Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-26
M0NHEGAN SHINES
RoCkiest Island on Maine
Coast Will Celebrate.
To Commemorate Time Of John
Smiths Visit in 1914.
Maine Historical Society Will Co.
operate with Residents.

Brunswick, Me-, June 25.-Monhegan.
that rockiest of islands situated off
the Maine coast, is to be the object
of unwonted attention when the year
1911 rolls around A celebration is TO
be held there in commemoration of
the time when Capt. John Smith. the
diseoveree of Virginia and one of the
hardest of the English mariners Of
the 18th century, made call at Mon
hogan and anchored his vessel in the
shelter of the great rocks of that port.
This was in 1914 and there was not
even the sign of settlement.
At the annual meeting of the Maine
Historical Society held in the lecture
room of the Hubbard Memorial libra
ry. Tuesday, this organization decided
to cooperate with the summer and
all the year round residents of Mon
hogan in making the tercentennial of
the coming of Smith a notable one.
The Historical Society will attend to
the literary part of the program while
the town itself will look after all the
details.
t9 10 6th'5i iiit 'dofB thtii Nfta
some sharp discussion at the annual
meeting of the Maine Historical So
ciety. but it had nothing to do with
Capt. John Smith or the celebration in
honor of his memory. 1t was in regard
to the publication of the papers read
before the society during the past
eight years. Neither pamphlets nor
volumes have been issued. and the
Rev. Henry S. Burrage, d. d., though
il time that the society took some
action toward preserving these. He
declared that unless such action was
taken, then the society would hear no
more papers. He suggested that the
organization refrain from paying any
thing on the debt of it's building for a
while and use the money for the pub
LEGATION of the papers. He was voted
down by good margin.
After the routine of opening the
meeting, Fritz H. Jordan of Portland
read the annual report of the library
and cabinet. written by Nathan Goold
the librarian and curator. Mr.. Goold
was unable to be in attendance be-
cause of sickness. According to THIS
report, there are now $4,000 books In
the library. During the past year 1924
were added. Many gifts have also
been received for the cabinet and have
now been placed on exhibition
As treasurer of the society. Mr.. Jor-
dan presented his own report. The
receipts for the past year were
$2fS3.63; the expenditures $2451.25
and the balance now on hand $37 %.
The society has invested funds to the
par value Of $4,000. The total re-
ceipts at the Longfellow Home fol-
the year were $2653.S2. The expendi-
lures showed $3.50 spent for the care
of the building; $997.4t on the fund
ed debt and interest and 500 turned
over to the historical society This
left "a balance of $431. The Longfel-
low Home received $2l62.50 for az
missions at % cents Il head. during
the past year. The debt on the So
ciety's library is now $1,000. During
the year the Snowden memorial fund
with interest, all amounting to $202S.67.
was received.
William d. Patterson presented his
report as recording secretary and BIZ
ographer out of the Is members
elected at the annual meeting in 1912.
IL have accepted the honor and one
elected in 1911 has qualified. The fol-
lowing deaths were reported during
the year: