Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-31
Cornville High
Has Its Seventh
Annual Reunion

Cornville. Me-. Aug. 30.-(SpeciaD.-
The seventh annual reunion Of the
Cornvlle High school was held at
Grange nall in CornvilIe Tuesday Aug.
-ith, 1915. The forenoon, as has been the
custom, was devoted to friendly greet
ing and social chat. Dinner was served
ut l o'clock and mach credit is due the
committee in charge for this success
full feature of the days festivities. The
meeting was called to order at about
, O'Clock by Pres. L. L. Smith, the
Lords Prayer being repeated and
America sung at the opening The
election of officers resulted as follows:
Pres. l.. L. Smith, 1st Vice Pres, San
ford Strickland; End Vice Pres., c.
H. blackwell. secretary, 1vanella Palm
err treasurer, Melvin Palmer, entertain
ment committee, D. B. Hobart. S. H.
Beal. W. B. Whittier: dinner COM
mittee. Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. futile, Nj.
and Mrs. Glenn Harvell and Mr.. and
Mrs. Forrest Herrin. The program was
taken up and the roll was called by
the secretary to which all responded.
w. B. Whittier gave a short sketch of
the life Of his brother, Frank Whittier
Of California, who was at one time a
student at c. H. S, after which the
numbers were continued with a song,
When You and 1 were Young, Mag
gie," by Miss Ethel Woodman Of Brew
err, daughter Of George H. Woodman,
with Doris Wentworth accompanist.
Miss Woodman responded to an en-
core with The Last Rose Of Summer"
Letters were read from absent men,
bers as follows: H. D. Eaton. Esq. Of
Waterville; Anna E. Judkins of Grams
ton, r. I. and Fred S. Robinson of
Oelwein, Iowa Mr.. Robinson enclosed
his photograph which was very ac-
ceptatle; song, 1.-THE Old Church
Choir" Mrs. Nettie Nay Moody, with
Jessie Smith at the piano: letters from
Mary Robinson Frost of Boston and
May Parsons Tooker Of Westfield. n.
j., the latter Of whom is to leave Sept.
2 with her husband for the California
Exposition; song, Little Dutch Car
den," Miss Marian Dyer. Jessie Smith
accompanist with encore, My Little
Gray Home in the West; numerous
sketch of Uncle Josh Weatherby" by
c. H. Blackwell and instrumental mu-
sic by Doris Wentworth. Letters from
Nina Hamm Keck Of Washington,
Iowa and L. Leslie Jones of Mansfield,
Mass, were read and then Miss Evelyn
Flanders Of Madison sang, LAS Deep
as the Deep Blue Sea- responding to
an encore with "One Sweetly Solemn
Thought" Frank Folsom was persuad-
ed to repeat the sketch given last year
and program closed with humorous
stories Of the old high school days by
different ones. Each reunion is pro-
nounced the best time ever. These
reunions are among the happiest times
Of the year and the OLD friendships
seem very strong. A letter from DR..
Guy c. Emery of Holiday, Utah. was
received too late to be read, but will
be read next year. There were present
at the event "a Of the alumni. "a men,
bers Of their families and % visitors
making in all so persons. The alumni
present were: L. L. Smith. Sanford
Strickland, G.. H. Blackwell. S. H. Beal.
Carrie Smith French, Della McDaniels
Herrin, G. n. Smith, Minnie Bowman
Judkins, Blanche Goodridge Williams,
c. S. Moody and w. H. Palmer Of
Cornville; Sadie Parsons Harwell Of
East Madison: Arthur S. Woodman,
Athens; Melvin Palmer and Ivanella
Smith Palmer Of Hinckley; D. B.
Hobart, w. B. Whittier Emma
Smith Tuttie, Minnie Beal Lord. H.
G. Wentworth and Hannah E. Went
worth Of Skowhegan; Addie War
.reL Holmes Of Roslindale. Mass,
Lottie Flanders Sprague Of Waterville
and George H. Woodman of Brewer.
Tho History.
There has been a fall High school in