Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-26
UNITED AMERICAN MECHANICS
Hold Annual Session OF State Council. Wed
nesday. in Gardiner.

The fifth annual session OF the state
Council of the Order Of United Ameri-
can Mechanics was held win iehtial
Grant Council. No. 3, Of this city.
"Wednesday. nj Grand Army hail. ana
the session was one Of the most sue
ccssful in the history OF Inc council.
The session opened. at ~ CLOCK IN
the forenoon. and the members arriv-
"a on the early trains from all parts
Of the State. The Attendance was very
large. Among the officers present
We're: State Councillor Geo. \. War
rcn, Kennebec. No. A. Watcrville;
State Vice Councillor Fremont Ross,
Rising Sun, No. /, Lewiston; state
Council Secretary W. w. Kelley, Gen.
Grant. No. .. Gardiner; state Council
Treasurer ]. NJ Jordan. Rising sun.
No /. lewiston: State Council lnduct-
Or f. &. Hindlc. Hannibal Hamlin, NJ.
Is. Bangor: STATE Council Examiner :.
il. Manlcy. Auburn. Np. z. Auburn.
state Council Inside Protector j. +.
Massurc. Geo. Washington, No. 2.
Portland: State Council Outside Pro-
tcctnr j. +. Elliott, Gen. Grant. No.
.. Gardiner
BESIDES these there We're delegates
from al the several Councils IN tn"
state. The meeting was called to Or
ar. at IL o'clock. ~ state Councillor
Warren ana The regular order ~ open
Ing was taken III. After This, the ll-
lowing new members We're initiated:
d. H. Barker. Watervillr, $. a.
Pearl ana d. ". Mardcn. Turner CEN
tr w Il. Smith ana q. - Walker.
Gardiner: 4. +. Davies. Fred .. Dol
ley. II. fodgkins ana ". II. Woodsile.
Cumberland Mills: W. J. Crockett.
| son; l.. q. Tibbrtts. Geo. J. Perry ana
}. II. Lincy. Lewiston.
AT clock. the session adjourned fpr
| m hour that the members might par
take Of a dinner served by the
Daughters If Liberty. and it was one
that would have done credit To any
organization. At o'clock. tn session
again opened ana thu business was
taken UP. The reports Of the commit
tees. statistic committee. State council
secretary. State council treasurer.
State council financial committee ana
committee on laws ana appeals We're
made All were most encouraging. the
condition Of the treasury being far
ahead Of last year. ana the member
ship has greatly increased.
The officers elected for the ensuing
wear are: :. C.. Fremont Ross. Lew
iston; $. Y. T.. f. 4. Hindel, Bangor:
:. &. s, W. ". Kelley. Gardiner: :. 4.
r.. J. NJ Jordan, Auburn: :. G. |. 5.
u. Manley. Auburn; :. g. f.. L. 4.
Booth, Cumberland Mills: :. q. |. f.,
j. +. Elliott. Gardiner; $. &. Q. r.. &.
a. Smith. Cumberland Mills; represen-
titive to the National Council. 8 years.
H. s. Hudson. Cumberland Mills; tinln-
cial committee, G. j. Perry, Lewiston.
G. T.. Bryant. Yarmouth. f. 4. Wat
son. Turner Centre; committee on law
ana appeals j. II. Tolman, Wcstbrook.
]. II. Linney. Lewiston. |. Bailey,
Cumberland Mills; committee on ere
dcntiais q. W. Dickey. Bangor, Ros-
coc Wentworth, Bar Harbor. G. T..
Colby. Gardiner.
The meeting then adjDurncd until the
last Wednesday in April, 1901. when
thcy meet with the Council at Auburn.
Immediately after adjournment. all
went To the supper room below. where
the members Of the Daughters of Lib
erty had prepared supper. The ladic \
received great praise for the able way
in which they had prepared it and the
way in which it was served.
In the, evening, musical ana literary
program prepared by the ladies Of the
Daughters Of Liberty We're given. ana
all the numbers We're well executed
and warmly applauded.
Some Of the visiting fraters were
obliged to return home. in the after
noon. but the greater part stayed I'M
til night. ana all who were present az
clarrd the meeting the best Of any in
the history Of the organization.