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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-19

COLONIAL ASSURANCE CO., NEW
YORK.
ASSETS DEC. 81, 1906.
Stocks and Bonds, s619. 500
Cash in Office and bank, 15,459.9S
Agents Balances, 1S4511.67
Interest and Rents, 2,Sl250
Gross Assets, $50. 4Os.15
Deduct items not admitted, 1,4l27S
-
Admitted Assets, $50. 906.37
LIABILITIES DEC. 81, 1906.
Net Unpaid Losses, s6395i32
Unearned Premiums, 4O05119S
All other Lila bilitics. 94164.4j
Cash Capital, 100000
Surplus over all Liabilities, 81, 1885,
Total Liabilities and surplus. sS20.996.37
c. S. DOWNING & SON, Agents, Au-
gusta, Maine.
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GENERAL sH1pRING NEWS.

New York, Sept. 11.-Arr4ved: Steam CT Astoria, Glasgow and Neville.
 Sailed Steamers Potsdam. Rotter- dam via Boulogne; Adriatic, Southamp-- ton via Plymouth and Cherbourg; Nord America Naples and Genoa,
 New York Sept. 11.-Steamer La Provence, Havre for New York, passed Cape Race. N. F., at g q. m; probably dock at 9:30 a, m. Friday.
 Brow Head, Sept 1l.-steamer LS Lorraine, New. York for Hayre. l5O miles west at s:5b a. m; probably reach
 Fastnet, Sept. 1L-Steamer Saxonia, Boston for Queenstown and Liverpool, 60 miles west at am.
 Plymouth, Sept. 11,--Arrived: Steamer Pretoria, New York for Cherbourg and Hamburg (and proceededl,
 Queenstown, Sept. 10.-Arrived: Steamer Haverford Philadelphia for liverpool (and proeeeded1.
 Rotterdam, Sept, l0.--Arrived steam CT Smolensk. New York for Libau.
 Southampton, Sept, Il; = Sailed; Steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse (from Bremen), via Cherbourg.
 Campania, New York Plymouth, Sept, 11.--Arrived: steamer Ma iestIc. New York for Gherbourg and ISouthampton (and proceeded). Queenstown, Sept II. - Arrived: steamer saxonle, Boston for Liverpool
 Sailed: Steamer Caronia (from Liv- erpooD, New York,
 Southampton, Sept. II. = Sailed steamer Oceanic. New York via Cher bourg and Queenstown. 5 Gibraltar, Sept, 11.-PasssA: Steam
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daughter, Jessie to Richard T. Hall of New Haven. The wedding will take place in October.
 The many friends of MT. George R. Wilson, jr.,, who has been ill with ty- phoid fever at Grace hospital will be glad to know that he is now convales- cent.
 Miss Agnes Butler, of New Haven, has returned home after spending a week with relatives in East Main street Meriden.
 MT. Stiles Dewitt Clinton of North Haven, son of A. B. Clinton, left yes- terday for Troy, N. Y, where he Will enter the Rensselaar college and study mechanical engineering.
 Miss Helen Hyatt of Liberty street, Meriden, held a very pleasant reception at her home, Tuesday afternoon in honor of three visiting friends, Miss Alice Wilson of Hartford, Mis- Maud Reynolds of New Haven, and Miss Elizabeth Grissen of Greensboro, N. c. The reception hours were from S:SO to 1 6. 80 and those who attended were de- hghtfully entertained. Floral deeora- tions were placed in abundant profus- | ion about the rooms. Progressive games were played by the guests and 1 the winners were awarded appropriate prizes,
 MT. and Mrs. Valentine Cooper of
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Va. The ladies go as dele- gates to the annual session of the Grand Fountain, United Order of True Reformers, which will be held in Rich mond, Va, Friday, Sept. 18th. The Reformers hold a demonstration at the exposition. On their return the Con- necticut delegates will stop over in Washington and Philadelphia, the en- tire trip covering a period of three weeks.
 Miss Julia s. Blakeslee has returned from a twq weeks visit with Miss Lucy BufHong in Plainfeld, N. J.
 pr. Adams of New Haven, was call cd in consultation with Dr. Karrman over Miss Dora A. Bloss in Bethlehem, Monday afternoon. He thought her oly chance for recovery lay in an op- eration and she was brought in his automobile to New Haven.
 Miss Marion Hall of Meriden, is en- tertaining Misses Grace and Gertrude Morgan of New Haven.
 A wedding of interest to many people in this city occurred in New York last week, the contracting parties being Edwin M. Geist and Mrs. Jacob Wam- ser, MT and Mrs. Wamser have been visiting with Mir. and Mrs. M. Weld mann
 Mrs. M. Elizabeth Wooding of Meri- den, announces the engagement of her
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New Haven have moved to Meriden and have taken up a residence on French street, near North Main. MT. Cooper has secured position with the Holmes & Edwards Silver company,
 Mrs. Charles School and daughter have returned from two weeks stay at Asbury Park. N. J.
 Henry Clark of New Haven is visit ing relatives on Bunker avenue, Meri- den.
 Mir. and Mrs. John Shanley of Elm street returned Saturday from a de- lightful months stay in the Adiron- dack mountains.
 Miss Mary Garter of Canonsburg, Pa,, is the guest of Mrs. Frank El- wood Brown at Ridge Crest.
 MT. and Mrs. E. Brainiff and infant daughter who have been stopping with Mrs. Brainiffs parents MT, and Mrs. John Conlay of Portsea street since May, have returned to their home in Texas.
 MT. and Mrs. John Barlow and fam fly of Waterbury, who have been spending their vacation at sayin Rock, have returned.
 MT. J. Garfunkle of Lafayette street has returned from three weeks stay at Belmar, N. J.
 MT. and Mrs. Walter Betz or New Haven are spending a few days with
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Copenhagen, Sept. 9.-Arrived: sf ' Manchester, Sept. 11.-Arrived; s " Marseiiies, Sept, S.-Sailed; stei Madonna, New Yorki NeneXla.
 York. from fiverpool for New York wal niles east of Sandy Hook lightsl s D. m.; will dock 7:SO a. m. SatuI
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PERSONAL NOTES.

