The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-04-18
Sons and Daughters Of Maine Will BE
Welcomed Back Then.
Enthusiastic Gathering
in Portland.
An Interesting Debate Over
Date for Occasion.

The Old Home Week mass meeting In
thu city council chamber yesterday If
ternocn was an unqualified succeEs.
There were representatives present from
all parts tf the ststs and many represent
tatives of Maine clubs In Massachusetts,
Besides these there were In attendance
the mayors Ct feversl Maine cities. the
Governor cf the state and prominent
state officials. The Portland representa-
tion was unusually large and intludsd
many women. IL was an extremely en-
thusias.ic gathering and IL afsnres the
SUCCESS Ct the eli Home Week prolect.
The prinoipsl object Of the meeting
was to settls uron a date for the Oil
Home Week celebration. There ives no
question about the advisab' lily Ct held
ing such q eel sbration In Maine as I'll
who were present came to express their
snthutissm over the project and to aid
In the organization Of general commit
tee to make 1t saooess.
As was anticipated the settling of q
date for this Gel sbration occastoned
great amount If discussion. A fer
great many speschss had been made the
date wss fixed for the week In August
beginning August 9Th.
This nesting was hell under the ans
pioes cf the spsoisl committee on this
OLD Home Week celebration made up Ct
mem bsrs selsotsd by the city council
and the Portllnd Board If Trade. 1t was
hell In tho council chamber which ~
the hour appointed for ceiling the gather.
Ing to order was crowded.
Among these present at the opering CT
the nss ting were the ll,wing: Gov
srnor Powers Of Maine, State Superin-
tendent Of School, W. W. Stetsou, State
Insurance Commissioner S. W. Carr.
state Bank Examiner n. L. Timber
like, Secretary If state Board tf AgIi-
! Oh lure b. VII lker Mexican. State Labor
Commissioner Samuel W. Matthew'S
From Lewiston there was the lsrgest
eel ,Gstion present Of any city excepting
Protland. This was headed BY Major
George W. Furnusb, II. ]. Googins,
James A. welsh, CIl O. H. osgooJ, Col
A. b. Nesly, j. L. Reads. ID. ]. Calls
han, ex-MAyor George Pottl'. B. Peck,
Eben Ham, ,om the Lewiston Board If
Trade, and q. B. Haskt II, Valentine Pin
gree, Ebsn GreelIy and Cyrus Greels
from the Lewiston city government. From
Autumn thu litigation was headed by
Mayor II. S. p. VII on, with Alderman
Vickery and Councilman Hastings.
From Bath, L. q. Hummer cf the Bath
Beard Of Trade and u. b. Nichols, edi-
tor CT this Tines From Biddsford, John
r. Goldthwaite, Gorham N. Weymouth,
Charl,s S. Ham, DR.. L. ID. O'Ne'l, Mrs.
]. L. Mason, James Burnie. From
Saoo. W. ]. Mayberry; West Kennebunk,
U. A. Caine; Bangor, Mayor Chaplin,
Hon. Henry LORD, y. 5. Peal; Rock.
land, d. n. Mortland; 6orham. W. W.
Corthtn and RoGooe Harding; Brunf-
wick, Gen. Cham beilsin; winthrop. Le-
roy L. Gail ton; westbrook. Mayor Horr;
south Poril,ad, Mayor E. G. Reynolds;
Portland. Mayor Frank W. Robinson.
4 lderman A. +. Moul.op. Couno'lmen
Scott Wilson and George Thomas; from
ths Board ef Trade. President y. h.
Boothby, Secretary NJ. N. Rich. Her.
G. u. Libby, and A. b. Leach, Luther
b. Roberts, GA. Hunt, Gen. o. b. Whit
ten, Col HIS. Csgood. George L.Swett. A.
r. Leighton, K. q. SWEET, Sidney W. Thax-
ter, W. X. Wood and many other gentle