Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-06-12
viii Have House Warming
at Boston, June q.
Handsome State Of Maine Club
House to Be Opened.
Model Rooms at No. z Ashhuton Place..
List Of the Members.

| mouse warming on the evening OF
Wednesday, June q, another strong or
ganiZation with high motive of patriot
| ism, varied features of social pleasure
| and all the facilities of a modern club
| Will take a prominent place among the
| many similar institutions in Boston.
The State of Maine Club is the only
child Of the Pine Tree State Club and
heir to all its traditions and properties
The Pine Tree State Club was organ
| lied, May /. 1886, with Hon. John D.
| Long as it's first president. During the
| l? years of it's existence it held social
| functions of a high order several times
each year. Its membership embraced
many members who had become re-
nowned in business, political and pro-
fessional life, all of whom had once
been citizens of Maine, but who had
transferred their residence to Massa-
| chuSettS.
For several years there has been a
| growing sentiment among members of
the club and other men from Maine In
favor of q full-fledged club, with a
home near the business center Of the
city, where the sons of Maine might be
| brought together for mutual advantage
and having all the accessories of a
cafe, a business exchange, reading and
recreation rooms, and such opportunity
for social gatherings as should bene-
fit such an organization.
This sentiment took form during the
past winter, and resulted in the incor-
poration of the club, with a change OF
name to the State of Maine Club, In
order to more distinctively denote its
meaning and its constituency.
This Incorporation relieves members
from individual responsibility and gives
assurance of a well selected, but large
and representative membership.
Naturally and fifty ex-GOv. Long was
| unanimously chosen as the first presl-
dent Of the new club, as he had been
of the old, and since April l, when the
| club took on corporate existence, he
| and his associates in Office have ac-
complished much in increasing and
strengthening the membership, which
now numbers more than 500.
The first and most important duty
devolving upon these gentlemen was
the selection of clubhouse which
should be conveniently located and of
proper construction and proportions.
| A
the committee decided upon the five
story building at the corner OF Somer-
set street and Ashburton place, whlcn
for several years had been occupied by
the Twentieth Century Club. The lat
ter had already purchased for per-
| manent home the house NO. JOY
| street. and therefore it was no dlHicuit
| matter for the State of Maine CiuD 10
| obtain a long lease of the bulidlhs
about to be vacated, and this was done.
Meantime the Twentieth Century CUP
continued to occupy the place as SUD-
| lessee until June l, when it vacated
| the premises.
| Since then carpenters and masons,
plumbers and painters and decorators
| have been holding high carnival at NO
9 Ashburton place and, as stated, the
clubhouse will be opened. "Wednesday
evening, June q, the members beHe
| notified that the festive occasion Will
begin its progress at O'Clock. Inc 1ea-
tures will be the first annual meeting
of the club, with election of officers, ar.
informal reception of members ana
guests, an inspection of the building q
few brief addresses, some good music
| and a substantial spread.
Among the principal guests who have
already signified their acceptance OF
invitations to be present are the follow
ing: Pres George Emery Fellows OF tne
University of Maine, Justices harry H.
Virgin. A. NJ. Spear and William r.
Whitchouse of the Maine supreme
court. United States District Judge
Clarence Hale, Congressman ana eA-
Governor Ilewellyn Powers, ex-Attor-
nav General George NJ. Seiders OF Port
Ind Hon. T.. w. Hyde Of Bath, Col.
Z, Il Boothby, ex-mayor Of Portland
| cecretsry of State Byron Boyd, ex-
Mavor r. o. Peal of Bangor. Railroad
commissioners Joseph b. Peakes OIL
| I,ovar Parker SpoffOrd of Bucksport'
aud r. F.. Chadbourne of Augusta
Hon Frederick Hill of Taunton, POST
master George A. Hibbard Of Boston,
and Chairman Charles H. Cole, Jr., Oh
tho Boston police commission.
The membership Of the club Is In two
o,asses. Resident those who live In or
naar BOSTON,, and nonresident. those
u,ho live 40 miles or more from Boston.
Eol,owing is a partial list Of resident
members:
Edgar o. Achorn, Thomas M. Bah
con I. Colby Bassett, George F. Blake
Solomon A. Bolster. Percy A. Bridg-
nam Albert c. Brown, r. G. B. Cand-
age. Eugene l.. Clark, Marcellus Cog
gan, Fred B. Colby. William 1. Coie'
Prentiss Cummings, Robert B. Dixon
edmund S. Dow. A. c. Drinkwater,
George P. Drury. William H. Emery,
Iohn w. Farwell. Ralph E. Files, Ever
Oft Flood, Arthur P. French. William
p French, Daniel NJ. Frye, w. S. Gal
Ia cher. Walter S. Glidden. F. A. Gar
diner Luther B. Greenleaf. Henry F.
| Creenleaf, sBordman Hall. Edwin B.
Haskell, Daniel c. Heath. William E.
Hatch, Richard w. Hustled, Richard
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