Ellsworth American., 1914-10-21
THE REUNION.

THE REUNlON.
| Aunt Madge and her nieces were astir
early on the morning of October s, the
day of the NJ. B. reunion at "Hillcrestn
| cottage, Surry.
The early part of the day was cloudy,
and drops OF rain fell occasionally, but
there were blue patches in the sky, and
Esther and / started on our ride from
Bluehill to Surry with very pleasant an
ticipations.
The roadside was beautiful with the
yellow and scarlet banners of the maple,
and the lovely green and brown ferns in
every hollow were a delight to the eye.
For several miles we ignored the weather;
then suddenly it began to rain. We put
up The umbrella and asked man who was
would rain much. He said the signs were
right for regular down pour, but the
blue patch in the sky still beckoned us
towards Surry, and We went gaily on till
the rain ceased and the sun shone, and by
and by We came to Contention Cove,
climbed the hill to the cottage, and found
several members waving welcome from
the roadside.
The owners of the cottage, Capt. and
Mrs. Philip Stinson, welcomed us warmly,
and we were soon in the midst OF relatives
and friends.
Uncle Mark, Aunt Maria and little Caro-
lyn were there ahead of us, but Uncle
Mark has fancy driving horse and
doesn't even take the dust from automo-
Ia prsr caA Ia fsxs
first birthday some time ago, and is too
digDified to hurry.
The other members from Bluehill mo-
tored over, reached the cottage at 9.15 and
busted themselves by working on presents
for Christmas until the others came at
about II. Everybody brought package
of good things, and when the tables were
dinner.
Don't say anything about it, but since
that dinner Aunt Madge has been i'll in
bed and had the doctor for the first time
in twenty-five years.
There were twenty-five seated at the
tables: Mrs. Ellen Rollins, Mrs. Nose
ley, Mrs. George Dodge, W. H. Titus
and Francis T. Linnehan, OF Els
worth; Mrs. e. w. BurriIl, OF Ded-
ham; Mr.. and Mrs. Mark w. CHM
and Miss Carolyn Soper, OF North
Orland; Mr.. and Mrs. Stinson, Mrs.
Roland Bonsey and daughter Ethel,
Mr.. and Mrs. Nj. ID. Chatto, Mrs.
Wasgatt and Miss Sadie Higgins, of
Surry, Mrs. E. W. Mayo, Mrs. A. NJ. Her.
rick, Mrs. William Mason, Miss Alice
Holt and Mrs. Pearl Parker, Of Bluehill.
Mrs. Rollins reverently asked q blessing
upon the food, and then we began to eat.
There were dainty tea biscuit and sand
witches and the lightest Of raised bread,
cold chicken, shrimp salad and egg salad
Qhe mayonnaise dressing was pronounced
the best everl; then there were spiced
beets, olives, pickles, ielley and Aunt
Maria's ''Sunrise" baked apples, coffee and
cream, cakes. silvery and glistening with
white frosting, others dewy and brown
with chocolate frosting and filling,
while some were heaped with whipped
cream and cocoanut, and must
not forget Aunt Madge's delicious
waters, so crisp and thin, and the
old-fashioned ginger cookies with "Polly
Jane'' written across them. Somehow, the
gentlemen in the party had fondness for
the ''Polly James,.
When our appetites began to fail we
were tempted with pies of golden custard,
amber squash and fragrant mince, and the
apple and pumpkin pies such as mother
used to make. Then came apples and
grapes, and we fingered long at the tables,
spoke regretfully of absent members.
touched upon the European war and its
horrors, the future of the woman suffrage
movement, and some of the best methods
OF keeping poultry, while Aunt Madge,
Mrs. Rollins and Mrs. Stinson fitted here
and there making everybody comfortable
and happy. And if anyone thought of a
''vanished hand or the sound OF voice
that is still'', they tried to be CHEEKY and
brave for ''Sunshine's' sake.
Presently we broke ranks, cleared the
ia bles away and went out on the sunny
piazza to hear letters read from absent
members and look at picture postcards
that Aunt Madge had received from
wandering members OF the clan. Sunshine
recited poem fraught with memories of
Editor Rollins, who was always SO inter-
ested in the column and its members.
Capt. Stinson also gave an enjoyable
recitation which he learned over fifty
years ago. This closed the literary pro-
gram for the afternoon. Capt. and Mrs.
Stinson then invited the members to their
own home near by, and there they were
shown lovely old china teaset of pink
lustre ware and many curios gathered in
lands beyond the sea, when Capt. Stinson
was away on foreign voyages. One
mosaic snuff box of intricate design de-
serves especial mention. The Mutuals
present feel very grateful for the privilege