The Portland daily press., 1895-12-14
! BRIGHT EVENING.
The Portland Y. M. C. A. Enterto;nod
at Auburn.


Fraternal Greetings Exchanged and the
WORK of the Association Described.
ESPECIAL TO TIE PREss.l
Auburn. December 13-This evor1no
the officers and members of the Y. NJ G.
A. welcomed one hundred and fftoen
members of the Portland association who
came here on pilgrimage, and a very
pleasant pilgrimage it proved The
Portland people came by a special Grand
Trunk train manned by Auburn and
Portland members of the Y. M. q a.
The cars were handsomely DECORATED with
flags and bunting, the emblem Of the
order triangle, and portraits of. presi-
dent Payson of the Portland and presi-
dent Day of the Auburn association.
On arriving here the visitors were
escorted to the rooms of the association.
where banquet was served. The divine
blessing was invoked by Rev. Mr.
Penney.
President Day of the Auburn associa-
tion, delivered a bright address of well
come, in which he referred to the very
cordial relations existing between the
two associations. He was followed by
President Payson of the Portland assooia-
tion, who spoke of the trip made by the
Portland association to this CITY last
year. Rev. G. A. Towne and Rev. r. R.
Purdy spoke eloquently Of the work Of
the Y. M. G. A. in the state at large.
The favorable outlook for the work be tn
in this city and Portland was referred to-.
An adjournment was then made to the
hall above where here was an entertain.
ment, in which Mr.. BENNETT, the reader,
Miss Carrie Miller, soloist, and Lewis e,
smith, took part. V. Richard Foss OF
Portland, was asked to give a reading.
but speech was suggested as a marked
improvement on the programme and he
responded brightly, speaking in very
interesting way of the true place for
association work. He insisted chat there
is no community where live association
would not be welcomed
Music was furnished by Wilson'S
orchestra
The Portland party left for home OF
1910
Among the Portland people who were
present were the following: Presiden5
and Mrs. B. R. Payson, Secretary and
Mrs: E. L. Garland. Assistant Secretary
8. W. Smith, Jr., Directors j. II. True
Oman Adams, J. w. Davis, wife and
daughter, V. r. Foss, Rev. e. X
PurdyJ L. II. johnson, H. W. Noyes, e
S. Everett, L. ". Ball, F. W. Marlin.
N. q. Stevens, G. L. Atwood. J. B.
fitzgerald, G. N. Manter. Miss Helen Il
man, +. Q. Wright. James e. Appleby
G: H. Ball, G. Fl. Lombard, Mis-
Florence Turner, Arthur Dyer, r. Al
Kennedy, W. O. Bertrand, Henry n
Cole, S. M. Dingley, l.. Coolbroth, q
II. Clifford, Charles J. Nichols, Samuel
1. Bates, +. j. Laughlin, T. C. Foss
r. G. Mcdonald, W. L. Kicker, J VI
Sawyer, Emil P. Anderson, I. II. Small,
Miss +. n. Houghton, Miss Ella Z.
Goold, Arthur G. Doten, Chester v
Poten, Arthur Dean, Lillia S Dinsmors,
Fred 6. Martin, Will @. Martin, A.
Pe,cy Clark, R. e. Rowe, W. S. Watson.
Grace l., Jacobs, +. P. Noble, A. III
johnson, Ernest L. Merrill, VIM. a.
Davis, Miss G. Maude Stetson, Miss
Annie Z. Files, Thomas Potter, FrsdsF.
Parsons, Edward =. Moody, B. +. Ken
nedy, J. F. Anderson, r. +. Novel;
Orr, ". H Smith, W.. S. Chase &c.
Malone, J. J. Montgomery, ]. d. Nc
Quarry, W. J. Murray, J. F. Coombs
Miss N. M. Parker, DR. c. F. Dunn,
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Peters, John H.
Palmer, A. W. Dyer, Mr.. and Mrs. W.
H. Jordan, Miss A. L. Amback, 9. 20.
Poor, Miss Belle Stiles, John P. Berry,
man, W. p. Mcdonald. Harriett Berry,
Nellie G. Loring, Elma W. Randall,
Erwin s. Watts, Miss Georgia THOMPSON.
E. M. Mccarthy. Miss Mabel Skillings.
Frank Mcdonald, Miss Evie Davis, Ia.
A. Conpston, M. A. Keirstead, w. L..
Shorey, NJ. e. Burnham, Miss Mabel A,
Kenney, Mrs. G. l. Orr, Jessie Ham,
Miss L. M. Dinsmore.