Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-18

The annual reunion of the pupils of
the Jennings school al Liscomb, who
were young people many years ago,
was held Thursday at Bueghly's
springs, near Liscomb. The committee
on arrangements had the grounds in
perfect condition. and the weather was
ideal for the outdoor gathering.
The late j. B. Jennings was principal
of the Liscomb schools in the '70s, and
among his pupils are many people
who still reside in Liscomb and its
vicinity. Others are scattered here and
there, and as many as can make the
event an annual homecoming. There
were thirty of the old pupils present
Thursday, and with their friends the
picnic crowd was swelled to 100 per-
sons.
The first reunion of the old school,
mates was held in 1892, and with each
succeeding year is proved the fact that
the ties that bind the old schoolmates
together and forged in the long ago,
have not been rusted or furnished by
the passing years.
Dinner and Program.
A bountiful dinner, served in old
fashioned picnic style, was enjoyed at
noon, and a program followed E. E
Boyd. of Liscomb, president of the as
ISOLATION, welcomed the schoolmates
and guests. Henry Wiley. of Grundy
Center, responded heartily, referring
to the memory of Mr. Jennings in ten
der Renaissance. Edgar A. Trip, of
Round Lake. Mimi, spoke briefly, and
was followed oy a song, The Vine
Covered Cottage" sung by the school,
An original poem by Daniel Rudy; a
song, Far Away" sung by a quartet
composed of Emma Morgan, Frona
Page, Theron Hauser, and Henry Wi
ley, followed in the order named, after
which brief talks We're given on old
school day memories by Jacob Bee
man, of Liscomb; Joseph Baker, of
Written; j. B. Sweet, of Liscomb;
Frank Barber, of Marshalltown; Mrs
Emma Morgan, of Glenwood; and
Theron Hauser, of Ames.
Leterss were read from absent ones,
greetings TO the reunion having been
sent by c. W. Hall, of WASHINGTON, D.
c.. Mrs. Isa Beeson Crosby, bf Seat
tie, Wash; Mrs. Belle Whitf of Den
yer; Rena Pl:ce Arney,S Of Chester;
and G. B. D. Meikle5Jnn, of Omaha.
Ioasts were Responded to, either in
person or by Proxy, as follows:
Liscon1b,,I the Home of Our Child
food'-Mrs. Tura Beeson Lybarger,
"schs5ol Days''-George Melick, Lis
comb.
= .JCorkscrew curls and Pigtails"-
Cal Steelsmith, Bethany. Mo.
Bald Heads"-Mrs. Frona Scott,
Liscomb.
Stolen Sweets Of School Days"-Ed-
gar A. Trip Round Lake, MINI.
ITO Our Girs"-E E. Boyd, Lis
comb.
Boys of Our School Days"-Mrs
Minnie Wiley Kendall, Meyersdale, Pa
"Mr. Jennings, Our Beloved Teach
er"-Alva W. Hill, Khan, Cal.
Mrs. Dixon Writes Song.
Mrs. Mary Beeson Dickson, of Boise
Idaho, wrote a song for the occasion
that was sung when her toast was
called for. The words are written t.
be sung to the tune of The Old Los
Barn" The verses and chorus follow:
There's charm for me yet in the ole
school house.
Tho long since taken away,
Where fondly 1 loved long years ago
To greet you on each school day.
Chorus
o, the merry old times that we've ha,
there.
The songs We sang so gay,
Have an image and echo within m,
heart,
That never can fade away.
There we stored the knowledge for flu
ture years,
In Uranium and spacious brain,
And the teachers advice ito do a.
things weN,'
Seems floating around me again
Here's the picnic grounds down 8
Bueghly's Springs.
BY the iowa river so blue,
Where in summer we went on vaca
ton days,
In winter skating too.
Chorus
But these dear old times are ava
in the past,
The best of our days we have seen?
But when we are old (?) and feeble {?
and gray (?),
These memories will be green.
Chorus
The members Of the old school VIII
were in attendance from distanc
were Mrs. Minnie DERRICK Baker,
Wichita, Kan; E. A. Trip. of ROM
Lake, Mimi: Mrs. James Morgan,
Glenwood; Joe Baker, Of Whittier
Theron Hauser. of Ames; Mrs. Roge
and Mrs. Humphrey, of Union Mr.
Minnie Wiley Kendall, of Meyersdal
Pa. Mrs Lee Rolston, of Albion, ar
Henry Wiley, of Grundy Center.
At the business meeting the office
were reelected by reclamation, and
was decided to hold the next reunie
ct Liscomb on June II, 1910.
SUNDAY SCHOOL MATCH.
Bethel Grove School Plans for q
Spelling Bee.
A week from next Sunday, the SUI