Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-06
MAINE HOSPITALITY
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wear IOr II1e DuSlIcSS lldl mas ever
been known.
The next speaker was Judge Strout
of the supreme bench who opened by
defining the term 'rescript." and re-
ferring among other things to the re-
script handed in by the physicians
when a patient has ceased to draw his
breath and the cause of death is re-
ported as consumption or Brights dis
ease or that last and most invention of
Satan. the grip. On that term so fire.
quently used where there is reason to
believe that the diagnosis may have
been at fault and the real cause is
handed in as heart failure. There Is
reason to believe that the cause of any
death the heart ceases to beat. The
judge closed with rescript upon the
banquet which he declared to have
been a success characterized by good
cheer, good time and good fellowship.
Dr. S. II. Weeks, the next speaker,
| opened with the statement that he
rather amputate leg. trepane skull
or perform an operation for appendi-
citiS than to make an afterdinner
speech. He stated that in nominating
men for medical examiners he would
not only endeavor to secure honest and
capable men but also those, who, other
things being equal, are members of the
Maine Medical Association and grad
yates of the Medical School.
Hon. |. X. Stetson of Bangor. was
the next speaker. introduced as res
ident of city to which the plant Of
the ancient mariner, Water, water
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was said to be peculiarly appropriate.
Mr.. Stetson said that he had some
times heard Portland referred to as
slow. but he had always found it fast
enough for him. Bangor had been
called a little fast but this was due in
a large measure to the cxhilerating
qualities of Penobscot water Those
who once visited Bangor and drank Of
its crystal flow always liked il and al
ways wanted to come again. He said
that he had been in Portland three
hours and not a single agent had asked
him to take out a policy. He said he
had always admired the monumental
nerve of life insurance agents and the
tenacity Of purpose which enables them
to pursue a man, if it seemed neces-
sary, even unto death. He paid high
! tribute to the great value of life in
surance and urged the very great i'm
pUrtance of hedging it about with wise
| laws. The speaker paid an eloquent
tribute to the public men of the State.
Mr.. L. A. Cert followed next with
the subject. Why | Am An Equitable
| Agent" He answered this question
with the reply of an old agent to the
! same inquiry. who said; The only
reason why l am an Equitable agent
| is because it is the only way in which
can keep from starving" l am not
exactly an Equitable agent on these
grounds, said Mr.. Cert. but rather be
cause | consider it the best business
on earth: because l desire to attach
my little cart to some great powerful
institution that will pull me into pros
perity; because in it l find calling
that can fully enlist my highest efforts.
The life insurance business is the one
business Of all businesses in which a
voting man can find with greatest Ger
tainty the formation of his best efforts.
He spoke of the necessity of work,
hard. ceaseless untiring work.
Hon. A. NJ. Spear of Gardiner, was
next introduced as the mighty nimrod
Of the Kennebec. In opening Mr.. Spear
said that he owed it to him
self, owing to a throat difficulty
not to speak at all He stated
that ne had written the POSTMASTER to
supply his place. He told the story Of
friend who banqueted with him at
Bangor and who got up the next morn
ing and, installing a portrait for
mirror. carefully adjusted his craVat
before it, eXclaimng: Il swear. Spear
| look 4 good deal better than ! thought
I did" From kenncbec. said the
speaker. will come the next Governor
Of Maine and good Governor he will
make. | have enjoyed meeting the
second vice president of the Equitable.
tonight. and if he is a second vice pres
idcnt | have wondered what the presi
dent must be. Continuing, the speak
er referred to the great men of Maine,
Many of whom" he said, are even
now sitting about those tables, great
physicians. great jurists. and when ]
recall the hero of Little Round Top, |
feel that we have here a great gem
eral."
Gen. Chamberlain, who followed, said
that when he heard the vice president
urging upon MS agents tIt dtuc ~
self assurance he thought they We're
pretty well supplied with it. He
thought too, that they not only had
the qualities of true manhood, but
they knew what they wanted and were
not afraid to go for it. He thought it
was the duty Of every man to at least
take out a policy for his wife and
daughters. The son could usually be
depended upon to take care of himself.
but not always the daughter Perhaps
she might not want to marry any OF
YOU fellows. She is not obliged to. !
say God speed to a company which
makes the great principles of equity
applicable to all departments of its
business.
Mr.. G. H. HichbOrn of Augusta, re-
spending to the toast security, SAID
he was always glad to come to Port
land. The life insurance companies
should feel very friendly to the leading
city of Maine. Strong in all her at
tributes. lovely in all her phases. she
appears to the loyalty Of Maine peo-
pie as a conservator of her highest
and best interests and a rejuvenator
of health and youth. The speaker re-
ferred to the marked change that had