Miss Nettie. Hyde of Beacon Falls IS seriously i'll with typhoid fever in the New Haven hospital.
 Miss Anna Mckay of 6Sf Lafayette street is visiting friends in Utica, N. Y.
 Among the guests at the Highland lake hotel who have just taken their departure or are planning to do so are: E. Weaver, c. M. Peck, Lavina M. Ho- man, Seymour; Augusta O. White, New Haven; G. D. Garritt, Seymour; John B. Freysinger and wife, New Haven; Ida l.. Cox, New Haven; Miss Alice Reilly, Miss Maud Reilly, New Haveni Mir. Homan, Seymour; Miss Joephine Homan, Seymour; E. E. Hallock, New Haven.
 John billion, the actor, of this city, who has been spending a few days with his parents here, has left for New York where he will join the Jefferson brothers, and begin active rehearsal in 'sThe Rivals" MT. billion has been playing in Poli's Stock company at Worcester during the summer.
 Miss Pearl Brown of this city, Miss Rebecca s. Williams of Ansonia, and Mrs. Ida N. Braxton, of Hartford, have gone this week to Jamestown, via
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NEW LONDON MARINE NOTI

New London, Sept. 11.-Arrived Plvmouth with three barges from Argo with one barge from east.
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TRAVELLERS GUIDE.
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SEPTEMBER 9, 1907.

