The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-06-12
PROPRECY-ULD HOME WEEK
IN 1880.
IRy Charlotte O'ConnelII,

HAVING received al luNlIdllOH
from a former classmate to attend
an Old Home Week given at Homes
dale on the 3rd, 4th and 5th of
September. 1880, / readily accepted,
thinking of the good time l would
have seeing my friends. Soon the
time drew near for me to start on
my journey. ] was more than anXi-
Gus to see a familiar face. AS I
stepped on the train at Carbondale
/ spied the smiling countenance of
our class president, Deroy Kreitner,
swashing baggage on the d. & H..
l had to stop and think for a mo-
ment, how he should secure such a
position, but the thought 1912 all
came back to me. When we stopped
at Farview | noticed a lady arrayed
in a nurses garb, her face seemed
familiar; taking the second glance
l found it to be Marie Weir upon
inquiring of the baggage master,
learned that she was head nurse at
the asylum.
Gradually | grew anxious, the
time was drawing nearer, within five
minutes | hoped to be in my home
town. ! gathered together my vari-
Gus parcels, made sure ! had my UNI
brella, so when the conductor called
Honesdale, l was the first to set foot
in dear old Wayne. AS l gazed at
the throng OF strange countenances
was quite disappointed at not see
ing a familiar face, but alas! upon
more thorough examination l spied
behind a tall, slender figure, a little
woman elbowing to the front, as
usual, which soon discovered to be
one of my dearest friends, Grace
Wilder. In the excitement and con-
fusion at the station, my umbrella
caught in the wheel of a baby car
riage. Upon turning around to beg
the most humble pardon, l recog-
nized Margaret Purdy. She extend
de a kind invitation to me to visit
her at her home in Seelyville during
my short stay in town.
Thinking it profitable to attend
to some legal business, before visit
ing my friends, l took a car at the
corner of Ninth and Main and called
at the law office of Mortimer
Stocker. Here l inquired as to the
welfare of my classmate, Ray San
dercock, and was delighted to hear
he was doing wonderfully we'll as
Professor of Scientific Agriculture at
State College. From there Grace
luSlSI6u lldl ~ W ntT ou
reaching our destination / noticed
the house bore the sign Tailor
| Within"
That night the suggestion was
made we attend the chief place OF
amusement, the Lyric. Being hand
| ed the program, my eyes fell upon a
| familiar name, "Clara Ref, the
Professional Giggler" l always
thought 1t would come to something
like this. l again picked up the
! program and perceived the name
agnes Murray, the Fancy Dancer"
When we came out my attention
was drawn toward a brilliant elec-
trio sign which read, Smiths Poo
! Parlors." I asked Grace what
! Smith that was, as | remembered
| there were two Smiths in our class
She asked me if l did not remember
| Chang Smith as a pool shark
Passing the city hall we were startled
! by the cry, Vote for Women" as
/ we stopped to listen | recognized the
familiar voice of Lucy Lowe, deliver,
ing a closing address to a band oi
suffragettes.
Next morning / visited my Alma
Mater but did not recognize any ia
mlliar face until / reached high
school. AS | was escorted into the
class room now occupied by Miss
Gregory, ! heard the voice of Mary
Lenehan debating the Periods o.
English Literature to the Literature
class. While there | picked up ar
Outlook, which was not strange tC
me and much not to any students
of II. II. S. Glancing through it
noticed the name OF Agnes McGraw
one of the popular contributors Al
we entered the laboratory / saw Ton
Kilroe explaining the wireless tele
graphy to a Physic class, but l soor
learned that he was Prof. of Physics
l surely enjoyed my visit at schoo
and delighted to think that two o
my classmates were teaching there
Leaving the school we walked
down street and met Elizabeth Muir
tah, society leader of Honesdale anC
Dorothy Weir. Upon inquiring as Il
her welfare / was told she had takeI
successful course in domestic sci
ence, preparing for the future. NJ!
attention was next drawn to a sigI