Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-08-16
State House Chat

Major G. NJ. Elliott Of Brunswick
| was at the State House Thursday
making final preparations for the de.
parture Of the Maine rifle team of
the National Guard for Caldwell n.
j.. to attend the national shoot,
| 1t was expected that the new dou-
bic tennis courts on the State
grounds on lower Capitol street
would be ready this week for use.
but owing to the weather conditions
it has been found better to wait un-
til the first of the week. They are
said to be as fine as any courts in
| the city.
Miss Theresa c. Stuart, library or.
ganizer Of the State Library Com
| mission. will leave Saturday for
Bath, for a three-weeks visit with
relatives and friends.
Insurance Commissioner G. Wal
don Smith has been honored by the
selection as one Of six Commissioners
Of the National Insurance Commits
sioners Association to prepare and
read a paper before the Convention
of the Association to be held in Hart
ford. Conn, September s-10-11-12, ana
as this is the Fiftieth Annual Ses-
sion the largest attendance in its
| history IL looked for. The Hon.
| Frank L. Travis. Commissioner Of
! Kansas: Hon. Clarence F. Thomas,
| Commissioner of Kentucky and the
Hon. w. n. Van Camp of South Da-
kota have been selected to discuss
! Commissioner Smiths paper. The
subject Of the paper is Adjustment
of Fire Losses and the Payment
! Thereof"
! ". E. Mallalieu, General Manager
! of the National Board of Fire Tn
| derwriters, was the guest Thursday
! of Insurance Commissioner G. Wal
| don Smith. Mr.. Mallalieu came from
/; New York Cor the especial purpose CT
arranging for the more prompt re-
port to the Maine Insurance Depart
ment of fires and in response tc
| Commissioner Smiths urgent cal
that more systematic and prompt
Service be rendered. Arrangement
t were also made whereby Maine Il
to have the services Of two expert
fire investigators whenever called
for to assist in the determined stanc
| made by the Insurance Department
to help stop the suspicious, unknow.
and incendiary fires that have at
fected Maine for some years past
While the past year, because of tn,
vigilent and constant work exer
; cised by the Insurance Department
. this class of fires has materiall,
lessened, the opportunity afforde,
through Mr.. Mallalieu's visit wi
create a high grade and wholesom
effect in lettering this form of crime
Miss Marion Brainerd of Public Util
ties and Miss Anne Cover of the agr
culture department, will leave Saturda
for Monhegan. where they will pass tn
next two weeks.
Miss Ethel Brainerd Of the Stat
library, will leave Saturday for tw
weeks at Peaks Island, accompanied b
i, Miss Mildred Smith of Roslindal,
| Mass
The hundreds Of former Main
: National Guardsmen who knew Col
: onel Samuel T. Anseli. who a fe,
years ago was the first inspector in
/ structor sent to this State to wor
with the Guard, will be intereste
in the announcement received at tn
, adjutant generals department tina
he has formed a partnership witt
Colonel Edward S. Bailey for tn
practice of law. with officers il
! Washington. D. c., Colonel AnseI
was acting judge advocate genera
!; of the army during the war ant
Colonel Bailey was a former judg,
advocate of the army.