The Portland daily press., 1895-02-15
DANCED AND DINED.
Montreal ExcursiOnists Had Jolly
Reunion Last Night.

"A Permanent Organization Formed OF
the Members of the KimDall Excursion
While there was a Maine Central ball
in progress at the City Hall, there was
quiet but very happy gathering at the
West End Hotel, of peopie.who appreciate
the Maine Central and it's management,
and who in particular appreciate Colonel
Kim ball, the man who knows how a
personally conducted" excursion should
be run, who has managed numberless
Maine Central excursions. and who has
yet to make failure i'll his line. Last
evening he saw in the West End Hotel
gathering of the Kim ball Quebec excur-
sioDis lists, and the formation Of the kim
ball Quebec Excursion Club"
It was pleasant reunion, and one that
was as successful as one of Colonel Kim
balls excursions, and the landlord OF
the West End can ask for no higher
praise for his dinner than that.
The menu was unique. Of course
there was a suggestion of future vieto-
ries, as well as of past achievements
about it. "WhenGthe bell rings, Kimball
sings out all aboard for Quebec and
Montreal" was suggestive line, and
there was another, still more suggestive,
of coming excursions, watch the pa
pers." Good advice and likely to be
needed.
The following sat down at the tables:
H. M. Cashier and wife of Portland,
Henry Soule and wife of Portland. John
A. Mitchell of Oakdale, Mrs. E. Z. Mitch
ell of Union, Mrs O. L. Jones Of Union,
S. J. Hilk of Union, Miles LIE. Jones OF
Cam bridge, Mass, C.B. Murphy OF Au-
gusta, Miss Nellie E. Ray of Augusta.
Mr.. W. F. Phinney of Portland, Mrs. W.
r. Phinney of Portland, j.. H. Strange
and wife of Portland, Dexter Sanborn
and wife of Damarisootta, FL. Castner
of RockIand, Mrs. Thomas J. Murphy or
Portland, A. ". Gregory OF Rockland,
Mrs. A. W. Gregory of Rookland, j. u.
Paul OF Belfast. Annie J. Paul OF Belfast,
Miss c. j. Butler of Portland, Mrs.C. Il.
Sands of Portland, Mrs. W. Il. Williams
of Portland, Mrs. A. NJ, Tibbetts of Port
land, Rufus 7. Boothby, of Portland
Miss Belle A. San born of Haverhlll,
Henry E. Thompson OF Brunswick, Mrs.
C. Doherty of Rockiand, G. Doherty OF
RockIand, Col onel and Mrs. w. II. Kim
ball of Rockland, Miss Ada q. Gaillson
of Portland, Mrs. j. w. Holbrook of Rock
land. Miss Helen M.York of Rockland,
Miss Helen A. Kalioeh of Rockland, Miss
Lizzie MoreV, S. Hobart, Mrs. 5. Hobart,
Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Tenney of Port
land, Mrs. H. G. Grant of Calais, Mrs.
George Green of Calais.
At the close of the banquet, when CT
CARS were not lighted, and when there
was no presiding officer. for Colonel
Kimball, who sat at the head of the ta-
BILE, chose to regard himself as passen-
ger. ". IF. Phinney reese and said;
at is moved to make these reunions
an animal event. the next one to be held
at the West End Hotel. February a.
1896, and | will nominate the following
officers, II it be your minds that they
serve, manifest il in the usual way:
President Miss Helen M. York. Of
Rockland-
Vice President-M Mrs. "A. Kimball of
Rockland. m
Correspon ding Secretary W.
A. Kimball of Rockland.
Board of Directors-Mrs. Tibbetts of
Portland, Mr.. S. Hobart of Portland,
Mrs. Edwin Baxter of Hyannis, Mass,
Mrs. c, Grant of Calais, Mr.. Harry
Thompson of Brunswick, Mrs. j g. Paul
of Belfast, Mr. Edw. Field Of Hyannis,
Mass, Mrs. Cornelius Doherty of Rock
land, Miss Lizzie Morey of Rock land,
Mrs. A. W. Gregory of 2ockland, Mrs.
telIo of Portland, Mr.. George Barrows OF
Bangor. Mrs. M. Gardner of Haverhlll,
Mass.
And they were declared elected the
first officers of "Kimball's Quebec Ex-
cursion Club,
President York took. the chair, and
gracefully returned thanks for the high
compliment paid her by the members
of the club. She read letters OF regret
from u.s. Kicker of North Conway, N.
H., Mr.. and Mrs. Walter G. Ware, of
Auburndale, Mass. and others. She
then read poem written by Mrs. Mary
P. Gardner of Haverhill, Mass. full Of
AAuOs ohA SSs>AAHo " Ao1&
the kim ball show of 1894"
A vote of thanks was then returned to
General Manager Payson Tucker and
Colonel F. E. Boothby of the Maine Cen
ira, to the proprietors of the hotel, to
Mr.. S. Hobart for taking the club around
the city, to the Portland press. to Mrs.
Doherty, Miss York, Miss Morey, and
Mr.. H bart for. their efforts to make the
reunion a,sucoess, and especially to Col
onel WA. Kim oall for organizing and
so efficiently carrying out the excursion
and all arrangements connected there
with, and for the comfort and pleasure
of his company"
General Manager Payson Tucker and
Colonel Boothby were elected honorary
members of the club. and then there
was an adjournment to the rooms above
for dance.
BRIEFLY TOLD.