Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-07
The Banquet.

The following We're seated at the BAN
quet tables: J. Putnam Stevens of Port
land; r. j. Hodgson of Lewiston; E. E.
Newbert of Augusta; C. C. Wilson of ALL
burn; e. NJ. Lowell of Lewiston; w. E.
Lewiston; w. T. Emerson of Augusta;
H. n. Whitman of Augusta; Geo. Q.
Athorne of Eliot; A. T. H. Free of Lew
iston; B. A. Parker of North Berwick;
n. B. Estes of Lewiston; d. L. Cum
mings of Houlton; NJ. ]. Googin of Lew
iston; d. F. Fields of Phillips; Walter
l. Neal of Belfast; NJ. p Murphy of Ok
bow; T. A. James of Augusta E. King
of Skowhegan; Frank J. Durgin of The
Forks; Colin McRitchie of HoIeb; For
rest A. Newton of Jaekman: NJ. S. Camp
bell of Augusta; Charles A. Hill of Bel
grade Lakes; E. II. Lowell of Rangeley
Lakes; B. F. Spencer of Eddington; VIII
liam Greenleaf of Auburn; L. P. SWEET
of Bangor; II. S. Stone of Bangor; How
ard Wood of Greenville; L. n. Simmons
of Belfast; D. w. Stanley of Sebago
Lake; Geo. E. Cushman of Portland; ].
Clement Murphy of Augusta; M. C. Nor
rill of Gray; Fred r. Smith of Pittsfeld;
II.
Flint of Monson; Fred A. Willis of Bath;
Fred w. Lee of Augusta; Charles P.
Gray of Fryeburg; Roy L. Marston of
Skowhegan; ]. S. p. H. Wilson of Au-
burn; Blaine S. Viles of Augusta; w. IT.
Pollard of Foxeroft; David F. Brown of
Greenville Junction; Harry Austin of
Phillips; C. F. Maines of Lewiston Ma
jor Lowe of st. Francis; John F. Sprague
of Dover; Samuel Stewart of Augusta;
Ezra II. White; Byron Boyd of Augusta.
The closing and it might be said the
most enjoyable feature of the occasion
was the banquet served in the evening
at the Augusta House The doors of
the large dining hall We're thrown open
about $50 and the guests filed in. The
number which gathered round the ta-
bles was about 60, and the feast which
was served to them was one of Land
lord Emerson's best Several courses
were served and the relish with which
the different viands were partaken of
was a fitting testimonial to their ex-
cellence.
Following the banquet many speakers
were introduced by the toastmaster, j.
Putnam Stevens, and the stories told
and the good times talked over elimi-
mated the formality of the occasion.
William w. Fiske of Providence r. l.,
a member of the William Tell Club of
Maine, was the first speaker introduc-
ed. In comic impersonation of Joe"
Knowles, he won the applause Of all
present.
Mayor E. E. Newbert of Augusta
welcomed the association members to
the city, stating that it was a real de-
light for him to be so near to the men
of nature. He welcomed them as men
who could do things, and even more,
are doing things within the State.
Chairman J.. S. P. H. Wilson of the
Maine Commission of Inland Fisheries
and Game in a short talk told the need
of license fees in the State, due to the
fact that the game in Maine is fast de-
ereasing.
Hon. Harry Austin of Phillips COM
mended the Legislature of 1918 for the
passage of the Good Roads act and au-
thoriZing the bond issue. He stated that
the general opinion of people with
whom he had talked was that Maine
is in its infancy as resort State. The
passage of this act blazes the trail
for the success of the State in this
line" he said. He spoke of the necessity
of advertising Maine as a resort State
and of telling the people in all parts
Of America just what we have in the
State for game.
Roy Marston of Skowhegan was the
next speaker of the evening and with
a few stories he put the members in
the best of humor Shortly after this
speaker had concluded his remarks,
cheers were given for the association
and the annual meeting of that body
was brought to an end.