The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-03-25
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In singing Aud Lang Syne, Geo. e.
Perley leading and Mrs. Clapp playing
the accompaniment.
Dean r. X, Stratton OF Fargo college
opened n evenings programme with
"reminiscences of his early life at Athol,
Mass, and brought forth many vivid
pictures describing his home town,
which was typical of towns in that
section of the country and dWelt upon
the little old school house and the
FRANKS of boyhood, which brought
forth responsive memories in the minds
of all present.
Geo. e. Perley gave a talk on New
England of the past with special ref
erence to that section Of the country
as n home of leading educators, writ
erS, statesmen and home makers. He
spoke of New England as the home of
the seven men who have made Ameri-
can literature foremost in the world:
Longfellow, Whittier, Holmes, Elmer
son, Hawthorne, Bryant and Lowell.
Mr.. Perley pointed to New England as
the builder of the foundation OF this
nome OF men who made America what
she is. After his talk he sang with
spirit Hurrah for Old New England, to
which Mrs. Clapp played the accom-
pantment and the entire company join
ed in the chorus with enthusiasm.
w. III. Wright was the next speaker
and he talked of New England in the
present, He has had splendid .oppor-
tunity to note the changes there for he
came west in 1881 and since then has
visited his old home nearly every year.
He recalled theo old New England home,
which was so familiar to all, where the
parlor was always kept closed except
for funerals and special occasions and
where was to be found the wax wall
H@wrrAr -, - 1-A-
table, together with an album and the
family Bible, the old fenced in lawn,
ETC., and the difference today, where
the homes are modern and thrown open
to h advance of modern IDEAS. The
autoes and trolleys have taken their
place and only here and there one sees
glimpses of what New England was,
served. Mr.. Wright was followed by
Miss Marguerite Beard, whe sang two
beautiful numbers accompanied by Miss
Florence Gormley.
w. j. Clapp gave an inspiring talk
on New England in the future. He re-
ferred to the many possibilities Of this
portion of. our country and while a
great many New Englanders are scat
tered throughout the country, still they
are the main force in keeping the
memory of old New England green.
New England offers great opportunities
for summer resorts and there are mil
lions of dollars spent there each year
by travellers. ,... ..
The programme was closed with a
beautiful violin solo by A. J.. Stephens,
who was obliged to respond with an
encore. He was accompanied by Miss
Wright. s.. -
A business meeting was held and Of
ficers elected for the coming year. Mrs.
Dudley read a memorial paper for 8.
G. Barnes and DR.. Folsom, who have
passed away since the las meeting.
She requested that all present hand in
their biographies. $500 tr
The officers were elected as follows:
President, III. l. Loomis; first vice
president, Miss Perley; secretary
treasurer, F. II. Wilder. and ~biographer
and historian, Mrs. ]. F. Dudley. Elev-
en- other vice presidents are to be
chosen by the official staff, two from
each state, at a later date.
Out of town guests present were MI.
and Mrs. c. G. Chaffee OF Valley City,
and MI. and Mrs. Geo. H. Phelps of
Bowbells. Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Blanch-
ard of Moorhead were present and it
is a notable fact that they have not
missed a meeting for many years.