Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-28

from each communication and read t
the club. The resulting paper is OF
great interest at this time, and the
Journal is glad of the opportunity to
publish it in full.
The invitation to the authors OF
propose to print to commemorate this
evening has been responded to with
such hearty good will, that it will re-
quire week of evenings to read them
all, and | am, therefore, able to pre-
sent you with few selections only as
4 foretaste of the good things which
will be found in the volume.
You will notice that the proposed Old
Home week in Maine has stirred the
hearts and inspired the muses. of a
great number of the authors of Maine,
thus showing that like Oliver Gold
smiths Traveller,
"Wherecr they roam. whatever realms
they see,
Their hearts untrdvcled. fondly turn to
thee.
Still to their old state turn with ceaselcss
And drag at each remove frightening
chain.
You will discover. too. that the
natural beauties of our beloved State
have naturally inspired many to elo-
quencc. and that the names of the men
and women who have made her known
all over the world. are appropriately
enough the theme Of many other
writer's.
MISS JULIA HARRIS MAY. the
author Of a book of beautiful poems
published by Putnams. thus welcomes
the suggestion Of the OLD Home week:
80 wanderers from the Land of Maine
the perfume Of the pine
Still mngles with your memory, while
hearts ana hands combine
To weave for YOU memorial wreaths that
Irvine the evergreen,
With ClematiS ana hONberry. ana may
flowers set between.
And look across the wide wide world,
ana call ~ YOU again.
Come back. your mother longs Tor YOU
Nc wanderers OF Maine.
SpLON CHASE, whose weekly
words of wisdom in our Sunday papers
are familiar to us all. welcomes the
wanderers in another way. He says:
Come down here Old Home week.
ana bring the boys and girls. There
are 80 many Of the sons and daughters
Of Maine who arise and shine that
there is not room for all Of them TO
stay in the Pine Tree State. But there
will be room for all Of them on Old
Home week The latch string hangs
out at all our homes. We extend to
YOU our hearty welcome, and if YOU
don't enjoy pure and undefiled religion
it won't be our fault"
PROFESSOR ADELBERT f.
CALDWELL Of the Illinois Wesleyan
University, tells US that
THE brecZcs stop their tcaZinE, with eX-
cited wonder whist.
Below, the ferns stand tiptoe in their
loan
To hear the joyful tidinss that are wills
Names sons and daughters all are
coming home.
In this strain he continues, telling us
all nature is rejoicing at the prospect
Of
"Maine's Old Home Week"
MARTHA BRADBURY JORDAN Of
Portland. evidently is not satisfied
with the prospect Of an Old Home
week simply-she wants fitty-two Of
them in a year, for she sends a poem
which begins:
The woods which charm your hating
steps
In summer
Are tonic. ana replcte with life
Through winters snow,
Crisp under foot, nor cold at hcirt
But fire lurking here.
The pines bid lovers to delight,
Come, worship ali the year.
MRS. s. r. GRAHAM CLARK of
burlington, VT. inspired by the pros
pcct of week in Maine, SENDS Two
poems, in one Of which she says;
"a week in Maine? Why, friends, the
Just makes me mad with Joy
Sets all my nerves athrlil with me
AS when | was a boy.
To childhood'S vision gwen:
WHY Sirs. to me a week IN Maize
Seems very much ike heaven
THE HONORABLE F. NJ. RAY. the
poat lawyer, sends a poem entitled:
..o,d Home Week. Uncle Reubens Invi-
tation.
which closes with a bit of Maine sound
-anse in the shape Of the advice:
some scrip for the journey Q please
INST u 70 ta7 Keep the old friendships still
| stcIdfast and strong.
MR.. CHARLES II. CLARK writes
from Waban. saying:
..'rhe return Of the children OF th'
PIN. Tree State to their native towns
cannot fail to give encouragement It
those who have remained at nome, ah'
visit 70 the homes Of youth VIII re-
fresh and inspire the visitors. rms
,uly short quotation from an enthu
siastic letter.
MP GEORGE {. CHASE. Prcslden
| III Rates College. Lewiston, Me, rtcA y
tb,. versatility of the sons ana dau5h
,ars Of the state. and is reminded .
Iobns,n's famous tribute to Goid
| smith. who left scarcely any style o
vriting untouched. and touched n"th
inc, that he did not adorn, ana con
| cIudes an inspiring letter by saying;
| ..Wherryer the pursuit ~ adNehtuIe
| ,nd the mIrsuit Of lofty ideals, or tn
| rnouenchable thirst for larger oppor
| tuniti.s and attachments may tax