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Monday, January 19, 2015

Newspaper clipping, field day and rally of Piscataquis Count Women's Republican Club


Prominent in the field day of rally of the Piscataquis County Women's Republican Club at Guilford Thursday.

At the upper left are, left to right, C.H. Owen of Milo, chairman of the Piscataquis County Republican Committee; R.A. Burion of Milo, state committeeman from Piscataquis; Mrs. Charlotte H. White of Guilford, vice president of the women's club, Mrs. Adelaide Owen of Milo, secretary of the women's club; Mrs. Eva C. Mason of Dover-Foxcroft, former vice chairman of the State Committee, and Mrs. Grace W. Clark of Milo, president of the women's club.

At the upper right is Princess Cantacuzene, left, granddaughter of U.S. Grant, being presented with a corsage by Mrs. Ernest O. Genther, president of Pine Tree State Chapter, D.A.R.

Four of the speakers in the afternoon are at the lower left.  They are, left to right, Lewis O. Barrows, gubernatorial candidate; Miss Marion Martin of Bangor, national committee-woman; Mrs. Annie Peaks Kenney of Dover-Foxcroft, state committeewoman from Piscataquis; and U.S. Senator Wallace H. White, Jr.

At the lower right are the morning speakers.  Left to right they are Arnold C. Sayer of New York City and Monson, J. Fred O'Connell of Bangor, state committeeman from Penobscot, and Mrs. Lena M. Day of Gorham, vice chairm. . .

(no date or newspaper name on clipping; bottom of clipping torn off; I believe the first caption describes the people in the photo, and the photos corresponding to the other captions are not in the clipping?)

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