Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-25
UNIFORM ACCOUNTING
FOR STATE INSTITUTIONS

An important meeting was held last
Saturday at the State House, at which
the decisions reached will be far
reaching and beneficial. 1t was
gathering of the accountants. stewards
and treasurers and the buyers OF all
the State institutions with Governor
Miliiken and some of the State officials
and the purpose was to give opportL-
nifty to explain to them the new sys-
tenn of uniform bookkeeping that is To
lie inaagura ted throughout the state
and exchange ideas on the handing OF
accounts in the State institutions dur
ing the coming year. All the lnstitu-
lions were represented, except the
Bath Military and Naval orphans Asy-
,um ard the State school for the Deaf
An informal meeting was held at ~
o'clock in the morning in Room Ga ut
the State House at which matters in
general were talked over Adjourn
mont was taken at noon to the Angus
ia House. where the gathering was
luncheon guests of Governor Carl r.
Milliken. covers being laid for 10, in
Guiding:
Governor Carl f. Mlliken, State
Treasurer Joseph W. Simpson. state
Auditor Roy L. Wardwell, Special Au-
ditor George H. Bangs from the state
House: s. \. Tobey, steward and treas
urer, and Samuel Holway, bookkeeper,
of the Augusta State hospital; VIII
liam Thompson, steward and treasur-
err, and Edwin Linnell. bookkeeper or
the Bangor State hospital; Miss Gladys
Eastman. bookkeeper, of the School Tor
Feeble Minded at West Pownal;
Charles Dunn. Jr.. superintendent, ana
Miss Nellie McGillicuddy. bookkeepef'
Of the State School for Boys, SQufh
Portland: Miss Gertrude Mcdonald. SUI
perintendent, and Miss Elsie Lunt
bookkeepcr. of the State School for
Girls, at Halowell; Nicholas Berry.
purchasing agent for the State SAM
toria: A. NJ. Richardson, bookkeeper OF
the Western Maine Sanitorium. He
bron; Miss Alberta Greaney, Book
keeper. of the Central Maine Sanito-
rum, Fairfield; Mrs Gertrude White.
superintendent of the Woman's Re
formatory. S<oWheCan; and Henry Nc
Gunnigle, clerk. of the Maine State
prison. Thomaston.
Various branches of the main topic
were discussed informally at the
luncheon, Gov Milliken. Treasurer
Simpson. Auditor Wardwell and others
takin" part. the subjects including
! weekly payments for all State institu-
lions employees, the incomes, semi
monthly warrants and other matters
of a clerical nature. This session was a
decidedly interesting part of the DAYS
proceedings.
The meeting again convened in Room
81 at the State House and the entire
afternoon devoted to the consideration
of the subject in all it's phases George
II. Bangs, the State special auditor,
opened the formal meeting. State Au-
ditor Ray l.. Bodwell gave a short talk
on the proposed new system, talk
that by it's clearnesS and conciSeneSS
enabled the visitors to gain q very
clear idea in a short time Of it's work
ings Mr.. Bangs then had charge Of the
remainder Of the session
The discussion and explanations Were
lengthy but at their close everyone OK
pressed full approval of the new sys-
tenn and it will start with the sanction
and best wishes of those most direct
Iy intercsted-the persons who will do
the work. Resolutions Of approval We're
unanimously adopted and the meeting
adjourned.
The State auditors office is now pre-
pairing to have everything in readiness
for its adoption throughout the State
institutions with the coming of the new
year.