Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-07
Guests Sunday of L., A. 4 W.
Street Railway and Eastern
Steamship Corporation--Take
Morning Ride to the Lakes
FINE DINNER is SERVED
AT NOON AT THE INN
Party Enjoys Car Ride to Gar
diner Followed by Trip Down
the Kennebec River to Bath
by Steamer

The press men Of the State We're
the guests Sunday Of the officials of
the Lewiston. Augusta & Waterville
Street Railway and the Eastern
Steamship Corporation at dinner
given at the Inn at Tacoma Lakes
and an outing on the lines of the two
companies, and the affair was one Of
great pleasure for all. The press
party was made up Of about 65 men
from Waterville, Augusta, Gardiner.
Bath, Brunswick, Lewiston and Port
land. The officials of the two trans
portation had planned a very attrac-
tive trip for their guests and their
plans were carried out in a very sue
cessful manner.
The members Of the press met at
noon at Tacoma Inn. Those from
Waterville, Augusta and Gardiner
went on the regular cars of the Au-
gusta and Lewiston run while the
Portland delegation together with
that from Brunswick, Bath and Lew
iston came over in the private car
"Merrymeeting" and another special
car After a short time in which the
guests were given an opportunity to
enjoy the beauty of the lake, the din
ner was served. The various courses
Of the shore dinner were thoroughly
appreciated by the pressmen as they
always are appreciated by the visitors
at the Inn.
Immediately after dinner the guests
were conveyed to Gardiner in a special
car and at Gardiner they boarded the
steamboat Wiwurna Of the Eastern
Steamship Corporation. The trip down
the river to Bath on this beautiful
steamboat was delightful everything
possible being done for the comfort Of
the guests.
On the arrival of the boat ct Bath the
special cars which conveyed many of the
guests to Tacoma were waiting and the
press men enjoyed a car ride to Lewis
ton, after which they returned to their
respective cities on the electric cars.
The day was perfect for the trip. Thee
press men passed a delightful afternoon
and extend their thanks to their enter
tanners for the courtesies extended to
them.
The following were seated at the table
at the dinner served at Tacoma Inn: A.
H. Ford of Portland. general manager
of the Cumberland County Power &
Light Co.; Alfred Sweeney, assistant
manager of the company; Percy Bur-
rowes, electrician; Frank E. Briggs.
master of transportation; Herbert A.
Clay of Portland. general agent of the
steamship corporation; George w. Bowie
of Lewiston. superintendent of the Lew
o ~ 10 Dot
way; E. w. Appleton OF Lewiston,
freight superintendent OF the L., A. &
w. St. Ry; Marshal A. Haraden OF
Bath, superintendent of the Kennebec
and Bath and Boothbay divisions Of the
Eastern Steamship Corporation.
Portland-N. D. Colcord, w. S.
Mitchell, A. o. Eden, D. w. Foagg,
Percy B. Maxon. J. A. Norton, L. B.
Motherwell. N. E. Gordon. Newton C..
Rud, Percival A. Batchelder, Dean S.
Paine, L. C. Douglass. Fred W. Keene.
]. H. Taylor. T. ]. Flaherty, A. L. Hub
bard, L. NJ. Hart, ]. W Green. F. w.
Parker, George w. Shaw. w. McDon-
aid, R. E. Marshall, r. NJ. Haskell. F.
D. Wish, Dwight Stevens, John NJ.
Green, A. E. Schmidt. A. E. Eden.
Thomas Kennon. NJ. c. Reed, G. w.
Shaw, Rodney Marshall.
Lewiston-Harry A. Stone. John N.
Kerns. j. B. O'Kane, Ralph B. Spin
ney, Daniel S. Dexter, n. w. Benner,
Linwood P. Parker, Stanley B. At
wood, Grover C. Baldwin. L. L. Gen.
dreau. ]. L. Michaud.
Bath-F. B. Nichols, Roscoe D. Ham,
Charles D. Clarke. Arthur S. Purin-
ton, George p. Larrabee, c. W. Led
ford.
D. T. Brooks Of the Boston Post, L.
L. Kane Of Boothbay. Charles S. Mann
Of Lisbon. Thomas II. Riley of Bruns-
wick, George verrill Of waterville. H.
A. Morrell Of Gardiner, Frederick Ma
son and E. c. BurIeigh of Augusta.