The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-11
MAINE PRESS ASSOCIATION.
Twenty-Fourth Annual Meeting Begins in
Portland.

The twenty-fourth annual meeting of
the Maine Press Association began in
the Common Council room last evening.
There was large attendance of mem
bers of the association, the following an
swering to the roll call:
M. N. Rich, Portland.
III. K Morrell, Gardiner.
Frank G. Rich, Bangor.
Eliphalet ROWell, Halowell.
Samuel T. Pickard, Portland.
Joseph Wood, Bar HarbOr.
Samuel w. Lane, Augusta.
VIM B. Lapham, Augusta.
Albro e. Chase Portland.
Joseph o. Smith, SSowhegan.
Ernest W. Morrell, Gardiner.
George S. Rowell, Portland.
Kendall NJ. Dunbar Damariscotta.
Noyella J. Trott, Augusta.
mArthur E. Forbes, Paris.
George EEL. G man. Houlton.
Charles B. Haskell, Pittsfield.
Frank I'll. Dexter, Springvale.
Chester w. Robbins, Oldtown.
Charles F. Flynt, Augusta.
VIM. j. LanderS, Gardiner.
Asher G. Kinds, Portland.
Elliott G. Mitchell, Portland.
Edward H. Elwell, Jr., Portland.
President Packard presided.
The following new names were pro-
posed:
OudI lcS 1uOIutUu LlUUy, TOTbldllu h6TdIus
Charles w. Pickard, Portland Transcript
Thomas D. Sale, Odd Fellows Register.
Charles F. Whittier, Portland Transcript.
Charles E. Kendrick, Boothbay Register
DR.. Lapham. necrologist, reported
three deaths in the last year, those of the
late B. A. Burr, E. G. Allen and Hanni-
bal Hamlin.
The treasurer's report, made by DR..
Lapham, showed an excellent state of
the finances, with $562.65 cash on
hand, against $204.57 at the close of the
last year. The receipts from fees and
dues last year were 1882.
The bylaws were amended to conform
to the established custom of meeting in
Augusta on the odd years and in Port
land on the even years.
Messrs. Albro E. Chase and J. o.
Smith were appointed to select an es-
sayist and poet, and reported as fol-
lows:
Essayist- Or, J. F. Hill Of Augusta. Alter
Poet-Frank E. McCleary of Pennington. AL
ternate, E. Fl. Ewel Jr., of Portland.
The old list of county historians were
reappointed, except that Herbert M.
Lord was appointed for Knox in place of
DR.. Lapham, who declined to serve for
that county.
These committees were announced by
the chair:
Advertising George S. Rowen, G. B. Haskell,
Ray Thompson.
Job Printing Brown Thurston, Charles e.
Nash, F. G. Rich.
Summer Excursion N. Rich, G.. S. Row
ell, Il. III. Dexter.
Neurology William B. Lapham, George E.
Brackett, S. l.. Miller.
A committee appointed by the chair,
and consisting of George S. Rowell, M.
N. Rich and c. F. Flynt, reported the fol-
lowing list of officers:
President-K M. Dunbar, Damariscotta.
Vice PreSidents-M. P. Pendleton, Belfast; G.
B. Burleigh, Augusta; Asher c. Kinds, Deering.
Secretary-J0seph Wood, Bar Harbor.
TreaSurer--W. B. Lapham, Augusta.
Corresponding Secretary-William j. Land
erS, Augusta
Executive Committee M. Dunbar, M. N.
Rich, George S. Rowell, G. B. Haskell.
The officers were elected as reported.
Invitations were received from Mr.. Ira
c.. Stockbridge and from the Portland
Theatre, inviting the members of the as
ISOLATION to attend entertainments, and
from the PRESS inviting them to witness
the running of the new web-perfecting
press at $50 o'clock this forenoon. All
these invitations were accepted with
thanks.
This forenoon business m Getting will
be held, and this afternoon the Grafton
by Clarence B. Burleigh and the poem
by Mark P. Pendleton will be in the Or
der of exercises.