Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-14
AT MON MOUTH.
Old Home Concert a Grand Success
Many Visitors from Away.

The annual Old Home Week concert at
Library Association was a grand success.
The artists We're summer visitors and
each is a real artist in his or her own
line A large audience was present and
showed its appreciation of the program by
enthusiastic applause.
Among the guests in town 10 attend
Monmouth Academy reunion We're F.
Wade Halliday Of Bangor. sc; Helen
Pierce of Hillsboro. n. H.. and Maude
Gowen Hayes of Leeds. Glass of '9S; Wal
ter Curtis, '04. and Edward Furbush. '06
Of Leeds. and many others.
Lester VI. Andrews was absent and was
greatly missed. Mr.. Andrews is in the
hospital at Augusta, having recently sub
mitted to a surgical operation.
Miss Alice Wardwell Of California was
present Miss Warlwell was member
of the Glass of &c.
Prof. f. w. Small. a former principal
received a warm welcome from all his
pupils present.
Rev. C. +. owen of Waterville was here
for the first time in several years.
briefy-all too briefly for his hearers. but
his time was limited Just a flash of
humor, n touch of eloquence and a few
perfectly chosen words of Introduction for
each after dinner speaker. and that was
all there was time fora fact lamentod
| by all.
| Many former residents are greeting old
| friends in town. having come for Old
Home week and the Academy reunion.
Among them are G. G. Richmond and
family of Augusta, Mrs. Henry Smith and
Miss Laura Smith of New Hampshire,
Rev G.. f. Owen of Waterville, Hon. G.
l.. Andrews of Augusta, Miss Ethel Rus
sell of Augusta. former teacher at the
academy.
Mrs. Cole Of Ohio. formerly known here
| as Miss Rogers, and assistant at the acad-
envy 81 years ago was present at the re-
union. having by chance seen the an
nouncement in a newspaper.
The oldest alumnuS present at the re-
union and one of the oldest now living
was John Ham of this town, SO years
| Of age.
IL response to toast Frank Halliday
made an eloquent plea for the resurrec-
ton of the old Clionian Society, dear to
the hearts Of tho old students. and slg
gested that some of the alumni unite In
| purchasing cup to be held by the cham.
pion debating team. whcreupOn Hon. c.
L. Andrews offered to be one Of three to
give $40 each for that purpose.
| Rev. G. f. Woodman also made an
| earnest appeal to the alumni in behalf of
| the manual training department, which
| has done remarkably good work during
| the past year under the gratu!tous in
| structon of Mr.. Woodman.
George NJ. Norris and family returned
| from Old Orchard to attend the reunion
| both Mr. and Mrs. Norris being alumni
| of that institution. AS they have lived
| for many years in the West their old
! friends and townspeople have rarely had
the pleasure OF greeting them at this an
| nual gathering.
| Mrs Malice and two sons. Prof Royal
| and Harold Malice, of Lynn. Mass. are
| spending a few weeks at c. I. Moore's.
| Miss Olive Ham had as guests Wcdncs-
| day Frank March and family of Liver
| more.
| Miss Grace Thompson has returned from
| a visit to keZar Falls.
| Mr. Scribner of Providence. r. l., is the
| guest of Z. J.. Thompson.
Miss Laura Lord has gone to Newton
| Mass, for a week.