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 *1:OO p. m.. sl2.)5, night, daily.
 For Boston va Hartford and WiIIi~ mantic--+10:O3 a. m.. *4:02 D. rn.
 For Boston win New London and PTogidenceS5a I'I1 Si1a '2SS. .S. s; ss$ s4.50. %Il6:3S, s6;5S D ri. SQndays-*2:l7 *2:59, $D11:45 a. m., #12:02. *2:54, s4:50, "U6:45, *6:59 ?. n.
 For Boston viR Springdeld-t1:10 10. @1lO6 a. m, @1:42, s5:4S, p. m. Sundays
 For Hartford, Springfield, Etc.-.1 10. x4:00, 6:35, 7:45, X9,46. s1l:0S s10s40, "4:O2, x5:OO. @5.4S, sos. lto Hartford), 1sl:io Vi 10 xs:O5, x11;s5. a, m. s1a2, .5:s5. %5.4S, 710. xS:06. x9:2J D, m.
 For New London, Etc.-2:l7. s2:5S, TAT, sII9:S8, 11:07, $l11:3S a, m. s12i92,I sl2:Ss, @254. S*S:O0, 5:05. 4.05, (to Say brook), |4:1s, '4;50, 6:so, s;l9. 'IlS:ss.I TOsO0t o.IDg NlO NfOlAASAAtjt OsAbsJ Atti Saybrook), *10:00 ?. m. Sundays-*2;l7.I %z:5S, S:52, *ll11:45 a. m., *l2:02. *2:5A,I s4:50, sIl6:45. *Il6:59 ?. m:
 For MIddIefewn, Willimantlc, Etc.-II 7.35 a. m, l2:5s. +6:S3, (to Worcesterl and Fitchburg), 5:55 p. m. Sundays--
 For shcIburne Falls, Etc.---7:44 a. m.. 1221 (to New Hartford), 4;0l, 5;54, (tc For WdTterbuEy--s:5S, 500. '8:s5, siOI a. m, 12:10, 2:35, 5:25, TAO, 11;40, p, m. Sundays-S:S0, 11:10 a. m. $40, S:46 pI i' For winsted-6:5s. $40 a. m. 12:1d 2:35, 525. TAO p m. sundays-S:SO q m, GAO D. m.
 For PIttsfield and Intermediate Pointf -5.55 (via Bridgeport), 9:35 a. m. | s zoo, 4:10 D. m. Sundays--SsJ0 a. m. l For Litch1eld-9:35. a. m, 8 S2:10I S4.l0, A 5.00, tDanbury only) p. m i Sundays--s.00 a. m.
 For Danbury--S 200 (Brookheld Jct| ] only), A 500 D, m.
 For New York via Bridgeport and | Steaner-7:2S a. m.
 #Express trains. s Saturdays only | IlParlor car limited.
 M Mondays only. A Except SaturdaYa
 xLocal express. o. M. SHEPARD, F. E. COLBY, \ Gen. Supt. Asst. Gen. Pass. Ag9
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CITY NOTICES.
COMMITTEE ON ORDINANCES.

The Committee on Ordinances of the Board of Aldermen will hold public hearing in Rooms 10 and Il, City Hal, on Thursday, September 12, 1907, at 5 o'clock p. I for the consideration or the following petition:
 Petition of H. Caplan, ct als., that section 429 of the City Ordinances be amended by adding to the first para graph of said section the words south east side of Broad street, between Oak and Commerce streets"
 All persons interested in the fore going are8hereby notified to be present and be heard thereon without further notice.
 Per order
 EMIL Loos. Chairman,
 Attest:
 A. OSWALD PALLMAN, s10 St Assistant City Clerk.
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SOCIAL ITEMS

M. Sonnenberg returned yesterday from stay of two months at the Fabyan in the White mountains. He was there together with his wife and two children, and three grandchildren, who will remain at the mountains for a short time longer.
 Mrs. F. c. Wilmot and daughter have returned to the city. They were at tho Granliden hotel at Sunapee Lake, New Hampshire, during July and August.
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NOTICE.

