Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-22
BOARD !! OF TRADE.
An Important Meeting Is
!. Held Monday Evening
Delegates 10 Attend State
: Board at Augusta Named.
Committee to Prepare for State
a, Grange Holds a Meeting. 4.

A special meeting of the WaterNill,
Board of Trade was held last evening
IN the aldermens room. There was no
Il large attendance but business of i'm
portance was transacted.
The meeting was called to order by
President Horace Purinton at s O'Clock
The records of the preceding meeting
| were read by Secretary c. N. Perkins
They were approved.
| President Horace Purinton, who was
appointed to confer with President
Graham of the L., A. & w. r. r., in re.
gard to the bringing of the line into
! this city, reported his work. He sale
that Mr.. Graham stated at the inter.
view that he would confer with the
other officials of the conipanyin re-
gard to what was necessary and the
matter would stand until AFTER that
meeting. T.
The next business was the nomina-
| ton Of delegates to attend the State
| Board of Trade meeting at Augusta
| The Following We're appointed: Presi-
| dent Horace Purinton and George f.
| Davies and this committee was en-
powered to fill vacancies.
Rev E. c. Whittemore addressed the
meeting in regard to the second annuar
convention Of the Maine Societysof Cor
rection and Charities and asked for
| the earnest cooperation of the Board
OF Trade. The meeting of this society
will be held in. this city Oct 26-2s The
sessions win be held in the First Bap-
fist church. 1t is expected that about
900 people will be here from all over
the State. The Waterville .Woman's AS
ISOLATION will tender the delegates d
reception on the first evening. Mr..
WhittemOre presented the following
committee to have charge in this city.
General committee-Rev E. G. Whit
tmore. Hon. w. c. Phiibrook, Prof. c.
II. White. E. P. Mayo, H. r Durham. !,
Reception committee-Mr and Mrs
L. G. Bunker, President and Mrs. A. J..
Roberts; Hon. and Mrs w. Il. 1iaines
Rev. and Mrs. G. D. B. Pepper, Mr. and
Mrs r. w. Dunn, Mr. and Mrs. Ed.
ward Heath, Mr. and Mrs Dennis E.
Bowman Dr. and. Mrs. F. G. Thayer
Mr. and Mrs Jefferson Smith, DR. and
Mrs c.. W.. Abbott. Hon. and Mrs G.:
W. Davis. Mr.. and Mrs. l.. H. Soper
Finance conmittee-Horace Purin-
ton, H. L. Tappan, H L. Emery, Frank
kedington, w. ]. Lanigan, J. F. Per-!
cival George K. Boutelle. /
A resolution was adopted by the
board cooperating with the local COM
mittee. H.,
The president was empowered to APP
roint a committee of three to draw up
resolutions in reference to the dealt
of the late Hon. s. S. Brown.
The committee which was appointed
at a recent meeting of the Beard Of
Trade to have in charge the arrange
ments for the coming convention Of the
Maine State Grahgers met at ire Office
Of See Carroll N. Perkins at $ O'Clock
and all members were present The
business Of the meeting was the aps
pointing of committees to have charge
of the several departments. They were
appointed as follows:
Reception-Mayor and Mrs. l.. q
Bunker, President and Mrs Horace
Purinton and three others to be select
cd by them.
On Obtaining Rooms and Board
Martin Blaisdell, chairman and he to
select six others.
Financc-fIon. w y. Haines, Hon. P.
s. Head, DIR. F. C. Thayer, l.. II. So
per. f. r. Durham. S. L. Whitcomb,
and E. c. Wardwell
Decoration-E. P. Mayo, chairman,
and he to select as many assistants AZ
necessary.
The decorations will be left in charg,
Of the Merchants Association and thu
other committees will commence then
duties Immediately.