Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-03
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that he had performed the duty as
signed him.
At this paint the Senate came in
. and Joint convention was FORMED.
IN CONVENTION.
The President OF the Senate In the
Chair.
On motion by Mr.. Emerson Of
Aroostook. it was
Ordered: That A committee lie an
pointed to wait upon the Honorable
Carl T.. Miiliken, Covernor-eIect. and
inform him that the two branches of
the Legislature are in convention as
sembied in the Hall of House of
Representatives. ready to administer
to him the oaths required by the Con-
stltution to qualify him to enter upuu
the discharge OF his official duties.
and to receive from him such COM
nunioation as he may be- s!eased tn
make.
lie Chairman thereupon aupointed
as members of such committee Srna.
tors EMERSON Of &foostdoA, Grant Of
Cumberland. Representatives. Barnes
OF Houlton. Small, of brewer. Buxze.l
Of Belfast, Wyman OF MilhriaRe, and
Berry Of Watervii.e.
subsequently, MIR. Emerson from
the committee reported that the com =
mittee had performed the deties with
which 1t was charged and that the
Governor elect viii Immediately pre-
sent himself before the Convention.
The report was accepted.
Thc Governor -eleCt ana suite then
entered tle Hail ct the House OF Rem
resentativcs. and the Governor elect
took and subscribed the paths re.
CURED by the Constitution to qualify
!, him to enter upon the discharge of his
official duties.
The Governor then communicated
with the joint convention Ivy address
as follows:
Message Of Governor MiIiiken to the
Seventy ninth tspisiaturs
Gentlemen Of the Seventy-ninth Lss-
islatuip:
l shall, not attempt to summarize
the great events that have occurred
sifce l stood before the members of
the seventy-eighth Legislature N
this very nan twentv-one months
ago anti requested action on their
part which should authorize the State
1f Maine to cooperate in every pps-
sible way will, the Federal govern
nent in the great war.
I shall not even review the great
part which our State has PLAYED
through our lighting men on land and
sea. in the loyal devotion IT the busy
men and women who have given
time and energy without stint in the
various organized war activities, iii
the rigid voluntary observance by our
citizens Of every conservation request
made by our government, in the gem
erous response by all our people to
every financial appeal Of the govern.
rnent and the war-work agencies for
welfare md relief. Maine has Il
proud war record. in Some particulars
unique in all the nation. and in it's
total unsurpassed by that of any
other stale. 1t is slorious and
thrilling history, but it is history. IT
Ia fresh In your recol,ecton, and in
formation regarding The States otf'c
ial activities will come to you In the
reports Of the various departments.
You are concerned with that period
only tat SOU may apply its lessons
and carry over It's results to the So
luton of The intricate and perplexi,ig
problems Of the epoch. naking DAYS
OF reconstruction upon which we are
now entering.
From military and naval service.
from nnnition plants and other war
industries no less than eight million
men must be turned within the next
few months into the ordinary en-
Payments of peace. Vast n1ailufac-
turing plants must I've abandoned or
converted to other uses. Just az THE
nations participation in the war re-
quired the most prodisious rnul,iliza-
ton Of nanpower and material re-
sources in tho history ~ the world, All
the reverse process of adjustment to
the ordinary conditions Of peace wifi
compel corresponding changes equal
~ far-reachihg and even more sud-