Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-21
Over zoo in Attendance and
Enthusiasm Runs High.
The Spirit for Bigger, Busie, Bel
fast Is Contagious.

II p''''" tHiiISIltd music, ana at
about $40 the cigars were passed
around and 40 IN. ar,iagt,., st,I,cI,
''l.'"' ''''"'ii'i i."'S
waltz a double quartet sang the
loiloWih8
To thee beautiful Belfast orr songs we
sing.
W VI - neaallai city our voices ring
thee famed
The most prosperous town in Maine"
eiio" 600 slo"' eeauiillll GUY beside the
All thy sons and fhy daughters are
booming thee;
NoiN IN heNef forget 10 d" all pos
Belfast. beautiful Belfast ven work
Tor thee.
Al thfS mnet4re ,ntbneiaer, Ernl,o
loose. Mr. Frost pronosed thraa chaers
for Bigger Busjer Belfast fo1,owed
by three cheers for the Relfast BOARD
of Trade and it's msrhersbin com
mittee As soon as aHiet e.as restored
DIR. West the foastmastar made some
very witty remarks and introduced tho
speaker of the evening Charles FIaea
president Of the Portland Board of
Trade Mr.. Flaga held the attention
CLOSELY
onrv did eyervhody listen b,,t tbav
learned something He talked on the
line Of BOARD of Trade vorI, and ax-
plained very forcihlv the vial imnort
anea toward the welfare ard nnhnf1d
ing Of any eifY's progress He road
some very interesting nanere about
the Boards of Trade in foreign conn
tries and touched nnon the subject
of good roads and Maine's vast water
power. He also expressed his Measure
in addressing sIIrh = live and husttine
body of men. and said that the Ral
fast Board Of Trade had beaten the
record Of fha state in gaining nnw
members for the past month more
Than Ia having been added
Or. Wasf then introduced Presiden;
Orlando Frost Of the Eelfast Board
Mr. Frest expressed his regret that
on account al the absence from town
The mavor Han +. +. Hanson WAS I'M
able 10 ha present He spoke YER. feel
fnglv about the Get together spirit.
ard said Belfast should work along
tke lines Of an rs nov" rather than
a HAS been" He took I'm the matter
of the f. 4 4. extension from Sears
port, and told Of his conversation with
IT'S president Mr.. cram who said if
was IN Ia The citizens of Belfast
whether or not il would be built
Al the close Of Mr. Frost,s remarks
Dr West smoke worry enthusiasticcaIlv
about the work done by the member
shin committee. and introduced it's
chairman. element ". Weseott. Mr..
Wescott said that the nrine imuort-
members for tbe Belfast BOARD of
Trade. He said that the committee had
made a very thorough canvass of the
town and while they had made a
great many new members. they were
going around again and didn't want "a
man in Relfast To refuse Joining.
This was the finale. and everybody
went home with a better feeling to-
wards each other and with the spirit
Of milling together and working for
the uplift and progress of Belfast.
The tables We're attractivelY deco
rated with carnations and ferns, loan
ed by Mr.. Hamilton. the florist, and
the supper was served by the mem
hers of the Uniyersalist Social Aid.
While the members of the Ladies' Cir
Gle of that church took charge of the
kitchen. John Gunner was head wait
er. assisted by Luther Hammons, and
the following ladies served Mrs. Eu-
gene l.. Cook. Mrs Frank Mayo, Mrs.
Jake bennett. Mrs. } Lee Patterson.
Mrs. John Stephenson. Mrs John
knight. Mrs. Amos Partridge, Miss
Frances Abbott, Miss Elizabeth Hel-
ley. Mrs Fahy, Mrs. Perry Goombs.
Miss Dodge, Miss Ramsdell, Mrs. Leon
BeckWith. Miss caro- Hatch, Mrs t.s-
sic p. earle. Miss Alma Avery, Miss
Edith SouthWorth Mrs. John Fogg.
Mrs. George Leavitt Mrs. j. W. Bur
CESS, Mrs. Ellis, Mrs. Willis Haseltine,
Mrs. Sherman @. Swift.
Board of Trade banners with some
very apt remarks upon them, We're
displayed around The hall. The affair
was the most successful vet held by
the Belfast Board Of Trade.
The inauguration of Mavar Edgar T.
Hanson for his eighth term sixth con-
secutive), and the organization of the
members-elect of the CITY council took
place. Monday in m. CITY council rooms
in Memorial building. The mayor, al
dermen and common council were given
the oath of office by Maurice w Lord.
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