The Portland daily press., 1883-07-12
THE PORTLAND TRANSCRIPT.
A Reception to It's contributors,

During the long and successful caresr of the
Portland Transcript it has possessed many con-
tributors whose efforts have done much to
create for it that high literary character il
possesses. or those not a few are veil known
to the literary world. 1t had been suggested
that reunion of all the contributors, as far as
such reunion was practicable, should be held
in Portland, and most attractive programme.
was laid out
The ladies and gentlemen gathered in the
ladies' parlor of the Falmouth Hotel last eve-
ming where they were met by Mr.. Elwell and
the Messrs Pickard, and iptroductions were
in order. 1t was quite a pleasure not only to
the contributors to meet each other, whose
writings had occasioned so much admiration
on each others part, but also to the publishers
who met many of them for the first time
Several hours were passed in social converse,
and many good storieB were told The follow
list of those present is as nearly correct as it
was possible to make it:
Charles P. nsley. Cambridge Mass.
Prof. Edward 5. Morse Salem, Mass.
DR.. w. b. Lapham Augusta, Me.
Harry w. French, Boston.
Ms. Frances l.. Mace, Bangor.
Susan o. Curtis, Hope Harvey,n Garland Me-
Clinton S. Masseck, Manchester, N. Ii.
Caroline ID. Howe, Portland
Rev. j. q. Thompson, Edgarton, Mass.
Gen. Neal Dow, Portland
Mrs. I. ID. NJ. Sweat, Portland.
Hon. VIM. Goold, Windham.
w. z. Foster, Bethel, Me.
Ella NJ $. Marble, Portland.
). j. Nipond, Dorchester, Mass
Maud L. Greenwood, Portland.
VIM. ID. Little, Portland.
Miss Il. @. Durgin, Deering.
Miss A. +. Dyer nsaturnia ;" Portland.
A. f. Lewis, Fryeburg, Me.
Yesta Merrill, Portland.
Mrs. Ellen N. Mason, Conway. N. H.
Mrs; l. III. Fogg, Bath.
III. Bliss, Jr.. Washington, Me.
Mrs. NJ. S. Cakes, Oldtown, Me.
Persis T. Chase, Lancaster, N. H.
E. Addie Heath, Boston.
Miss L. M. Bangs, Portland.
Alice Cora Hammond, Lynn Mass.
Lena B. Cole, Portland.
Annie M. Libby. Lewiston.
Madame May, New York
Willis Boyd Allen, Boston.
IL. III. Emery, Portland.
Mrs. @. Jewett, Il. Denmark, Me.
Walter l.. Sawyer, Portland.
Fred +. Foster, Ware, N. III.
Geo. L. Emery, Lynn, Mass.
w. ). Nevins Salem, Mass.
Prof. A. w Gould, Williamstown, Mass.
Alma Pendexter, Norway, Me.
Mrs. p. c. Dole. So. Windham, Me.
Mrs. N. ID. Welcome, Yarmouth.
Geo. 4, Brackett Belfast.
Mrs. G. G. Furbish, Elliott Me.
Chas. I. Walter, Lewiston.
Robert +. Barbour, Portland.
DIR. ID. @. Perkins, Fairfield, Me.
Mrs. Q. E. Page, Skowhegan.
Mrs. Mary s. Caswell, Portland.
Israel w. Jordan, Ellsworth, Me.
ID. ID. Fletcher Bathurst, n. b.
Isaac Cobb, Portland
Mrs. Josie Currier, Boston.
Rev. Arthur j. Lockhart, orrington, Me.
Carrie d. Swan, Gardiner
III. E. Pritchard, Portland.
Emma Coombs Bath Me.
Mabel Elwell, Deering Me.
This morning at 10 o'clock the contributors
will embark on the steamer Gazslle for sail
down the bay. Dinner will be served at the
Union House. Peaks Island. and after the
dinner letters will be read from distinguished
contributors unable to be present, such as
John g. Whittier, j. T. Trowbridge, Lucy
Lareom, Edward A. Rand, DR.. N. t. True,
Rev. e. F. Thwing and many others.