The Republican journal., 1907-01-31

Horace.
Blue Points on Deep Shell
Drink to the press. but do not press to drink
The gentlemen whose task is Singing ink"
Boulon Blank a la Imperial
Queen Olives Boston Celery
Soup Sticks
Baked English Turbut, Sauce Veloute
Pomme de terre la Julienne
"The good die young.
Here's hoping you may live to ripe old age
Young Native Turkey with Cranberry Jelly
Potatoes a la Duchess Haricot vert
Sorbet a la Gutenberg
"Stirred with dream"
Sweet Bread Larded a la FRANCHISE
Queen Souffie la Champagne
"Here you should ply sweet Conversations art"
Lobster Salad
Macaroons Alphonso Gateau Royal
Meringue Soutfle a la Surprise
Printers Devil Ice Cream
cor is some sweet delusion mine
Toasted Saltnes Roquefort Cheese
Cafe Noir
t'I'm sure no human heart goes wrong
That's told Good bye, God bless you.'
Eugene Field.
When the last course had been served the
speaking began. Representative Howard
Davis of Yarmouth spoke on "How the
Legislature and Press Cooperate" E. NJ.
Banding of Bangor on "The Relation of
the Press to the Industries of the State )"
Judge O. G, Hall of Augusta on "The In
fuence of the Press" and Kendall NJ. Dun
bar of Damariscotta on "Fact and Francy,"
dealing with the progress and promise of
the State of Maine. c. B. Burleigh of Au-
gusta who was to have spoken on "Long-
fellow Day." was prevented by illness
from being present. W. 0. Fuller, Jr.,
of Rockland was the poet of the occasion,
as he had been % years ago at a session
held in the Senate chamber, and his intro
ductory remarks as we'll as "The Rhine of
an Ancient Editor" kept the risibes of his
hearers in constant activity. MI Fuller is
well known to possess dramatic as well as
literary ability and he gave the members of
the Press Association a rare treat. The
Belfast people at the banquet were Mr.. and
Mrs. George A. Quimby, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles A. Pilsbury, Mrs. George E. Brack-
EFT, Mrs A. c. Burgess, Mrs. Edward Sib-
ley, Miss Grace E. Burgess and Charles S.
Bickford.
Sessions of the Association were held at
the State House Friday morning and after
noon. At the morning session it was voted
that the summer excursion be made to
Bridgton, Bay of Naples and the Songo, if
satisfactory arrangements can be made.
Frederick B. Averill of Sanford, George H.
French of Augusta and Grace E. Burgess of
oil 81,
excursion.
The following resolution presented by
Mr.. Rowell of Portland was adopted:
ITO the Honorable Senate and House of
Representatives of the State of Maine in
Legislature assembled:
The Maine Press Association urges your
honorable body to make suitable appro-
priation for State of Maine exhibit at the
ton of the home of -Longfellow as a Maine
State building at said exposition, believing
that the participation of our State is desir-
able from every point of view and that the
home of one so universally beloved as Long,
fellow would prove a shrine for the multi
tude of visitors and an ideal recognition by
his native State of the centennial anniver-
sary of his BIRTH
The following resolution was also given
passage:
''The Maine Press Association protests
against the clause in the Interstate Com
merce bill whereby newspapers are pre-
vented from making business contracts
with railroads for transportation. That a
copy of this remonStrance be sent to the
chairman of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission and to our delegate in Congress-"
During the forenoon session Frederick L.
Fogg of Augusta was admitted to member
ship in the association"
AT the afternoon session papers were read
and discussed, and resolutions were adopt
ed expressing the thanks of the association
to the poet and speakers at the banquet, to
Landlord Capen, to the banquet committee
and to the hotels and railroads fer special
arrangements.
Jesse H. Ogier of Camden of the special
committee on postal laws presented the fol-
lowing resolutions, which were adopted:
Whereas the third assistant postmaster
general has advised and urged the follow
ing radical changes in the postal laws:
FIRST. 10 combine second and third class
mail into one class.
Second, To charge cents per pound pos
tage for all printed matter whether it be
newspapers, magazines, catalogues, house
organs or circulars.
Third. To abolish free delivery of country
weeklies within their own counties.
Fourth, 10 forbid patent insides and re-
quire all publications to be all home print.
And, Whereas movement is also in
progress to change the postal laws and re-
quire copies of all publications to be stop
ped when the time for which they are paid
expires, in other words preventing the ex-
tending of credit to newspaper subscribers.
And, Whereas all of these changes or any
OF them would work disastrous results to
all regular publications and greatly in
crease their running expenses.
And, Whereas the present low rate on
second class mail matter was established
Tor the good of the people and that in
the reduced subscription prices and the