Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-30
Business Meeting

THURSDAYS business meeting was
held at 10 o'clock in the Senate cham
Der, State House, with a large attend
ance of the members and business of
importance was transacted, including
the election of officers for the ensuing
year. The members of the committee
on nominations, o. w. Jones of Au-
burn. C. H. Davis of Bangor and f. w.
Murphy Of Portland, made their report
and the officers were elected as fol-
lows: President, F. w. Buchanan OF
Skowhegan; first vice president, H. Z.
Buxton OF Fort Fairfield; second vice
president, F. H. Neal Of Fairfield;
third vice president, E. F. Carswell Of
Gorham: treasurer, A. w. Meserve Of
Kennebunk; secretary, M. L. Porter OF
Danforth.
The committee to which the presi-
dents address was referred, composed
I'of c. H. Davis Of Bangor, A. w. Me-
serve of Kennebunk and o. w. Jones
of Auburn, made its report approving
of the suggestions contained in the re-
port and moved for their adoption.
Resolutions were adopted endorsing
the Stevens Ashurst bill now pending
tect the public against dishonest ad-
vertising and false pretenses in mer-
chandizing. And resolutions were
adopted endorsing Representative
Guernsey"s suggestion for a national
park at Katahdin.
The following were elected delegates
to attend the meeting of the American
Pharma ceutical Association in Sep
TENDER at Atlantic City, N. j.: DR.. NJ.
L. Porter Of DanfNth, secretary; D. T..
Dougherty of Bath, the retiring presl-
dent; and F. w. Buchanan Of Skowhe-
gan, the newly elected president.
1t was voted to recommend to the
Governor the following men as candi-
dates for commissioner Of pharmacy:
]. A. Broe of Portland George o. Tut
tie of Portland, E. F. Carswell Of Cor
ham, c. H. Beane of Gardiner, A. w.
Meserve Of Kennebunk and o. w.
Jones Of Auburn.
The members Of the association were
favored with very interesting address
given by A. NJ. G. Soule Of Augusta,
chief of the State Bureau OF 1nspec-
ton.
Near the end Of the meeting the re-
firing president, D. T. Dougherty OF
Bath called upon the newly elected
president, F. w. Buchanan. to take the
chair and Mr.. buchanan in few we'll
chosen words express his appreciation
of the honor bestowed upon him.
A vote Of thanks was extended to the
druggists Of the city, to the donors Of
various presents, to owners OF auto
mobiles to Manager w. T. Emerson OF
the Augusta House and to the Journal
for courtesies.
New Members
Forty-two new members were voted
into the association at the meeting
Great credit is due J. H. Dow Of Port
land for securing new members, he
having secured a total Of "a. The new
members are as follows: B. e. Bither,
Augusta: ]. B. Coffey. Peaks Island;
Carl R. Edwards. Portland; DR.. E. A.
Forth, Biddeford: ]. E. Brown, Ban
gor:; E. N. Fulton. Blaine: Fred e.
Johnson, Princeton; John w. Burke
Randolph; c. H. Beane. Gardiner;
John D. Rudd, Waterville: Wallace 3.
Clark, Waterville; Arthur w. Morton
H. E. Goodrich. Augusta; Harley r.
Rawson, Buckfield; Roy r. Marston,
wiscasset; Frank G. Staley. Bridgton;
Hugh Borland. Bucksrort; H. F. Ward,
Portland; w. B. Ferley, Pressure Isle;
w. E. Dough, Pressure Isle; Sidney
Chandler, Washburn; r. G.. Butts,
Houlton; c. C. Cannon. Caribou; B.
M. Currier, Caribou; H. S. Derby, Fort
Fairfield; X. r. Cannon. Limestone;
H. NJ. Tibbetts, Hallowell; w. H. St.
John, Miliinocket; o. g. Dawson.
waterville; I. W. Hurley, j. w. Little
field. Bangor; F. L. Riley, Rumford;
H. P. Randall, Portland; F. S. Jack
sen, Winthrop: A. l.. Small, Winches-
ter. Mass: Fred Paulin. Rumford; B.
p. Cuxrier. w. c. Hawker. Waterville;