Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-12-10
PRESS CLUB BANQUET
Kennsbec Valley Newspaper
mems Red Letter Day.
Popular Resort It Phillips Lake De-.
stloysd BY Fire.
Some Dexter Schools Postponed On
Account OF Scarlet Fever.

CSpecia. to the KEsxEBEc JouRsAL.1
GARDINER, Dec. 9.-In answer to invi.
tations issued by the press Of our city
twensy-one Of the publishers, editors, cor
respondents and printers of the Kennebec
valley have been in Gardiner today for the
purpose of organizing a press association
to include the cities and towns along the
river. The following is the personnel Of
the party DR.. W. B. Lapham, Augusta ;
DIR. j. +. Hill. Vickeiy & Hill Pub Co.
| Augusta Z. z. Mayo, Fairfield Journal
Howard Owen, Maine Farmer. Augusta
Ray Thompson, Richmond Bee; W. A.
Newcomb. Augusta; f. W. s. Blanchard
Bath Independent; A. c. Shorey. Bath
ines II. c. Weber, Bath Enterprise !;
II. w. Howard. Howard Printing Co
Bath, II. S. Webster, o B. Clason, Esq,
II. X. MoIrell. Weston Lewis, all of Gar
diner w. j. Landers. Kennebec Reporter,
Gardiner: Z. w Morrell, Gardiner Home
Journal; +. ii. Schurmsn, Gardiner Daily
News; c. B. Burleigh, Chas. F. Flynt. s.
L. Boardman, j. R. Boardman. KEssEBEc
JouRSAL.
The programme for the day opened at IL
| o clock in the forenoon with an excursion
| to the National Home over the Kennebec
| Central railroad. The trip was made through
the courtesy of President Weston Lewis of
the road. who accompanied the party.
Many compliments were heard for the new
| narrow gusge line, and The knights Of the
quill greatly enjoy ed the journey novel
one to quite number of them. Arriving
at the Home. the party was received by the
| Governor, Gen. Luther Stephenson, Jr.,
who accompanied them through the build
| ings and about the grounds, his extreme
kindness and courtesy adding greatly to the
| pleasure Of the inspection. An hour and a
half was most pleasantly and proftsbly
speat at the Home, and at | o'clock the re-
turn trip was made, the party arriving at
! the Evans Hotel at l.30. An enjoyable
half hour was spent in the parlors, intro
duetions, hand-shakings and general con-
versation holding sway until Landlord
Douglass announced that the banquet was
spread. The company repaired to the
dining hall, where a banquet, the peer
of any ever served in Maine, had
been prepared. The efficient head waiter,
Mr.. Robert Delaney, with squad of trained
assistants. served the dishes with a snap
and style worthy of Delmonico. The
tables were elegantly laid with the plate of
The house, emoellished with smilsx and cut
| flowers in profusion. Souvenir menus
| bearing on the front newspaper, filed for
| reference with the words, Press Club
Dinner 1880. in embossed letters of gold
and on the reverse the words, Gardner
Publishers Extend Greeting to the Brethren
OF the kennebec Valley, Dec. 9th, $780,, "
were placed with tasty boutonniers for each
guest
After dinner had been served W. j..
Landers, as Master of Ceremonies, ex-
planned in plain and con ncise manner the
objest in calling the gentlemen together aud
in his usual pleasant, witty style introduced
many of the newspaper men present. The
| remarks of the gentlemen though brief
were practical and business like, one and
sll sgrs eing as to the necessity of organic
ing for the better prots ction and prosecu-
ton of their business. Mr.. Landers also
read the following letters and telegrams