Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-04
HOTEL MEN MEET.
Their 18th Annual Session Held at
the Augusta House.
A Busy Meeting Followed in Evening by a
Banquet and Speeches.

Banquet and Speeches.
| The genial landlords from all owe
the Pine Tree State and some from
other states, flocked to the Capita
City, Friday. to attend the 18th annua
meeting of their association. known a.
the Maine Hotel Proprietors' Associa
ton, which everyone knows as joli!
crowd of men. They are the very sal
of the State. these men who have it il
| their power to make the travelling mar
so very much at home or to make hin
| feel homesick. These men who belong
| to the association are the ones who
conduct the homelike hotels where
every man feels after the first five min
utes, as though he had been calling
there every day for the whole of his
life.
Landlord II. L. Capen. who was once
the honored president of the associa-
ton, was the host of the day and the
brother hotel men We're made as
happy throughout the day, as all the
other guests who are lucky enough TO
be in his care. He was everywhere
present when he was needed, so that
every want Of the boys was attended
to. .s ssf..ei r@f t,;s,f.
When President 'Judkins of the Elm
wood of Waterville, called the meet
ing to order in the large handsome
parlor, in the afternoon, there were 80
or more of the members present. and
more arrived later in the day so that
by evening 50 or more from all parts
of the State We're present. President
Judkins made a few remarks. his for
NAL address not being made until even
ing. at the elaborate banquet. AT the
conclusion of his Introductory remarks
Secretary Blanding presented him,
with appropriate words, with new
gaveI made by Morse & Co. of Bangor.
The records of Secretary Banding
were accepted as we'll as the report of
the treasurer, which shows the asso-
citation to be in a prosperous condition
The nine following gentlemen We're
man and j. F. Bodwell of Hallowell.
John E. Ward of Portland. John A.
Clarity of Portland. Cyrus Masters of
Thomaston. D. NJ. Gardner of Calais
George b. McDougal of Caribou. Ru-
fus Burns of Pittsfield. and Elmer G.
Rowland of Ashland.
The election of officers resulted in
the reelection of II. f. Judkins of
Waterville as president; LIST vice presi-
dent, ii. c. Chapman of Bangor: secre-
tary and treasurer. T.. NJ. Blanding OF
Bangor: directors, II. T.. Judkins of
Springs, Amos II. Walker of Green
vile, and Harry l.. Williams of Hart
land: county vice presidents. Andres
coggin, Albert Young of Auburn;
ArOostook, Col. S. 3. Gates of Pressure
Isle: Cumberland, +. II. Num- of Port
land: Franklin, w. II. Mcdonald OF
Pennington; Hancock, John w.
Wheaton of Bar Harbor; Kennebec. H.
+. Capen of Augusta Knox, Cyrus
Masters of Thomaston; Lincoln, w. G..
Hubbard of Wiscasset: Oxford. w. NJ.
Shaw of South Paris; Piscataquis, c..
H. Sawyer Of Greenville: Sagadahoc,
C.. w. WEIGH of Bath; Somerset, A.
Heselton Of Skowhegan; Waldo, w. f..
Grinnell of Belfast; Washington. G. l..
Chapman of Calais; York. F. G. Staples
of Old Orchard.
The committee on revision OF the
constitution reported and the same
was accepted. Among the more i'm
portant changes was that Of combining
the membership to proprietors, owners
and managers Of hotels, and Of in
creasing the membership and annual
fee from 81 to 81.
Fish and game legislation was dis
cussed and the following resolution was
adopted: Resolved, that the Maine
Hotel ProprietOrs' Association in an
nual meeting assembled, wishes to
! place itself on record as strongly OPP.
posed to tax of sportsmen or to max
ing any changes in the existing laws
! that would have a tending to create 9
! feeling of resentment among those who
come to our state every year in in