 The City Registrars will hold a meet ing for the purpose of perfecting the list of those to be made on Monday, September f6, 1907, which Is the last day. New names of electors to be made can be added to said lists from a. III. to 5 D. ln at the following places: FIRST WARD-1l1 Church st. SECOND WARD-478 Oak st. THIRD WARD-33 Congress ave. FOURTH WARD-43 Liberty st. FIFTH WARD--35 Olive st. SIXTH WARD--72 Hamilton st. SEVENTH WARD-173 Hamilton st, EIGHTH WARD-902 State st. NINTH WARD-27 Broadway. TENTH WARD-+2S2 Elm st. ELEVENTH WARD--290 Grand ave. TWELFTH WARD-265 Grand ave. THIRTEENTH WARp-S51 Whalley ave.
 piac ave. Forbes ave.
 The Registrars will also hold two ses- sions at the above named places Sep tember 24 and 26 from a. m. to } p. m for the purpose of making any correc- tions to said lists.
 FRANCIS w. FOLEYs
 LOUIS KNOLLMEYIlR.
 General Registrars.
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS,

SEALED PROPOSALS will be re- ceived by the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Hamden, Conn, until one p. m, of September IF, 1907, for two sections of road in the town of Ham den, in accordance with the plans and specifications approved by the state highway commissioner
 Bids shall state the price per linear foot for finished road complete; the town through it's selectmen and the state highway commissioner reserve the right to increase of decrease the mum Der of feet to be improved after the contract is let.
 All bids must he accompanied by bond of not less than one-third of the cost of the work. Any bidder refusing to sign the contract at the prices of fered and furnish surety company bond or certified check shall be required to forfeit a sum from his bond equal to the difference in price between his bid and the next lowest bidder Plans and specifications may be examined at the office Of the Selectnlen at Hamden. The selectmen and the state highway commissioner reserve the right to re- l ject any and all bids.
 l Dated at Hamden Conn, September l 17, 1907. r,r
 B. HARTLEY MANN, BENARD J. FITCH, l G.ga sAfT Ion fJnTl
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FRENCH LINE.

CTS Cretic, Genoa and Naples for New York; Moraitis. Patras for New York.
 Lizard, Sept. 11.-Passed: Steamer Etonian, New Orleans for Havre and
 Lisbon, Sept. 6-Arrived: Steamer Peninsulsr, New York.
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strx,.. MARINE RECORD. .sds~A SlsssssA@ Port of New Haven. SasSSAssAF
 ARRIVED.

