Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-15
LADIES OF G. A, R,
HONOR GOVERNOR
Governor Made q Member ra,os
oath and Given Password-pre-
SCENTS state of Maine Flag as
Return Compliment = Con,n,ate
Election of Officers

S'ate OF Maine Flag as
Return Compliment = Comn,ete
Election of Officers
governor Percival P. Baxter was IN.
Nlted to attend the 18th annual COW
Nehtion' Department Of Maine. Ladies
VI me q. A. r.. Thursday forenoon
ano ne accented and was accompanied
w Niloert X. Chadbourne, his private
secretary. On, entering the hail Gov.
ai' baxter was most cordially re-
A anu was escorted to the chair.
~, suIar lhstalment ceremony was
III, Governor Baxter took the oath.
was given the password and the grin,
Afterwards an informal recention . ~.
held. Nep'ion was
Later on in the forenoon Governor
baxter returned to the convention ha,l
ara presented the ladies with an ON.
clal state of Maine flag. One Of tho
onicerS OF the ladies' association stated
mat this was the first State Of Maine
nag mat mad ever been presented to a
". A. X. order and a rising vote ~
tnanks was given to the governor for
ms gift. which is to be preserved "a a
memento of his visit. The forma
speech OF thanks was made by Past
National President Mary E. Tarbox of
Oakland. WA VI
Governor Baxter also pinned on q
beautiful gold past presidents Jewel
whlch was presented to Mrs. Emma
1ahhett. the retiring president. by the
department. OF Maine. G. A. r. The
speech or presentation was made by
Mrs. Leon A. Strong Of Camden. Leo
r. Strong, husband of the department
junior vice president, was also taken
IN as an honorary member at this meet :
ing.
Greetings were received from the
Daughters of Veterans, the Sons of
veterans. the National Relief Corps
ana the Woman's State Relief Corps.
The election of officers was held in
the forenoon. the following being elect
ed: President. Annie l.. Emery of Wa
terville; senior vice president, Fannie
l.. Gray of Dover-Foxcroft; junior vice
president. Mrs. Lena A. Strong of
camden; treasurer, Mrs. Nellie NJ.
stone of Bangor: chaplain, Mrs. Sarah
bramhall of Thomaston; council of adj
mlnlstration, Mrs. Dora Bridges of
Belfast. Mrs. Hattie Lippincott of Au-
gusta and Mrs. Clara A. Troop of Bath.
The remainder of the officers were to
be appointed by the president.
The meeting was called to order aft
CT uilner ana Immediately adjourned
SO that the members might make the
trip to Togus. After they had return
ed the meeting was again called to or
der and the officers were installed by
the past national president. Mary f..
Tarbox. who represented the nationa |
president at this meeting. Mrs. Tar
box congratulated Mrs. Gannett, the
retiring president. upon the fine admin
istration which she has just finished,
and Mrs. Whitman Sawyer of Port
land. past division president. also con.
graduated her Mrs. Gannett was pre-
scented beautiful bouquet of pinks by
the Ladies of the G. A. r. in appre-
citation Of her efforts during the past
year.
Mrs. Rose Fiield of Augusta was
appointed secretary during the after
noon and installed. but the other ap-
pointive officers have not Yet been an
nounced. Six delegates and six alter
hates to the national convention were
elected. They are: Delegates. Lena A.
Strong Of Camden, Mary Thoit of Au-
burn. Mary Nash of Auburn, Emma
Simpson Of Watervillc. Arsenath Ray
of Portland. Lena H. Knowles of Port
land; altcrnatcs. Mrs. Aldrich of Au-
gusta. Lillian Lincoln of Camden. Hat
tie Lippincott OF Augusta. Dorah
Bridges of Belfast, Clara Troop Of
Bath and Belle Sanborn of Gardiner.