The Portland daily press., 1895-08-07

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Diplomas Recognition Day Address
Was Delivered by Rev. John o. Wilson,
ID, of New York.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.1
Martha's Grove, August GA perfect
OF pines, greets the graduates of the
Chautauqua Literary and Scientific
Circle of '95.
Rev. W. B. Hague, South Bridgton,
led the early devotional SERVICE in which
1.-The Highest Wisdom" was the leadi ng
thought. The 9 O'Clock classes held their
meetings as usual. Promptly at TO- 80 the
Chautauqua march was formed at Normal
hall, Rev. George M. Brown, marshal.
The Cambridge High school orchestra
led the line, followed by the children,
marshaled by their beloved Miss Cloud
man, the kindergarten teacher, Hague
and Little leading. All were dressed in
white with baskets of bright blossoms on
their arms, as they passed under the
silver naples the skimmering sunlight
fell on bonny brown locks and golden
hair" turning the scene into veritable
procession of the fairies
The officers of the Northern New Eng
land Chautauqua Assembly, the faculty,
alumni and graduates followed in their
order. AT the arches double line was
formed, the children strewing their
flowers in the paths of the advancing
graduates. After the "service at the
gate the golden gate swung open and
leading the line the class Of '95 passed
down the main aisles to the seats reserved
for them in the auditorium.
The decorating committee, Messrs.
Shaw, Kimball, Forbes and Misses Water
house, Cloudman, Linsay, Osgood,
| Nichols had been busy since morning,
transforming the prosaic wooden walls
into bower of beauty. Across the rear
of the stage appeared the notices 1--WE
and Never Be Discouraged" on either
side of beautifully wrought 1852 done
| by the little kindergarteners.
| Three large American flags were
effectively draped about the central
| pillars, between which the celebrated
Ghatauqua motto Let Us Keep Our
| Heavenly Father in the Midst" was sus-
pended. The rear of the stage was a
mass of evergreen and golden rod against
which the glittering G. L. S. G. stood
out The pillars were wound with gar
lands of green and gold.
| Owing to the kindness Of the village
people who robbed their gardens of
| fragrant blooms that the graduating
class of '95 might have a mass of glowing
colors to gaze upon, the platform was
completely covered with bouquets of
| beautiful flowers. On the organ and
piano were vases of scarlet poppies and
geraniums, cool ferns We're grouped
artistically here and there, and hundreds
of delicate sweet peas lent their fragrance
! to the balmy air. In the place of honor
was an immense bouquet of nasturtains,
the class flower sf the graduates, who
wore bouquets the same lovely flower
as they marched to the auditorium
The beautiful recognition day service
was led by Rev. W. H. Barber.
| The recongition day address by Rev.
John o. Wilson, D. D., of Brooklyn. New
| York.
| DR.. Wilson is a cultured, polished gentle
| man, and a master of oratory. The title
of the address. 'sSitting for His Picture, %
| gives little idea of the Intellectual treat
| DIR. Wilson's mind is a well stored
treasure house from which were brought
forth things new and old
Space forbids anything like an adequate
abstract. Briefly outlined, man with the
material universe for background sat
| for his picture before us, and the skilful
word painter with stroke after stroke of
the brush of imagination, painted the
heavens with their glory of sun, moon
and stars, the earth the sea and all that
in them is, and then, in the foreground,
standing out in all the majesty of an i'm
| mortal soul for which Christ died, man,
the noblest work of God.
DR.. Lindsay addressed the class. DR..
Lindsay adds, with the echo of their in
spring words ringing in your ears, you
surely are filled with the belief that man
| amounts to something and are glad as
way OF knowledge, and hope you will
go on expanding, keeping your Heaven
| ly Father in the midst until we are
| gathered to our final home with Him -
Diplomas were then presented to the
| following graduates: Georgia +. Gatchell
| Brownteld, Me, Mrs. Mary S. Gatchell,
Brownfeld, Me-, Lizzie L. Bachelor
Mass, Frank < Buker, Lynn, Mass.
| Clara B. Hunter, Lynn, Mass, Mrs.
| Abbie Emerson, Lynn, Florence A.
Rigney, Haverhill, Mass. In addition
| to the regular course for extra reading
| seals are awarded Miss Bachelor and
Miss Hunter received ten, Miss Rigney
Mrs. Gatchell, and Miss Gatchell and
Mrs. Emerson one.
| Grove hall was handsomely decorated
for the Alumni dinner, to which large
number of Alumni sat down at 13O. A
choice menu was served by the white
gowned walters, many of whom are G.
L. S. c. graduates or undergraduates.
The post prandial exercises were intro
duced by selection by Prof. Chapman's s
| Cambridge High school orchestra Rev.
George D. Lindsay, d. D., president of
the association, presided in his happiest
manner and proposed the following
casts:
The C. L. S. C.-Rev. George M.
| Brown.
The Relation of Good Cooking to
Chautauqua Success-Miss Anna Bar
rows.
Testimony of the Rock-E. H. Forbes,
Phi, d.
Woman and Parliamentary Law-NIrs.
E. S. Osgood
The Alumni-Rev H W. Kimball.
| The Relation of the Inner Man and
| Chautauqua-Mr N. Waterhouse
| The Future of Martha's Groye-Dr
| arlton Kimball
| A Cheerful Countenance it Does Good
| Like Medicine-T. III. johnson.
| The speeches were remarkable sfor their
brevity, aptness and spontaneous wit
Mr.. Waterhouse in his play upon names
| brought down the house.
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