Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-06-23
TOOTH ANNIVERSARY
Of City of WaterviIIe Is Now
Being Celebrated.
Special Services Held in the Churches
and City Hall, Sunday.
Splendid Program for Monday and
Tuesday-Beautiful Decorations.

Waterville, Me-, June 22.-(SpeciaD
i-WaterVille, Queen of the kennebcc
is now in the midst of the ceIebra.
ton of her Tooth birthday anniver.
sary. Her loyal sons and daughter:
are gathering from all over the countr,
in honor of the occasion, and after
months of preparation she is ready
! to welcome them. Her house is all
in order, the larder is abundantIy
| stocked, and without Il care to trouble
| her she can devote herself wholly tC
the entertainment of her guests. She
| is just 100 hundred years old to a
minute, today, and although the cele-
| bration really opened, Sunday, and will
| continue through tomorrow, this is the
| day that is the occasion of it all.
| The manner in which the idea Of
| celebrated started is rather interest
| ing. OF course there had been talk
| for years of celebrating the centen-
NAL when the proper time should ar
rive, but over a year ago the idea of
celebrating the Fourth of July was
agitated. This had not been done for
| many years and some one thought that
an event of this kind would just fit
in. last year. The suggestion met with
considerable favor, but before any
plans could be made, some one else
discovered the fact that the centen-
NAL would fall in June of this year.
and suggested that all the powder be
stored i'll a dry place and saved for
the celebration of this event, rather
than of the nations birthday. The
idea was accepted with general en-
thuSiaSm and soon every ones atten-
ton was turned to the centennial
The matter was discussed for some
time without any decided move be-
ing made, although it grew in popular
favor every day. At length the Board
of Trade, DR.. ]. +. Hill being presi-
dent, took hold and set the wheels
to revolving. a meeting was called
to discuss the matter and was largely
attended. 1t was decided that the
Board should take the initiative and
then turn the whole thing over to the
citizens in general that they might
handle it as they saw fit and that it
might be under the auspices of the
city as Il whole rather than of any
formal organization.
SO a date was fixed by the Board
for a'citizcns' mass meeting to be held
in City han. At this meeting plans
We're discussed in a general way,
speeches made in favor of the event
and 4 committee of 1O0 of the citizens
appointed to have general charge of
all of the preparations. This COM
mittee was as follows:
F. G. Thaycr, president; F. w. Clair,
see; f. A. Knauff, treas; Walter
Gctchcll, Simeon Keith, Il. G. Meader,
\. a. plaisted, G. X. Mathews, Ma
thaniel Meader, James p. Hill, George
T.. Shores, Rev. S. X. Smith, Rev. G. D.
Il. Pepper, John Ware, S. S. Brown. c.
IT. Redington, w. b. Arnold, Wallace
+. Smith, Rev. n. Charland. Christian
Knauff. NJ. c. Foster, w. NJ. Lincoln,
Il. r. Drummond, $. |. Abbott, w. T.
Haines, c. +. Johnson, DR.. G. l.. White,
Or. c. w. Abbott. Rev. G. Il. NiChol
son. Rev. "A. q. Pcttingill. DIR. ]. l..
Fortier. 4. j. Roberts, +. w. Johnson.
DR.. E. L. Jones. r. T. Wyman, Il. w.
Hall. pr. j. +. Hill, w. G. Philbrook,
Frank Redington, Rev. f. L. Marsh, G.
Fred Terry, Il. S. Head. G. W. Davis.
w. II. *. Abbott. II. w. Dunn, Martin
Blaisdell, Gideon Pitcher, Rev. A. A.
Lewis. Rov. Il. G. Whittemore, Patrick
Mclaughlin, +. +. Boston, w. NJ. Dunn,
c. A. Leighton, Geo. Il. Davies, Fred
Pooler A. S. Hall, G.. X. Boutelle, DR..
A. Jolly, II. c. Prince, George Overend,
G. T.. Matthews, l.. II. Soper, G. w.
Dorr. II. r. Durham, Mark Gallert. +.
]. Goodridge, Horace Purinton, Robert
i. Proctor, Il. G. Wardwcll, jules Ga
maliche. II. L. Mitchell.
A meeting of this committee was
soon after held and the real work of
making the preparations for the cele-
bration began. This was in the fan
of 1901. The Committee of 100 Sc
lected is subcommittee to have
special charge of the special parts Of
the arrangements. The chairman of
these subcommittee were constituted
an executive committee, which was
given general power and a general su-
pervision of all the work done by the
committees. DR.. Frederick @. Thayer
was elected president of the commit
tee, Fred w. Clair, secretary, and II.
A. Knauff, treasurer. In this way the
work was well divided and everything
systematized for good work. The sub
committees were made UP as follows:
Fireworks and Illumination Commit
tell. L. Judkins, Frank Chase, f. j.
Arnold. W. A. Hager, f. j. Goodridgc,
w. II. Savage.
Committee on Reception-The mayor
and wife. w. L. Arnold and wife, Miss
Grace E. Mathews, Rev. e. L. Marsh
and wife, p. S. Head, Mrs. j. IL.
Grondin. Pres. G. l.. White and wife,
| w. A. r. Boothby, Mrs. Ann M. Pulsi-
| fer, A. w. Flood and wife, Rev n
| Charland.
| Fire Department Committee-George
| f. Davies, George l.. Learned, w. II.
Rancourt Calvin c. Dow, G. e. Bushey.
badges and Emblems Committee-Dr.
e, L. Jones. T. p. Hubbard, F. w. No
| Bile. Daisy PIaisted, Mrs. w. NJ. Dunn,
| Annie Dorr, Emma f. Lowering
Committee on Sports and Athletics
I, G. w. Abbott, III. D. Simpson, John De-
iOrsay, Leslie P. Loud, H. 3. Smell, Chas.
4 Walsh. S. F. Brann.
Music Committee-W. M. Dunn,
Llewellyn b. Cain, c. B. Stetson, Chas.
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