Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-20
BOARD OF TRADE.
Annual Banquet at the
johnson House.
Judge James N. Larrabee Is
Poet Of The Occasion.
Brilliant Speeches Characterize
Post Prandial Exercises.

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Board of Trade. held last evening 1T the
Johnson House. was 4 s'!cCt 50 IN every
way. The curacity Of tile large dining
| hall III III. hotel vas taxed to the utmost
and seated at tn. tanl Wcrn the leading
| business and professional men Of Gar
diner. AT each plate was a dainty menu
card in white, gold and pale blue from
| the Reporter-Journai press. Five pieces
| of Radcliffe's Orchestra stationed in the
upper hallway furnished music during the
dinner hour. 4 fine course banquet was
| served by Landlord Douglass to which
| the members of the Board Of Trade and
| their invited guests did ample justice.
Judge Fl. s. Webster officiated very &C
ceptably rs POSTMASTER ard brilliant
| speeches characterized the post prandial
| exercises. Judge James NJ. l.arrabee was
the poet OF the occasion.
The banqueters were seated at two long
tables with Mayor Atkins ut the head OF
one table and the POSTMASTER, Judge
Webster ut the other. Seated at the ta-
| bleS were:
/ VIII e. Atkins, Geo. W. Johnson. d. II.
| Herr;n. o. G.. Andrews. w. S. nimball.
r. y Barker. II. a. Merrill, A W. Nc
! Causland r. l.. Russell. F. +. Strout, ID.
s. Stewart. ". Il. Gay. James Church,
II NJ Church. c. II. Became, J. l.. Gun
ningham, NJ. a. Harden. David McCilli-
cuddy, r. P. Hazard, L. n. Boston. W.
T. Ciddings, Robert NivisOn, $. W.
Cuts T. w Robinson. Augustus II. Jor-
dan, s. NJ Paterson. w. E. Moody. y.
W Crork. F.. l.. jerks, O. Terry Baker,
| NJ
roll. James NJ Larraoee. Charles \.
| Knight l.. S. McNausliton. Geo. Gray,
II. D. Weeks, H. S Webster. J. F. Kelley.
s. W. Talbot, +. II. Averill. II. NJ. Law
ton r. A. Lawton. A. p. Goldsmith. Geo.
w. Hes"ton, Chas. J. Burke, +. ". lsaf-
ter, c. s. Whitney. a. NJ. Spear. A. J.
Burns. Il. d. Simons. Guy a. Hildreth
g. -. Libby. S. c. Decker. Geo. w.
Cross. ]. +. Kutsche. Max Goldberg. o.
ID. C.ason. r. z. Donnell. L. l.. Ludwig
II. T.. Llewellyn, w. w. Smallidce. G. O.
Davenport. Fred ID. LOring, ChaS. j.
Bragdon. g. H Gray. A. Davenport, Ar
thur C. Brown. Alton Sawyer Vim. l..
Flowers. Charles Ward. c. S. Jackson. e.
q. Turner. Dr. 6. .. Clason, John W
Berry
rhe committees Of arrangements consist
cd OF DR. Fred f. Strout, A. W. McCaus-
land. T.. l.. Russell NJ. A. Haraden. c
A. Knight
When cigars We're lighted Judgt
| Webster as postmaster started the
ball rolling by naming as a character
istic of the Board of Trade that 1t do
things now and this was one of thf
secrets of its success. He introduced
Hon. VIII c. Atkins as Gardiner
mr,,c' mayer. VINO could hold the Office
| as long as Il. wished. Mayor Atkins, If
responding to the toast The City OF
Gardiner" thanked the citizens for hi:
unanimous nomination and election Of
last year and his unanimous re-nom-
NATION of Tuesday. He was warmly
applau6ed as he described his earl!
impressions of certain Gardiner citi-
zens who had brains and capacity foi
carrying out their desires. He de
clared that Gardeners prosperity hae
just begun.
| The roet OF the occasion was Judg'
James NJ. Llrrabec and in his poem
PRO Bono Publco.' he mingled past ant
present in very happy vein.
Tie full text Of the poem is as follows
A thousand years. are but day;
! Six thousand Years soon pass away:
Here nations rise and empire falls:
| The present from the past recalls,
When Pharaohs with their magic hands
THE pyramids built on EgyptS sands
:, And placed the silent Sphinxes there
With stony lips ard features rare,
some later pilgrim to beGuide.
| with WonderouS stories of the Nile.
/ And from their mystic lore proclaim
.Refure Abraham was l am'-the same.
Immortal Rome the classics say
, WIS buiit not in Il single day.
| And more than any spot on earth,
Extending from her plebian birth
She centers in herself historic lore
Tnrouch full two thousand years ant
, Her arts and sciences have spread
Far wider than her legions led;
Her labor and her skill command
= The gratitude of every land.
The matchless gifts of ancient arts
Sprang not fun robed from dfe'ia
4 hearts.
4 Nor did her orators corfine
4 Their messageS,-So near DIVINE
y TO single epochs, years. or GAYS
n Their truth shines bright through ceN
V turtles rays,
Il Her i,oets scholars. teachers, saEes.
81 Spoke words of wisdom for the ages,
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