Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-08-19
An Attempt to Guido the Mud
Pond Boat Club.

The report of the picnic of the Mud
Pond Boat Club, which appeared in
these columns few weeks ago, made
the members of the ID. A, alias the
Ladies Ofgarized Bible Glass of Grace
Church, green with envy.
They registered a vow that they
would have picnic, with which the
one held 10y aforesaid club would not be
worthy to be compared, and of course
they succeeded They declared they
would have nothing to do with hay
racks and mud ponds, but would choose
some of the best livery teams our stables
could furnish and Seymour Lake should
be their destination.
Accordingly on Thursday forenoon,
August II, the present occupants of
Wilcox cottage greeted score of the
ladies', accompanied by two children
and two members of that order of crea-
ton known as "mere man., whose SER
vices as teamsters were Indispensable
even at a picnic where nothing but
feminosity was desired. Said transfers,
with the cOttager who acted as "hewer
Of wood and drawer of water, of course
appreciated their exceptional privileges.
Ill that Soma Of tho la1iaS cDp-
versed rather, freely with strangers met
on the highway, but this must be ex-
cused on account of their extreme
youth aud inexperience. Many of them
had their hats very artistically decorated
with wild flowers, gathered by the road
side, and on their arrival had suckers
not the variety which is caught in the
lake, but the delectable candy known
10y that name-in their mouths.
The entertainment consisted chiefly
of eating. At little past twelve the
company was seated at tahles-or, more
| accurately, one table and span of
wooden horses with rough boards across
their backs, on the broad verandah OF
the cottage, The menu consisted of
beans, bread, pie, cake, coffee and other
articles too numerous to mention, all of
which were declared in contemptuous
tones to be much superior to horned
pouts and frogs legs. One of the males
ventured to assert that he was sure the
letters, d. A., stood'for Dining Associa-
ton. He was at once informed that
the letters were really Delta Alpa and
stood tor Greek words, the significance
of which no "mere man" could be sup
posed to understand. During the after
noon marshmallows were toasted at
fires on the beach, and later ice cream
was served. Fortunately good supply
of Hoods Dyspeplets was at hand.
One or two of the overworked men
were obliged to offer the after dinner in
cense for the entire party, and so tenn
perate were the ladies that ever their
natural accompaniment, chewing gum,
was conspicuous by its absence.
Many regretted that they had forgot
ten to take their bathing suits, but
some made the best of the situation
and imagining themselves to be still
schoolgirls, went wading. Some con.
tented themselves with rowing; while
others, less amphibious in their nature
played "hy-spy" or used an improvised
'teeter-board'.
Space will not permit us to give other
details of this most delightful occasion
Suffice it to say that everything was
"perfectly lovely" and "just as sweet al
it could be-, although of course nc
me mber of the Greek letter society il
question gave utterance to such com
mon expressions.