Portland Society of Art Sprague's Journal of-Maine History Vol. VIII Special Number, JUNE, 1920 No. I Page 7 PORTLAND SOCIETY OF ART In the last issue of the Journal (V. 7, p. 230) it was stated by a correspondent that the late William Edward Gould "founded and was first executive officer of the Portland Society of Art." This statement is not correct. Mr. O.P.T. Wish, Secretary of that Society writes as as follows: "I find by the records of the Portland Society of Arts that its first meeting for organization was held at the suggestion of Hon. James P. Baxter at his home on December 19, 1881; that the organization of the Society occurred on March 3, 1882, and James P. Baxter was elected its first president; F.H. Bassett, 1st vice- present; H.B. Brown, 2nd vice-president; Wm. E. Gould, treasurer; Wm. S. Lowell, secretary; Hubbard W. Bryant, libra- rian, and for executive committee, Cyrus F. Davis, Chas. F. Libby and Geo. F. Morse." (c) 1998 Courtesy of the Androscoggin Historical Society ************************************************* * * * * NOTICE: Printing the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. * * * * The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. It is always best to consult the original material for verification.