Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-09-21
Sent BY Aunt Mary.


Dear NJ. B. Friends:
The above poem was read by "Deu" at
the reunion, having been sent her by .
niece OF ours who wrote her as follows:
81 am quite disappointed in not meeting
with the Mutusis at your house this year.
I should have enjoyed seeing them all,
and getting in touch with, especially,
Aunt Msdge. Remember me to them all
with love"
We thank you tof the poem and letter,
and wish you had keen with US. There
are other letters from absent ones. Janet
came near being there also.
Dear Aww; Madse and N. B. Sisters and
Brothers.
give you gladstone greeting. and though 1
may not look into your smiling faces nor
give you the Nj. b. grip, the spirit within me
will surely gather with the dear ones TOR =
happy reunion. Each year ! have crowded
down the disappointment OF my failure to
break bread with the lucky ones who do sit st
the picnic table, and say, to console myself,
"sureiy, next year III be there
Not TO waste time in rehearsing good and
sufficient reasons for still being q siay-at-
home. I'll Just say that once upon 3 time
did attend q correspondents reunion snd had
grand good time, though the scribes who
gathered at the feast were less than dozen.
1t was in the DAYS OF the Mt. Desert Herald.
following that famous battle of pens on
woman's rights and.fanchise.
To modernixe the phrase. what q tempest
in teapot we reporters did create, and
Editor Wood was very induigent TO both
sides. Would Mt we smile in these days Of
beheading and cutting down local items. TO
End an editor permitting long and wordy
warfares over even the most string topic un-
der the SUM-
But about that reunion: "Semay," our we'll
beloved Editor Chiicott. was grand manager,
and planned wisely and wen for most sue
cessfnl meeting, and how nobIy he rose TO the
occasion when, on the appointed day, a hand
fui of correspondents elasped hands and ex-
changed welcome greetings in the spacious
parlor Of the Rodiek hotell His droll wit and
humor, delightful anecdotes and ready tact
gave the party no time to bewail the absence
Of the doughty champions or opponents Of
suffrage who had promised TO be there.
Even Editor Wood had gone abroad on that
day, yet scribe" "Gertie May" and "Bob-up
serenely" proved very entertaining; Wave
and 'spray" did something for the good
cause, and our Seal Harbor reporter -
strange cannot recall his pen name was a
host within himself. That delightful buck
board ride is still. fresh in memory. and
though the paiatial cottages could then be
counted on ones hngers.the mountains were
as high, the sea views as grand and the
landscape as beautiful as at the present
day.
The banquet. with its spice of fun and merry
chat, more than satisfied the inner man and
woman; then the after-dinner speeches
and written papers, how wittiiy each re-
sponded to the call .of the chief And when
the parting hour came, all declared thar the
reunion had been a most enjoyable affair.
May the Mutual Benefit council OF 1910 prove
the cream of all that have gone beforei
With love 10 each and all, and a most fer
vent wish that showers of blessings shall fol-
low those who do foregather and all those
who belong ouucannot partake Of the good
cheer, am your woald-be faithful JANET.