River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-08-23
THE OLD ACADEMY GIRLS.

AT the annual picnic of the Old
Academy Girls last Thursday there
were forty-seven who answered
present to the roll call.
| The day was fair and the temper
allure as warm as any could desire,
if not more so. The pavilion was
opened in good season as usual
and afforded most comfortable
quarters for the ceremonies of the
| day.
The bus was chartered to meet
the ten o'clock train and convey
those to arrive and others who had
not teams of their own to the park
and return them when they should
desire.
Mary Currier (Bailey) was chair
man of the food committee and it is
unnecessary to say that there was
nothing left undone. The long
table with its decorations of fruit
and flowers was very artistic as
well as apetizing. The ornamental
napkins were presented by Mercy
Roberts (Young) of Saltwater who
could not be present. A new fea-
| ture, and one which met the ap-
prevail of all, was the introduction
of some of the daughters of the
association who served as walters,
thus removing all the burden of the
meal and Frightening the occasion
by their presence.
The dinner having been enjoyed
to the FULLEST EXTENT the girls ad-
| journed to the northeast corner of
the pavilion and the president call
ed them to order.
At the roll call several from
abroad responded, among whom
were Miss Margaret Hosford of
Whitewater, Martha Bolkcom
| (Young), Milwaukee, Mary Farms
worth (Elliott), Sheldon, Iowa, Ida
Westcott (Bushnell) Wyocena, Mel
lie Nelson (Nott), Menomonie, Ida
Powell (Gou1d), Milwaukee, Mary
Loring (Woodworth), Ellsworth,
Lucinda Gray (Matteson), Hudson,
and Lizzie Foster Wan Heel, Ham
mond. Letters from absent men,
bers were read, the minutes of the
last meeting and the Secretary's re-
port.
The officers elected for the COM
ing year are: President-Abbie
Timberlake (Currier); Secretary
and Treasurer-M Matte Foster put
nam); Chairman Food Committee
Ella Dodge (Heasley).
It was voted to admit all who
were students at the "Old Acad-
envy" up to 1873, the year the build
ing burned. A new supply of
badges has been procured with the
new date upon them and can be OBJ
tanned from the secretary at 20 cents
each. These badges are olive green
with a picture of the academy
building and the lettering in gilt.
The association was formed Au-
gust Is, 1900, and the third Thurs
day in August was afterward desig-
mated as the annual picnic day. All
members are supposed to bear this
in mind, but it has been customary
for the secretary to drop a line to
members out of town whose address
is listed, and many letters are re-
ceived from those who cannot be
present, thus "old acquaintance"
is brought to mind" and the
days of old lang syne." Only one
member has crossed the river of time
during the past year-our beloved
sister, Nellie Vannatta Adams,
whose bright face and winning
manners made her favorite in her
classes. A beautiful bouquet of
pink and white roses was sent to
our old and much loved teacher,
Mrs. A. H. Weld, now in her ninety
third year.
AS we dispense it is with feeling
of pleasure that this association
has been formed and one of regret
that the occasion of meeting comes
but once a year, and that the day