Daily Kennebec journal., 1903-08-06
HAD FINE TIME.
State House Folks Enjoyed
Themselves, Wednesday.
Rain of the Day Could Not Damper
Their Spirits.
What They Did, Where They Went
and What They Saw.

Yellow ribbons had the running on
the morning train out Of Autrus+ a
| Wednesday, and they held svay. took
first place and all that from that time
until the hour that the partv landed
back in this good old city 12.45 this
morning. just so there will be no mis-
take. let it be set forth that the wear
| ers OF the ribbons We're the members
| Of the State House excursion party
and they We're the happiest party o.
picnickers which has been hauled over
| the Maine central in many. many
moons.
The rain of the early morning kept
| many away, but not sufficient num-
| Der to mar the pleasure Of the out
ing. AS it was, there We're about IS
out OF this city and the number was
! constantly augmented all the way down
TO Portland where many who had gone
over the preceding night were gather
| ed in.
Mayor Robertson went along to help
! make the outing a complete success.
| At first he was worried; said so right
out loud. The thing which troubled
| him was that he thought there was
| going to be no girls present When
| he found that he was worrying need
| lessly, a pleased, happy and contagious
smile overspread his face, and from
that time forth he was as happy as
could be.
There We're many girls, for, come
to think the matter over, there We're
only girls" on the trip-not a one of
them feeling a day over 19. and what
girl of 19 would ever admit that she
was aught else.
On the way down the line to Port
land, Col. f. G. Milliken got busy-for
that matter he was busy from start
to finish, and there We're those who
We're willing to bet that he didn't sleep
any that night, fretting for fear that
he had forgotten some one little thing
which would have added to the pleas
ure of those on the trip. To him, in
no small measure, is the success of
the outing due.
Souvenirs OF Portland were distrib-
uted on the way, as were badges and
other things
Those in the party We're:
Col and Mrs. c. H Prescott Bidde-
ford; Hon. and Mrs. e. E Chase and two
daughters, Bluehill; Hon. and Mrs. n; W
Jones Bang9r; Hen aod C. S,s s. c99k 81 Iiv f9r- P
inton, Bowdoin; Mr.. and Mrs, A. !.
Brown, Belfast; Gen. and Mrs. Aug. B
Farnham, Bangor; Col. f. c. Stevens,
Augusta Mr.. and Mrs. E. e. Ring, Oro-
40: Col r. c. Milliken and Miss Alice
Mnliken. Portland; Mrs. Ihos- Bodge,
Miss D. B. Bartlett Miss Miss Minnie MINI i-inslf pnislfer
Miss IsadOre Geetchell Mrs. Getcholl.
Miss Fannie Anthony, Mrs. M. P. Hanks
Mrs. a. w. Tolman, Mrs Emma Brick
Miss Alice Brick, MI and Mrs J; f. Lip,
pincott Mayor and Mrs. Robertson and
daughter. Mr.. and Mrs Charles T.. Flynt
MI. and Mrs S =. Conner, all Of Angus
ia; Miss Eva Shorey BT1dgton; Geo NJ
Warren. Castine: DR.. and Mrs a. |. liar,
vey. Lewiston; DR.. l.. G. Purinton and
lady. Yarmouth; DR.. and Mrs. j. L. N.
Willis, Eliot: Mr.. and Mrs: A. P. Gordan
Frvcburg; Marshal and Mrs. Henry w.
MAYO and son. Hampden; Col. and Mrs
Chas Collins, Maj. and Mrs. Frank p. W.
Welch, Col and Mrs. Th9s, Anderson,
Portland; Hon. Amos l.. Allen and Miss
Portland: Gen. and Mrs. John Harper,
Lewiston: DR.. and Mrs. A. r. c. Smith,
North Whiteficld; MI. and Mrs. z. !.
Haskell. Westbrook; Dr.. l.. $; .Chilcott,
gor; Sen. and Mrs. John VI. Philbrook.
Bethel; Sen. f. f. Rankin and two ladies'
Wells; Sen. and Mrs. w. M. Staples.
Allen Sanford; Rep, and Mrs: H Fl.
sturgis, standjsh: Rep = and nn Mrs. Z; s;,t E
and Mrs. Henry w. Oaks Auburn; Hon
and Mrs Geo. D. Bisbee and Miss Bisbee
2umford Falls; Mr. and Mrs. MARQUIS F.
Fred Hooper and two ladies, L. f. Dyer
and two la dies NJ. NJ. Duroy and two la
dies, Mr.. and Mrs Geo. II. Smardon, A.
L. MITCHELL and two ladies' Mr.. and T Mrs.
ton. Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Sanborn, DR.. and
Mrs. H. NJ. Mic<erson, Geo. 6. Kava-
nough, all Of Portland; j. w. Fairbanks
and two ladies. Farmington. Gov. John
+. flill started out with the party hut
was recalled home by the funeral of a
very dear friend,
Not much Of especial interest occurred
on The trip down to Portland. Most Of
the party looked over the program for
the day as printed in the Journal that
morning. Then they settled down to the
enjoyment of the day. Merriment was
the order Of the day and laughter rang
through the cars, which were devoted to
| the use Of the excursion. Most everyone
| seemed we'll pleased to think that they
had come along and that was pleasure
enough In the course Of the trip down,
| Col Milliien distributed souvenirs of
Portland presented by Anderson 6; Welch
of that city. 1t was a book Of CS fine
views of Portland and vicinity. BY the
| time Portland was reached. the yellow
badges, telling who and what the party,
had been given out and were pinned upon
breasts ard coats. These badges We're
presented by Loring, Short & Harmon,
Portland. Unique little Japanese fans
We're presented the ladies b. Orin Hoop
er's Sons, Portland.
| At the Union station, Portland. special
electric cars were in waiting and after a
car ride about the city, in the course of
(which the party was photographed, the
party reached Custom House wharf,
where it embarked on the steamer Forest
Queen.
And. here a word. Next year if the
state House folks make their annual ex-
cursion to, Portland, it is to be hoped
that the Casco Bay Steamboat Co. will, if
it has no better and cleaner boat than the
Forest Queen, send up to the Kennebec
and borrow the Della Collins for the day
1t began to rain before the party left