News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-08-25
STOWE
Old Home Week Doines


gift of p. d. Pike to the town several
years ago. was the scene of the annual
picnic under the auspices of the Stowe
Old Home Week association for the 18th
consecutive year, at noon Thursday. A
large number were present and bounti-
full dinner was served. The President of
the association called the gathering to
order after dinner and the minutes of
last years exercises were read by the
Secretary.
The following officers were reelected:
President, L. l.. Harris; Vice Presi-
dent, Mrs. Mary A. Jenney; Secretary,
Mrs. Johanna Mcmahon Luce; Treasurer,
P. D. Pike. Mrs. Luce resigned as secre-
elected in her stead.
President Harris called upon several
former residents for remarks, among
them Herbert L. Delano of Elmore, Mrs.
Mary Gorton Darling of Hampton, Va.
Mrs. Florence Gates of Swanton, and
Miss Jennie Hodge of New Rochelle, N.
Y. Newell Bigelow of Salem, Mass, re-
cited an original selection.
Others present from out of town were,
Mrs. Inez Gorton and James S. Darling
of Hampton, Va, guests of Mrs. f. e.
Smith; Mrs. Hattie Waite and Mrs. Su-
san Jones of Barre. DR.. and Mrs. P. B.
McSweeney, Misses Katherine McSwee-
ney and Dorothy Mcmahon and Douglas
&C Of
Delano. Mrs. William Kaiser and the |
Misses Delta and Vera Kaiser of Elmore;
Mrs. c. FL. A. Stafford and Miss Eloise |
Stafford of Morristown; Mrs. Lydia Kim
ball of New Britain, Conn; Mrs. Hunter [
of Oregon City, Ore; Mrs. o. G. Harris
of Springfield, Mass. Miss Emma Vaughn
of Waterbury Center; T. Fl. Casey of
Fitchburg, Mass; Mrs. S. G. Wheeler of
Waterbury; Miss Mary Bigelow Of Dan
vers. Mass; Miss Addie Bgelow of
Franklin, N. H.; Mrs. Abbie Warren of
West Lebanon, N. H.; Mr.. and Mrs. G.
E. Fowler and Miss Hattie Hodge of
birmingham, Mass; Mrs. G.. H. Nc
Quade of Chicago; Mrs. Ruth Robinson
of Burlington.
Among the older residents were, Mr..
and Mrs. Eliakim Bigelow and Mr.. and
Mrs. P. d. Pike.
Thursday afternoon about 500 people
watched the sports on Main street. The
Stowe Military Band furnished music
and gave a concert in the evening at the
band stand. The ladies of the Methodist
church served ice cream and cake. The
parade on Main street at 80 o'clock p.
m. on Friday was followed by exercises /
at the Akeley Memorial building at
2:30 O'clock, Governor Gates delivering \
the address.
The concert given at the Akeley Me-
mortal building, under the auspices of
The association, Wednesday evening, in
GUIDED vocal solos and duets by Mrs. H. w. {
Barrows and Mrs. L.. B. Bamforth; flute
Ind cello solos and duets by the Misses
Marion and Irma Jordan of Burlington,
with Miss Marjorie Gates of Morrisville,
pianist; a selection by male quartette,
dessrs. Riley, Cheney, Burnham and J.
3urnham, and readings by Miss Gwendo-
en- Smith of Morrisville.
Among the Old Home Week reunions
vas picnic party Thursday of former h
including the Misses Avis
7earen, Fitchburg, Mass; Dorothy Har-
is of Boston, Anna Fitzsimmons, Ruth :.
IcMahon, Inez Smith and Minnie Smith E
f Stowe, Mrs. Clyde Jenney Jenkins of q
'Iorida and Mrs. Elva Warren Lurk of p
Vest Lebanon, N. H.; and a reunion of f
he class of 1918 at Smugglers' Notch, at b
'hich Norman French of Montpelier,
Hiss Dorothy Harris of Boston, Miss C
largaret Harris of Middlebury, Miss L
larry Moody, Miss Bernice Lang Mark p
looff, Edwin Smalley, Roy Robinson and Il
harles Gale were present.