The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-09
Some of the Things Ac-
complished.
Old Home Week Stamps Will
Be Authorized.


The local Old Home Week association
held another meeting last night at which
q great many things We're discussed bat
definite action regarding many OF them
postponed. Col. +. +. Boothby had re-
ceiyed several interesting communications
which were read to the committee.
Among them was letter from DIR. Hayes
of the Dirigo Federation OF Boston which
stated that the Massachusetts, clubs would
leave Boston by special train. One train
would leave Boston for Portland over the
Eastern and the other over the Western
division. The question was as to when
this party would leave Boston. II they
left August eth they would not arrive
here until eleven O'Clock. II they left the
night before IL would he necessary TO pro-
vide for them two hundred rooms In TINS
city. 1t was the opinion Of the committee
that the party had best arrive here the
night before so as to be in time for the
grand concert on Monday evening and be
enabled to witness all the festivities oil
the great day of Tuesday. II this Is done
the committee must provide two nun
bred good rooms at central locations Tor
these people. The committee will not De
expected to pay for these rooms or TO en-
terrain these people but merely to arrange
quarters for them. IL this plan Is carried
out it will be necessary to guarantee these
rooms at once and the secretary has been
instructed to secure list Of people who
have rooms to lease, the number OF these
rooms and the prices and whether 1t will
be possible to give meals with them.
Such list should be sent TO the secretary
of the local association at his office at the
City building without delay. A great
many more than two hundred rooms will
be required as people are writing ioi
them every day. 1t is not the purpose OF
the committee to engage rooms but mere
| ly to put the people who desire rooms ano
those who have rooms into communica
ton with one another.
During Old Home Week there will be
bureau of information at which every IA
cility will be afforded visitors to the stat
to find quarters or to give them such In
formation as they may desire regarding
the city or the state.
The local committee has also adopted
style of Old Home Week stamps. Thes
may be attached to letters by bushes
houses or by private persons. The com
lmittee is not to pay for these but the,
may be purchased by their publishers
These stamps are bound to become fa'
land will do more to advertise the eelebra
Ition of Old Home Week In Portland thai
janything that could be done.
In general way the plan OF the cele
bration is shortly to be outlined, but !
will be many weeks yet before the defi
mite programme can be announced. TIT
indications are that Portland will hay
on this week the biggest crowd 1t ha
ever known and not only Portland, blu
many other cities and towns in Main'
are TO celebrate in a fitting manner
though of course the Portland celebratio
will be t he most extensive OF any
them.
lMR. MATTHEW'S PROCLAMATION
Hon. $. W. Matthews, secretary Of tn
Maine Old Home Week associa ton,
much gratifled at the manner in whic
the people of Augusta have commence
. the work of observing that week. He ha
recently returned from Portland where b
has been in consultation with the officia
| of the State association, and from theI
learns that there is great deal of II
terest in what action the Capital city I
the state will take in the matter of oil
serving the week.
, The plans for the celebration Of Il
event are already assuming a tangib
shape and in short time the work Of Il
state association will be in evidences
Secretary Matthews has issued the follow
ing circular relative to the event;
To the Public The following arrang
ment with regard to the Governors Inv
tations TO former residents OF the sta
has been made: