The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-09-07
THE CQRNv|LLE HIGH
SCHOOL REUNION
Was Held at Grange Hall Tuesday,
August %.
Deferred from Last Week.

A beautiful summer day was Au-
gust %, 1911, when the Cornville High
school alumni gathered for their
third annual reunion. This event in
the month of August is becoming very
dear to the friends who for so many
years stood side by side in school
work, but now are scattered in vari
GUS parts of the land. The forenoon,
as has been the custom. was given up
to greeting old schoolmates and recall
ing happy days of yore. At two
o'clock the door of the dining hall was
thrown open and about fifty alumni
and guests sat down to a bountiful
repast for which the banquet commit
tee deserves especial commentator.
After doing justice to the good things,
all assembled in the main hall where
order was called by President C.. H.
Blackwell, who after a few remarks
called a business meeting in which the
following officers were elected: Presi
dent, G.. H. Blackwell; vice presi-
dents, L. l.. Smith and s. H. Brad
bury; secretary, Ivanella Palmer;
treasurer, Melvin Palmer; entertain
ment committee, Florence Fogg Ey-
erett, Carrie Smith French and Emma
Carr Morrill,; banquet committee, EN-
ma Smith futile, Gussie Bigelow Bur-
rill and Minnie Bowman Judkins The
program under the direction of the
entertainment committee was opened
by repeating the Lords prayer after
which Mrs. Ivanella Palmer read a
letter of greeting from S. j. Bigelow
of Lowell, Mass. Mr.. Bigelow al
luded to the death of Mrs. Helen
Moody Morrill,, who was present at
the reunion last year but who since
that time has passed to the Great
Beyond" and also spoke with regret
of the untimely death of Eva Fogg
Noble who, although not one of the
alumni, was very closely connected
with the school life, and had been
present at the two former reunions.
The remainder of Mr.. Bigelow's let
ter was read in which he recalled
amusing incidents connected with the
old school days. L. l.. Smith then
called attention to the fact that Mary
King Herrin was an alumna. Mrs.
Herrins health for many years made
it impossible for her to be present at
these gatherings but all knew her to
be a kind friend A committee on
resolutions, Mrs. Gertrude Davis Ben
jamin, Emma Carr Morrill, and Melvin
Palmer was appointed, whose report
appeared in last weeks issue of the
Independent-Repo Remarks by
L. l.. Smith was the next in order,
followed by instrumental music by
Emma Carr Morrill,. Mrs. Morrill,
was enthusiastically applauded and
gave another selection; remarks, Ar
thur s. Woodman, Minnie M
Davis and Gertrude Benja-
min; song, Rosebud" Hope Perkins,
with Florence Everett, accompanist.
An original poem by Mrs. Edith Davis
Burgess was recited by her sister,
Miss Minnie Davis and a vote of
thanks was at once extended to Mrs.
Burgess. 1t was voted to have the
poem printed; song, Where the Dais-
les Bloom" Mrs. Nettie Nay Moody
with Mrs. Everett accompanist. At
this time a vote of thanks was ex-
tended to Walter e. Palmer for bou-
quet of asters and golden glow sent
for the occasion. Several more let
ters of greeting were then read, one
from Miss Anna E. Judkins, East
Providence, R. l.; also H. C. Wood
man, Woodfords, Me-; L. Leslie Jones,
Mansfield, Mass; H. G. Wentworth,
Monson, Mass; Fred S. Robinson, J