Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-20
0gier Urges Press Assn,
To Aid Movement.
Telegram Of Greeting 10 H. K.
MoTreII Of Gardiner.
Summer Outing at ineo~next An
nuai Meeting at Portland.

The Maine Press Association late
Thursday afternoon concluded q high
Jy successful two days meeting at the
state House in Augusta The attend
am" WAS not as large as at solue
previous sessions but much interest
was manifested in the discussions, the
business aud the literary part of the
program. The feature Of the day was
the paper by Jesse II. Ogicr Of Cam
den upon the topic, Back to Maine.
Biographies OF Grin = Haskell of
Pittsiirld and clarence Il. Burleigh of
Augusta, members of the association,
who have died since 1910. We're pre-
scented BY the committee aud the re-
ports accepted. \ biography of
George W. Driske of Machas. another
mem Der of the association. who had
died during the past year will be pre-
scented later.
\ verbal report Of the last summer
excursion To Quebec was presented by
Frederick i. Avcrill. Horace T.. Bow
ditch Of Augusta was chosen essayIst
and Louis a Kinds OF Portland. al
rernatc w O Fuller was named for
poet for the next annual gathering
with Nope!la j, Trott Of Augusta as
alternate.
Ernest c. Bowler of Bethel, Lston
=. Evans OF Dover and jesse II. Ogicr
of Camden were appointed a commit
tee Of three by the chair to draft and
urge upon the present Legislature the
passage of an act to authorize the
consolidation Of the laws relating to
actions for libel in civil cases.
The committee on county history
was chosen as follows: Androscogg gin
Charles L. Waterman, Mechanic Falls:
Aroostook. Charles IL. FogS o. Houl-
ton: Cumberland. Thomas d. Sale
Portland: Franklin. j. ". Bracket of
Phillips: Hancock. Frank W. Robbins
of Ellsworth: Kcnnrbec. Horace T..
Bowditeh Of Augusta; Knox. Jesse II.
Ogicr Of Camden: Lincoln, Charles l..
kendrck of Boothbay Harbor: OK
ford. Fred W. Sanborn. Norway: Pts
sataquiS. Liston r. Evans Dover
Penobscnt Walter +. Reed. Bangor;
:Sagadahoc., Frank Il. Nichols. Bath.
Somerset, Henry c. Prince. Madison
Waldo, Charles \. Pillsbury. Belfast
Washington. William T. Nash, Ma
chi;ls: York. Annie J. lCredifurd. Ken
nebunk.
A discussion of machine composition
II, small Offices WIS opelcd by +. 9.
Bowler of Bethel of Il one linotype Of
flee. Others participating in the dis
sussion We're Charles +. Flynt. Fred
w. Sanborn. LiSton i. Evans. Ernest
g. Bowler. Arthur +. Forbes and
Frederick Il. Averill.
The association adopted the follow
ing resolution:
Resolved. That the Maine Press AS
@ociation endorses the advertising
gpropositIon of the American Press As
sociation and recommends it to the
. newspapers of Maine and that a copy
ofsSfhis vot" be sent by our secretary
10 every newspaper in Maine as soon
as possible after the adjournment of
the annual meeting.
Cyrus w Davis, publisher of the
Watervillc Morning sentinel. was
elected a member of the association.
Tho closing hour of the forenoon ScS-
sion was devoted to a discussion Of
problems i'll connection with job print
iEg
The afternoon was given over {" a
literary program Which included an
essay, Back to Main"" by j. II. Dgicr
of Camden and a paper. Twenty -one
Years Publisher By Listum T.
Evans Dover