Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-15
THE BANQUET
Continued from Page One.

were the flag of the United States
upon the right and the flag of the
! state Of Maine upon the left.
On the table in front Of the presi-
dent was a handsome bouquet of
large red and white pinks flanked on
either side by a silver candle stick
with blue candle. Along the front OF
i; the table stood other silver candle
sticks with candles of red. of white
anc Of blue and between them the
American flag.
The souvenir menu had been pre-
pared with great care. The originals
OF the four pictures used being IN
New York Harrisburg. Boston and
Washington. The possessors of these
portraits when informed Of the meet
, ing and it's purpose extended every
courtesy that photographs might be
obtained.
The menu had eight pages consist
! Ing of cover and insert. On the front
Twas the picture. 1.-The Adoption Of the
Constitution" by j. b. Stearns. the
original being in the Robert F'riden-
berg Galleries. New York. On the in
side of the cover was that famous
painting in Faneuil Hall. Boston. by
&c. +. S. Healey. "Webster's Reply to
Hayne" On the front page of the
insert was the title of the banquet
and on the two inside pages the menu
and names of the speakers. On the
last page of the insert were there two
striking quotations.:
! Looking Forward
ut is too probable that no plan
that We can propose will be adopt
ed. Perhaps another dreadful con-
! fiict Is to be sustained. If. to please
| the people, we offer what we our
| selves disapprove, how can we after
wards defend our work? Let us
raise standard to which the wise
| and Just can repair. The event is in
the hand of God. "-Washington.
Looking Backward
| 1.-THE American Constitution is the
most wonderful work ever struck off,
at given time. by the brain and
purpose of man. "-Gladstone.
| On the inside of the back cover was
the picture by j. +. Rothermel which
hangs in the flag room of the capitol
at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Pick
cts Charge and the Stone WALL
July 3, 1863. This wall. the spot at
which the charge was stopped and
driven back. has been called High
Water Mark and a beautiful monu-
i ment bearing that title stands on the
: field at Gettysburg. Below the pic
ture We're the words of Lincoln clos
: ing his Gettysburg Address, THAT
government of the people. by the peo-
pie. for the people. shall not perish
from the earth"
| On the outside of the back cover
was a picture of the Supreme Court
Of the United States as it was on
January l. 1925. with these words of
James Bryce THE Living Voice OF
the Constitution"
At each plate was also a souvenir
which every one present will always
prize. A little book of vest pocket
size bound in blue imitation leather
! bearing the title in old English let
tiers of gold The Ancient Land
marks The contents of the little
book was shown by this title page:
THE
ANCIENT LANDMARKS
Declaration of independence
| Constitution Of the United States
Washington's Farewell Address
| Printed by the Maine State Bar
, Association for the Members and
Guests at Its Banquet
Wednesday Evening
! January IA, 1925.
! The text of the three great docu-
ments was of literal print and care
had been used to obtain accuracy.
The signatures to the Declaration
and Constitution We're interesting
with their authorizations and punctu
alton. Following the Constitution
was the Resolve passed by the Con-
stitutional Convention for submit
ting the Constitution TO the States
for ratification and there was also
United states accompanying the
, Constitution and Resolve signed by
George Washington. President by
unanimous order of the Convention
This report is not well-known but
1t ought to be read by every citizen
on account of the light which it
! throws upon the temper and meth
DDS Of the Constitutional Convention.
The little book also contained the
order of ratification of the ConStitu-
ton by the thirteen original states
and the vote in each. and following
the Amendments to the Constitution
was a short history of each.
| On the last page. following Wash
ington's Farewell Address and just
opposite his illustrious name. was
the text of all the proceedings of
this meeting of the Association and
= tiC boiitluCt, tIiC ~otii WI sc VI tlIC
22nd Chapter of Proverbs:
| Remove not the Ancient Land
mark which Thy Fathers have set"
Mr.. Gates and his efficient corps
know how to serve and did serve
banquet which was praised by all.
Seated at the head table with Pres
ident Hamlin and the guest OF hon
or Mr.. Warren, We're Governor
| Ralph o. Brewster. Chief Justice
| Leslie c. Cornish. Justice Warren c.
Fhilbrool, Active Retired Justice
Albert NJ. Spear and Fred Emery
! Beane. Justice Henry W. Cakes, JUS
tice William H. Fisher. George c.
Wing, Jr.. II. c. Buzzell. President
of the Senate, William Tudor Gardi-
ner, Speaker of the House. the in
coming President of the Association,
Charles 0. Small, Past Presidents
Cyrus II. Blanchard and Charles w.
Hayes, Attorney General Raymond
Fellows, State Librarian Henry e.
Dunnack, Mr.. Arthur G. Staples, edi-
tor of the Lewiston journal and John
'. Lane, editor of the Kennebec
Journal.
During the dinner numerous songs
from fine Community Song Sheet"
| were sung. Mr.. Leo X. Andrews of
Augusta presiding at the piano end
many OF the old time favorites. war
songs and modern ballards resound-
ed through the hall.
Finally came the coffee and then
, the cigars were lighted and the AS
ISOLATION and it's guests were ready
to enjoy the post-prandials which
were opened by President Hamlin In
accordance with the custom of the
Association with the toast ITO the
PRESIDENT of the United States"
which was drunk standing. He then
introduced the first sneaker Gnvnr