The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-12-18
AMERICA AND ENGLAND
MET TOGETHER
When Miss Edith Gledhill Entertained
the Utopians at Dinner Part,
Tuesday Evening
dor the .RcllortoIl

The Utopians met with Miss Edith
Gledhill Of Madison Ave. Monday
evening at $50 o'clock In this hos
pitable home they We're given an Eng
lish dinner served Oh dishes brought
from the old home in England ard
here America and England met to
gether.
America and England are of one
blood for America was baptised in the
blood of the Puritans and Pilgrims
who endured all things and hoped for
the best of life in the building up of
new world. and in The veins of Am
erican children flow The blood of some
far away English ancestor
The English know tn importance OF
nourishing food in tn building of a
race that must hold its own against
the perpleXities and evils that must
come with advancing civilization and
they know also that only that nation
can conquer or survive that is strong
enough to endure. In a pleasant din
ing room surrounded by many things
that reminded one OF that other land
across the sea. the Utopans ate the
Englishman' $ food-Roast beef On
one place card was written
when mighty roast beef
Was an Englishman' food
1t enobled their views
And enriched their blood,
The soldiers were brave
And their courtiers were good,
o. roast beef of Old England
On some of the cards We're different
flags of England, the land of many
colonies America has her stars and
stripes but the English flags fly over
many lands and peoples. On one card
was the beautiful face of England S
Queen, "Sea-Rings daughter from
over the sea Alexandra With the
roast beef and the plum pudding. and
the great loving cup from which the
Utopians all drank, the English dishes,
and above all the English hospitality
of Madam Gledhill and her daughter
the members felt nearer To England
and their English blood than ever
before.
There were no after dinner speeches.
but a short program. Tile first part
was of musical character, and with
Mrs. Edna Page Smith at the piano,
all joined in singing some of the old
English ballads. closing With The
Star of Bethlehem" Mrs Alice
WadsNo rth read from Mark Twain S
Diary of Adam and those present ira
ycrsed the Garden OF Eden with a man
who could not understand Eve, though
learned to understand her royal
highness Woman. If one doubts wo-
mans power To conquer. let him read
this story Of Mark Twains. Under
the direction of Mrs. Elizabeth Mer-
rll, the Utopians studied the eXer-
cises given by Dr. Charles Barker dur
ing his stay in SkoWhegan and with
such enthusiasm did they enter into
the work, that they executed with skill
the various skillfu movements. y
discussion of some of the new plays
and of books followed and one woman
suggested reading Martha by the
Day" the story of a woman who eX
tracted good and happiness from every
thing that came into her life. To the
absent member had been sent some
beautiful roses as symbol of the good
will which all bear her.
At eleven o'clock the company de
parted. In the cool night air. under
meath the yellow moon. with the stars
Just hanging on the tops of the great
elms. the Utopians journeyed home
ward They were full of the Christ
mas spirits and their hearts flew over
the sea; they all saw the Judean
skies, they entered the holy stable, and
saw sleeping on his bed of fragrant
hay newborn child-the little Prince
of Peace
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