The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-05-16
Meeting Of Executive Committee Of
State Association.
What Maine Towns Are
To Do.
Encouraging Reports on Inser-
est Taken In This Movement.

In response to Q call OF Gov. Powers.
rretidsnt Of the Stats Old Home Week
Association, . meeting was held ut the
Falmouth hotel yesterday afternoon. 1t
was expected that the governor would be
In attendance but he failed to put In an
appearance ard after some delay thoss
present opened the meeting and preceded
to discuss plans and transact business
Col. y. N. Drew Of Lewiston was
chosen chairman Of the meeting and Col.
r. Il. Boothby wss made Its secretary.
IL was voted 10 adopt form Of an In
vitation which had bssn prepared BY
Hon. q. y. Libby and 1t was also voted
to Instruct the asorstary Of the State
Association to have printed copies of the
constitution and bylaws Of the State
association and forward them nc once TO
the mayors Of cities. the seleotmen Of
towns and the master If Oranges In order
to give them some idea OF how to 90
ahead with the organisation OF local as
scoiationa
representing Brunswick was asked to
tell what his town was d3ing. He said
that they had organised an association
there and had made plans for local
celebration which would include . gem
eral meeting ct Merrymssting park, lit
erary exercises, q parade and q general
good time. He said that the brunswick
people were very much Interested In the
movement and intended to do their ut
most to make Brnnswiok's day a great
success and they also would contribute
theie share towards the general meeting
In Portland.
Mr. John III. 3. Hunter OF Farm ington
said that the people Of his town were very
enthusiastic and proposed to have an out
OF door meeting with speeches from old
residents OF the town and as feature OF
ths..oocasion would present the opera La
Nascotte,i which was given at Farming
ton recently with so much success
Mr.. L. O. Plummer Of Bath said that
bis city proposed to give q celebration
and were only waiting for information
as just what to do In the way Of organi-
cation to 60 ahead to carry out the plans
which had bsen form ulated. Bath will
turs Of her cslsbration will ha We Q six
masted schooner. the first to be- launched
in Maine, ready to 70 into the water as
an illustration of what Bath 10 doing
these days.
Ex-Mayor Pottle of Lewiston said that
tn Q peopls of his city are only waiting
for some further knowledge Of Just how
to organize to heain the plans fer their
o,lsbrat ton. He said the people of Lew.
iston ere enthusiastic over the pro jsot
and will undou btedly do their share to
entertain the sons and daug htsrs OF Lew
iston who will return home for this week.
Mr. q. II. Libby said that he had inst
met Col. Prescott Of Biddsford who said
that the people Of that city were only
waiting for the State Association to give
them some idea Of how to organise to
make move for local celebration for
the entertainment Of their guests.
The meeting was most enthusiastic
gathering and showed that the OLD Home
Week idea has mat with favor every where
In Maine and that thsrs will be an OBJ
servanee OF some kind everywhere in
Maine on this week.
Thursday night there will be meeting
OF the local Old Home Week committee
for further discussion OF plans.
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