Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-30
SEMI-CENTENNIAL.
Of Augusta Savings Bank Fit
tingly Celebrated.
President Manley Gives Dinner to In
corporators and Guests.
A Notable Occasion With . Distinguished
Company and Able Speakers.

yesterday the augusta savings DanK
passed the 50th milestone Of its exist
ence. and this interesting event was
celebrated by dinner at the Augusta
House, given by the president. Mr..
Joseph H. Manley. to which every in
corporator Of the bank. Governor
Powers. Congressman Burleigh, JUS
tice William P. Whitehouse. Hon. F. f.
Undertake, the bank examiner, and
some of the officials of the other bank
ing institutions of the city were in
vited.
The invitations issued read as fol-
lows:
1913 1895
Mr.. Joseph H. Manley
requests the pleasure OF your company
on Thursday. September the twenty
ninth. to
at seven o'clock.
Tiftieth anniversary
of the
Augusta HSuse. r. s. ". P.
and we've addressed to the following
gentlemen: Hon. Llewellyn Powers,
Hon. F. f. Timberlake. Leslie C.
Cornish. Lendall Titcomb. B. F. Par
'rott. Treby Johnson James w. Brad
bury, Freeman Barker, Joseph A. Ho-
man, Charles X. Partridge, J. Frank
Pierce, James w. North. Edwin c.
Dudley, A. w. Philbrook, Howard
owen. c. s. Hichborn. Charles E. Nash,
H. M. Heath, s. w. Lane. ]. E. Badger.
r. E. Goodwin, G. B. Keene. 8. c. Man
ley, Charles H. Mason, Thomas j.
Lynch, H. E. Bowditch, w. H. Will
liams, o. G. Hall, w. s. Choate. ]. r.
Townsend, G.. T. Stevens, J. E. Blan-
chard, F. G. Kinsman, c. E. Sturte-
want, A. F. PARROT. ]. r. Gould. w. e.
Ellis, o. Williamson, c. B. Morton, u
Holway, ]. F. Bodwell, o. c. s. Davies
c. b. Burleigh, F. w. Plaisted, G. M
Twitchell, G. M. Randall. Stanley 8
Patten, C. H. Dudley, ]. Manchester
Haynes, J. w. Chase, e. C. Burleigh
F. E. Smith. Ira H. Randall. Charles
H. White. N. w, Cole, Byron Boyd, M
v. B. Chase. w. G. Boothby, Geo. r
Macomber, ]. F.. Hill. p. o. vickery
w. p. Whitehouse. w. H. Gannett
Elias Milliken and Hon. H
X. Baker, all of whom accepted
and were present except James w
North, Charles e. Nash, H. M. Heath
r. E. Goodwin. Q. Williamson. c. b
Morton, o. Holway, Hon. ]. Manches'
ter Haynes. Judge w. P. Whitehouse
T.. c. Burleigh, N. w. Cole, ]. F. Hill
F. G. Kinsman and Elias Milliken.
Those not present, nearly all Of
whom were absent from the city. SEN
letters of regret, speaking in higf
terms of commentator of the success
of the institution and wishing it pros
perity for the future.
At Z O'clock in the evening the In
vited guests assembled in the ladies
parlor at the Augusta House. and wer'
received by Mr.. Manley. Mr.. Cornish
Mr.. PARROT, Mr.. johnson and MI
Dudley, the officers of the bank. A
quarter past seven they wer
promptly escorted to the din
ing room. which was beautiful!
decorated with flags, buntingr ferns
plants and flowers which TRANSFORMED
the room into almost a tropical scene
At one side of the dining hall were tn
figures 1913 and at the opposite side
1898. Strains of music greeted tn
guests as they entered the dining hal
continuing throughout the dinner.
| The table was arranged In the shap
Of q T, the head being at the south en-
| of the dining hall. Mr.. Manley sat
the center Of the arm OF the T wit
| Governor Powers upon his right. an
Mr.. Bradbury and Mr.. Timberlak
upon his left. The other gentlemen 50
at the arms and down both sides OF tn
stem of the T, with Mr.. Cornish. tn
vice president Of the bank. opposite
Mr.. Manley. At Mr.. Cornish's rigf
was Judge o. G. Hall. and at his lie
General w. s. Choate. The table wa
covered with flowers with 9 cluster
u plnks at each plate.
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