The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-08-21
HOME COMING ECHOES.
Successful Week Ended all too Soon for
Happy Home Corners.

The ending of home coming week was
as successful as the beginning. The
"Old Home Day" meeting at the opera
house Friday afternoon was well attend
ed The program opened with vocal
music, "Tenting To- might" This was
followed by a scholarly and entertaining
address by Hon. Chas. l.. Fitch of Grand
Rapids.
Mrs. Ada Simpson Sherwood, to a
violin accompaniment by Aileen Buskirk,
read the poem that is printed below.
r. r. Annable related the following
unique story of the Lost DIANA" When
he was a young lawyer in Paw Paw, a
man come TO his Office with long story
of how the scientists had discovered the
gigantic fraud of Hull in the matter of
the Cardiff Giant" because on drilling
into the figure they could find no bones
He, the man, had with partner made a
composition figure covering a complete
skeleton, and were prepared to foist it
on the public when the partner appro-
priated it, knowing we'll that Mr.. Anna
bles client would not dare to take legal
proceedings to recover it. The attorney,
assisted by an officer mot in his official
capacity managed to obtain the image,
which was like the body of a primeval
woman-the veritable missing link of
Darwin-with a pointed head, web fin
gers and toes-and best of all with the
bones inside (at least so her maker said),
some kind of a cement composition be-
ing used to make the imitation of long
petrified body. The grotesque object
was hauled to this village and for a year
secreted under the floor of barn, being
finally shipped to her owner. "In the
resurrection" said Mr.. Annable, 81 often
wonder whose bones will come forth as
our Lost Diana
Mrs. DR.. Dunning recited "Whistling
in Heavep," an old favorite, and it
seemed good to see her on the platform
again in Paw Paw.
Before adjournment, the "Home Com
ing Society" was made a permanent or
ganization, the old officers being re-
elected as follows: Presid ent, |. j. Cum
ings; vice president, A. G. Glidden; sec'y,
Mrs. B. f. Warner; treas, Mrs. Addie
Hunt. 1t is anticipated home coming
week next year VIII De even greater
success than this first year.
The closing entertainment of the week
was the progressive reception Friday
evening, at the homes of Messrs. and Mes
danes j. G. Warner, w. G. Y. Ferguson,
b. F. Heckert, r. w Broughton and NJ.
O. Rowland. The band played at all
the homes, and headed the company
from place to place, adding much to the
pleasure of the occasion-as indeed they
did to the success of the whole week,
and their help is fully appreciated. At
the several homes, the guests were re-
ceived Hospitality, and at some places
short informal programs were given. At
the last home, that of Mr. and Mrs Row
land. light refreshments were served by
the ladies of the committee having the
reception in charge, and others who as
sisted them. The affair was a unique
one, and altogether enjoyable, a very
large company crowding each of the
homes. The evening formed a fitting
finale to a week of unalloyed pleasure.
Many of our guests left Saturday for
their homes, but some remained until
this week-and all, so far as we heard,
expressed a desire to be with US again
next year.