Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-29
DR.. f. c. THAYER

| WaterVlle, Me-, June @.-(Speclal).-
Dr. Frederick Charles Thayer of Water
Vile, for 80 years a practcing physician
airy banquet at the Belgrade Hotel Thurs
day evening, June IS, in honor of the seth
anniversary of his active life as a ply
'! sician. Shortly after O'Clock the guests
of the occasion left Watervile in 10 au-
tomobiles for the hotel, the following To-
cal men furnishing machines: On. J. +.
Hill y. Fl. Barrows, NJ. f. Bartlett, Geo.
E. Nose, Chas. NJ. Richardson, Frank
Redington, Charles f. Johnson, DR.. I. +.
Hardy, j. Howard Walch II. f. Weber,
L. X. Atwood, A. S Hall, DR. c. G. Ran
| court, +. j. Arnold, DIR. ID. b. Cragin,
Cyrus w. Davis, T.. c. Wardwell and DIR.
Thayer with his own machine. Included
with these cars, w. +. Ordway and par
ty from Skowhegan. party from Angus
TIA making the trip in cars owned by DR.
o. W Turner DR.. A. H. Sturtevant and
Walter S. Woman.
At the hotel a fine banquet was served
by Charles A. Hill. proprietor of the
house, whose reputation as a host is well
known throughout the State. The ban
quet, at the request of DR.. Thayer, was
strictly temperance one, cold water be-
ing the only beverage served.
! Following the feast Justice Warren c.
IPhilbrook POSTMASTER called the as
semblage to order and introduced as the
! first speaker Hon. Charles +. Johnson,
who spoke for the home people; DIR. ID.
A. Robinson of Bangor, who spoke for the
medical profession, and Justice A. NJ.
Spear of Gardiner who spoke fer the Ma
sonic fraternity. DR.. }. f. Hill in behalf
Of those present then presented to DR..
Thayer plate engraved with the words
Frederick Charles Thayor NJ. d., from
his friends" The humdor was filed with
choice cigars.
The event was one of the most sue
cessful and pleasing that has ever been
held in the city and great credit is due
the committee having the affair in charge.
This committee was made up Of DR.. J..
F.. HILL Chas. f. Johnson, A. J. Roberts,
George x Boutelle, DR.. B. j. Cragin, DR.,
T. f. Hardy.
pr. Frederick Charles Thayer, for
HON the banquet was gwen, was born
in Wateryille Sept. So ISM. He was the
only child Of Charles III. and Susan +.
(Tobey) Thayer and the grandson Of DR..
Stephen Thayer. He attended the COM
mon schools, Watcrville Academy and the
! Franklin Family School for Boys at
Topsham, Maine. entered Waterville Col
lege in 1861, went to Union College i'll
1863, studied medicine with Or. James +.
Pomfret of Albany, \. y, and attended
the medical lectures at Albany Medical
College 1905. He graduated from the
Maine Medical School in 1861 He came to
Watervine in June of that year and has
since pra cticed medicine in this city. De-
cember 2, 1871, he married Leonora L.
Smell daughter of Judge William b. Smell
of WASHINGTON, d. c. No children have
been born to them.
Dr. Thayer was president of the
kennebec County Medical association
III 1878, was president of the Alumni
association Of the Medical department
| of BcWdoin college in 1SS5-S6, he was
| president of the Maine Medical aSso-
citation in 1SS7-SS, he was the founder
Of the Waterville Clinical society Feb
18th, 1899, and has been its president
He is at present a member of the
Board of United States Pension Exam
lining Surgeons at Augusta, and has
been consulting surgeon of the Cen
trail Maine General hospital at Lewis
ton and the City hospital at Augusta
| In the year 1889 DIR. Thayer was an
| alderman in the city of Waterville. In
| 1885 he was member of the legiS
I.lature and in the latter Year delivered
the Grafton before the Maine Medical
| association He was president of the
Waterville Centennial committee in
| 1902, and was the general chairman of
the committee having entire charge of
the whole affair. He was a member of
| the Waterville Fire. department for
! many years. starting as a troch boy
| for the old hand engine. and being re-
| spectively engineer. foreman and chief
engineer.
DIR. Thayer is one of the few 33rd
! degree Masons in the State of Maine.
He was made a member of Waterville
| lodge on Jan. 31st, 1868. being master
/ during the years '1S74-75. He joined
1 Drummond Royal Arch chapter May
! a4th, 1871 was made a knight Templdr
| in DeMolay commandery in June, 1873,
was a charter member of St. Omar
/ commandery which was organized in
| 1874. was made a Royal and Select
| Master of Mt. Lebanon Council on
| May 2Sth, 1901, took his Scottish Rite
degree in 1Ss9-1900, he was made an
honorary member Of the Supreme
| Council of the Northern Jurisdiction
| September 18TH 1908, which made him
an honorary 33rd degree Mason. He
| was crowned an active member Of the