The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-06-28

was not settled soon. A comparison
OF the United States and Spanish pos
sessions Of years gone and today,
where Spain held sway. now the stars
and strips floated, the sun never set
ting upon Uncle Sans dominion.
Memories.
allow dear to my heart are the scenes Of my
childhood,
As fond recollection presents them to view.
The orchard, the meadow, the deep tangled
wildwood
And every loved spot which my infancy
knew"
Not only of Miss Bennett, but of
many Of present and absent, told as
thA narrator knows so well how to tell
such stories, brought repeated ap-
plause. Miss Bennett said she would
claim the privilege Of the aged to be
tiresome and wandering, but her recol-
lections from the time she went to the
old South school and was welcomed by
sweet faced woman, whom she knew
as Mary Laundon. until she passed
through the grades to graduate with
the kindly wishes Of teachers and
later to teach in these schools. All
were followed with interest.
Uncle Sans Postmistress.
$50 unaffected, so composed mind,
So firm, so soft, 50 strong, yetso refined,
She swings the mail with ever steady nerve,
Her country and her Uncle Sam to serve"
Miss Herrick said she knew only one
other distinguished woman who had
held that position, Benjamin Franklin's
sister-in-law and owing to obvious
reasons could not speak for her so
must talk about herself, which she
proceeded to do denying that Com
posed mind, so firm" be frequently in
presence Of the lord of creation "man"
Miss Herrick said she could not tell
the secrets of her business, for the
being a woman resembled, as some
one had said the deity, in that her
ways we're past finding out" but in the
poetic phrase Of man gave some post
office pointers. She concluded by say
ing she would rather work for Uncle
Sam than any other man on the foot
stool. Mr.. Toastmaster, rising, said he
hoped she would soon find a male not
tied up in bag. Applause.
Bessie Hall in response to "The
School Teacher"
"Oh, ye who teach the ingenious youth Of
nations
Holland, France, England, Germany or
Spain
pray thee fog them upon all occasions;
1t mends their morals, never mind the
pain"
Gave some very interesting exper-
fences. The days when licking and
farming" went hand in hand was past.
She gave some good thoughts upon
teaching generally.
"Alma Mater"
"The stars shall fade away.
But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth.
In the hands Of Hattie Mason met
artistic treatment. 1t is not the ex-
tremes of men that tell for people,
but the dead levels in common folk
that goes for the best that in them
lies. Dare to dream and dare to do,
The company now returned for a
social meeting to the upper hall.
The following officers and program fol-
next year was announced by the nom
mating committee: President, Alden
R. Palmer; vice president, Mrs. S. K
Warner; secretary, Katherine Gott
toastmaster, E. F, Webster, Jr. treas
urer, E. G. Cushion poet, R. L. Wal
den; historian, Ethel Herrick reciter
Nell Horr; orator, Frank VanCleef
music committee, George Rust.
All declared this to have been {
great success as a reunion, no small
amount of the pleasure being attrlbut
ed to our ideal toastmaster, who seem.
ed bubbling over with wit and wisdom
too.