Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-02-05
Meeting Of the Maine Press Association.

The members of the Maine Press Asso-
ciation met in the Senate chamber, Au-
gusta, Thursday evening, and at promptly
7.S0 the president. Mr.. s. T. Pickard Of
Portland. assumed the chair and welcomed
the members to theirj annual gathering
Joseph Wood of Bar Iiarbor, secretary of
the association, called the roll Of members
aud the following responded Theo. Cary,
Houlton: Joseph A. Homan. Augusta; NJ.
n. Rich, Portland; +. Rowell. Hallowell /;
Brown Thurston, Portland; S. l.. Board
man, Augusta; z. O. Vickery, Augusta
Geo. s. Rowell. Portland; John +. Hill,
Augusta; X. NJ Dunbar. Damariscotta
ChaS. A. Pilsbury, Belfast; George w.
Nickerv. Augusta; Arthur +. Forbes,
Paris; Jas, {. Chlcott, Ellsworth; Frank
II. De ter, Sprlngvale; c. b. Burleigh.
Augusta; c. w Robbins Oldtown; C. +.
Fyut, Augusta; Walter ID. Stinson, Au-
gusta l., II. Murch, Belfast; Ray Thomp-
son. Richmond; W. J. Landers. Gardiner.
Officers for the ensuing year were elected
as follows;
President-Samuel T. Pickard, Portland.
ce-Presdents-Jos o. Smith, Skow
hogan; JAS c. Chlcott, Ellsworth; Frank
G. Rich, Bangor
Secretary-Joseph Wood, Bar Harbor.
Corresponding Secretary-Frank II Dex-
ter. Springvale.
Treasurer VIM. b. Lapham, Augusta.
Executive Committee-Sam'l T. Picksrd
(ex ofiicio,) Portland George II. Gilman,
Houlton; George s. Rowell. Portland
Charles b. Haskell, Plttsfield.
The President appointed +. II. Dexter,
S l.. Boardman and H. NJ. Dunbar a com
mittee to select an essayist and poet for
the next session. The committee made the
following report:
Essayi>t, DR.. J. F. Hill, Augusta poet,
Mark 7. Pendleton, Belfast. Alternates
Es>ayist, c. b, BurleIgh, Augusta; poet,
Frank Z. MSLeary, Pennington. The re-
port vas accepted.
The following county historians were
nominated and elected
ndro>cuggin-lloward owen, Augusta.
Aroostook George II. Gilman, Houlton.
Cumberland Brown Thurston, Port
land.
Franklin-Frank Z, McLeary. Farming
ton.
Hancock Jas. c. Chilcott Ellsworth.
kennebec-S l.. Boardman. Augusta.
knox-W b. I.apham, Augusta
Lincoln Kendall NJ. Dunbar, Damaris-
Gotta.
'AIoTt-AUHuT T.. fDTDtS, larlS.
Penob>cot-C. W. Robbins, Oldtown.
P>cataquiS-Orin $ Haskell, Pitt>hrld.
Sagadahoc-Ray Thompson, Richmond.
Snmrr>et-Iostphh q. Smith, Skowhcgan.
WalIo-G, +. Brackett. Belfast.
Wa>hington-t,eo. W. Drisko, MaChlas.
York Frank H. Dexter, Springvair.
AZ half past nine, Friday morning, the
new room in the State House addition.
th hu. i,l, ,,,tti,, f,,r
the secretary of State was well filled.
Biographical Sketche. of Edward II. Ell
well aud Geo. II. Watkins were read by
DIR. w b. Lapham and Brown Thurston.
1t was voted to publish both articles IN
the ntAt annual report. and the thanks of
the association were extended to the
writer's Of them, Or. Lapham was re
quested to read his sketch Of Mr.. ElwelI
again At the literary exercises of the after
noon.
The following new members were adj
mittcd To the association T. A. Gilbert,
Maine Farmer; Dudley A. Holman, Port
land Express; Benjamin Bunker, kenncbec
Democrats {. W. Richards. kenncbec
journal; +. H. Elwell, Jr., Portland Tran
script; F W. Schurman, Gardiner Daily
News; A, W. Case. printer, Augusta; ii, J.
eber, printer. Portland; John r. Board
man, kenncbcc journal. The question OF
the summer excursion was discussed. AT
| O'Clock the members of the association
paid a visit to the executive chamber
where they were received by Governor
Burleigh.
Representatives, Hall WAS well hlled
with an appreciatlve audience at the liter
ary exercises of the afternoon. A pleasing
feature of the occasion WAS some tiut
music hy the Capital quartette. President
Pickard presided, and introduced a. the
e>sayi>t Mr. Ray Thompson the accom-
pi~hed editor OF the Richmond Bee The
audience expected good thing from hi>
pen and they got il. The poem by Elliott
q. Mitchell of Portland tj4Iro. "Why the
Foreman Never Drank" was good pro
duction and well received
II was a large and pleasant party that
assembled Friday evening at the line resi-
deuce of Hon. Z. .. NiCkcry on Winthrop
street. 1t was in all respects most enjoy
able occasion and will not soon be for
gotten by those who participated in il
a most pleasing feature of the evening
aside from its social enj"ymentS, was al
exhibition of the phonograph given by
Prof. Capen of the Dirigo Business Col
lege, assisted by Mr.. ChIlds, Boston eX
pert. The entertainment was largely mu,i
cal and was thoroughly appreciated by al
present. The Capital quartette furnished
some excellent music which added not 1
little to the evenings enjoyments. Every
one had good time aud when the party
finally broke up its member, carried away
with them memories Of a pleasant evenin.
that will not soon be forgotten.