The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-04
MARSHFIELD.
Schoolmates and Teachers of Childhood
Days Meet in Reunion.

Days Meet in Reunion.
1t would be hard to find a town of its
size that could get together larger,
more congenial, or more enthusiastic
company of sons and daughters than
that which assembled in Pythian hall
Friday evening for the second School
mates reunion.2 1t proved to be one
of the most enjoyable social events ever
celebrated here, there being about 100
guests in attendance. The hall was
tastefully decorated with small ever
green trees festooned with wild elematis.
interspersed with masses of maiden hair
ferns and golden rod. The guests were
received by the committee in charge,
Misses Grace A. Wooster and Edith g..
Smith and Messrs. Verne r. Hudson,
Fred Z. PitlSn and Frank Il. Brown.
After greetings had been exchanged the
following program was rendered: Ad-
dress of welcome, V. r. Hudson; re-
sponses by Supt. j. M. Tebbetts Mrs.
Mary Hooker of Hardwick, and Orlando
Martin of Plainfeld; piano solo, Miss
Edith Smith invocation, Rev. G. H.
Chapin; vocal solo, Mrs. G. f. Bliss;
reading, Rupert Phelps; piano duet, Mrs.
Ralph Dewey and Miss Emma Packer;
piano solo, Miss Ethel Lamberton; vo-
cal solo, with violin accompaniment,
Paul Pitkin; violin solo, Harry Packer.
The following poem, written by Miss
Mary f. Whitney OF Royalton, was read
by Mrs. C. Fl. Chaplin.
To the members of the Marshfield VIII
lage school, 1890 1893
You'll wander DER the village friends,
And sit beneath the tree
Upon the old school playground
That sheltered you and me.
Perhaps | haven't quoted right,
But surely you viii know
| The verses that we studied
Some twenty years ago.
| You ask for old school pictures
And memory calls to mind
A line of seowling youngsters,
| As homely as you could find.
All! pictures are often deceitful
! And cameras lie we knew.
We hope we are better looking
Than twenty years ago.
When you wander DER the village, friends
And gather in the hall
| III think of you and wish you well,
My schoolmates one and all
You'll talk OF Aud Lang Syne tonight
And the friends you used to know
Then keep one thought for the one who
left
You twenty years ago.
Refreshments consisting of ice cream
and cake were served in the dining room
below. after which dancing filled the
time until the hour of departure when
all were unanimous in pronouncing it
one of the pleasantest occasions of their
lives and were eager that it be made an
annual event Much pleasure was de-
rived from the collection of school pic |
lures and autograph albums brought by |
various ones. II would be impossible |
even to hint at the many ludicrous |
events and situations called to mind by |
different ones present on the many apt |
remarks of the speakers. Suffice to say /
it was proven beyond a doubt that, I
"Auld acquaintance was not forgot
Nor days of Aud Lang Syne."
Among those present from out of town /
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Brooks Hudson of T
Maiden, Mass; Mr.. and Mrs. Harry I
Parker, Franklin Falls, n. H.; Mr.. and /
Mrs. Harry Tabor, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank |
Marshall, Mr.. and Mrs. A. b. Shepard,
Robert Edison, Montpelier; Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles X. Cole, Barre; Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Brown, Groton; DR.. and Mrs. w. d. I
Lamberton. Barton; Supt and Mrs. j.
NJ. Tebbetts, Mr.. and Mrs. b. L. Bruce,
Mr.. and Mrs. o. C. Pitkin, Mr.. and Mrs.
O. L. Martin, Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest
Walker, PIainfed; Mrs. Gladly Bemis
Mosher, Brighton. Mass; Mrs. Glare
Bemis Morris. St Johnsbury; Mrs. w. f.
Lamberton, Bethel; Mrs. Lizzie Dewey,
birmingham, Mass; Mrs. Mary Lupien
Hooker and daughter, Mildred, Hard
wick. Much credit is due the committee
in charge for the able and pleasing man
ner in which the affair was arranged
and carried out and hearty vote Of
thanks is accorded them by all in at
tendance.
Bert West and daughter, Zula, of FL.