Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-11
Reunion Of Monmouth
Academy Alumni.
Large Gathering at the Famous
Old Building on Wednesday.
Absence Of Some Distinguished Mem.
bers Regretted, but the Occasion Full
OF Interest and Pleasure to All Pres.
ent-The Post-prandiaI Exercises.

. mouth Academy Alumni occurred To-
day. large number were assembled ho-
fore IL o'clock in the building and bv
noon the campus was well crowded with
, friends and former students of this one
, time famous institution. The absence
OF the Oldest living and perhaps mos,
widely known student, certainly On,
OF the schools most remarkable and
respected administrative AlonZo
Garcelon, who was last year elected
! president of the Alumni Association
was deeply regretted by all present
The following program was presented
and enjoyed:
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Music
Prayer.
Address, Presiding Officer
Recitation. Miss Anna Blake
Poem-"My Country Home"
Composed by Oscar Frost
Music.
Defamation Walter Curtis
paper-"Thc Old Clionian Society"
Hon. Charles Andrews
Business.
Dinner
1.3o L. NJ
Toastmastcr Hon. A. NJ Spear
Music.
Speakers for aftcrnoon:-Dr. j. r. Day,
State superintendent Of schools; George
c. Chase president of Bates College:
lion. Il. A. Gilbert, Mr.. Horace Bent, Prof
+. F.. Small
The officers of the association are:
President. DR.. Alonzo GarceIon; vice
president. Horace Bent; secretary 5rd
treasurer, Cyrus {. Richmond.
The music is in charge of Harry Coch-
rane.
The dinner commit tee Is composed Of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Richmond Mr. and
Mrs. II. II. Withercll, r. G. Clough, Mrs.
Warren Pater, Mrs H. f. Merrill. MIS-.
II. p. Blake and Miss Grace Clough.
Many old acquaintances met who La Il
had this privilege only once or twice
in 25 or 20 years, and i'll some instances
acQuaintanccS were renewed after
longer intervals of separation.
DR.. J. r. Day was unable to be pros
his Old townspeople.
Tho dinner hour was one Of the fta-
lures Of the day. ample Justice being
done the tempting contents Of the
many lunch baskets.
Among the alumni Of the academy in
town for this reunion are noticed:
Hon. w. n. Judkins. lewiston Judge
and Mrs. A. NJ. Spear. Gardiner; Chas.
l.. Andrews. Augusta: Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest Small. Lcoministcr Nh s.; Les
tor NJ. Andrews. Oakland: Mrs. Mary
clifford Stntscn, Michigan: Mrs. Ida
Clifford ncPug. Iowa: w. w. S.ctson,
Auburn Miss Elsie A. Withcrcll Pos
ton: Miss Hide WitherclI, Boston:
Miss Edith and Miss Mabel Withercll
Rnston: Mr. Mark Powers. Portland:
Mrs Georgia Maxwell Frost. South
birmingham, Mass; Miss Bertha Kyle.
Lowell. Mass: Mrs. Adde Luce Blake.
Wellesley. Mass: Mrs. Abby Clifford
Gilman Eerwick; Miss Hattie Clifford,
Atlanta. Ga: Rev. II. A. Clifford. South
Paris; Mrs. Hattie Macomber RoWcll,
Mass: Frank Halliday. Orrington. n.
": Mrs. Ann Farnham, Somervilla.
Mass Mrs. Mildred Plummer. Hurd,
n. H.: Mrs. Ida Plnmmer Rrackett.
Ranger: Miss Lon Maxwell. Portland:
Miss Edith Maxwell. Melrnse; Willard
Morrison. Manc''t stcr. N. H.: Mrs.
Lizzie Dudley Woodbury.. Nashua. n.
IT,: Miss Minnie Moore, Miss MAY
Richmond. Augusta; Mrs. Mamie
Prescott. Fast Boston; Nisses Flora
ana E,'np Frost. John Pierce. Port
Iand: Mrs. Cora Gilman. Portland;
Mrs. S. &. Davis. Winthrop; Osborne
Faulkner or the cwiston Journal: Mrs.
Eva Richmond Mcservy. Lewiston.
a. J. Chick present principal Of the
school was in everyday watchlul for
the success Of tho day and to him rs
the head Of the school for several years
past the present standard of the school
is largely due.
Mr. Chicks best efforts are cOntinu-
a,iv in behalf of his students. 1t is
hoped he will remain as the principal
year.
Mrs Hillran has returned from Lis
bon Falls.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hurd Of Man
chester. n. H., and Mrs Burton Brack-
cit nj bangor, az at Tic VI A'At.
and Mrs. Pfummer.
Mrs. F.. P. Marston and children
paseed Tuesday and Wednesday at
Readfield
The death of VIM. Washburn occur
red in Richmond a few days ago.
Friends in this town express regret at
Mr.. Washburn's death. He and his wife
lived here few years and much SYM
pathy goes out to Mrs. Washburn In
her sorrow.
Thomas Lamb. one OF Portland's best
known men accompanied by Mrs. Mel
lie Davis. was in town. Wednesday. in Y
at the reunion. i
Mrs. Fabyan is reported very little \
better, although still in critical con- (
tlition.
Harry Frost and Miss Clara Deroche !,
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