The Portland daily press., 1900-05-04
To Welcome Maine
Folks Home.
A Local Association Has Already
Been Organized.

Portland. It will be one week OF the
year when every nook and corner Of this
city will be filled with visitors from
abroad. According to the plans for the
general observance OF Old Home week
in Maine the grand meeting for the well
coming Of those who were once residents
Of Maine but are now living In other
states will be held in this city under the
auspices Of the State Old Home Week
association. Ihs city OF Portland mean s
to do something worthy Of Its reputa-
tion fer Hospitality when these sons and
daughters CT the state are welcomed back
home. Il Is PROPOSED to give them suoh
q hearty welcome as they pass through
Portland that when they reach the towns
where they formerly belonged they VIII
have wonderful stories to tell OF what mp
to date and lively folks the psopls nf this
city are.
1t viii be necessary In order to make
this. the first Old Homo Week Maine as
ever had. success for everyone who IN
interested In IL TO do every thing possitls
to help carry out the plans. When Is Is
considered that people in Massachusetts
and the other New England states who
| formerly belonged in Maine are even now
making arrangements to journey to their
home towns by special trains and In pass
| ing through PrtIand romain here for at
least a day or two to attend these vel
coming meetings and celebrations. 1t can
| readily be understood how essential
It Is that the citizens OF Portland should
wake up and begin making preparations
| for their entertainments. When the word
is given for this awakening 1t will prob
ably take placs and the bali which must
be kept in motion by the people OF
| Portland has already bean gently started
| en- its way by the partial organization OF
Ia local Old Home Week association
Acco; ding to the consultation OF tne.StAte
associati on which was recently fcrmei
Ia Portland this local nization wa
left to q committee which was then
selected. This committee has beg I'm the
organiza i'm by the election Of the fellow
ing officers for the local association;
Presider t--Hon. Frank ". Robinson,
MAJOR OF Portland.
Birst Vice Presidsnt-Hon, Charles Il.
Litpy, ex- Mayor of Portland.
Second Vi:s President-Mrf. Charles
r. ElIRg, President Of the Woman 6
| Literary Upion.
Rsoretury--Hsrry NJ. Bieelow.
Tfsasufsr-Mr. Geurge Il. Richardson.
The executive oommittee will consist
OF tie above named officers and Mrs. y.
E. BOothby, Mr.. Joseph ID. Short and
MIR. Leander W. Fobes.
This executive committee will select
the suh-committees to arrange for the
general meeting which Is TO be heli hero
and for the celebration which will accom-
pnny 1t. At this time 1t is not possible
to tell Just what the scope Of thissoslebra-
tion will be. One thing Ia sure en- this
occasion Portland viii hays as Its guests
great many distinguished Maine men,
including the governor. his STAFF and
council, our Senators and representa-
tives and many others who nave won
fame In the political. musical and liter
cry and educational worlds. 1t is Pro-
Iosed to make this day OF the the genera !
meeting one whi:h will be worthy OF the
metropolis OF Maine. So general have
bosn the expressions Of sympathy with
this work which the local Old Home
Week association has laid out for iteelf.
so many have been the offers OF help, all
of which viii be accepted and so enthu-
sisstio do the people of this city ssappeaF
to be over the project that 1t 10 believed
that all the expectations of the promoters
of the Old Home Week movement will
be realized.
The executive COMMITTEES Will IN ees on
Saturday eve ming to talk over matters
and perhaps to take some steps toward
rslscting the important subcommittee
which ars to do the work.
Every citizen OF Portland will be
asked to join this local association and
Will BE- expected to do their share to-
wards making this hons coming of
ex,lss on notable one. The City Council,
the Board OF Trade.and many other organ
izat!ons have already sigAitisd their In
tcntlon of lending their assistance in this
giant undertaking.