The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1916-09-07
annual Dale Meeting in
p South Montville.

| 70 The Dale meeting OF the Clan OF
nd snfua, of go was held in the
kspo0Inlbb.a9i South Montville, Friday,
frsrge3 D'i IN the evening. Lovely Dale.
fag lS,n' and night; lovely meeting;
EsGy u aii to OVERLOOKING; many right.
tteyS,D6a y field. 1t is marvel: but
4, d ~. # the clansmen and their la
| bsh1!i'u.' Int their descendants left, the
Es ei'' ~ have made and the memo
Esalss .,5 laws of fifty years ago in this
h OF erarming beauties must account
Ee % ar me interest shown, as also
g3y mr. of the meeting. The Chief,
EH' rsJ the drop on the titled gen.
o8ua1 aIt luddies, forever harping
En'' h.a weather prospects. The
oD. WAS glorious, as the chief had
EfsIpsl ,b~m it would be. Many got
|sI'g F,s past record there and cut
b. ~ ray On his perfect weather. But
b. q - many in the bayfield, up to
\. ' sig6t. tbelr barn duties, there would
" ~ D.. bpen stowaWay room in the
n 1o They have come to ask the
rse.Us glarantee good weather for
b'l rs, but he won't. He tells
tl'F .9 Prob. mas on his diary a star
ts4 r4r5 with finger pointing at the
% Dale Meeting," and when a
IS' -+ against that, the weather
sF .1r that day swings west; but he
''5 '' e,gfuse the old man with other
i'D ,,,...rts. Doesn't make any differ
1.r star. waning moon, last quar-
''' rrrng hut fair skies and lovely
81 nG, ,er that Dale meeting.
Us thief has been well nigh three
a. rar Dale-struck it rich this
-0'" Pa quarters in Duke Edmund's
u ,..r Duke Charles mill and the
q, rria--. Lovely spot for quiet,
Us s--. nshing and rambling. Great
~ -1u lvlsurely by. They know
.yO- t,4 sa js on LynXes, catamounts
~ ,sy.s loliow the moose and deer
DA-+.sir .5aug. They don't care when
. ~o or Camping parties. women
D, ..o5r- sr-s5ed like Turkish soldiers,
-o us,. gong from the lower
.@-. alr to the beautiful, the ex-
S.-t beautiful, Lake George in Lib
W 5rld is finding out the rare
.... AXE George and the Georges
w., yla 0tauacook lake thrown in, and
,nr mere by the middle class and
-[y.sllg IS assuming goodly proper
,. .ssimed to increase with the
s,. vel5st region, best of climate,
W. ot rna best roads IN all New Eng
nj. Europe is tame in comparison,
:, 5r6lr part of Uncle Sans domain
,o rompar-. Oh, started to tell about
:. C.-4 ID his barn office. Well, he
+, ,e+.s day after day, legs crossed, in
s-egu u1y No smoking, only a lit
: Nd top snuff. Face long, angular,
,cgs5 Is d harrow. You might think
n ,,coasoIate, but just say dale" to
IN anu be- at once bubbles over and you
i 9gt that the harrow-look is only a
"a, 20 fool the farmers so they won't
m. a,r INTO the bayfield,. He only
r5sa on uue load to show them how it
done. He likes mill work better, fish
gtst. he gets lots of dainties from
+ AIDES. ferries of all kinds, flowers,
M aud Jame, of every hue. He gets
Il Of rides, auto rides, but is partial to
i New W agon of his old schoolmate, A.
Bagsy
TIE Dale meeting opened gloriously,
ol.l little late. Perhaps late glory
after all. the best kind. There is
,staess, If not power, in the latest
mg The ancient secretary read with
ar 4 trembling the records of the
81 annual meeting, fear that he hadn t
tt night, Tor he wrote it from mem
" ltar Chefs memory right on the
0t ta- evening of Aug. II, 1916; trem-
Ing 5sr such improvised work should
i BE- approved; but of course the Chief
aaH gong back on his own dictation
promptly declared the records with
i -ur and approved. The ancient
uetaFg doubted it, of course, but the
lief Insisted it was so. Then election
a'.-rs was called. The Chief had
H-l " aty-six years, and felt able to
NE lU GJy-slX years more, but would
d ecar the desire for another cleo
on Dukes Ripley and Adams. both
E!ea Ja- wish to supplant him. He
Jlp.y put them both on committee
II N,> Bertha A. Dinslow to report a
.,4 alcers ana told them to fight it
IT. laty reported F. F. Phillips, pre-
i-rt t. S. Adams, vice president, o.
!. Ripley, secretary, B. F. Knowles.
saslr-r The secretary tried 20 twist
letrs ame to some other. The mat
4 Was referred to Hon. Lucius c..
oss, who decreed that the name was
nIhps. That settled it, and the Chief
as himself again.
Many present for the first time were
ACE honorary members. Several States
ist anu west were represented. Find
9teRltl partial list of those present.
lhe making came right after
be election of officers, but as at the
P7mg of the meeting the Wadsworth
ani@ ot Appleton, father, two daugh-
H and son-in-law, Meservey, first ia
Wed The meeting with delightful quar-
Asng.ug, being encored. In course of
De syrniug Mr.. Meservey and Miss
'as#orJh sang solos by request. Their
AefLslnment throughout was most
Apply and gratifying feature, as ex-
PISSED by rising vote of thanks. The
I1ef u speech-making was such de-
s'll1e from that of former years that
-s afst man called, Hon. L. C. Morse of
1eFly was quite taken by surprise.
L mad banked on getting his text from
-e Oliet annual address, but that was
VI Yet IN evidence. He had to be shown
y report Of the committee on program
Os convinced that he must talk before
l' Jhlet talked, but there it was in cold
u @srm) lead pencil. Then he began
talk about the Chiefs adroitness, how
/, SoJ ms annual elections twenty-seven
ulss In succession. etc. He was evil
snuy determined to withhold his best
!, 'l' alter the Chief had said his say,
ataAiag perhaps, to do him one better.
"a, wouldn't necessarily be the best.
-FIo'aplu speech-makers are notion
Al anyway, at least Hairbrain, your
- ~ reporter, thinks SO.
+ PRESENTLY the Chief, to the gratifica-
o 't Speaker Morse, had to start in.
.. TIE titanic ring of fire around the
Iu "a powers of F,urope. Satan falling