Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-01-23
SIXTH ANNUAL.
Augusta Board of Trade Dis
cusses Sumptuous Banquet.
Annual Meeting Held at the Cony
House, Monday Evening.
Large Attendance, Elegant Spread and Bright
Speeches the Features.

1 was, tOp. Inc lAuncnlng OF the great
government cruisers. If the comparison
! may be allowed, are no more auspic-
ious and they have no greater aims
| IN view than that Of the Augusta
Board of Trade. All of this was done
Monday evening. at the Cony House
where under the direction Of Mine Host
| Randall they had the most delightful
annual meeting that has been held.
This innovation in the way of a board
of trade meeting is q delight. and every
member who was present, Monday
evening, will agree that grand good
thing was done when the board decided
| to have its annual meeting and its an
| nual banquet on the same evening Ii
was not intended to have them occur
together. in n sandwich form. but that
was an afterthought of Preside Mt
| Hichborn. who always does the right
thing.
| 1t was intended to have the meeting
previous to the banquet, hut Mr.. HIGH
born was struck with the happy
thought Of having the two together to
! aid the digestion. He thought little
work and a little feasting interspersed
| WIN LISic would bc 4 grand good
tlilr. and it WCs. Everything Went
nicely. After 4 course there would be
a little business ana th,n more eating
then more work. and 50 on throughout
the eight-course banquet. And as for
tn music. that is something that needs
to be separately spoken of. Ii was
President Hichboyn'S treat. though pos
sibly many did not know il. Yet ii Is
| due this gentleman that all should be
told. It was the event Of his retiring
! from the presidency. because. though
| rendered and Inducements offered. he
positively refused, and as a fitting end
| ing for four years Of service he hired
Dennis Orchestra to discourse music
for the crowd. That il was appreci-
ated those present know. They certain
ly acted as though they liked it.
To begin with, this was the sixth
annual of the board. II was the turn
of the Cony House. and from the man
ner in which Landlord Randall got up
the spread they will want to 60 there
again. 1t was one of the pleasantest
| affairs ever held by the board. ali We're
heard to say, and some even said 1t
was the best but of course it will not
do to disparage former events. At any
rate it was good enough even for Au-
gusta, and what is good enough for
Augusta is good enough for the world
The banquet began early. 1t Mas at
tended by % of the representative men
of the .cSty as the list given herewith
Will show: it was one Of the most ira
ter1a1 meetings imaginable; it was the
event OF: the sDc lkirg Of - OF the
brightest and best speakers Of the city
many, Of them now on the after dinner
speaking arena of the city; the menu
cuIld not have been improved upon for
a ptSpular price banquet; in fact every
Fthing was air right, from the blue
points to the. finale, THE Man Who
Laughs
Wien. the IS marched into the dining
thaiTy1hey met a Beautiful sight. The
dining hall of the Cony House IS not
tlarge. but 1t is a thing of beauty. The
tables were arranged about the room
ia accommodate the Iafge number and
prettiIy decorated. tB'the head table
sat President Hichborn with the toast
master, General w. S-eCioate, on ms
right. and a guest Of honor. Major
| d NJ. Taylor, ,commandart- of the
arsenal. on the left. Then. followed
Mayor Lane. and the other speakers
who will be mentioned later
| After the second course. president
Hichborn called the members 20 order
and made a,tfew well chose2s reparks KS
about the 10 rd ard cqlet for>secretary
Titles report. This official told Of the
meetings of the year which have oeen
few but important. The 1ass by re-
r,ovaI from the city has. beebtfhree
members. TAeYe have been no'deaths.
The present membership is 20. Several
business firms nave been in comfr7l M
ratinn With The. city and are atthe pres
ant time. on matters relating - the
benefit of the community 4
After the next course, Treasurer -
r. Written reported't the recelpts - ~
,.oor as S22O.61 and the expenditures
s2q7.55. Of this about 500 We're pais "
ward the entertainment OF the otai7
| Grange. -,.har
President Hichborn told Of the hisil
Standard of the board ana the way -
tod been honored in the state oouie .
1-ban he called for committee -
make up the recommendations lot III,
Ulcers IF the coming year On thls
" Plaisted. ]. II. M2nley, L. :. ~
risb w G.. Davis and Nathan "e''oH
we're appointed ana thrH w.. LILY ,ao
norform their duties. Their iirst LII
o,omandation was for the re-eleco.o: -.
president Hichborn. but TINS elli'ieli'
| aeicer said he was earnest II NJ. iii
.tr RI resign from the Once
tbn,,ob he esteemed the honor confer
VA Tben the following board Of ON
GERS were elected; manhattan. ,ic,
President. G. Il. bui I,
.;dants w. II. Davis and r
7 Jersey: treasurer, c. r. Whlt
- socratarv. F. j. q. Little
board boa Of managers, F, G. kinsm 1wdr,o
r, Hail. J. F. Pierce Nathan weston
and r. c. Dudley. Give,
resolutions Of thanks Mere h;l oei sihr'
President Hichborn upon ms eii'[ ,..om
work Of the four years Wiiirii ,,,rs
adopted by rising vo'c' ~ Hi ir'
: have been as gratifying u AZ; .asti
! &c have TINS ltStl