Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-04


held it's fiscal session Wednesday in
the Council Chamber. the principal
business being the administering of
the oath of office by Governor BaX-
ter to the secretary of the Senate.
L. Ernest Thornton of Belfast; clerk
Of the House, Clyde r. Chapman Of
Belfast; and assistant clerk, Roy c.
Fish of Belfast. The assistant sec
rotary of the Senate, Royden V.
Brown of Bingham. was sworn in
before Dedimus Justice George w.
Leadbettcr, messenger to the Gov
crnor and Council.
1t was a very quiet session, only
few matters of routine business
coming up for discussion. In the
afternoon, the members met inform
ally and. finally adjourned. An
nouncCment was made that Repre-
sentative elect Everett c. league of
Waldoboro, who was not present
! when the oath of office was admin
iStercd to the Representatives. elect
Wednesday. will be sworn in by the
new Executive Council this Thurs
day morning.
DR.. Herbert A. Lombard of Bridg
ton. member of the retiring Council
from the second district, was con-
graduated by his many friends at
the State House upon his collection
as member of the Governors Coun-
Gil. Under the new apportionment
plan. no other member of the re-
firing Council was eligible to be a
candidate for reelection, Cumber-
land being the only county that
stands alone as Il Council district.
The New Council
The seven members of the new
Executive Council are.
Cecil r. Clark of Hollis from the
First District was born in that town
May "a, 1880. He first held office as
selectman and served on the County
Committee. Sent to the Legislature
in 1907 he was returned the following
term. He served in the Senate at the
special session and also completed
two terms in 1913 and 1915. Mr..
Clark is president OF the Clark
Power Company of Biddcford and is
also associated with the Pcppcrell
Manufacturing Company of the same
city. :
Or. Herbert A. Lombard Of Eriah-
ton, from the Second District. is
widely known throughout the State
as a physician. He is a native of
Baldwin and was graduated from the
Bowdoin Medical School in 1886. He
came to Brighton in 1888 and has
since maintained countrywide
practice. He has always been active
IN politics. He was q representative
to the House in 19O9-1O.
Rupert n. Baxter of Bath, from
the Third District, was born in Port
land and was graduated from Bow
doin College in 1894. For nearly
twenty-five years he has been a resi-
dent of Bath. Since 1895 MIR. Baxter
has been member of the firm of H.
Z. Baxter & Bros, the largest pack
ers OF sweet corn in New England,
ana Tor many years has been presi-
dent of the Bath Trust Company. In
1915 the municipal officers of Bath
unanimously elected him as q trustee
OF the then newly created Bath Wa
ter District which position he has
since retained. Mr.. Baxter was first
elected to the Maine Senate in 1916
and has served three consecutive
terms in that body. AS chairman
of the Committee on Banks and
Banking he was largely instrumental,
in the passage of a "Blue Sky" law
which is acknowledged by competent
authorities as the best of any State
in the Union.
Leroy r. Folsom Of Norridaewock,
from the Fourth District. was a mem
Der Of the House of Representatives
IN 1907. He served several terms as
county attorney for Somerset County
in 19O9-10 and from 1913 to 1919,
Elected to the State Senate in 1919,
MIR. Folsom has already attended two
sessions. He was chairman of the
County Committee for four years and
is at present treasurer of the COM
mittee.
James J. Clement Of MontviIIe.