Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-11-19
The Hubbard Festival of the Sold,
iers Aid Society.


bard, suggested the expediency of having
a Soldiers Aid Festival, which was a
once agreed TO by others, and arrange
ments were soon made, and the work
commenced.
A Committee of ladies, consisting o.
Miss Mary J. Leslie, Miss Clara Leslie
Miss Julia Clingam, Miss Harriet Burnett
Miss Mary Hine, Miss Mary Tylee, Mis-,
Miss Mary j. Mitchell, Miss Jane Math.
ews, Miss Mary Riggs, Mrs Andrew Gard.
ner Mrs Samuel Hine. and Mrs Sarah Bently
was appointend to superinted the culinary
department, and a committee of gentle.
men. consisting of VIM. Clingan, Smith
Clark, John Eyester. Lorenzo Clingan.
VIM A. Jewell, James Hume, John Ran.
dali, VIM. Hubert, johnson jackson
and Samuel Dilley, to sell tickets, and ACT
in conjunction with the committe of la
| dies. TO solicit contributions, from the sov.
eral citizens of the township, for the Fes
tival, and to complete other necessary ar
rangements.
The COMMITTEES had not long been al
work until they were convinced that the
Festival was not going to be a failure
as some predicted, and no doubt prayea
for. As the minoity had not the cooper
alton of many of the majority, it was
thought by some, that they would not
succeed in securing a sufficient amount OF
donations to supply the table. but the tes-
timony of the guests will prove to the
contrary.
Early in the morning of the appointed
day, 10Th of November the generosity
of the ladies of Hubbard began to be
seen; boxes. baskets, buggies &C., loaded
with pigs, turkeys, chickens, pies, cakes.
and sweetmeats of all kinds hocking in,
till the committee was obliged to add and
re add new additions to their reception
tables. Still they continued to pour in
till all were full, and other new tables
constructed and filed to overflowing, and
with such as furnished a table that was
able to satiate the most yearning appetite
and tickle the taste of the most delicate
1t being too late in the season to set
the tables in the grove, the Protestant
Methodist Church generously offered
their house, which proved to be a very
convenient place for the tables, which
were large enough to accommodate one
hundred persons at a time.
While the committees were arranging
the tables, the rest of the people assem-
bled we're entertained by addresses deliv-
cred in the Presbyterian Church, by Revs
Hays, Alexander and Hurlbnrt, which were
very interesting and suitable to the occa-
sion, enlivened at intervals by music from
the Hickory band which is too well known
to need any recommendation.
After the speeches the crowded assem-
bly, was led by the band, conducted by
Marshal R. H. Jewell, to the house of
feasting, where they all partook of the
SYMPTOMS dinner, till their hearts were
made glad. One table would eat and pass
out and make room for the next. l wait
ed till five tables had been served. and
then had scarcely DON to crowd down at
the sixth.
After the tables had all been served.
many retired to their homes to prepare
to hear the address delivered in the even
ing by Rev. Lane.
The committees then collected together
the remainder of the bounty, and finding
that the guests, and hungry children OF
the village, 1.-THE latter being fed gratui-
tously,) had made so little impression on
it, that they concluded to give them an
other chance at it. In the evening, after
the speech, the table was prepared, but
the patriotic dinner proved to have such
effect as to protract the meeting to such
a late hour, that it was thought best to
sell at auction the remaining provisions,
and not attempt SO large a job as to dis
patch it just then, so A. Gardner took
the stand and commenced selling. Ere
long could be seen many a hungry boy,
with both hands full of pies, and mouth
full of cake, which was disappearing fast
er than a well educated stomach would
desire. But after eating to safety, and
some nice cakes presented to friends,
there still remained nice pyramid cakes
which sold at from so cts. TO $500 each,
and loads of other provisions which were
carried away by any who saw fit to buy
them HUBBARD.