Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Maine in 1914
Vol 2 page 261
Sprague's Journal of Maine History

SOCIETY OF MAYFLOWER DESCENDANTS 261



Society of Mayflower Descendants
      in the State of Maine



  The thirteenth annual meeting held at Riverton Casino, Novem-
ber 21St, 1914, the 294th anniversary of the signing of the Compact
in the Cabin of the Mayflower in Provincetown harbor.



                       OFFICERS ELECTED.
Governor-AUGUSTINE SIMMONS, North Anson.
Deputy Governor-PHILLIP FOSTER TURNER, Portland.
Captain-HIRAM WESTON RICKER, South Poland.
Elder-REV.  JOHN CARROLL PERKINS, D. D., Portland.
Secretary-HARLAN BARZILLAI TURNER, Portland.
Treasurer-FREDERICK STURDIVANT VAILL, Portland.
Historian-WILLIAM TRUE COUSENS, Portland.



 Surgeon-PHILIP PRESCOTT LEWIS, M. D., Gorham.

                                ASSISTANTS.
 ROSCOE CLINTON REYNOLDS, Lewiston.
 ROSWELL CHILDS BRADFORD, Portland.
 ROSWELL FARNUM DOTEN, Portland.
 MOSES HENRY SAMPSON, Portland.
 ELMER ANSEL DOTEN, Portland.
   Frank L. Dingley of Auburn, Editor of the Lewiston journal,
 was the principal post prandial speaker, his subject being "Pilgrim
 Democracy."
   Archie Lee Talbot of Lewiston, Deputy Governor General of the
 General Society of Mayflower Descendants, called attention to the
 unmarked site of the Pilgrim Trading Post at ancient Koussinoc,
 now in the city of Augusta, the capital of Maine, and offered the
 following resolutions which were unanimously adopted.
   Resolved-That the Maine Society of Mayflower Descendants in annual
 meeting assembled hereby declare that in the view of its members, the
 Pilgrim Trading Post at ancient Koussinoc, so vital to the success of the
 early founders of New England, is worthy to be remembered in a more
 fitting and substantial way.
   Resolved-That the Legislature be requested to appropriate a sufficient
 sum for a suitable monument on this historic site, to be erected under the
 auspices of the Maine Society of Mayflower Descendants.


  The proprietors, of the Pejepscot Purchase were:       Thomas
Hutchinson, Esq. of Boston; John Wentworth, Esq. of Portsmouth,
and Adam Winthrop, John Watts, David Jeffries, Stephen Minot,
Oliver Noyes and John Ruck each described as Gents and all of
Boston, in equal 8th parts.

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