The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-03-30

wish free labor. but he ssid he ali heart
u faver suployinR prisoners 81 some
thing, ana 10 seemed to him that 'thsy
could best be utilised In crushing stone
and building macadam roads.
DIR. Smith Of Portland spoke Of the
work done By convict iator on the iIh-
ways in the South.
OLD HOME WEEK.
Col. v. Il. Boothby, president Of the
Portland Board, read an address on
Old Home Week In Maine. In beginning
Col. Beothby rsisrred to the enthusiasm
with whish the project for an old home
week In Maine had bsen received evsry-
where. He said that tbs report of the
labor com missioner OF New Hampshire
showed that six millions Of dollars was
left In that state last year By summer
visitors and II this was true Of Few
Hampshire, Names receipts from he
summer visitors must oeftainly al
twelve millions OF dollars. So II New
Hampshire could make success Of an
old home week Maine ought 30 make
success OF IL also, rs this state Is three
times as large In population and has
great many Maine horn people living out
OF the stats who would come here. Col.
Boothby referred TO the many disun-
guished men who claim Maine as their
birthplace, and he said that where YER
they go they are the main men OF the
placss where they reside" He said, while
speaking Of this: ~ am not afraid bus
that the next and future gensrations will
produce man and women equally IS
fore. IL IL In the blood and blood will
tell. have In mind scores Of young mea
who, given the opportunity, and IL the
opportunity does not come In due time
they will make It, will bring forth re-
suits equal to any In the past. One
months ago was oompars lively unknown,
outsids his swn home at Rocklane, has
made for himssif national reputation,
keeping Maine In the list where Its long
Inns OF illustrlous men had placed her"
,a So Of -. Ga aom 81 week shs Sss
being that every city and town shall or
sanize an Old Home Week association
whose duties 10 shall be 70 obtain the
names of former residents and ssnd 20
them the Invitations to she celebrations In
their native towns md cities. IL 10 also
PROPOSED to have . general meeting at
some point which Is esntrsl and conven'
lent. Col. Boothby then laid out plan
Of action for the delegates to this state
hoard of trade meeting, which he hoped
they would follow on returning to their
homea
Col Boothby's request for an express
zion Of OF lie ions as to the best time for
holding Names "old home week" call ed
out remarks from ex-Mayor Randall, DIR.
Smith and @. W. 4. Cooling Of Portland,
o. p. Greene Of Saco, Assessor Pottls
and Col. Osgood Of Lew ston. They near
ly all favorkd the first week Ia July.
Finally on motion Of MIR. Cooling Of
Portland, the board voted to recommend
that the first week Of July be sst.apsTt a.
"old home week." and that q comm itSee
be appointed to communicate with Gov.
Powers, the vaiious orgnnizaiions Ia the
state and the Maine clubs 10 other states.
The comm ittes comprises President Lord
Of Bangor, Secretary NJ. N. Rich OF Port
land, Col. u. L. Boothpy Of Portland.
Pref lent L. d. o'Nsill Of the Biddeford
board, Col. Osgood Of Lewiston, supt.
Stetson of Auburn and Col. Bangs Of
Bangor.
After the m ,eting trolley ride was
taken to Old Orchard, where lunch was
served at Cleavss's cafe. In the evening
a banquet was held ut Aotl Thscher.
One hundred and forty covers were laid.
DR.. O'Nsill, president Of the Bidds-
ford bosrd, delivered an address Of well
come, and brief addresses were given by
John II. Goldthwaits. Mayor N. Walker
Of Bidde ford, Mayor W. ]. Aaybury of
saco, President Lord of Bangor. Super
intendent w. W. Ststson Of Auburn, DR..
william Rogers of the Bar Harbor board,
C.I. Barker of Lewiston. Col. AS. Bangs
Of Bangor and Railroad Conn i.sioner
b. 3. Chadbourne.
In the course OF their remarks both
Mr.. Ststson and Mr.. Chadbourne ortiz
cised the statement alleged to have teen
made by the new Episcopal Bishop Of