Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-01-05

A reunion OF the 5. T. A. II. was held at
No. !, franklin ST., the home of Mr. Ed
gar 7. Salisbury, Saturday evening, bee.
3lst hpropos of the S. 4. A. r., i few
words in explanation would be interest
ing. Early in 1885, several young geni4e-
men dubbed themselves together for pur-
poses specifically stated in their constitu-
ton. It grew until it had enrolled as
members nearly all who were OF CORE
spending ages and whose ideas and tho'tB
were inclined in the same direction. It,
benefits and announcements, OF course,
can never be measured; yet those who
claimed themselves its mem bers will never
forget the words which the letters, S. Il. A.
r., represent. The last regular meeting
OF this club was held Dec. %, 1883, and
it was particularly appropriate that Dec
81, 1892, there should be reunion of those
who were present on that and other even
ings. A business meeting Of the club was
held at Z. 80 and at eight O'Clock eleven
young ladies came silently ina complete
surprise to the "boys,n who We're looking
forward 10 an evening by themselves. Be-
fore lunch unique plan was used in
making up the couples. Cards were cut
diagonally into two parts, each of which
bore part OF the same quotation. The
gentlemen drew cards with pink ribbons
attached, and each young lady one with a
blue ribbon. These matched, the young
ladies conducted their partners (for it was
leap year still to the bounti-
fully laden table of fruits, candies and
sweetmeats. After an hour spent i'm de-
spelling the table of its rich burden, the
POSTMASTER, Mr.. Geo. e. Mann, called the
company to order and, with the remark
that twill do for table talk" called on
r. I. Salisbury TO answer to the toast ,"As-
Economical Observation" plainly a sub
ject referring only to the S. Il. A. R., its
creation ana subsequent history. Miss
Florence II. Brooks dealt with the com
parison between high school and college
life, receiving her inspiration. no doubt,
from those lines Of Spencer's "Faerie
Queen:n
why did my parents send me to the
schools,
That |, with knowledge, might enrich my
mind,
Since she desire to learn first made men
fools,
And did corrupt the root of all msnkind?'
Unfortunately, }. p. Clifford was una
voidably absent and the toast, "The La
dies, was omitted.
There is pleasure in poetic pains
Which only poets know"
Miss Cornelia NJ. Pierce arose to answer
what poets know and dream, in a beauti-
ful poem entitled 1.-THE Past and Present. y
Chronological Data" was the subject of
the next toast, responded to by A. E.
Carleton, who recalled, by stories and
events, the memories of sweet summer
ewes, of moonlit wave and willowy way
The past is always pleasant to re- /
call. Beyond, p eve know not what we
may be-, is something, indeed, more seri- 1
Gus and worthy of deeper thought. This 4
toast was taken up by Miss NJ. Lucina
Saxton and discussed both in a humor- 4
Gus ana sober way-the future, the hopes 4
and desires of all. The last on the pro-
gram, recital by Galen B. Fish, was, OF 4
course, listened to with great pleasure by /
{ he entire company. The intellectual +
feast being completed, all adjourned to
another room where the usual games we're
INDUCED in until the closing minutes OF
he old year were fieeting away and the
new was just ushering itself in.