Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-02-05
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The Daughters of the American Rev
olution, here in Washington, are max
ing elaborate preparations for the
Continental Congress which assemblies
in Chase's Grand Opera House, Feb.
%, next. Quite a contingent of Maine
ladies have attended these Congresses
in recent years, especially from the
cities and large towns of the Kennebec
Valley. The Congress this year will
probably be more elaborate than ever
and II will have an added interest to
the visitors because during the week
Prince Henry of Germany, will come
to town. The Congress this year will
he held in the same auditorium as for
merly. Chase's Opera House has been
leased a week for $4,000, a large rental,
hut nevertheless necessary to obtain a
desirable meeting place.
There will be other interesting
events of the week of the Congress,
among them the memorial exercises in
honor of the late President Mckinley
to be held in the hall of the House of
Representatives at noon, Feb. u, when
Prince Henry will be present and when
the grafton, which promises to be a
memorable one, will be delivered by
Secretary of State Hay. Doubtless
many of the visiting daughters will be
anxious to attend that ceremony, but
most of them will be disappointed, as
the seating capacity of the galleries
will be very small. The Maine sena-
tors and Representatives will have
just six tickets, all together, whence II
is easy to see that they Will be able to
accommodate few of the Maine WISH
tors. Every senator and every men,
Der is to have one ticket each. As
there are almost 450 senator's and
members of Congress it is plain that
their wives and daughters will more
than fill the House galleries, where
there are only 800 seats. The remain
der of the seats are to be distributed
among distinguished people in the city,
including the kindred of the late Presi
dent Mckinley.
Gov. Powers has introduced a bill
in the House, which provides that the
secretary of the treasury be author
lied to cause the poStoffice at Bangor
Me-, to be extended and enlarged SO as
to provide necessary accommodations
for the postoffice, at a cost not to ex-
coed $4,000, including all necessary
changes in and repairs to the presen
structure.
Representative Littlefield has intro
duced a bill which provides that tho
secretary of the treasury pay tC
William c. Mari, of Popham Beach
Sagadahoc county, Me-, the sum of 81
for his services as first assistant keep
cr of Seguin Island light, Me-, durins
the month of July, 1866.
The Senate committee on librar,
has reported favorably a bill to estab.
lish monument to Dorathea Lynds
Dix, who was born at Hampden, Me.
April 4, 1902. 1t is proposed to erect
the monument at Hampden. 1t is il
accord with plans of the Memorial AS.
ISOLATION of Maine women, of which
Helen Coffin Beedy, is president Mis-
Dix's labors in behalf of the insane anC
in behalf of wounded Soldiers durin,
the Civil War are well known to Main
people. OF her work before the Civil
War the Senate committees repor
speaks as follows:
Beginning her task by calling at
tention to the many cases where tn
insane were treated with less consider
alton than that shown to the beasts q
the fields, this woman. who was al
state to state the country over pre-
senting memorials to the legislatures
talking with public men, and so stir
ring the conscience of the people tina
money by the million was appropriated
for the building of asylums, while the
laws governing the treatment of the
insane were radically changed for the
better. State after state needed hel
call, and the good work was not con
fined to this country Hospitals il
Canada, in Japan, and in England were
due to her efforts In her own country
to such an extent did she win the APP
probation and confidence of the people
that in many cases after the money
was appropriated she was asked t
oversee its expenditure. and in this
way over $l,00o,000 passed through hel
hands. All this she accomplished il
the twenty years previous to the wal
of the rebellion"
Mr.. III. II. Adams, of Belgrade. Me
and others have united in "a petition
asking for the extension of route 113t
between Smithville and Lakeside so as
TO end at Belgrade in order that they
may he provided with box delivery ia.
cilities between Lakeside and Belgrade
Mr.. w. S. Shallenberger, second as.
sistant postmaster general, has as
sured Gov. Burleigh that the reuues
shall receive prompt attention. Ht
has already addressed inquiries to the
postmasters at Lakeside and Belgrad.
to act.