot:
President-Marshall n. Rich of Portland.
Vice Presidents-Israel p. Warren. of
Portland; William Il. Lapham, of Augusta;
William s. Gilman, of Houlton
Secretary-.Juseph Wood of Sl>ow hogan.
Treasurer-P o. Nickery of Augusta.
Corresponding Secretary-F- G. Rich of
Portland.
Executive Committees. l.. Boardman. of
Augusta; II. w. Richardson. of Portland;
G. ii. Watkins, of Paris.
Tie Committee on Business reported the
following order: That the Association meet
in the judiciary Room at 10 o'clock this fore
noon. to consider the matter of the annual
summer excursion to appoint an essayist
and poet and tn consider any other BUSH
ness that may properly come before the
meeting That in the afternoon meeting
be held in the Senate Chamber for literary
exercises.
The report was accepted and adopted.
Mr.. Eiwell. of Portland called attention
to the growing evil of advertisers demanding
special positions in papers, and asked for
some remedy.
The Association then adjourned to meet at
the Judiciary Room at 10 o'clock this fore
noon.
Adjourned.