River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-07-31
Old Academy Girls Picnic.

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If the editor and the devil" will
give US space and type for one more
reference to our band, we will re-
lapse into silence for another year.
Our annual picnic passed off very
pleasantly, despite the efforts of
weather department to dampen our
ardor. The one sad feature was the
remembrance that since our last re-
union two of our number have been
called to the Higher School," In
recognition of this sorrow, the fol-
lowing resolutions were adopted:
| WHEREAS Since our last meeting two of our
! schoolmateS have been called away from the
living and are now numbered with the dead,
| therefore,
RESOLVED, That by the death OF Augusta
CrQSsman and DeEtte Blood the Academy Girls
have lost from our roll call two who were
dearly beloved for their many virtues, their
loyal friendship and their wholesome, unfail-
ing cheerfulness;
RESOLVED, That as death removes one by
one from our number, and our circle becomes
smaller. we move up little closer and become
| stronger in our attachment for and interest in
each other, till the last day in the last term
and we meet in glorious commencement be-
| You'd;
| RESOLVED, That we deeply deplore the loss
of our beloved friends whose lives were so
| useful and so truly good, and we send to their
| Sorrowing families our sincere sympathy
| RESOLVED, That copy of these resolutions
| be sent to the families of our departed school
mates.
MARY LoRING WooDwoRTH,
Committee on Resolutions.
The many pleasing incidents, the
fun, the laughter, and PERHAPS the
strong coffee, combined to keep one
20. A. G.. awake far into the night,
and the following doggerel is the
result of those wakeful hours:
The o. A. G. did plan p chic in the park,
For their joyful, regular annual clark"
Our chairman said, July "a is the day we've
set,
Bring all the good things to eat you can get"
But when the day came "Old Sor' hid his face,
AS if he thought twas dreadful disgrace,
For girls over forty, some with hair white as
snow
On such hilarious excursion to go.
The heavens above rained torrents of tears,
We presume DER the sins OF school-girlhood
years.
Nothing daunted however, this circle of girls
Gave their telephone bells some vigorous
whirls,
And soon round the town the word had been
spread,
Gwen meet at the home of M. .Loring in
stead"
Free BUSES were run by the Powell girls,
Who declared twas fun, if it did spoil their
curls.
Then with school-time precision the dinner
was done
| And ready to serve, precisely at one.
Now would you know our bill of fare?
Of our v1ands, rich and rare?
Irish potatoes, done in cream,
Served as hot as if cooked by steam;
Good strong coffee, of Alice Powel's make;
Hot veal pie EN- Healy did bake;
Beans and sand witches and cold boiled ham,
Pickles and olives and currant JAM
Salads that looked pretty and those that
smelled strong;
But all were so good they were hurried along.
And then for dessert all kinds of cake,
And delicious ice-cream-su as mother
used to make.
And did you wish fruit after all this time,
We had it as plenty as in tropical cline.
And last of all, tho not the least,
To end this most delightful feast,
Game a box by mail, "the pointed regards
OF Ella Smith, tho she sent no cards.
OF those who to this picnic came,
The reporter will try to recall each name.
Elmra Nichols with voice so sweet,
Did all of us SO cordially greet,
That we could but feel, there's no tie more
strong,
Than the one that binds the Academy throng.
Hannah Tozer would have it known
That she had five years younger grown,
Since she among us had come to stay,
On our rollicking frolcking picnic day.
Clarissa Reynolds, very still she sat,
But she smiled at this or laughed at that.
OF the Short sisters three, we were "short"
but one,
We had Nettie and Hattie but Clio couldn't
come.
Nettie Taylor lamented the fact that she was
alone,
Her classmates had all away from us flown
Alice Holyhan as of yore,
Told us stories by the score.
Emma Healy, with her good, kind face,
We all were so glad she our picnic could grace,
And Emma Nichols, with the snow white hair,
Said she never should fail our picnics to share.
OF the Foster girls, we had but three
Eunice, Gina and Lizzie Van Hee.
OF all the Thayers and all the Rollins
We had but one-Mrs. Nettie Thayer Collins.
There were Gustie and Addie, the Wales
sisters two,
And Gustie giggled, just as She used TO do.
Then there was Dell Rogers, who is now Mrs.
Green,
At these picnics she says fIll always be SEEM
Persis Rhodes can tell us the time and place
OF all that e'er happened in the Academy race,
The Gray girls came out from Hudson town,
There was Till and Celinda and they'd never
frown
For our laughter and nonsense and all our fun,
But said when they left, cit has all been well
DONE"
Eva Webster is another member