Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-11-28
THE PORTLAND CLUB.
A Brilliant Assembly ThrOnss
Its Rooms
At Its Reception to Governor
Elect Burleigh.
4 Grand Banquet Followed by Eloquent
Words From Maine Leaders.
An Event TO Be Long Remembered by
Those Who Were Present.

,
ago 4 number of gentlemen, all staunch r,
1 publieans formed themselves into a lttl
social circle, and met weekly at the residenc
of Col. F, y. Dow. The outcome of the.
little meetings vas the formation Of th
Portland Club, an organization which is to
we'll known to need any further ip;roIu,
ton.
The wet weather without did not dampe
the enthusiasm within, and the indication
all pointed To what afterwards proved to be
fact, brilliant gatherin. of dl,tinguishe
Maine men.
The Goy-elect reached Portland at 6 'cloc
and was met at the station by Col. F. n
Dow, president of the club, and driven direct
Iy To the club rooms AT half past 81
O'Clock brilliant a-semblage of Maine me
sat downT To a bountiful repast that was a,
tractiyely spread out before them. The Ia
bles were pre- tily decorated with large an,
elegant boquets. The Governor elect sat i
the seat Of honor at the head of the table il
the main reception. At his right sat in tn
order named Hon. Thomas B. Reed Hon
c. l.. Idttlefsld and Hon. Manchester Hayns
while On President DOws left were eI-Gov
Dingley, Hon. C. A. Boutelle and Wake
Blaine.
BY the way, the Portland Clu
house i. model of its kind
is situs ted above Miletts grocery store
On the second floor are two reception
rooms, cloak room, kitchen and Secretary
office. The third ioor contains the library
reading room, two whist rooms. bath am
CLOAK rUom, while on the fourth floor ar,
room. for the steward and his wife, poo
room and executive committees room. The
house has telephone conuectons and a sys
TEN Of electric bell calls wi,h other modern
conYenieucrs.
Following rs a list of the gentlemen pres
eut on thus occasion }. Manchester Haynes,
c, f.. Lttleieid, T. B. Reed, f. c. Bur.
leigh. COY Duuglsy, C.. \ Boutelle, Walk
er Blaine, j II Manley Geo. A. Wilson,
Willis T. Emmonds, Amos Z. wilder
Walter Emerson John H. Cutler, 5. W. Carr
II, B. Saunders, L.G, Downs, VIII. Green
6. h. Beaie. y. W. Dutton, J. J Perry, FL
hot Wool, Geo. c. Wing, IL. Nj. Became j
F. Sprague, r. 5. Partridge, c. s. Town
send r. L. Roberts, Col fhllbrook, Jas.
fl kimball, c. Hall. ] II. Crockett, W f.
L. L
Wescott GOV. Selden Connor. +. Earring
ton A. A. Strout y. Smart, Jos. Hall John
Ryan, 4 +. Gerrish, }. = 5lIObbs, DR.. W
NJ. osgood. c. b. Dennison, \. A. Little
; ~ Young, Zenas Thompson ). l.. Saun-
der.. W. II. Looney, {. A. Brown, John
Washburn of Minneapolis, Peter b. Young,
John W. Burnham. Albert c. Cobb
Minneapolis. Chas. W Allen, Ivory :. Bean,
II
Came. Walter l.. Carey. Lyman Cousens,
Charles D. Clark + L. Dyer, Henry Rob
ert Bowke Alouko Day. W. ). Eaton. b.
VI Edwards, f.. >. Everett, j. T. Eustis
G. W Cooling. ). A. Goudy, Clarence Hale
James Hail. J. F. Hawkes., VIM. B. Irish,
T. A. JosseIyn. 5. b. Kelsey, \. A. Ken
dali A X. Leighton, c. r. Lewis. Russell
Lewis. A. L. Mlllett. Sylyanu, Porter. y
l.. Redlan1. A I. Riues Wm ii Scott
Horace II. shaw. john H. Fogg, George c.
Shaw, Charles .. >trUut, +. Tomhnson, A
l.. Turner. c. F. Tobey, W f. Elmer, L. +
Nosc. > A. Wade, George H. Watkins
Morris West. b. j. willard W. L. vii
i,ams. l. Lester Woodbury., F. H. Wood
man, Z. u idiey Freeman Henry +. Goss.
The reception committee consisted of the
following gentlemen Clarence Hale, James
u. nan, IL o Dsso'i' IL N'e"'eS' 'eo'
Beal.
ailer uoihg nun justice '' 'ue pouh'eou'
repa9t "hich had oeeh sPfeal oeiore eht'"
the gentlemen preseilt were caiel 70 order
oy fresideht low, VINO SpoSe as lollo"s
"entlemeh OF Tue iot'iaha N'no ana ir'ends
men tNo years ago the roftiauu C'uo
gave us nrst dlhner 10 . "ofernor eject II
was thth one Oh TWO OF 'hree similar orgshl-
1auohs thtoush the country nat event
attracted so much attention throush the
country at large to the value ana necessity
of club organizations that TO-DAY the repubh-
can clubs throughout the country are num-
bered by thelr thousands anu "hhe sthe
Portland Clus, believe was not the hrst
club organized IN the country 1t was the
first club organized III the state, and that
event to which have referred was OF such
character through the prominence OF the
gentlemen who partci ipated IN that gather
ing it attracted so much attention IN the
country that, think, We may justly claim
that the republican club organization over
the country today Is due, IN large measure
to the Portland Cino' would De gisd II II
would be proper Tor me on 'his occasion TO
occupy moment Oh your 'ilhe 10 max
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