Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-29
VISITED AUGUSTA,
Portland Board Of Trade
Guests Saturday Night.
Cordially Greeted by Augusta
Board and city Officials.
Visit Statehouse, Greet Governor
and Ride About Town.

lps.QNef Maine ana stopped AT au
gusta for the purpose of seeing the
|city, meeting its people, and of course
TO visit the State House and incident
ally TO greet the Governor all of which
they did, and on their departure the
feeling of all was that although their
stay in town had been brief it had
been one OF. exceptional pleasure.
The special train on which the party
had made the trip arrived at Augusta
and was made up of locomotive 2SS, a
combination smoker and baggage ear,
three Pullmans and diner. The per-
sonnet of the party was as follows:
Percy s. Alderman, Sflas B. Adams.
Frank G. Allen. L. c. Bateman, James
p. Baxter. Percival P. Baxter, Harold
Lee Berry, Harry NJ. Bigelow, T. Hen
ry Black. Philip H. Borden. ]. W. d.
Carter, William W. Carman, Ex-Gov-
ernor Henry B. Cleaves, Edward b.
Coffin, Edward w. Corey. William D.
Cousins, Edward w. Cram. Guy w.
Davis, Everett K. Day. George P. Dom
nelly. William II. Dow, Fred H. Drink
water, E. f. +. Emmons, Fred f. East
man, Ernest J. Eddy, Charles f. Flagg,
Leon M. Fobes, John S. Foss, William
r. Francis, Helbert p. Gardner, Moses
M. Gould, John f. Greene, Charles p.
Greenleaf, Edward A. Hay, Daniel w.
Hoegg, Fred N. Hooper, William N.
Howe, George II. Houghton, Melville
C. Houghton, Philip 7. Jones. Wilbur
c. Jordan, Henry p. King, Clarence II.
Lane. R. M. Lewsen. Francis L. Little
field, Thomas j. Little. Fred F. Lord,
+ Ia, 4
ID. Marshall, Leslie L. Matson, Thomas
f. Mcdonald, William w. Mitchell.
Walter Dec. Moore, David E. Moulton,
Augustus F. Moulton. Richard C.
Payson, John B. Porteous,. Frederick
M. Prescott, Maurice C. Rich. j. Henry
Rines, Sewall C. Ripley. William SEN
ter, Constant Southworth, Charles NJ.
p. Steele. Ralph H. Stockrnan, Charles
A. Strout, Herman W. Susskraut,
Frederick W. Swasey, Franklin c. Tai
bot, William w. Thomas, Fenton Tom
linson, ]. L. Tucker, L. G.. Vail, Ed
ward b. Varney, Irving f. Vernon, L.
nj. Webb, Holman d. Waldron. Fred
|erick Walker John f. Warren, DR..
William A. Wheeler.
On alighting from the train the Wis
itors were greeted by reception com
mittee from the city council and The
Augusta city council and from the Au-
gusta Board of Trade, that of the city
council consisting of Mayor Moves
Aldermen Williamson, Skehan and
Gannett, and Councilman Ward and
Bassett. while that representing the
board was composed of Blaine Owen,
George w. Merrill, Charles f. Down
ing, Thomas c. Ingraham, Willis r.,
Swift ID. w. Adams and Hyman Cher
noWsky. and after greetings had been
exchanged the visitors were shown Ia
lautomobiles which were in waiting al
The station, some 25 In all. Blaine
owen was marshal for the evening and
under his direction the party was
soon en- route for the State House. go
ing by Water. Grove and State streets
One of the features i'm the long line
lof automobiles, was a prettily decor
ated car representing the Gardiner
Board of Trade and in which We're DR.
q. T. Moves, president of the board
Secretary III. NJ Lawton, Treasurer
Ammi Davenport, Ex-Mayor Charles
A. Knight and Sidney G. Decker.
The State House was one blaze ot
light from basement TO dome when the
visitors arrived. Col. Keefe, the sun
erintendent of public buildings, was
ready 10 greet them and the reception
committees from the Augusta Board
of Trade and city council as soon as
they entered the rotunda. They were
then escorted to the Executive depart
Iment and through the Governors priv
ate office where each one of the men,
bers of the Portland Board of Trade
was presented to Governor Plaisted by
Philip ]. Deering of Portland, who was
member of the House of Representa-
tives of the 18th Legislature.
The special welcoming exercises
were held in the Council chamber into
which the visitors swarmed after be-
ing presented to the Governor. Charles
T.. Flagg. president of the Portland
Board Of Trade, started the speech
making. He thanked the citizens OF
1.-THE Kennebec cities for their cordia
welcome and said that the Portland
Board Of Trade did not realize until
| they had travelled 1000 miles over the
State of Maine how great Governor
the Governor of Maine must be. Hon
tCharles i. Strout, ex-mayor of Port
land. followed President Flagg. liz
said. that it was very fitting that tbs
jonr31ey of the Portland Board OF
Toad be finished in blaze o.
glory under the brilliantly lighted
dome of the State House. He alluded
to the great development of Aroostool
Icounty Of which evidences had beer
seen on their trip and said that al
We're proud of it and felt delighted
because it was part of the State O
Maine. Everybody in the party j,
Iresulved from now on to root as hare
for Maine as we did in the game a
IOrono," he continued and closed b,
|extending the greetings of the travel
stained party to Governor Plaisted.
Governor Plaisted replied in part a
follows: Mr.. President. Mr.. Mayor
and my fellow citizens of imperia
Portland, ! welcome you to the CAPT
tai of the grand old state of Maine.
congratulate you upon the successful
) completion of your Anabasis, your go
ing up into the beautiful garde
country of Maine and coming back I
a faI n 4 ! !. III.