Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-01-26
THE ANNUAL MEETING
or the Maine Press Association I'm This
City.

The annual meeting of the Maine Press
Association, commenced in the Senate cham
Der last evening.
The meeting was called to order by the
secretary. Samuel L. Miller was chosen
chairman pro TEN.
The roll being called, the following men,
bers of the association were found to be pres
emit
Edward II. Elwell, Transcript, Portland |;
Joseph A. Holman. Augusta; Brown Thurs
ton, job printer, Portland; John NJ. Adams,
Eastern Argus, Portland: Marshall N. Rich,
job printer, Por land Hobart W. Richard
son, Advertiser. Portlsnd; Geo. W. Driskc,
Union, Machias; Joseph Wood, Mount
Desert Herald, Bar larbor; Frank G. Rich,
job printer, Portland; Frank X. Smith, job
printer, Bangor; Lucillius A. Emery, Els
worth l. Boardman Brown, Patriot, Con
cord, N. H.; Benjamin =. Snow, Houlton
Albro v. Chase, N. +. Journal Of Education.
Portland: Samuel l.. Miller, News. Waldo
boro; Prlig O. vickery, Illustrated Monthly.
Augusta; Chas. w. Reyes. Chronicle, Farm
ngton; John F. Hill, Fireside Visitor Au-
Rusta; WIN. o. Fuller, Jr., Currier-Gazette,
Rockland: Kendall NJ. Dunbar. Herald,
Damariscotia; Geo. 5. Rowell, Advertiser,
tnhs lTtsCott. obiou N ooui
nal, Biddeford; Chas. M. Atwood, Journal,
Fairfield; Geo. Il. Bracket, Belfast; Eliph-
alet Rowell, Hallowell.
Edward II. Elwell read the report Of the
committee on summer excursions. The re
port held that the life of the association de
pended on these excursions, that every
member who paid his dues should have the
right to send one person on that excursion
to represent his paper that the association
should ask for the lowest excursion rates.
and members take their sons and daughters
with them; also that they should have the
right of proposing the names of persons who
should receive invitations. Two classes of
rates were available, those in the State and
those running out of it. One route to Bos-
ton, from thence to New York, then up the
hudson and from there home was proposed.
Voted TO accept the report of the commit
tee.
The names of Mr.. Pillsbury Of the Belfast
journal, G. II. knowiton and Manley IL.
Pike were proposed i.r membership.
The names were referred IL committee
of three
The follow ing committee were then ap-
pointed:
b. II. Elwcll, W. q. Fuller, Jr., +.
Rich, to nominate poet and essayist for the
Chase. + X. Smith, to nominate officers for
the ensuing year. and II. W. Richardson, 5.
1, Miller and G. s. Rowell to nominate
county historians
Joseph A. Holman the Treasurer OF the
association read his annual report as follows
Amount in the treasury at the last
annual meeting, 1913. so
Amount received during the year, l5l..l
245 81
Paid out during the year, S5.4l
Balance in the treasury, Sl6O. 10
The report was referred to the executive
committee.
list Of members delinquent in paying
tneir dues was read by the treasurer and re-
Rffed to the executive committee.
Inc committee reported favorably on the
names proposed for membership. and the
gentlemen were admitted as members of the
Association.
:. The report of the committee on the Law OF
hoei was brought up and re-committed.
The committee to nominate officers for the
ensuing year reported as follows:
fresident-Wm. B. Lapham.
Vice Presidents-Wm S. Gilman, Howard
uven, John NJ. Adams.
oecfetary-Joseph Wood.
IFeasurer-Joseph A. Holman.
corresponding Secretary-W. o. Fuller.
executive Committee-Peleg o. vickery
veg. 3. Rowtll. X. NJ. Dunbar.
IN ballot the officers nominated wers
elected.
AMER considerable discussion on differen
..sers the meeting adjourned to meet il
o.c',sy room at the State House at 10 A.