Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-02-02
THE HOTEL MEN.
Maine fote| Proprietors Visit
the Capital City.
18th Annual Meeting Proves Most
Interesting and Successful.
Business Meeting at Hotel North and Banquet
at Augusta Reuse.

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the spacious pariors of Hotel North In
the afternoon. and sumptuous ban
quet at the Augusta House whs,a fit :
ting close for the day.
| The business session at tho North
opened with vii! II. Mcdonald of
Pennington. in the chair. President
Mcdonald made u very interesting ad-
dress which was received with ep.;us-
iasm by the members. The secietarv's
records of the previous meetings were
read and approved and the treasurcr's
report was read. accepted ana ordered
placed on file. The following new mem
bers Wee admitted into the associa-
| ton: II. NJ. Gates. Dexter: G. G.. Perry.
Presque Isle; a. \. w Smith, Gardi-
ner: NJ r. KnoWlton. Belfast: james
b. Burton. Portland; Cecil G.. Bowman.
Augusta: l.. II. MudSett. Unity.
The election of officers resulted as
follows: President, VIII H. Mcdonald
of Pennington; secretary and trcasllr-
CT. T. NJ. Banding OF Bangor. first
vice president, II. G. Chapman of Ban
g0r. The election Of vice president
from each county resulted as follows:
AndroscoGGin. T.. +. Kicker Of Poland
Springs: Aroostook William Weeks Of
Houlton: Cumberland. c. s. Sweet of
Portland: Hancock, F. w. Coburn of
Bar Harbor: kcnnehec II. L. rapen Of
Augusta: Knox. II. y. c. Wright Of
Camden; Lincoln, w. G. Hubbard Of
Wiscasset; Piscataquis. C. T. Herrick
Of Brownville: Sagadahoc. c. w. Welch
of Bath: Somerset. w. ]. Bradbury Of
Fairfield: Waldo. T.. 4. Jones Of Bel
fast: Washington, ID. NJ Gardner of
Calais: York. s. w. Holt of Old Or
chard.
The directors chosen We're: w. H.
Mcdonald of Pennington. F. II. Nunns
of Portland. II. r. Locke of Augusta
G. p. Thomas of Portland. and G. H.
Sawyer of Bangor. Legislative com
mittce. II. +. Capen, Augusta: II. f.
Judkins, Waterville; H. E. Locke, Au-
gusta.
An invitation was received and &C
cepted for the. association to visit
Aroostook county. and it was voted to
hold the semi-annual meeting in Sep
te.nber at Prespue Isle.
The members will be accompanied by
their ladies and 4 most enjoyable eX-
cursion is anticipated for this meeting.
Resolutions of thanks were adopted,
extending the appreciation of its mem
bers to the transportation lines for re
ducc1 rates: to Messrs. Locke & Mer-
rill Of Hotel North, and II. r. Capen of
the Augusta House for the many cour-
tesies extended and also 70 the other
hotel men Of the city.
At the afternoon meeting interesting
remarks were made by W. Wallace
Waugh of the Boston Home Journal,
and Harry l.. Brown of The Wcstmns-
The hotel men with the guests. number
ing all told 20. at 8 o'clock sat down al
the tables of the Augusta House dining
rooms The tables were beautifully dec
GRATED with flowers and plants and tn
sumptuous banquet provided added to tho
iaurcls already acquired ny Landlord Ca
pen in that direction. Full justice was
done to tho following menu:
BIuc Points on Deep Shell
Celery consom 91iyG = IA Royal fa''s"'7
F'illct of Sole. 4 la Tartar
Pon;meS SOuffie
Boiled Leg Southduwn Mutton, Cancr
PommcS aU Natural
' Cardinal Punch
Roast Larded Quail with Hread Sauce
Cleopatra Salad
Salmo 4 Ia Montpeha
Frozen Pudding Fancy Cakes
Creme en- Mousse an Mcrischino
Toasted Crackers ko1uefort checse
Oranges, Bananas Assorted Nuts, Raisin
Coffee Noir
Cigars
President Will II. Mcdonald. with well
chosen words. introduced C. ;. lilchhofl
of Augusta. as POSTMASTER OF the even
ing Mr. Hichborn assumed his duties
with a characteristic, eloquent and witty
speech.
The following Responded to toasts: Hon
S. w. Lane o. Augusta Hon. Herbert NJ
Heath of Augusta; +. H. Nuns of Port
land, Representative Fred II. Wilson o!
Brunswick; Hon. l.. T. Carleton Of WIZ
throp; w. Wallace Waugh Of the Bostol
Augusta: II. +. Judkins OF Waterville
r. w. Plaistcd of Augusta: Gen. w. 5
C,hoate of Augusta; \. W. Thomas o
Portland; II. +. Locke Of Augusta
tary +. NJ Blandng from the following
Governor John +. Hill; j. X. Blatchford
secretary of the Hotel Mons Mutual Ben
eft Associa ton of the United States
Lewis Of Cleveland, o.; f. y. Keller o
HYDE Park Vt: William w. Davis o
Boston: Oliver i. PClren of Concord, y
H.: i. X. Blatchford of Chicago; F. W
,, Cram. president OF the Bangor X ARGOS
took Railroad Co; Geo. NJ. Houehton o
Bangor: II. f. Dowst of Calais; Walsl
l.. Jacques. Murray Hill Hotel. New
Yrk: Hon W. r. Haines and Mayor w
G. Philbrook of Waterville, and Hon
Hannibal T.. Hamlin.
Following is the list of those present "A
the banquet: William Weeks. Houlton
Walter ]. Bray. Auburn: Harry W. f
Young, Auburn; J. J. Pooler. Portland
Harry l.. Brown. Boston; +. r. Grabow
Boston: irving NJ Clark. Boston; O. y
Kneeland. Hallowell: Charles S SWEET
Portland: John \. CLARITY. Portland; \
+. Spearing. Milo; II. E. Locke Augusta
Elmer Woodbury.. Portland. II. +. Jud
kins. Waterville l.. T. Carleton. Win
throp: w Wallace Waugh. Boston: Sam
uel w Lane. Augusta: VIII II. Melon
aid. Farmington G. S. Hichborn- Au
gusta: II. NJ Heath. Augusta; Byrol
BOYD Augusta; A. NJ. Goddard, Augusta
F. H. Nunns. Portland; y. l.. McFaddeT
| Augusta; +. y. Lawton. Gardiner: C. f
Herrick Brownvile: Col. James \. Place
berwick; Geo. p Thomas. Portland; J
I f. Burton, Portland; S. w. Holt. Old Or
! chard; G. II. Sawyer. Bangor: f. w
| Spurr. Boston: F. w. Plaisted and G n
W. S Choate.
A party of snowShoers were abroad
/ last evening. on the fields and pastures