Sch Neptune, Francis. N Y. Sch Ruth, Miller. N. Y. Sch Emma, Clark. N, Y,
 CLEARED. Sch Copy, Harris. N. Y. Sch Resoiute, Talmadge, N. Y. Sch ames Davidson, Rankin. Norfolk.
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.s.If you want to pose your throat In ths
old fashioned way drape your shoulders
viii lace. Catch the lace rather high upon
the bust. Drag IL over the shoulders a.
though you were putting On an old fashioned
Now string around your mock the slender
est OF gold chains and fasten a jewel to tho
chain. Let the jewel lie upon u neck
30 that IL settles In the hollow right At tho
base OF the throat. Wear no other ornR-
ment except a rose In the oorsags just where
1t fastens the lace upon the bust.
Long double earrings will help in the
scheme: Double earrings are q French
fad. There are two pendants. One hangs
at the back Of the ear; the other hangs
at the front OF the ear. The front pendant
Is a little longer than the back pendant.
IL In very becoming and lie much worn by
women who want to have a long. graceful
neck.
There are various ways Of making old
women look young, but the quickest
is by good grooming. The woman who
has let herself go can pick up by good
grooming.
just what may be meant by good
grooming you win imagine when I tell
you that Il includes the Frightening of
the hair and the dressing thereof; tho mas
sage Of the face, the taking out OF wrinkles
here and there and the reduction Of the
body. Afterward there come such fancy
points "a the whitening Of the skin, tho
natural Frightening of the eyes, the red
dening OF the lips, the shaping Of the nose.s
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and pumped. They are now ready for
manicuring.
"Manicuring old hands is entirely differ
ent from m~anicuring young hands. The
hands Of a u girl will stand a great
deal, but the hands Of a woman OF 20 must
be very carefully managed.
For lands and arm and sometimes
for the face. " 1t ia yellow. we have the
camphor bati This is a thing to be ex-
perlmented with very cautiously.
The woman of 40 must ave shining
ha'r. This is important and difficult for the
reason that the woman has reached an
age when the hair is very brittle. II must
be treated with just "A little oil which can
toe, rubbed upon, a hair brush and used
brlskIy upon the locks.
I'VE have lots of trouble with the chin,
Tor the woman of 40 has n preference for
the tight fitting dog collar. She has accu-
mulated some jewels and she wants to
show them. We tear her dog collar from
her throat, place "A very slender chain
around IL and hang some trife upon the
chain.
One Of our elderly patients has discarded
Ter diamond dog collar and is wearing a
hairlitc gold chain from which hangs
a $4,000 rose brown diamond. II j. ss
snowy as the choking dog collar and much
more becoming.
ave reform the voice Of the middle aged
woman. Usually it is pretty and soft.
but we occasionally have the l,gll .oic- I'd
woman "a a patient We teach her to
modulate her tones.
"A woman's voice ought To be NJ its best
~ ~ or over. Look at Melba, S%chunLann-
Heink, Eamcs. Calv" and all the rest. We
instruct our customers In the art Of saying
a great deal in a low, rich tone IL IL, like
singing, q matter of practice.
we also tePch them n lot about hold
ing the he'd Gnd the neck. The neck j.
never pret' after a woman he's If sSod
4 certain Z %. and We adyise the middle
aged womT1 TO cover her throat with lacc
SO that only the flesh tint shows.
Perhaps if her tbrost be exceptionally
lovely we allow hcr TO show IL in some
old time pose. The old time pose of the
throat il immensely popular just now.
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whole field OF millinery and the upward
rolling brim In preferred.
Felt hats in white and light oolors repro
duce all Of the outing shapes popular in
straw. but have hardly the vogue Of the
soft flexible straws Hopping Leghorns
trimmed simply in very wide soft silken
or gauze soarfs tied in big falling bows
at the back are among the less severe
outing hats and are shady. becoming
models.
The automobile hat has lost It's narrow
scope, and now anything simple that may
be securely anchored TO the head by pins
and one OF the wide, all e~nveloping motor
wells is sanctioned for motor wear. Tho
roll front Panamas tod down CLOSELY at
thes sides and back arc much worn, and the
wide brim sailors, though not so comfort
abb as a smaller hat are popular for or
binary motoring, because so becoming
when veil swathed.
For touring. Of course. small shapes are
used. but the bizarre motor headwear has
been put aside, and now a thick veil ar
tistically adjusted Ia usually trusted to
protect hair, ears, fac and neck, though
one occasionally sees a cap and hood Of thin
pongee or India silk.
There have been numerous innovations
in bathing caps, and many Of the new ideas
are both practical and becoming, but a
study OF the sketches will give a better
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the performer happened TO be pretty we'll
on. she got perhaps half a dozen or more
bouquets. A poor girl, On the other hand,
by comparison.
the valedictorian also read their papers
from the platform, after which more flowers
were passed up. Well. something like that
10 what ] expected to find to-day.
Il was delightfully."- disappointed. Not
one girl mounted the platform. There were
no vocal solos, no Rotations, no flowers.
| was told that il is no longer permitted
for any one TO present bowers 20 the grad
yates in public.
Tho graduates occupied seats in front
Of the platform and as one and another was
called on she stepped into the wide middle
aisle facing the platform and did her stunt
there. But there were no personal stunts
other thin the prize composition and the
valedictory, which, let me say, especially
the former, was away ahead Of what girls
Of IL generally turned out when I was
young.
"In starting the programme. instead OF
a formal welcome from the principal, four
honor student rose in turn and without
leaving their seats greeted the guests seated
on the platform and alsng the sides of the
room in half a dozen we'll worded sentences.
Instead OF giving promiscuous Rotations
hl'f a dozen or more of the girls. rising one
after the other, gave "A brief resume OF the
most important me- VA Of the world during the
last twelve months. IL was intensely inter-
c-ting and instructive.
"1lorc wcrc songs ICY tho school and by
the graduating c~lass-one Of these was in
French, illustrating the results Of the
musical and the French instruction given
ia the school.
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W taught her to wear . hat with n
droop that came down over her dropping
eye. The effect was almost coquettish.
Then we taught her to smile. The uglieet
face is pretty IL a woman smiles right.
we also reformed her complexion. just
here lies the tale Of beauty OF many a
woman. The woman with a clear skin
will be good looking. IL Is almost impos-
sible to cheat her out Of her birthright Of
beauty.
I'VE take middle aged women and bring
back the figure to normal. We have exer-
cising machines for this purpose.
w 10 not ALLOW our middle aged
women to dress sloppily. We tell them
to he neat and even natty In dress. Unless
you look very closely you would hardly
be able to tell the well appointed woman
Of 20 from the society bud, 40 far as neat
ness is concerned.
I'VE rejuvcnate the hands Of the
woman ~ 20. Hands are apt to grow
old and we have women Of only rs whose
hands have great blue veins upon them
and whose wrists are thin. dark and yellow.
We make these hands young.
One way to make hands young is to
treat them with oil. We dip the hands in
hot water. Then we place them in a BOWL
while an attendant pours warm oil upon
them.
Sweet almond oil IN our favorite medium
for an oil bath of the hands. In Ave minutes,
while the patient is getting her hair brushed.
the hands are oiled. They are softened
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when = middle aged woman visits us
and we call all women middle aged who
have begun TO look old-we begin at the
very beginning of the renovation process.
We work upon the principle by which one
makes II dwelling look new. We give the
skin a thorough cleansing. A Turkish
bath Of itself will make a woman look
younger.
"ln these days women look pretty much
as they want to look. We have women
OF 10 who look younger than women of rs.
The difference is that the woman of 40
tries TO make the most of herself. while
the woman of rs does not care.
I'VE have "a woman of ~ who really
cares how she looks. She is going to be
married again and wants TO be pretty.
For this customer we nave bought a
series of mirrors arranged So that she can
study herself from every side.
The Woman says she cannot preserve
her beauty without il.
This woman studies herself oven az
an actress studies herself She is i'm
proving each day in her looks. Just by
this system of self study.
W had a woman who came to us
hopelessIy ugly, or she believed herself
to he 80. She had "A particularly ugly
mouth IL was drawn down on one side.
One eve had n droop. and there were other
dis ticurltiOns,
MANY Of these could not be helped,
hut we made her so pretty in other ways
that to-day she passes for n good cooking
roman Her crooked mouth wo assisted
to become straight by sending her to Il
cosmetic dentist
a Ccs1.rtIc dentist il ono who trics to
make the mouth hook young. Most dentists
believe in patching the mouth with gold,
but a cosmetic dentist hcsitatcs about using
gold. He makes The mouth look youthful.
not a artificial 80.
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COMMENCEMENT, NEW STYLE.
An old Lady surprised II q School 10
Girls.

