The Portland daily press., 1896-03-11
Is Felt by the Members Of the
Board Of Trade,
in THE DEATH OF THE VICE PRES.
IDENT GEORGE S. HUNT.

| where Apparent-Resolutions Adopted
| and Remarks Made.
| The Board of Trade, of which Mr.. Hunt
was SO long an officer and valued mem
Der met yesterday afternoon to take
suitable action on his untimely death.
The members OF the board gathered in
large numbers and the meeting was a
very impressive one. The three recent
and terribly sudden deaths of Mr.. Twitch-
ell, Mr.. Foss and Mr.. Hunt have cast a
decided gloom and caused feeling of
heaviness and depression all over the
city. 1t was nowhere more apparent
than at the Board of Trade meeting.
The evidence OF deep grief was every
where apparent and 1t was with diff
Guilty that thelmembers called upon, ex-
pressed themselves.
| In calling the board to order, Presi-
dent Winslow said that this was the third
time the board had been called to order
in little more than week to mourn
the death of an honored member. ''It
is with peculiar sorrow we meet today
to take action on theXsad and sudden
dea tn Of our honored vice president, Mr..
George s. Hunt" Mr.. Winslow then called
upon q number of gentlemen present
for brief remarks.
WOODBURY. S. DANA
said; There are some times when words
fail to express the deepness Of our feel
ings. I have known Mr.. Hunt over 40
,afv ifa
together. Our relations all through our
intercourse were delightful. In Mr..
Hunts business life was a II that was
good, valuable and worth following.
His honorable dealing Is shown by one
anecdote of his character in connection
with the bank of which he was d.
rector. A piece Of paper discounted by
the bank and recommended by him
pro We d a loss. and though not at all
legally bound tordo it, Mr.. Hunt insisted
upon making 1t good out Of his person
al funds. There are classes of citizens,
it seems to me-" said the speaker,
"who take no interest whatever in the
welfare Of this city: those who are in
different and those who are always found
in the fore part Of every enterprise
calculated to advance the general well
fare and happiness and the good Of the
community at large. A splendid repre-
sentative of this latter class was Mr..
Hunt. cannot, at such a time as this,
with the deep personal sorrow that I
feel, do anything like Justice to such a
life as his"
MAYOR BAXTER
said: sIIoannot express the loss feel In
Mr.. Hunts death. We were lifelong
friends. We were schoolmates together
in the old monitorial school of Master
jackson. He was dearly loved then.
He was pre-eminently fair man. I
considered him model merchant. He
was generous to q fault. He was ready
to assist every worthy enterprise. He
was a man of broad views. He decided
questions quickly and almost always
rightly. don't know how the city is
to fill his place.
CAPT. CHARLES H. CHASE,
deeply expressed his sense of loss 81
was captain of the first vessel that Mr..
Hunt owned in. He was always true.
His word was as good as his signature
He was always true to everybody who
had dealings with him, more than this
we cannot say of any man. My feelings
will not permit me to say more now"
MR.. CHARLES 8. FOBES
briefly expressed his personal sense OF
l he doot If Nv q
death as his.gives us a sense of loneliness
we cannot express Portland has lost
one of its best citizens. The Board of
Trade has lost one of its best members
There is one thing that is often asked
Is life worth living? Such life as Mr..
Hunts indeed was worth living. Such
a career of honesty and integrity is
a noble record to leave. The manner
Of his death was almost characteristic
Of the man. Ee simply stepped out of
life, and closed the door behind him.
| CAPT. J. S. WINSTON
said he found it almost impossible to
express his sense Of loss, but paid brief
and loving tribute to Mr.. Hunts mem
Org.
MR.. LOUIS A. GOUDY
briefly and feelingly recalled the ciroum-
stances of the attendance of Mr.. Hunt
with the committee upon the funeral OF
Mr.. John @. Twitchell, only = week
ago.
Mr.. ". W. MERRILL
told Of a similar experience with Mr..
Hunt at the death of Mr.. Foss. "This
is TERRIBLE" said Mr.. Hunt to Mr.. Mer.
rill. of Mr.. Foss's death. "What ter.
rible shook to his wife,
Messrs. George Trefethen, A. B. Hall
and E. G. Mitchell spoke. briefly instanc.
ing personal "reminiscences of Mr.. Hunt,
showing his interest in and kindness to
young men.
The following resolutions were unani-
mously adopted by rising vote:
The business community of Portland
has seldom received such shock as was
caused yesterday by the announcement
of the sudden death of Mr.. George S.