Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-08-01
OLD HOME DAY.
Cornwall Welcomes Many Former
Residents.

dents ana guests assembled at the Con-
gregational church at 10 o clock a. m.
and listened to an interesting program,
and special music by the choir. The
Rev. Samuel Rose presided, and gave
an address of welcome, followed by an
original poem entitled, Gan Old Home
Day." by Miss Katherine Griswold of
town. The Rev. l.. E. Sunderland of
Cleveland, Ohio, former resident and
a son of Mrs. w. H. Bingham of town,
gave the address of the day, taking as
his subject "The New Cornwall" The
following former residents were called
upon for remarks, and reminisced in
pleasing manner: The Rev. S. H.
Barnum of Jericho Center a former
pastor of the church, George F. Aber-
nethy of Galesburg, ILL.,, who is visiting
town for the first time in fifty years.
Frank S. Holley, who has been a resi-
dent of Stockton, Cal, since 1883,
Judge C. S. Dana of New Haven, A. G.
Jones of Sudbury and Henry Vancelette
of town. Mrs. Houghton of East
Northfeld Mass, wife of the late Rev.
j. G. Houghton, former pastor, read
an original poem. Letters were also
read from absent ones. Covers were
laid at the town hall for all the dainty
morsels of the kind that mother makes.
The afternoon was pleasantly spent
in social repartee and watching the
athletic sports and ball game between a
Middlebury and town team, the for
mer winning by a score of 8 to 8.
Among the guests present were the
Rev. and Mrs. S. H. Barnum of Jericho
Center, the Rev. and Mrs. l.. E. Sun
derland of Cleveland, Ohio, Mrs. J. C.
Houghton of East Mortified, Mass,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. S. Holley of Stockton,
Cal, Mrs. Sturtevant Peet of Pied
mont, Cal, Mrs. Ella Foote Hazelton
of Pasadena, Cal, Mrs f. F. Preston
of Syracuse, N. Y, Dr. and Mrs J.
Add. Sprowls, a daughter of Mr.. Ash
ley Samson, former resident, and Mr..
and Mrs. w. c. Spragge of Donora,
Pa. Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Lane and two
sons of Ottawa, Canada, Mrs. w. T.
Porter, Miss Port err, Mrs. G. E. Con-
stantine, Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Lane, Miss
Maria Douglas, Miss Kate Griswold,
Mrs. p. X. Bingham and Mrs. A. w.
Bingham, son and daughter of New
York city, Ray Hurlbut of Lynn, Mass.
George f. Abernethy of Galesburg, Ill. ,
and daughter, Mrs. w. T. Coolidge of
Alton, ILL.,, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Bene-
dict of Concord, N. H., Mrs. Mary
Stevens of Chicago, ILL.,, Mrs. VIM.
Ballou of Ludlow, Mrs. James Woodruff
of Brandon, Miss Cora Bingham of
Rutland, MIR. and Mrs. W. r. Bristol of
Nergennes, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bacon
of Wdtham, Moses Vincent of Bristol,
Mr.. and Mrs A. G. Jones and Clayton
Benedict of Bristol, Mrs. Harry Shaw
of Rutland, beside many other former
residents from adjoining towns.
The committee who served are as
follows: Programs. H. Rose, Mrs.
A.'W. Foote, Mrs. M. O. Field, Mrs.
c. P. Conlon, Mrs. E. o. Porter; invi-
tation and reception, Mrs. c. F. Bene-
, dict, L. w. Peet, J. w. Atwood, Henry
. Vancelette, Mrs. f. Manchester; enter
tainment, Mrs. E. Harris, Henry
James, T. P. D. Matthews, Mrs. j.
} H. Atwood, Mrs. Joseph Drolette; ex-
ecutive, H. E. Sanford, Mrs. C. H.
Lane, VIM. Lavalley, A. w. Foote,
Mrs. w. H. Bingham, F. belong;
dinner, Mrs. Henry Vancelette, Mrs.
George Blair, Mrs. Carl Morse, Leslie
Foote, Edward Peet, Mrs. L. Fisher,
Mrs. F. Manchester finance, R. R.
Robbins, Silas Jewett, H. Cobb, r. A.
Bingham Joseph Drolette; decoration,
Miss Addie Parkhll, Mrs. H. S. Cobb;
athletics, F. E. Foote, Ralph Foote,
Harold Butler, j. H. Atwood, Lee
, Harris, Horace Pratt, Ward Benedict,
Stanley Drolette: hall and park, F.
r Manchester, George Blair, l.. Fisher
horses and transportation, Herbert
o Robbins, F. Morse, Jesse Bissett. The
following original poems We're read by
their respective authors:
o FOR OLD HOME DAY.
S OH Dear Old Home of childhood days
6 With all your simple, homely ways;
. Dear Country Home, where all pretenst
Was judged and weighed by common
S sense;
s Where heavy tasks developed muscle,
9 That won us many later tussle,
> With difficulties that beset US,
Or foes that in ife's battle met US.
e Our thoughts to you are oftimes turning
: With many sad and home-sick yearn
o ing;
As, anxiously, we wait the day,
Il When Home once more, we take oul
: way.
Home Yes, though not the home O.
l yore,
n When mother smiled from out the door
q And Father stood with outstretcheC
hand,
> To welcome back the absent band
: For Time all ties on earth must sever,
e Relentless change goes on forever,
But though these dear ones be not here
- Their loving spirit fingers near,
. Unfolding us, til all around
} The dear old place, seems holy ground.
n A little Heaven upon earth,
q lllumed by love that gave it birth;
While memories that fOndlV c6np