Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-02-01
ESSAY AND POEM,
Literary Exercises Of Maine
Press Association.
Buffalo Selected for Annual Sum-
mer Excursion,
resolutions Fayoring New Libel Law
The Reception.

II IEe closing day of the Maine Press
Associations 3Sth annual meeting was
busy one and full Of Interesting feat
ures- The morning session. II y
held IN the Senate chamber. was. de-
Noted 10 business. The afternoon ses-
SION at O'Clock at5the same place was
given over to the public literary exer-
c1ses, and the evening was devoted TO
the reception .11t
During the forenoon session there
was good attendance and a number
OF spectators watched the proceedings.
president Robbins called Vice-pre.,-
cent oSler to the chair for part of
the session. One of the chief matters
10 De settled was the place of next
SUMMER excursion and finally the
p"iiaio exposition was decided upon
thouSh kineo had a number of friends
Messfs. Robbins. F'lynt and Hunter
We're appointed a committee to MIKE
arrangements for the trip. Messrs
funter and Robbins Maine Delegates
10 the National Editorial Associations
meeting at New Orleans, last wear
made a report. Portland was decided
upon as the place of the next animal
meeting in January. 1902 Mr.. Rowell
Oh the Portland Advertiser presented
the following resolutions relative to he
proposed libel law which were unani-
ihousiy adopted by the association:
Whereas the present libel laws of Maine
wefc adopted more than three fourths of
d injury ago, when the conditions OF
r ie" spdper pubiication were entirely diff
lereht from what they are at the pre- :
ehi time. As a result these laws are 10
DAY lnequitable and blrdensome. More
over they single out publishers for the
imposition of harsh and unjust rules If
law that do not apply to other Interests
81 the state. Therefore be il
resolved. that the publishers of Maine
nave a right to stand upon a basis or
epuaiity before the law with the resi- OF
their fellow citizens.
Resolved, that we heartily endorse the
Dill now pending before the judiciary
committee as a measure whose lust pur-
pose 1t is to bring our ancient laws into
harmony with modern conditions. 1t IL
conservative and fair in all its provisions
ana embodies nothing that is not ALREADY.
IN force III leading states Of the Union
We are fully convinced that its passage
VIII De simply an act OF justice.
Various matters of interest to the
newspaper profession We're informally
discussed, and shortly before noon the
meeting adjourned
The afternoon meeting was called To
order by President Robbins at $50. and
the Senate chamber, floor and gallery.
was filled with members and specta-
tors. many extra chairs being brought
IN. Samuel l.. Boardman of the Ban
gor Commercial was introduced as the
essayist of the association. His sub
Ject was Books and Libraries Collec-
tors and Collecting" and for an hour
his carefully prepared article held the
closest attention of the large gathering
His subject was broad one and he
touched briefly on many matters in a
most entertaining fashion-the relation
of the newspaper business to book pub
fishing in Maine, the libraries of Maine
and the world. the great private collec-
tons the pleasure and difficulties of
getting together exhaustive libraries
on special subjects. fads in collections
the noble work done by Carnegie and
others. the sphere of usefulness of the
free public library, etc. 1t was a sub
ject which must have required a vast
amount of patient research and the
essay was one of instruction as we'll as
entertainment.
President Robbins introduced as
the poet of the occasion J. Clair
Mnot of the Kennebec Journal, who
read the following verses: