AUBURN — The Androscoggin Historical Society elected officers and board members at its annual meeting May 24 at the High Street Congregational Church.

Reelected were David C. Young, president; Douglas A. Hall, vice-president; Douglas Hodgkin, recording secretary and newsletter editor; Bruce A. Hall, membership secretary; Susan F. Sturgis, treasurer, and Richard L. Trafton, attorney.

Elected directors were Russell P. Burbank, Annette Vance Dorey, Mark Eustis, David C. Garcelon, Rachel Haines, Bernice Y. Hodgkin, Michele Kellis, Corey McAuliffe, Barbara V. Randall, James Sargent, Mark Windle and Elizabeth K. Young.

Honorary directors are W. Dennis Stires, Edward C. Hodgkin, Jane P. Norris, Alma G. Palmer and Mary M. Riley.

President Young thanked retiring board members Betty Dexter, Richard Fraser, Edward Hodgkin, Michael Lord, Norman Rose, and W. Dennis Stires; administrative assistant Diane Hesketh; and committee chairs for their work.

The meeting was preceded by a social time with piano music by Dan Burgess. The Parish Guild of the church served dinner to 34 people. People attending the meeting had been encouraged to wear period costumes, which were judged by three women from the Parish Guild. They awarded prizes to Doug Hodgkin, Alda Reynolds and Annette Vance Dorey.

Dorey introduced Patricia Hughes, who talked about Maine waterfalls.