Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-13
BOARD OF Trade
Annual Banquet Is Held
At Augusta House.
Over 200 Are Present al Best
Success Ever Scored.
Able Addresses by Eloquent Speak.
eE on Timely Topics.

The 18th annual banquet of the Au-
euSta Board of Trade was held at the
Augusta House Thursday night. over
200 being present, and the occasion be-
ing by far the most successful since
the Board of Trade was organized.
A magnificent menu was done fun
justice to ~ the Augusta citizens and
their guests, music being furnished by
an excellent orchestra
1t was after o'clock when the BAN
Qrct began ana about IL O'clock when
| the speaking began, the post prandai
exercises being presided over by Nor
man l.. BasSett as toastmaster.
At the close of the speaking at / 80
This morning. officers were elected as
follows, President Charles S HIGH
born, who has served the board so
faithfully and well. announcing that
he was not ami could not be a candi-
date for reelection:
Presto, Mt Nathan Weston.
Vice Plesident-Norman l.. Bassett
Secretary Elmer e. Newbert
Trcaslrer-He Henry n. Whitman
Drectors-Nathan Weston, Norman
l.. Bassctt. Elmer f. Ncwbert. Charles
s. Hichborn, Annie Casavant, Burn
ham T.. Purinton, John d. Newman.
When the last course of the dinner
was disposed Of President Charles S.
Hichborn introduced Norman l.. BaS-
SOFT as t0astmaster
Mr.. Ba%sett said that it was 10 years
az" that he had pitched his tent on the
green fields of Augusta. While he had
not forgotten the good old town where
Nc was born. the adopted mother
claimed a large share" he said, Of his
affection. He was glad to he a menu
Der Of Augustus happy family. He said
that the present occasion was the 14th
annual banquet of the Augusta Board
Of Trade. He knew it, for he had been
| to al five Of them
Tie speaker prksd some sly run at
! the Journal saving that several or the
lanqurts had not beer, hold. but had new
crthcloss been counted. The present ban
| Quet was therefore the i4tl ana he hoped
the Journal would SO record it.
| Mr.. Rassctt paid glowing tribute to
| the words OF Hon Charles $, IIchborn
| for his work as president Of the Beard
| of Trade. The speaker said: ne Au-
| g,lsta Board of Trade must have had a
| splendid constitution aS we'll as bylaws
| To nave existed FOR Is years with only
| FIVE good square meals. | recommend for
! tho Augusta Board of Trade 4 good
| square meal once a year. ! prophecy
that if We once . Year set together tna'
certainly ind III the time to come a 10y
atty to Augusta citizenship, and loyaity
is the thing that wins.
| MI Rassett introduced His Honor May
or Plaisted in very happy vein. to re
spond to the toast, The City"
! Mayor PlaistcG t I'D a funny story and
continued: I'VE see Augustus business
men gathered here on this suspicious oc-
cas)n. and not one of them over 25
years old" Gaughtcr). The mayor paid
Il farther compliment to President Hen
born ana in benalf of the good citizens
of Augusta he called for three cheers for
President Hichborn. They We're given
with a will ana tiger was added.
Mayor Plaisted then considered the
subject of good roads. For the past
three years Augusta has taken the
lead IN permanent road building. sit is
first OF ali the cities in this great work,
which is now being copied by the cities
and towns around rs" The speaker
showed that $3.50 had been saved in
the management of the roads. 1T is
making the roads pay for themselves in
the money that was formerly spent in
temporary repairs. On a stretch of road
which the speaker named only $3.50
had been expended for repairs.
The matter of a park was taken up
by the mayor. What would Boston be
without her cOmmOn2' asked the