The Republican journal., 1899-03-16
Bucksport Seminary Graduates
Hold their Fifth Annual Reunion in Boston


Sons and Daughters of the Pine Tree
State, now resilient in the vicinity of Boston,
graduates of Bucksport seminary, held their
fifth annual reunion last Friday evening, at
the United States hotel, Boston. William
M. Crawford, president of the alumni assoc
iation, occupied the chair. Immediately
after dinner these officers were chosen for
the coming year, their terms of service,
however, to begin after the banquet had con-
cluded: Oscar Storer, pres Miss A. NJ.
Wilson, Prof. j. f. Haley Hon. Thomas Fl.
Sherman, Hon. Parker Spofford and L. W.
Peters, vice pres; Miss Sadie f. Parker,
rec. Sec; Miss Edith Burnham, cor. sec. !;
E. S. Fernald, treas; Walter D. Buck, j.
j. w. Annas, Mrs. May Boulton White, Mel
vile F. Gray and Miss Maud Nickerson
executive committee.
1t was voted that committee be author
lied to draft resolutions expressing the sor-
row of the association upon the death of
Prof. A F. Chase. for many years principal
of the seminary The committee comprises
Robert j. Sprague and Miss Maud E..
Muzzey.
After Pres Crawford had extended his
greeting to every one, and felicitated them
upon the satisfactory condition OF things
generally, various toasts we're responded to
as follows: ''The seminary" by its presi-
dent, j. F. Haley; "Our DOCTORS" by DR..
Fred Bryant; "Our teachers" by Miss Sarah
Small of Lynn; "Our lawyers" by Lemuel
W. Peters, "Our minister's" by Chaplain
George A. Crawford of the navy.
Miss A. M. Wilson, who was an instructor
at the school for II years, spoke with much
feeling, sin memoriam" of Prof. Chase.
There was considerable orchestral music,
varied by violin solos, rendered by Miss
Elizabeth d. Nash
Hon. and Mrs. Thomas Fl. Sherman, Rev.
M. G. Prescott of Gloucester, William Mont
gomery of Newton, Hon. Richard Slower of
D A A oil nf a.
ter were among the more prominent alumni
present.
The following names complete the list of
the attendance Horace 7. Muzzey, Maud
j. Nickerson, Bartlett Brooks, Robert j.,
sprague, Mary A. Muzzey, Oscar Slower,
Nichols, Nan H. Godfrey, John W. Annas,
Bertha E. Kneeland, Clifford G. Allen,
Lucy S. Temple, Felker L. Temple, John
Carleton Sherman, A. n. Hardy, Georgiana
D. Barstow, Sara G. Small, Lillian F. Rus
, SELL VIM. B. Mattocks, L. G. Fellows,
Hiram E. Miller, Walter l. Smith, E. Belle
Smallidge, Mrs. L. R. Hibbard, Mrs. n NJ
Kneeland Mrs G. D. Spaulding, L. E. Part
ridge, Mrs. j S. Donnell, Mrs. J. B. Proctor
Belle j. Rich, Edith W. Bennett, NJ. X
NASH Mary A. Rhoades, o. F. Harding
Grace M. Stran, Gertrude L. Smith. W b.
Ford, Chas. n. Chase, Fastnet Ersklne
Evelyn NJ Buck, Chas. l.. Knight, Florence
E. Buck Theodore G. Wiley, Mrs, B. F.
Swan, F. S. Fernald, Flora B, Wood, Guy
Emerson, g. Cleveland Elizabeth d. Nash
I Walter D. Buck, Ruby c. Hathaway, c.
( Isabel Hathaway, L.W Peters, d. N. Handy
/ Edith A. Bartlett, Mary A. Crawford, Rev.
| M. G. Prescott, Carrie M. Buck, Louise A
| Snow, May E. Ferguson, Mrs. L. NJ W bite
Emile G. Gray, Sara S. Parker, Mrs. E. B
Stark, Mrs. NJ. II. Parkhurst. Harriet Fol
som, Mary a. Mckay, Maud E, Muzzey
Mr.. and Mrs. G. D. Bussev, Mr. and Mrs
Gee. A. Rich, Mr. and Mrs. II. l.. Stnson
| Mr.. and Mrs A. j Saunders.