The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-06-20

Twenty Seven Graduates in This Years
CIass-The Alumni Dinner at Ridlon
Hall-Most Interesting and Eloquent
Speeches.
Yesterday was great day for Gorham
and the Gorham Moral school, the closing
exercises of the graduating class taking
place and the various features of the day
being witnessed by large numbers Of
people.
The assembly room at the school was
filled to OVERLOOKING when the first of
the days programme was begun at 8 q.
M. After preliminary sacred services
Rev. DR.. Gallagher, president of Kent's
Hill Seminary, was introduced to deliver
the address of the day. His subject was
Force and he handled it in most
striking and eloquent way, holding sthe
closest attention Of his auditors.
After school song the graduates wei Q
called to the platform and their diplomas
presented by State Superintendent of
Schools W. W. Stetson of Auburn, who
made remarks appropriate to the occa-
sion. The following graduates received
their sheepskins: Bird M. Alhee, Cum
berland Mills; Evelyn Agnew. Red Beach
IDA M. Barker, Ellsworth; Myra A.
Bragdon. Cumberland Mills, Hannah
Clifford, Cornish; Nellie r. Collins.
Portland Margaret G. Connelley, Port
land; Wilhelmina S. Frost, Ellsw orth !;
Nellie B. Fossett Pemaquid: Adele M.
Cloudy, West Bristol; Fife M. Harmo n,
Bridgton; Arobine Hatch, Fairfield.
Grace M. Irwin, Eest Deering; Alice III.
Jameson, Westbrook; Lillian r. KimbaIl
Fast Bethel; Bertha L. Leach. Rockville:
Florence L. Loring, Brunswick; Sadie
e. Miller, Durham; Lestina S. Moody,
Biddeford Melvena v. Pa rker, Warren
Helen M. Perkins, Oldtown; Lizzie H.
Poland, Round Pond: Maude R. Pullen,
Yarmouthville; Marietta Stanley, Man
set; George E. Thompson, Deering;
Mary A. Walker, South, Paris.
The benediction by Rev. G. +. Cobb
closed the morning exercises.
AT noon the alumni association held
their annual business meeting and chose
the following officers:
observation-disclosures ". Guptill.
Vice President-Fred Benson
Treasurer-Geo. r. Spring.
Corresponding Seoretary-Mary e.
Alden.
Recording Secretary-Mary e. Weeks.
Directors-Mrs. Rose G. johnson, Miss
Jennie M. Colby, Miss Margaret Stnrte-
want, Il. A. Durgin, Ii. M. Hawkes., W.
b. Dow.
1t was a happy company of the alumni
and guests that gathered in Ridlon hall
for the alumni dinner at 2 p. m. The
dinner was served under the charge of
the Gorham Grange, and the tables pre-.
sented a most attractive appearance.
the tables: Frank P. Johnson. Mary E..
Alden, Mrs. E. A. Soule, 6. M. Durant,
9. A. Call, II. Sheldon, Evelina D.
Mcclellan, Mae l.. Driscoll, Annie B.
Goudy, Mrs. David Hooper, A. D. II.
Libby, Fred Benson, Frank L. Douglass,
Clarence A. Durgin, J. W. Fairbanks,
Mrs. Henrietta W. Fairbanks;4 Charles
X. Hinkley, Miss M. B. Fairbanks. E.
G. Strout, Miss Katherine Halliday,
Stephen Hinkley. Mrs. Stephen Hinkley,
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Waterman, Ed
ward Harding, Miss Ida E. Sweetser,
Mrs M. Ella Campbell, Mrs. Lizzie l..
bennett, Miss Annie E. Cox. Marietta
Stanley, Alice e. Ballantyne, Mamie E.
Stinson, Mira j. Lord, Charles S.
Holmes, Hiram @. Hawkes., Vim. A.
Merrill, VIM. H. Dow, Edward ". Cup
till, Rose @. johnson, Geo. r. Spinney,
Mary Grace Weeks, Willard W. Woodbury.,
Lewis Mcclellan, T. q. Mcclellan, Mr..
and Mrs. Fl. Cousins, John A. Huxley,
N. T. Hinkley, q. A. Robertson, Mrs.
g. A. Robertson, Geo. A. Warren, Mary
s. Gage, Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Russell,
W. W. Stetson, Viola M. White, W. Her
shell Charles. Gallagher, Gertrude L..
Stone Edith A. Seaman Eva l. Clark
Ella M. Clark, Della B. Hill, Mildred
Moulton, Maria @. Hamblen, Winifred
Graggs, Jennie f. Pennell, Mrs. Emma
Pike Harding, o. 3. Chad bourn, Mar
garrett S. Sturdivant, Mrs. Belle Hamb len
Newcomb, Henrietta l.. Gay, Clara A.
Goold, Maud Collins, Eleanor Edmands
Perkins, Alice Russell, Estelle Webber,
Nellis L. Clouchman. Mrs. Edith Rowe
Hatch, Gertrude A. Phelnn, Susie 6.
Way, Grace E. Pride, Winnifrei G.
Gowen, Ida NJ. Clark, Alice M. Hem
menway, Mary L. Trafton, Jessie B
Kemp, Ella T. johnson, Gertrude NJ
Lermond, Ida M. Baker, Florence L. Lor-
ing, Evelyn Agnew. Hannah Clifford,
Alice NJ. Wheeler, NJ. Agnes Walker, Bird
Albee, Lillian B. Kim ball, Wilhelninia
S. Frost. Rifle M. Harmon, Mamie G.
Oonnolley, Myra A. Bragdon, Lestin S.
Moody, Grace NJ. Irwin, Lizzie Fl. Po-
land, Alice N. Jameson, Sadie E. Miller
Nellie B. Fossett, Bertha B. Fossett,
Bertha L. Leach, Adella M. Cloudy,
Helen M. Perkins, Arobine Hatch, Ed
it'll Thompson, Nellie Collins, Maude B.
Pullen, Melvena V. Parker
When the dinner was disposed Of
MR.. E. W. GUPTILL,
called the company to order. Mr.. Cup
till is the President of the alumni and
nctad nc toastm Ster He fi1lod Tho n iAf