An old Lady surprised at q scbeol for
Girls.
An old lady attended a public school
commencement the other day and abe has
been talking about 1t ever since. She
approved the programme. the way It was
given and the department Of the girl grad
yates. 1t was a girls school commence
ment, by the way. The old lady said en-
phatically that the aft air was away ahead Of
the public school oommencements In vogue
when she was a girl.
A declaration Of this kind from an old
lady is surprising. for most innovations are
resisted by the elder generations. The
old lady was aware Of this fact. She said:
For q good many years l ave avoided
commenoements because I did not approve
Of the way they were conducted, and moth
ing but my owe for my granddaughter
brought ne to this one. My granddaughter
kept me in the dark as to what abe and her
associates In the graduating class lmeant
to do. 80 Of course I went expecting to see
the same old programme which used 10
try my soul and at the same time minister
TO the vanity Of The youngsters who took
part in it.
"The old style programme abounded
in Rotations and songs given in concert
and In solo, rotations and songs by men,
bers Of the graduating class. The ~soloists
were required to mount the platform. as
sumo q professional pose and show how
nervous or self-possessed they were. At
the end Of a selection. no matter how
w~retchedly performed. a bouquet or q
wreath was presented to the performer ,
Who courtesied deliberately amid much
handclapping.
"Supposing the friends and relatives OF