Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-01

and individuals who have so loyalty
championed its endeavors.
Annual Report of Manager A. l.. L.
Cummings
A. l.. T. Cummings, manager or
the state Chamber, then gave his
report which follows:
During the year since the last an
nual meeting of the State Chamber
held in Augusta, this organization
has been constantly active along
definite lines of work in behalf OF
Names development and progress.
Much of this work has been in CO.
operation with other statewide or
CARNATIONS. the finest spirit exist
ing among them, and in every sense
avoiding duplication of effort.
One of the chief aims of the State
Chamber has been to keep in close
cooperation with local chambers OF
commerce, boards of trade, ana
other civic and community organiZa-
lions. We have responded to their
every call for speakers, and for as
sistance in planning their programs
of work, their publicity, and the
solving of their local problems.
In this line of activity the secre-
tary of the State Chamber has ad-
dressed IA meetings of various or
CARNATIONS in Portland, each in
Westbrook and Norway, . each in
Auburn, Pennington, Biddeford,
Saco and South Paris, and 1 each
in Orono, Skowhegan, South Port
land. Hebron. Dunstan, Yarmouth,
Newport, Bath, Gorham, Rangeley,
GA n.alo,1 Mo o1,iac T1lheP Calais
Eastport, Bangor, Southwest Har-
Dor, South Windham. Rockland,
Buxton and Hollis. The total at
tendance at these meetings was
1876.
AS secretary of the Maine Fedora
ton of Agricultural Associations, the
State Chamber secretary has been in
close touch with the activities of the
IA statewide agricultural organiza-
lions composing it's membership. In
this connection the State Chamber
assisted in acquainting the officers
of the National Grange with Names
attractions. and it's desire to enter
tain this year the annual meeting OF
that great organizations. The hold
ing of this meeting in Portland Will
bring to Maine in November, no less
than 5000 members of the order,
representing the entire United States.
In boys and girls agricultural
club work, an important feature OF
the agricultural extension service OF
the University of Maine, the state
Chamber has been of some assist
ance, one of it's representatives at
tending county and state conven-
tons, and taking part in the pro-
grams.
AS secretary of the Maine Div1s-
ion of the New England Council, a
State Chamber representative mas
been of service in the general cam
paign toward unifying the agrIcul-
tural, industrial and recreatlonal IN
terests of New England.
Prior to the national convention
of the Business and professional
Women's Clubs, held in Portland,
the State Chamber sent Maine Ut
erature to the entire list of dele
gates furnished by the various CLUBS
throughout the country, and Wnlie
the convention was in progress, ar
ranged, with the very substantial
assistance of the Portland Chamber
of Commerce, for a complimentary
motor trip of the visiting delegates
from Portland to "Quillcote, Tor
MANY years the summer home OF
Kate Douglas Wiggln.
Officers of the State Chamber CO.
operated, in publicity lines, with the
Maine commissioners in charge OF
the erection of the State of Maine
Bnilding at the Eastern States EX-
position in Springfield, Mass, TOWARD
the erection of which building the
State Chamber, the previous year
conducted a soliciting campaign
which resulted in raising %2o,OOo to
match the states appropriation -ol
an equal amount toward a building
fund.
At the earnest solicitation of the
Chambers of Commerce of Machlas
Calais, PASSPORT and Lubec, the state
Chamber sent q representative on q
three DAYS tour of washington
County in behalf of the organization
of a County Chamber of Commerce
and to unity in that county PUBIC
interest in behalf of the project FOL
utilizing the tides of the bay OF
Fundy for the development of elec-
tric power. Public meetings were
held in the principal towns in the
county, and a representative OF the
State Chamber accompanied Engl,
neer. Dexter p. Cooper on seVefa
trips to attend public meetings II
various sections of the state, to &C
quaint the people with the project
upon the approval of whose charter
the voters of the state were to ac'
in the special election.
The State Chamber heartily CO.
operated with the general program
of Maine development and adVertls-
ing planned in the early part OF tne
wear. BY a vote of the representa-
lives Of the statewide organizations
attending the conference. held IN tns
state House, the State Chamber Sec
reary acted as secretary of the gen.
eral committee in charge OF Know
Maine Products" campaign, which
began with displays of Maine pro-
ducts throughout the State during i
weeks period.
Following the Maine products cam
naign came a solicitation of pledges
of LOYALTY to Maine, and its products
State Identification and hospitality
to Maine visitors. To the State
Chamber headquarters 1900 of these
signed pledges were sent, and are
now on file, arranged alphabetically
by towns.
Complying with the expressed de-
sire of the representatives of the
several organizations at another con-
ference held in Augusta, the State
chamber took general charge of a
series of pilgrimages, to Washing,
ton County, Aroostook. Franklin and
oxford, the industrial centers OF 1orK
County, and to the Eastern States
Exposition in Springfield. Mass.
Prior to each of these pilgrimages,
the State Chamber secretary went
over the route, arranged for meals,
hotel accommodations and meetings.
-Four hundred Maine people partlcl-
pated in the motorcade to Spring
field.
In these various operative state
wide activities the State Champer
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