Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-25
MAINE PRESS,
oath Annual Meetings Is
in Session Here.
4 Busy Session Thursday
with Large Attendance.
Last Evening. Baaqust...ses.Ions
viii Continue Today.

The 44th annual meeting of the Maine
Press Association is now being held III
this city, the opening session having
been held at the State House Thurs
day afternoon, followed by banquet
at the Augusta House in the evening.
Forenoon and afternoon sessions at the
State House are scheduled for today.
The opening session was held i'll the
Senate chamber at 2.30 Thursday, ana
when President William H. Dow OF
Portland called the members to order
and Joseph Wood of Portland. who mas
been secretary OF the association Tor
Is years, read the roll, there were
30 members who responded to their
names. Several more came in later
so that the attendance at this open
ing session was about 40, representing
every section Of the State. One Of the
three surviving charter members, HI
ram X. Morrill, OF Gardiner. was among
those on hand during the afternoon. The
the greetings and Congratulations OF
the association We're sent to the other
two, Joseph A. Holman of this city ana
William A. Pidgin Of Lewiston. 9th
CT veteran members here were Mayor
Shorey Of the Bridgton News. S. L.
Boardman Of the Bangor Commercial
and Samuel W. Lane OF Augusta.
The first business was the annual
address by President Dow. brief and
business like document which held the
close attention of all present and was
received with applause. Following this
the following new members We're vot-
ed in: Charles H. Fogg of the Aroos-
took Times Harris V. Matthews OF
the Pittsfield Advertiser. Margaret T.
Pillsbury Of the Belfast Journal and
Guy p. Gannett Of Comfort, Augusta.
Howard Owen OF the committee on ne
crology reported the death since the
last annual meeting Of Captain Reyes
Of Pennington and George II. Gilman
of Houlton. This makes the present
membership of the association JOG.
The treasurer Of the association, G.
r. Flynt Of Augusta, presented his an
nual report as follows:
Cash in treasury at last annual
meeting .A-lo.J-
Received from ali sources during
the year .............'..'''.'' .'...''' -of'io
Paid out during the year, AS per
Balance on hand :...:: 500 %
gusta Savings bank to the credit or the
association.
The following list of officers was I'M
animously elected for the coming ye;+r:
President-WiI,iam II. Dow of Port
land.
Vice Presidents Fred w. Sanborn of
Norway, Arnold II. Jones of Rockland,
Arthur E. Forbes of South Paris.
Secretary-Joseph Wood of Portland.
Treasurer--Charlcs F. Flynt of Au-
gusta.
Corresponding Secretary-Edward S.
Stearns of Thomaston.
Executive CONFEDERATION II.
Dow lex cfiicio) OF Portland. Samuel l..
Miller of Waldoboro. L. o. Haskell IF
Pittsfield and Miss Novella J. Trott Of
Augusta.
The reports OF the various county his
torians for 1906 were read or made
verbally, and the report of Edwin ID.
Twombly Of the York Transcript on
last seasons excursion to York and vi
cinity was read and accepted. The
reading Of several papers specially pre-
pared for this meeting was then in or
der and each OF them proved OF value
and interest. Modern Devices IN
Printing Ofices" by L. o. Haskell OF
the Pittsfleld Advertiser. THE Matter
Of Second Glass Rates." by Arthur II.
Forbes OF the Oxford Democrat ami
big Leaks in Small Offices by f. ".
Morrill, Of the Gardiner Reporter-Jour-
nal were presented in turn. AS Ar.
Morrill, was absent his paper was read
for him by Mr.. Rowell of the Portland
Advertiser. Each paper was followed
by brief and informal discussion.
President Dow was about to call for
papers When Editor Robbins of the
Old Town Enterprise reminded him
that il would be we'll to save some of
the good things for Fridays session.
and accordingly the papers by j. il.
Ogier of the Camden Herald. II. =.
Prince of the Madison Bulletin, w. T
Marston of the Hallowell Register. w
r. Nash Of the Machias Republican and
c. L. Kendrick of the Boothbay Regis
ter will be presented today.
On motion of Charles a. Pillsbury of
the Belfast Journal seconded by Jess
II. Ogier of the Camden Herald and
others. it was voted to invite Governor
and Mrs. Cobb TO attend the evening s
BANQUET at the Augusta House and John
V. Lane. chairman of the local COM
mittee of arrangements, was appointed
to extend the invitation to His EX-
cellercy.
At 4.30 p. NJ. adjournment was mad
until the evening banquet at the All
gusta house.
Thursday evening was devoted to the
annual banquet Of the association. rms
was held at the Augusta House and be-