Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-01-30
oLp HOME WEEK.
MAINE TO FOLLOW NEW HANPsHIREs
SUCCESS IN WELCOMING HOME HER
SONS AND DAUGHTERS.


MAINE TO FOLLOW NEW HANPsHIREs
SUCCESS IN WELCOMING HOME HER
SONS AND DAUGHTERS.
"Shall we have IN Old Home Week In
Malner' was the subject discussed last
week by the members Of the Pine Tree
State Club st their reunion and dinner at
the Parker House In Boston.
Several members Of the club, which Il
composed Of men born In Maine, but
now resident In Boston, have been great
" taken with the idea, which was
started by Gov. Rollins Of New Hamp-
shire, and which brought 10000 wander
Ing sons and daughters back to the
granite state for q week last summer !;
and having conceived an ambition to
''try Il on In the pine tree state, they
entertained Gov. Rollins, and had him
describe the way the thing was engineer.
ed to such Q successful conclusion.
At the close OF the meeting thew voted
unanimously TO use oil their efforts to
bring about home week In Maine next
summer, and . committee Of I've Was
appointed by the chairman TO enter upon
the work calculated to bring the affair
about.
d. C. Heath, president Of the club,
WAS chairman for the evening, and he
had with him at the head Of the table
Governor Llewellyu Powers Of Maine,
Governor Rollins Of New Hampshire,
Edwin ID. Mead. L. B. Haskeil, Gen. o
o. Howard, w. l. Cole aud Rev. Charles
r. Dale.
During the evening some fraternal yet
amusing communications passed back
and forth between the chairman and
the president Of the New Hampshire
club, which WAS dining st Q back bay
hotel. First the Maine people sent con.
CALCULATIONS TO the New Hampshire peo-
pie. The latter ackno wledged the mes
sage, and, In spirit Of fun, patronixing-
ly consented to allow their chief guest,
Governor Rollins, help TO make the
Maine gathering . success.
The Maine people retorted that the
speakers ut the New Hampshire dinner
would hardly fail TO find inspiration In
contemplating the portraits upon the
walls OF their dining-room at the Brun :
wick, since those pictures are, every one
of them, portraits Of prominent pine
tree state men.
The first speaker introduced by chair
man Heath WAS Edwin d. Mead, who
did great deal 70 make New Hsmp-
shire's "at home" last summer, great
success.
He favored the enterprise rs q means
of helping to restore prosperity to local
tiles tending toward decadence. He
quoted high scientific authority TO the
effect that In the coming century the
worlds coal supply will be exhausted
and motive power for great industries
will have 70 be transformed.
In such case the speaker could see
the water power OF the state of Maine
becoming n great means for the indus
trial regeneration of the state.
He believed that low water mark 10
the matter Of the prosperity Of all New
England had already been passed and
that the trend IL already toward pros
perity again.
To revive interest In the old state,
aud to help keep Maine people from
emigrsting so generally In the future
as they have In the past, he believed
that .old home week" will be great
agency.
In New Hampshire, he asserted, Il
had already resulted 10 donations OF
money to rejuvenste public buildings
and improve conditions In the towns In
many ways.
Governor Rollins gave an interesting
account Of how he conceived and plan
ned the "old home week" Of last summer
10 New Hampshire, giving large credit
to the grsngers' organizations for fur
thering the scheme 10 all parts Of the
state.
He said 10000 persons came home last
summer. He was sure that next sum-
mer the number will be 10000, and the
following year $4,000.
He considered the celebration of the
custom to be OF vital Importance In the
rejuvenating Of the northern New Eng
land states, operating In two wsys-iu
keeping the visitors interested In their
native towns, bringing some home TO
reside permanently, and in stimulating
the pride Of the people 1t home, so that
more work for the public welfare IL &C
complished.
Many speakers advocated Old Home
Week for Maine, and letters were read
from U. s. Senator Frye, Secretary Long
and President Harris OF Amherst College.
The vote on the proposition WAS then
taken, resulting as already stated. The
committee appointed comprises Z. b.
Haskell, w. l. Cole, w. w. Vaughan,
Charles w. Holden and s. r. Hubbard.
The committee will carefully consider
the question Of the best time TO select
for the home week, which will probably
be In August or July next.
This IL Q list Of some Of the more
prominent men present that evening !:
Gen. A. p. Martin, william A. Rust,
John A. Glidden, X. G. r. Csndage,
Charles A. Brown, John g. Moseley,
Walter ID. Buck, Randall j. Elder, Chss.
w. Holden, Edgar T. Achorn, Benjs-
min 8. Rowe, William f. Durgin, 8. X.
Hamilton, Thomas l.. O'Brion, James q.
White, Harrison Hume, Frank E. Web
ster, s. s. Blanchard, o. N. Went
worth, Roscoe Pierce, Augustus G..
Perkins, John G. Thompson, Samuel F.
Hufford, Thompson n. Bsbson, Prentiss
Cummings, william l.. Lowell, Frank
A. Hill, John A. Hssty, Geo. w. Cobb,
John Il. Putusm. DIR, Francis r. Whit