The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-04-03
GENTLE men WERE
ENTERTAINED
Monday Even'g by Town
Improvement Society
Carleton p. Merrill, President of the
SkOwhegan Board of Trade Gave an
Address on "Maine's Future.

The members of the Town Improve
ment Society observed their annual
Gentlemens Night in the Congrega-
tional parlors, Monday evening, and
while the rain doubtless detained
many from attending there was a
goodly gathering and most enter
tanning program was presented. The
subject for study in this bright club
has been Maine during the present
year, and Monday evenings program
was a continuance of the subject. The
! Ter, Dinsmore and Rowell and the pro-
gram was arranged by Mrs. Ella 7.
| Mooers, Mrs. Elizabeth p. Merrill
presiding la her usual able and grace
full manner.
The principal speakers of the even
ing were Maurice =. Merrill, Esq,
one of Skowhegan's attorneys and
Carleton p. Merrill, president of the
Skowhegan Board of Trade. Mr.. Mer-
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sender, one of Names greatest men,
one of her most accomplished law
yers, and one of her eminent states
men. Mr.. Merrill told much of the
characteristics of this man, following
his career through the years of his
official duties as representative to the
Maine Legislature, Congressman,
United States Senator, at the head of
the Senate Finance committee, secre-
tary of the treasury. etc. He told
much of this mans life and manner of
living adding thereby much to the
pleasure of the evenings program.
Carleton P. Merrill, as the second
speaker, introduced himself as rep
resentatiye of the Board of Trade,
which he said also stands for town
improvement. He touched lightly
upon the matter of equal suffrage for
women, saying that in the trend of
public events, the ladies would have
something to say of Names future.
Mr.. Merrill said there were thous-
and and one conditions regarding
Names future, which he most aptly
illustrated by giving what would be
the different views of different per-
sons on the subject. Mr.. Merrill
added at the close of his able address
the words that the State of Maine
looks to me and to you for its future
Mrs. Elizabeth p. Merrill, as pre-
siding officer. spoke for a short time
about the needed improvements in
Skowhegan, saying that "A village
has life and individuality exactly like
human being She said two
things were needed in town from the
Town Improvement standpoint, one
being individual work and the other
work with other people. She said
that there were three bodies in Show
hogan to make things better and that
these three groups were the Board
of Trade, the Town Improvement So
ciety and the Boy Scouts. She as
signed work which from her way of
thinking should be done by each one
of these organizations; that assigned
to the Board of Trade being the clean
ing of the river banks, and the plac-
ing of steel arches with incandescent
lights thereon upon Water st. To
the Town Improvement Society. Mrs.
Merrill suggested that they plant
flowers where dirt and refuse had
been thrown, while to the Boy
Scouts was assigned the work OF pick
ing up waste paper in the streets.
Mrs. Merrill said ut shall be the
cleanest and most attractive city on
the banks Of the Kennebec". Her
remarks were forceful and are GER
tainly worthy of much consideration
and thought for a general improve
ment in our town along the lines of
cleanliness.
Other numbers on the program
were two very excellent readings by
H. Tobey Mooers: music by the Mad
dolin Club, composed Of Robert
Emery, Arthur McQuillan, Frank