The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-06-29
Bloomfield Glass Reunion


The ssyeuteeLth annual reunion II ne
Bloomfield Academy Cas- Association
~as he'd NJ H. Pines" SDaidge"ock
Nj. Oh Friday, June 10 Tn day
proved IA laea one for at "oid tim
picme aud koOdly number eatefsG
INTO The .pifit Of the occasion a. H.
well flied conveyanees which lefr tn
Il gh school building at 30 aid 30 l..
III. testified. The early purtiou Of tn
afternoon WAS spent In lively CONVERSE
ton with the CLASSMATES Of long aRu,
some from away who bad not met with
Us for several years. We were pleased
10 record on our visiting list the natne-
Of Mrs. Fife Partridge Bracket from
RDxoury, Mass, Miss Ella Steyens IRON
Cambridge, Mass, Mrs. Emma Dascomb
Partridge from Lewiston, Me-, Mrs
Elgie Parkhurst Judkins from Water
vile, Me, Mr.. Albert r. Lord from OAK
land, Me.
Later business meeting OF the ssso.
citation was called by Nlee-President II
A. Dinsmore, acting 10 place OF the
president, Mrs, Matte Smith Walton,
who was unable TO DE present. and the
following list OF officers were chosen fot
the ensuing year: President, II. A. Dins
morei vice president, b. 5. Flagg; sec
rotary, Mrs. Nellie Higgins Leighton
treasurer, w. 3. Steward; executive
committee, Miss Dora Cleveland, Mrs
Alice Steward Steward, Mrs. Eva Var
neY Gage, +. X. Steward, w 7. Robbins
After all business matters were salts.
| factorily arranged came the motion Il
adj )urn and the enthusiastic prepare.
tions for refreshments of which many
/ stood greatly III need and to which al
did ample Justice. Three rousing cheer.
were gwen for Mrs. Ella Tenney Holt
for the excellent coffee served. Follow.
my the repast came the roll call by the
secretary, responded TO, not only by
those present, but by written words OF
greeting from "a absent members, which
were greatly enjoyed by all present.
The meeting Of old friends under the
| pines on the banks of the old Kennebec,
June day with a cloudless sky, al
abundance Of viaDds furnished by mem.
beers of the association and lastly the
homeward ride under the light of Clio
rious full moon gave TO all present an en-
| ioyment and appreciation of these an.
\ hual Ieuulou uh|s tllhl Keep IIGsu III Uuf
memory the forms and scenes OF long
ago and link the bonds of friendship into
an endless chain reaching out into the
beyond" claiming its own, our loved
and lost, for
! We are not all here, some are away,
But we can feel their presence still
AS yearly we in thought turn back
And wend our way up baptist Hill"
Methinks hear the old BELLS clang,
And quickly hasten tardy feet
! To be in time for the roll-call
And answer present" from my seat
Those wooden benches, worn. defaced
BY pencil marks and penknife blade,
| Are OF more priceless worth to me
Than all the modern seatings made.
The memories that cluster round
That old brick scheolhouse' aud the
green"
I Are sweeter far than all the Joys
That later years have brought between,
! Three he 'rty cheers for our "old class,
With Its two hundred members strong
/ One hundred fifty living still
+ To join in glad reunion throng.
Well keep the old class e'er intact,
For spirit knows not bounds or place,
Mindful OF these reunion days
Until we all meet face to face.
NELLIE HIGGINS LEIGHTON, Sec.