Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-10
POLAND SPRINGS
tntertalns Distinguished Party
Of Maine People.
Governor Hill, Staff and Council
Among the Guests.
An Outing Of Unalioycd Pleasure, With Rioh,
Royal Hosts.

vance guard of guests to the house
party rendered Gov. Hill. his Council,
and the members of the 1oth Lcrisi,-
ture. by Hiram Kicker and sons. ar
rived at noon, Saturday. The guests
were met at Danvillc Junction by
tally-hos and other convcyanccs and
were driven at once to the beautiful
Poland Spring house, where accommo-
dations have been provided for the
party. a large number of guests also
arrived, this afternoon at O'Clock.
from all parts of Maine. They in
cludcd members of the 10th Lccisla-
ture. prominent business men. LAWYERS.
doctors and politicians nunhc. in All
about 400. There were many ladies in
the party.
Saturday witnessed the arrival of
Gov. John +. Hill and Mrs. Hill and
the members of his Council including
Chas. Sumner Cook. Chas H. Prescott.
Milton &. Wedgcwood VIM L. Haincs.
Edward l.. Chase and Henry. w. Mayo.
with their wives. The staff comprises
Gen. John Il. Richards, Gen. Frank l..
Hoyt. Coils. Eugene F. Sanger, Elliott
G. Dill, Frederick Hale, Thos. II. An
derson, Francis Kecfe and the military
secretary, Maj. Holman +. Day. prob
ably better known as the poet OF
Maine.
The State officials included Byron
Boyd. secretary of State: 5. J. Chad
bourne, deputy secretary of State;
Hon. Oramandcl Smith, treasurer. Geo
NJ. Seiders, attorney general; +. G. Ste
vcns. superintendent public buildings
S. w. Carr, insurance commissioner
A. f. Nickerson, commissioner of sea
and shore fisheries; Otis Hayford and
Geo. Pottle. State assessors: oJheph E
Peaks. chairman railroad commission
Kendall Dunbar, secretary of the SEN
ate; w. S. Cotton, clerk of the House;
Chas. II. Lovejoy. Senate messenger
EX-State Treas. Simpson and Ma.
thaniel S. Purinton, private secretary
to the Governor are also of the party
The wives of the officials accompany
them.
Among the later arrivals was State
Senator Hannibal L. Hamlin, a bust OF
whose distinguished father, the late
ex-Vice President Hamlin. now stands
in the Maine State building near the
portraits of President Mckinley and
the late Vice President Hobart, which
were presented by those distinguished
statesmen to the MesSrs. Kicker
TIE press representatives include cX-
Mayor J. T. Bass and Norman Towle
Bangor; George S. Howcll. Portland
Thomas Murphy, Augusta; ]. G. Minot
of the kennebcc Journal Augusta
&. NJ. TwitchcIl, Augusta; Frank l..
Dingley and Henry =. Wing. Lewiston;
Edwin X. Milliken. Gorham and 9TH
erS.
An orchestra from the Boston Sym
phony played several selections in the
grand hall.
During the day there were two ex-
hibition games of golf between Arthur
V. Fem and Alexander ii. Findlay, IS
holes each. in the forenoon and after
noon, Findlcy winning.
Every member of the party visited
the Maine State building during the
day, there being a great local pride in
it aside from its attractive features.
Mrs. Hill expressed great interest in
the exhibition of paintings by Boston
artists. The portrait of Senator Frye
| by CoOmbs. now exhibited here. but
destined for the State Capitol at Au-
gusta, excited favorab comment. es-
pecially from members of his own fam
/ lily.
Uncle" Scion Chase was found
among the guests of the day, and felt
at home on an Androscoggin county
hilltop.
An agreeable incident of the day was
-, ,f from the
Sanborn stock farm.
Gov. Hill made a decidedly favorable
impression upon the Poland guests.
The day was nearly perfect with a
comfortable breeze and plenty of blue
sky.
At $50 the Music hall held brilliant
gathering. There was an informal re-
cep:ion previous to the banquet which
was fixed for o'clock. Promptly at
that hour procession was formed anu
to the music of the POLAND Springs
March," by the Kuntz Orchestral Club,
the march was taken up for the hail,
which was elegantly decorated.
First came Mr.. f. p. Kicker escort
ing Mrs. Hill, wife of the Governor;
then Gov. Hill and Mrs. e. p. Kicker
followed in turn by the staff in full re-
gala, the executive council and heads
of State departments. members OF the
Senate and House, all accompanied by
their ladies.
Seated at the head table were MI RICK
er and Mrs. Hill. Gov. Hill and Mrs RICK
er. Charles Sumner Cook and Mrs. tooh'
DIR. NJ. c. Wcdgewood and Mrs. "cdGc-
wood. Mrs Shurtlcff. Hon. Ilannibal f.
Hamlin, Hon. Joseph II. Manley ana TWO
daughters, Senator Fernald and NJ IS er-
maid. The three other long tables Wete
occupied by the council the stan, u epd' =
ment heads, Senate and House memcefS
and women. .,, j. ,so
At the head of the hall. when Is TO-
feet in length. and at other points, were
flags and bunting artistically dripeuc
Among other not connected Win ga, :
affairs were Scion Chase. the sag %
Turner; George II. Daniels. genera pan >,
senCer agent of the New YORK .eli n "a
Railroad. and A. =. Hanson oil the DoS
ton & Albany. ,u road:
The inscription on the menu r Gov
| "Complimentary toll is EXceiienc! 80
Hill his Council and the members W ~
10Th Legislature of the Stale OF -"''''
In opening the post-prandiai eNs sais.