The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-11
STAND1sH CELEBRATION.
Over Four Hundred Former Residents
Attend the Reunion.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.7

Standish, August 9.-Standish observed
"Old Home Week. yesterday and every
thing was all that could be wished for.
The sun never rose on a fairer morn nor
went behind the western hill leaving a
move beautiful day behind When the
agitation was first con ceived in regard to
the observance of ''Old Home Week. -
Standish was among the first. The sever
al committees were organized and ar
engagements were perfected. AS a result
everything passed off in the most favor
able manner. A good crowd was present
composed of former Standish sons and
daughters and their friends, which
greeted each other in the true and typical
Yankee spirit.
1t was ''Jim is that YOU, and "John
where is Joe. - and one man was heard
by your reporter to remark that it was
worth going many miles just to see the
people shake hands.
The rain of the day before had cleared
the air, freshened the foliage and laid the
dust A cooling breeze drew across the
grounds and the waters of the pond never
looked bluer or its wooded shores more
attractive. Members OF the reception
committee met all incoming trains and
quickly escorted all new Corners to the
headquarters of the general secretary of
the association in whose book for visitors
the names OF over two hundred were
registered from varied sections of our
own state and many other states.
In the forenoon the younger people
played baseball on the grounds and
danced to the music of Chase's orchestra
who kindly contributed their services for
the occasion while the older returning
friends rested under the shade of the
trees or in the pavilion and sWapped ex-
I'M he
AT p. IN. picnic dinner was eaten in
the grove and the remaining time Occu-
pied in social converse until the arrival
OF the afternoon train. Then at p. M.
the people were called to order
Nearly nine hundred Invitations
had been extended and over 400
sons and daughters of the old town were
present to participate in the exercises of
the day.
Mr.. Alvin G. Dresser, Esq, presided
and first introduced Rev. John Philo
Trowbridge of Eastford, Conn.,, former
pastor of the Second Parish church OF the
village to invoke divine blessing, after
Which the chorus composed of Standish
sons and daughters conducted by Prof. j
u. Ward, gave a selection Home Sweet
Home. -
Mr.. Dresser delivered the address of
welcome saying in part: "Standish's Old
Home Week association welcomes you one
welcome to her 1res1des and within her
borders. She welcomes you, sons and
daughters to the same hills where you
coasted in winters long gone by, the
same hills and valleys where you picked
the first wild flowers of spring. She well |
comes you sons and daughters to the
same JOses and Strouts brooks and
Little and Big Watchis Pond where you
spent your pleasure hours with rod in al
ways ready to take in the sver willy fish, |
Some of you have gone north, south, /
eastward aad west. Some have gone
to the great beyond, but those Of you who |
have returned to your former homes, /, !
ID behalf OF our town bid you a most
hearty welcome. -
Mr. William W. Wingate of New York,
formerly of this town responded in few
very we'll chosen words Mr.. Wingate be-
gan by saying: Friends and Fellow
IoWnsmen; 1t gives me great pleasure
In saying few Words in response to the