The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-08-06
The Assembly Concluded.

C7ui1 ~ dt-if'4. tuE spur "ffe int
oughly enjoyed, and the service. were
interesting AMI helpful.
The torchlight procession in.eade i
for Monday uighr, WAS postponed on
account Of The high wind and in It's plae
was substituted the first Of series -
round tables under the direction Of F
NJ. Robinson, international secretary Of
the !. NJ. {. A.
the devotional meeting Of Tuesday
morning was conducted By Z. VI. Rgs-
inson. who ia happy and instructive
way anall zed the I3.h Psalm. Tn
10 30 meeting was giyea up entirely 70
Y. NJ. c. A. work with Z. NJ Robiasua
in charge. After INTRO luctory remarl !.
he introduced some ten Young men r.
presenting various !. ". c. A.. each
of whom spoke briefly Ga some particu-
lar phase of the work. Ia the afternoon
the second Good Wills won from team
made up from the party visiting from
Yarmouthville by score Of q 70 g.
Tuesday evening. Menander bennett,
the humorist from Lewiston, held forth
in the auditorium The audience was
a large one and was kept in a roar from
the time the humorist put in appearance
to the end of the last selection. |. was a
high grade of humo1 and seemed to go
exactly to the right spot with the fe-
lows. Early Wednesday morning de.
votions were led by Cecil B. Daggett Of
Watervile. His words were full of
help aud every one present felt that it
was good TO be there.
Wednesday mornings session was
! given up to the annual meeting of the
Maine Audubon Society. This asso-
citation was founded last year at Good
Will during the Assembly for the OBJ
ject of protecting the song birds of the
State. The secretary's report rendered
by Mrs. c. B. Tuttle Of East Fairfield,
was encouraging and showed that un-
der the direction OF the present officers
and with the aid o. the 10 local Sec
retares good work was being done by
the society. In the Afternoon there was
a general good time in the auditorium,
where all on the grounds assembled.
An impromptu orchestra including a
piano, cornet, fife, drum, ETC., caused
much amusement for the crowd. After
many musical numbers had been ren.
dered the annual Assembly spelling
match WAS held. Herbert W. Holmes
of Good viii Farm, WAS the most sue
cessful speller, buster" Crosby OF
Bangor, coming in second. In the eve-
ming, Prof. Leslie W. Lee of Bowdoin
College, entertained a large audience
with a stereopticon lecture on 1.-The
Birds of Maine" The Thursday morn
ing devotions were led by j. O. Shar.
man, secretary of the boys department
in the Charlestown Y. NJ. c. A. His
remarks along the line of personal re-
sponsibility were very helpful. At 10 80
Rev. Mr.. McElveen, pastor of the Shaw
nut church of Boston, addressed the
assembly. His theme WAS THE Cumu-
lative Life" and his manner Of present
ing 1t was intensely interesting. More
than one was heard to say that it was
the best address of the kind ever given
at an assembly. The last game Of ball
was played, Thursday afternoon,
between the visitors and the Good Will
nine. 1t was by far the most interesting
one played during the ten days. The
visitors won by score of 8 10 5. Ia the
| evening a large aud appreciative au
dience WIS entertained in the Auditorium
by Pitt Parker, the crayon artist. His
entertain ment is rather an illustrated
| lecture than an exhibition of drawing
and the audience was kept In a roar Of
laughter for over an hour. After the
entertainment the Good viii boys and
visitors crossed the river. At the farm
they were fitted out with caps, capes aud
torches and fell into line for the torch
| light parade postponed from Monday
night, At the head of the procession
marched three drummers. cOrnetist and
a fife player, who furnished music for
the march. The parade started from
near the new Manual Training building,
marched up to the girls cottages and
around them to Mr.. Hinckley's home
where stop was made and cool drinks
were served. After cheers for the ladies
and for Mr.. Hinckley the march was
resumed and the procession proceeded to
Pishon's Ferry. Here the boys who
have tents in the Pines crossed the rv, r
and marched down on their own side,
the rest returning to the Good VIII sid.
Friday morning, Charles F. Nutter of
New Haven, Conn, led the devotional
service, which was held at later hour
than usual. At 10 30 Mr.. Parker gave
another entertainment. Hel he showed
himself an excellent Y. NJ. G. A. boys
worker as well as a erayon artist. He
| gave another OF his illustrated lectures,
| impressing few moral principles very
wildly on the minds Of his bearers by
means Of his drawing. Friday afternoon
| the second Good viii team beat the
second Visitors to the tune of l6 to Z.
The most amusing entertainment of
the assembly was the minstrel show
| Friday evening, the artists being COL
lected from the young men in the grounds.
| +. NJ. Robinson acted as manager and in
terlocutor.
The last of the early morning d.
votions were held, Saturday morning
and were led by Charles w, G.lkey. 4,
! 10 30 the morning service was held IN
the auditorium. Solos were rendered bS
Harper G. Smyth and Roger F. Brunei,
| Mr.. Mullaney also gave another ex-
| hibition in Juggling, The various prizes
won during The assembly were then pre-.
scented. To the Visitors baseball team.
which had won four games straight from
/ the Good viii nine, Mr.. Hinckley pr =
sented copies of The Story of Good viii
! Farm as token Of good will and
appreciation OF the clean msnly exhibition
of baseball which they have put up
during the ten days. The prizes for the
1 spelling match were: First, a book ,
which went to Herbert ". Holmes Of
| Good Will; second, a fsh-reel, to Buster
| Crosby Of Bangor. For the BOBBY pre-
Mr. Hinckley presented TO Ed Ben Hinck-
! ley ticket good for one plate Of soup al
| rho DINING bull Tho Y Nj q fold