Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-07

any quarrel in their party as a result
of Bryan's visit.
a week of May gone and it takes q
33d degree optimist to argue that it has
been any Improvement over April.
In spite of the backward spring the
mayilOWer crop is all that could be de-
sired, and the searching parties bring
back an abundance of the fragrant
blossoms from the woods
The Grand bodies of the Masonic
fraternity in Maine are meeting in
Portland this week and the Portland
brethren are again busy explaining to
the visiting craftsmen why nothing
has been done toward building that
long promised temple
The birthplace of the late Speaker
Reed, which is about to be torn down is
in the heart OF Fortland's Italian quar-
ter 5nd is now 4 tenement. swarminr
with sons and daughters of sunny Italy.
AS to how much they are impressed
by the greatness of their surroundings
was shown last week when Il visitor.
desiring to get Il look at the celebrated
stateSman's birthplace asked a boy if
he would show him the "Tom Reed
House. "Tomma Reed, Tomma Reed,
you mean TOmma Reed da milkaman?"
Victory Growing the Returned
Soldier is the title of the bronze figure
design selected to top the $500 SOL
dierS' monument to be erected in East
man Park. Saco, and dedicated next
Memorial day. The design is q dupi-
cate of that on the soldiers monument
in Mercer Pa. The soldier. kneeling
on his left knee, his left hand holding
a musket and his right hand Il cap, is
being crowned with a laurel wreath by
Victory, who stands supporting q
furled flag. The height of the stand
ing figure is feet, and Of the kneelng
figure feet 10 inches. The base is 9
feet inches square, and the height
from the base to the top of the flagstaff
is s feet inches. Total height of
monument, including figure, 20 feet 8
inches. The monument will be Of
Maine granite. it's base rough hewn
and all the other sections of faced
stone. On the second base will be a
design of croSS-SwOrdS and belt. Two
sides of the plinth will bear inscrip-
lions commendatory of those who en-
gagged in the service Of preserving the
Union. Eastman Park. in which
site for the monument has been chOs-
en-, is q small. Triangular plot. at the
junction of Main, Elm and North
streets, central and attractive loca-
ton. Every visitor by trolley from
Portllnd and the beaches will pass it.
The donors name is being kept secret
The general conference of the Con-
gregational churches in Maine will
celebrate its S1st anniversary in Port
land for three days, beginning today.
AS the Maine Missionary Society will
also celebrate its centennial on that
occa sion added significance will be Civ
en- to the meeting of the conference
this year 1t is the first time these
bodies have met in Portland since
1889. This will also be the first time
that the body has met in May, as on all
former occasions the conference was
held in September. But according to
the plans laid down at the last meet
ing held in Lewiston year ago, it was
voted to hold the assembly sometime in
the spring and not in the fall of the
year. as formerly. 1t is said that il
the present arrangements prove sue
cessful all future regular conferences
will he held in May. In 1902 the Lin
coin and Kennebec Religious Tract So
ciety was formed and out of this was
organized June IS, 1907, the Maine Mis-
sionary Society. The organization was
effected at a meeting in the house
of Rev. Eli1ha1et Gillett. in Hallowcll
To the 80 members of the tract society
were added % new members. y con-
stitution was adopted. Rev. Tristan
Gilman Of North Yarmouth was elected
president, Rev. f. Gillett of Hallowell,
secretary and General Henry SeWall Of
Augusta treasurer. For 4l years Dr.
Gillrtt served the society as its faithful
and efficient secretary, with the exccp-
ton only of a very brief period. His
last report was made in 1919, shortly
before his death, which occurred at the
age of almost four score. The gen.
eral conference Of Congregational
churches in Maine was not organized
till Jan. 10. 1926. in the Second Parish
Church Of Portland. of which at the
time Rev. Edward Payson was the
pastor. He was the first moderator OF
the conference. The first secretary
was Rev. Seneca White of Bath. The
conference observed its semi-centennial
in Portland in 1876. A historical ad-
dress was given by Professor Alpheus
$. Packard, D. D., of Bowdoin College,
and papers full of interesting reminis-
cences We're given by Rev. Thomas
Adams and Rev. f. F. Cutter.
Postage stamps commemorative the
settlement of jamestown in 1907 will
soon be received at the Maine post
offices. The larger offices are being
first supplied and our turn will come
within a few weeks. The entire COM
memorative series includes four
STAMPS of the denomination of one,