The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-08-22

scituate's third annual Old Home Day
celebration, which was held yesterday.
was wholly success.
An address by Gov. Higgins. Col. Daniel
r. Ballou and Rev Gideon A. Burgess,
widely known clergyman. who began life
in Scituate, were drawing cards for the
occasion but the main attraction, after
ALL was the fact that IL was old Home
Day and people came, after the country
fashion. from all the villages OF Scituate
and the adjoining towns. as we'll as from
this and other Rhode Island cities and
from many points more distant The
crowd began to arrive early In the day
at the grounds of the Scituate Free Bap-
tist church. where tents had been erected
and the whole place put in holiday attire.
The following were In charge OF the va
Sious departments of the celebration:
THOSE IN CHARGE
Executive committee-Rev Robert Dus-
ton Daniel Clarke. Mrs. Nelson Taft,
Charles A Potter. E NJ. Spencer. Ches-
ter Smith. Dr. Charlotte e. c. Arnol y
Mrs. Benjamin F. Smith, Edith Boss,
Elizabeth Leach. G M. ID. Wright c. r.
Salisbury Henry Bucklin. Mrs. w. f.
Angel and Mrs. w. A. Randall; general
committee Mrs d. A. Clarke. Mrs. VIII
liam Smith. Mrs. Lizzie Thornton. Mrs.
Henry Reny and Thomas Thornton food
committee, Mrs Nelson Taft. Mrs. Steere,
Mrs Everett Dexter. Mary Wilson. Car
rie Luther. DR.. Barnard Arnold. A. Y.
Wood; committee on speakers. Charles r.
Salisbury, d A. Clarke II. II. Potter. Il.
o. Card: TO serve meat, Henry Bucklin.
c. j. Eddy. w Fisk. Ella Angel Mrs.
Tyring. Cora Smith. Eliza Sweet; to serve
vegetables, Mrs. w F. Angel. Mrs. RI.
H. Potter, Mrs. Mary Fiske Mrs. Fred
Angel; coffee and tea. Mrs. w. A. Ran
dali. Mrs Ida Mathewson. Mrs. Willis
Boss: pies. p. f. Smith. Henry Harris.
Flora Smith; cake. Eliza Leach. Mrs.
Robert Duston, Annie Ballou fruit. Ches-
ter Smith. Ida Smith. Luella Smith, Eu
genia Duston: ice cream. w. ]. Boss.
Earle 3. Arnold d. a. Clarke Willis G..
Farrow, T. w. D. simmons; iemonade.
Benjamin Boss. Bert Graves. Irving
Brown; candy. c. M. D. Wright Bertha
Duston. Sadie Thornton. Alice Farrow:
bureau or information, DR.. Charlotte Ar
mold. Mrs. Mary F. owen, Mrs. Ruth
Smith; tickets, c. A. Potter, Augustus At
wood. Henry Harris Mr. Bartlett. Ed
ward Clarke; advertising. G. A. Potter. e.
r. Salisbury, I. H. s. Steere. n TT. Pot.
ter. Mrs. p. F. Smith. Thomas Thornton:
reception, r. L. Duston Daniel Clarke.
c. r. Salisbury. l. H. S. Steere, M. s.
Smith. F. o. Card. r. Boss, w Boss, III.
II. Potter. Allen Lawton. Augustus At
wood. Mr. Bennett Mr. Saunders w.
Fiske, s. Fiske. D. O. Chapman, j. Thiel-
son: on serving dinner, Mrs s. z. Hop
kins.
The Mattresses were Bessie Olney Mar
Jorie Boss, Louisa Burgess. Alice Ed
wards. Gladys Duston. Mamie Potter,
Mrs. Card. Ruth Thornton Mary Wilson,
Nellie Barden. Florence Hopkins. Ruth
Boss. Hattie Steere. Mabel Angrll. Edith
Tourtellotte. Pearl Kettle. Ethel Sprague.
Edith Rothwell Cora Whiteman. Edith
Owen Alice Thornton. Irene Smith. Dor
othy Boss. Nellie Tyler. Ethel Smith.
DINNERS AND SPEECHES.
The arrival OF the governors party was
the signal for the beginning Of the din
ner. after grace had been said by Rev.
Gideon A. Burgess The dinner itself last
ed throughout the afternoon, and In all
about 400 were served
At about q o'clock the exercises In the
church began. Rev. Robert l.. Duston,
pastor OF the church. welcomed the visit
ors and introduced the speakers after
Rev. John Meehan. pastor of the North
Scituate Advent church. had offered pray
er. The program included duets by Mrs.
Henry Turner and Miss Bessie Mowry.
solos by David ]. White, addresses by
Rev. q. A. Burgess, Hon. Daniel r.. Bal
lou and Gov. Higgins and an original
poem by DIR. Barnard Arnold which was
read by his son. Earle The exercises end
ed with the singing OF America"
Rev. Mr.. Burgess was the first speaker.
He praised the ADVANTAGES OF Scituate for
ts-beautIes- to location and scenery,
and paid a high tribute 10 men OF promi-
nence who have been born there.
United States Marshal Daniel r. Ballou
began his address by congratulating the
people upon their success in the arrange
ments for Old Home day. and said that he
hoped that the occasion would not only
attract oldtime residents TO the place but
! would stimulate new industries and enter
] prises and awaken public interest and a