Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-08

| a new State organization 10 De
known as The Maine State Sealefs
Association was brought into being
| Tuesday at the annual meeting OF
the Maine ssociation. Seaiers
Weights and Measures at the Senate
chamber. 1t makes permanent or
and provides for the promotion OF
closer cooperation among its mem
| bers, and the fostering of spirit c.
! goodfellowship. officers were elect
ed, and bylaws adopted.
The day was devoted entirely to
! business matters. aS several of the
| speakers expected to address the
meeting were unavoidably prevented
from attending. The matter of form
| ing permanent organization was
unanimously adopted in the morn
| ing. and steps will be taken to form
a legal corporation. The member:
will be aided in this work by Hon.
H. H. Hastings of Bethel. a member
of the Governors Council.
The opening session was presided
over by the president, A. Van Den
lSICkIONtu OI betICl, dSSlSlCu ny
Augustus Q. Bove of Portland as sec
rotary. The following committee was
| chosen to draw up bylaws o be
presented before the gathering
| Morrill, Totman, West Gardiner;
Daniel ]. Mooney. Brewer; Calvin II.
Staples. South Elliot; c. V. Pickett.
Portland: and c. o. Brown. deputy
I <e irrl, RI % n c
urcs.
I Following discussion on the mat
ter of permanent organization, the
| sealers again convened early in the
afternoon. a nominating commit
tee consisting of Calvin III. Staples,
! South Eliot; Morrill, Totman. West
+; Gardiner, and Daniel J. Mooney,
Brewer, presented the following lls'
of officers which were elected with
/ but one dissenting vote: President
A. Van DenkerckhoVen, Bethel: wee
president, Calvin II. Staples. South
Eliot; treasurer. ID. j. Mooney
! Brewer; secretary and clerk. {. v
| Pickett, Portland; directors. \. NJ
Totman. West Gardiner; J. II. Muir
lay, IckON HSSdii, - ~ -
Orono.
A legislative committee was chos-
| en- consisting of Calvin III. Staples,
South Eliot; c. O. Brown Orono:
and ID. j. Mooney. Brewer. An hour
recess was then in order. during
which time demonstrations were
made by L. S. Cushman of Spring
! oh the moi l.
/ Cd of adjusting a gasoline pump lof
proper measure. and by THOMAS
Rattigan of Portland who demon
strated computing scales. Remarks
were made by +. w. Manning OF
Hallowell, agent of the Standard on
| Co
The committee on bylaws pre-
scented it's report. and 1t was unahl-
mously voted to adopt the bylaws OF
the Massachusetts association Win
certain amendments suggested
the committee After a someWn :,
heated discussion. it was voted &c
leave the matter of the place Q.
meeting for the next annual corvoh-
ton to the executive council. lh'
meeting then adjourned until :
o'clock.
Banquet In Evening
At eight in the evening a fine pan
quot was served to the sealers IN the
banquet hall at the Augusta House
Following the banquet. Daniel j
Mooney of Brewer, treasurer or the
organization, acting as chairman, a
series of short talks by the various
members present, and fine address
by Charles Murray, presid .nt OF the
Massachusetts association were lis
tened to with great interest.
Mr.. Murray in his talk said that
the Massachusetts association was
organized 20 years ago, at which time
it was the first Of its kind in the
United States. From this organiza-
| ton has sprung others throughout the
United States. They have never been
content to work simply in Massachu-
sets but have endeavored to help the
other organizations as much as pos
sible.
He said that it was too bad that the
people can't be awakened to the vital
! work of the sealers of weights and
measures as they stand between the
public and the tricksters as well as
protecting the honest merchant. He
spoke of the fact that Massachusetts
had recently abolished all dry meas
ures, selling all goods formerly sold
in this manner, by the pound. bunch,
or numerically.
Finally he recommended that the
Maine Association arrange for ex-
hibits of various weights and meas
ures in connection with the convcn-
tions. and that they invite tn, public
to attend. because he said that as