Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-06-14
MAINE BANKERS
Annual Business Meeting Held
in Augusta, Yesterday.
Party Enjoys a Trip to Soldiers
Home at Togus.
Banquet With Interesting After Din
ner Speeches at HaIlowell House.

| The annual meeting of the Maine
| Bankers Association was held a the
! rooms of the Abnaki Club in this city,
| yesterday afternoon. There was an I'M
usually large attendance at this meet
ing and larger crowd was expected at
| the banquet which was held, last even
| ing, at the HalloWell house. Hallowell.
| The meeting was called to order by
| Charles $. Hichborn, president Of the
association, who was largely instru-
mental in the organization of the assoc
citation, several years ago. John r.
Could secretary of the association was
also in his place. The meeting was
quite brief, some of the business going
| over until evening.
After the reading of the records and
the transaction of some other routine
urcr of the association, presented his
annual report. This showed that there
was now a membership of about 100
and that the financial standing of the
| organization was excellent.
| The association adopted a resolution
| in favor of the redemption of revenue
stamps, regardless Of the time of their
| purchase. According to the present
law they are worthless unless presented
| for redemption within two years from
the time of purchase. The members
| believe this to be an unfair and unjust
| provision and will ask the Maine dele
cation in Congress to make an effort
to bring about a change.
The bankers money order system was
| also brought w. Under>thc leadership
| Of the Bankers Money Order AssOcia-
| zion an effort is being made to bring
about the establishment of such a Sys-
| TEN. The association was of the OPP
| pinion that there is no great call for
! any other arrangement than the pres
ent system OF checks and no action was
taken.
\ committee consisting of Messrs. F.
| ID. Hill Of Bath. j. F. Atwood Of Au
! burn. and +. F. Berry of ROckland. was
| appointed 4 committee on nominations
to report list of officers at the meeting
| in HalloWcll.
At the close Of the meeting the Cob
| bOsseeContee, one of the new cars re-
Gently purchased by the Augusta,
| Winthrop G Gardiner Railway, was in
waiting in front OF Masonic Temple to
| take the party on q trip Of sightseeing.
| This is the first time this car mas been
out and the bankers had the honor Of
being the first to use it. 1t is an ele
CANT passenger coach and the ease With
| which it carries its load will render il
| popular when it takes its regular place
on the Winthrop branch.
Tho party took the ride out over the
| Togus road. so popular with all pleasure
| seekers. and ut Togus was permitted 10
| inspect the buildings through the cOur-
| tesy Of Governor 5. II. Allen Of the
| Home. Later they listened to the con-
cert by the National Home Band, T..
! ". Theme leader. and took the trip
down over the Kennebec Central to
! Gardiner and then by electrics to Hal
! lowell for the banquet.
Among those who We're present at the
business meeting We're the following:
| W. ID. Mussenden. f. p. Gibson, +. II.
| Low. s. H. Duncan, F. d. Hill. Bath:
j. f. Stetson, C9mden; F. r. Dill. N. G.
| Ellis. Gardiner: G. A. Stafford, w. Fl.
| Berry. ]. Z. Lunt, J. +. BOdWell, Ben
! Tenney. Hallowell; +. l.. Smith. J. T.
Atwood. II. c. Day, II. NJ. Packard, An
burn: A. L. Templeton, r. Il. Hayes.
Lewiston; ]. f. Harris, Oakland G. G.
Allen, r.. II. Eaton, j. c. Lilly, Port
land; L. F. Berry. Rockland; II. u.
Bates. J. f. Percival, II. l.. Holmes
Watcrville; c. S. Hichborn, Treby
Johnson, J. r. Gould, J. H. Marley
Lendan Titcomb, Augusta; II. d.
Smith, Norway; E. G. Wyman, Bangor:
G. II. Sturtevant, Livermore Falls; G.
L. Batchelder, S. c. Parcher. Saco:
W. II. Newell, Lewiston; Thomas
| Searls, Bar Harbor; n. c. Barstow,
| Gardiner; F.. G. Wyman, Bangor; f.
f. Smith, Augusta; r. Z. Atwood,
Lewiston; f. f. Timberlake. Phillips;
s. j. Gallagher. Togus; A. ID. Knight,
| Hallowell; W. e. Elwell. Togus.