Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-08-31
CORNVILLE.

SohiNNiEGGs
The fourth annual reunion of the Corn
VILE High school was held at Grange
hall, cornville Aug. %, 1912. In the
early part of the forenoon the fog hung
heavily over the town, but gradually
burned away until the sun shone bright
| ly upon the company fast gathering at
the old Flown House. The years rolled
| backward and men and women forgot
their cares and were boys and girls
again 1t seems that each year the old
friends become dearer and the greetings
more sincere.
When the doors of the dining hall were
| thrown open at about 1.30 p. M, merry
crowd was soon seated at the tables and
did ample justice to the good things
spread before them.
After the banquet all made their way
to the main hall, where the meeting was
called to order by President c. H. BLACK
we'll, and after Instrumental music by
! W. f. Richardson, business session
was held. Mr. Blackwell did not wish
to serve as president another year and
took this time to thank his friends fof
their help the past three years, The
! following officers We're elected: Presi-
ldent, L. L. Smith; first vice president. $.
| H Bradbury; second vice president, San
| ford Strickland; secretary, Ivanella Pal
mer; treasurer, Melvin Palmer. Enter
| tainment committee, Carrie Smith
French. Nettie May Moody and Della
McDaniels: banquet committee, Emma
Smith futile, Gussie Bigelow Burrill and
! Minnie Bowman Judliins.
! The program was then taken in charge
| by Mrs French chairman of the enter
! tainment committee and opened by the
repeating of the Lords prayer, followed
| by a song 1.-THE Spanish Cavalier" by
all Letters of greeting were then read
| by the secretary. song, SILVER
| Threads Among the Gold" by Emma
Carr Morrill,. Birdena French Conant and
| G. r. French, came next, followed by ar
| original poem, walks of the Old Higf
School," by May Parsons Tooker, which
| gave much pleasure. instrumental mu
| sic "Everybody's Doing It. by Emma
Carr Morrill,, was eneored, and Mrs. Nor
rill responded by a song, "When Swee
| Marie Was Just Sixteen Remarks b!
! Harvey y. Eaton of Waterville were en-
| ieyed at this time. and all felt lfk
/ thanking him for the words of pras
| given the old State of Maine, and to thu
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| younger days. Next came Instruments
music by w. e. Richardson, after which
| more letters of greeting We're read. A
| vocal solo, Psalm was given by Miss
| Evelyn Flanders, daughter of Frank V
| Flanders of Madison, followed by nere
letters from absent friends. The song
| my Heart Has Learned to Love You
| Now. Do Not Say Good Bye was given
/ ma nj.
ment by Mrs Raymond Moody. Nearly
all were called upon for remarks during
| the afternoon and responded some with
| few words expressing their pleasure
| in being present and others with story
connected with the C. II. S. days.
w. Il. Richardson gave another instru-
mental selection and two more letters of
greeting were read. Another song from
the old College Songs, Good Night
Ladies'" by all, closed the program for
the afternoon.
There We're % alumni present: l.. l..
Smith. c. H. Blackwell. Della McDaniels,
Sanford Strickland. Gussie Bigelow
Burrill, Martha Corson Collins, Ellie
Collins Davis. Mr.. and Mrs. Ct. r.
French, Minnie Bowman Judkins, G. n.
Smith, J. w. Amazeen and c. s. Moody
OF Cornville, Emma Smith futile, Han
nah e. Wentworth, H, tN Wentworth
and w. ID. Bradbury of Skowhegan; Mr..
and Mrs. Melvin Palmer of Hinckley;
Sadie Parsons Harvel Hattie Squire
Clement, and Belle Squire Nottage of
East Madison; Emma Carr Morrill, of
Brunswick; Emma Smith Rowe of Oak
land: May Parsons Toober of Westheld,
n. j., and Adelbert A. Palmer, South
Braintree, Mass. Members of their fam
lilies to the number of 80 were also pres
ent and IS visitors making in all 50.
Each year the assembly is larger than
the year previous and all look forward
to the reunion as one of the happy
events of the year. The death OF VIII
liam Toman of Skowhegan, who was
one of the alumni, cast d wave of sad
ness over all, and much sympathy goes
out to his bereaved family.
PiTTSTON.
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