The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-08-17
SOMERSET ACADEMY
REUNION
Happy Event in Pro-
gress at Athens
Many Students Are Gathering for
This Annual Occurrence. Features
of the Day

OF the DhY
The alumni reunion of former
students of Somerset Academy which
is being held today at Athens is an
important event not only among the
people of Athens but among the
widely scattered eX-pupils, who have
come to look forward to these an
nual gatherings with great pleasure.
To Everett T. Goodrich of Skowhe-
gan, an ex-student was assigned the
task of ringing from the Academy
belly, the summons to enter the
schoolroom as of old and many there
were, old and young, who answered
this response An opening feature
this morning was the reception to
the former students with the busi-
ness meeting and ball game follow
ing At noon the company will
march to the Grange Hall where din
ner will be served. During the af-
ternoon program will be carried
out which will include besides the
address of welcome, musical selec-
tions by the Academy Orchestra di-
rected by Mrs. Marion Drake-F Fland-
ers; piano music and singing by the
alumni quartet composed of Harry
\. Flanders, Mrs. Bradbury Barker,
Mrs. Cora Goodwin and Frank Good
win, all former students at the
Academy. Mrs. Emma Holbrook
Dunton, another former student, now
residing in Skowhegan, is also on the
will be speech making by those in
attendance. Letters from absent
members of the alumni will also
probably be read.
Somerset Academy was ncorporat-
ed seventy years ago this summer
and among the oldest scholars who
are now living are Mrs. Frank Whit
tier of Athens, Horatio Tobey of
Athens and Mrs. Jane Green of
gan. Mrs. Maria Dore Folsom of
SkoWhegan and Mrs. f. l.. Gilgore
of Reading, Mass. The first officers
of the corporation were Chas. Green,
president; Cleopas Boyd, vice presi-
dent; Eben Hutchinson, secretary;
treasurer, Major Ware. The pres
ent officers are a board of trustees
of which the following gentlemen are
members c. +. Dunton, NJ. j.
Hight Geo. +. Aver, W. y. Sanders,
l.. c. Williams, a. T. Locke, Robert
Hayden, John Curtis, T. c. Fox, j. E..
Chapman and E. II. Cook
Guy +. Williams, upon whom de-
grees at Bates and Yale have both
been conferred. is the present prin-
cipal of the Academy. Miss Marion
Whipple is his assistant and Mary e.
Bailey is instructor in Household
Arts, Mrs Marion Drake-Flanders
is teacher of music. The officers of
the alumni for the past year have
been l.. G. Trafton, Bangor, presi-
dent; Mrs. Alice c. Eaton, Skowhe-
gan, secretary and Mrs Ellen Jones
of Athens, treasurer. Members of
the executive board: Mrs, NJ. j.
Hight, Mrs. l.. {. Williams. Mrs. Ell
len Jones. Mrs. b. A. Hight, Miss
Lottie Reed and Ernest H. Cook.
Out of town alumni who will prob
ably be i'll attendance before the day
is over are MI and Mrs E. T. Good
rich Mrs. Emma H. Dunton Mrs.
Alice Case Eaton, Ernest Decker,
Mrs. Ella G. French and Mrs. d. +.
Palmer of Skowhegan; Mrs. f. l..
Gilgore, Reading. Mass; Harvey d.
Eaton, Esq oil Watervile Mr. and
Mrs Geo Russell of Carol, Iowa;
Mrs. Issie Judhns Williams. Skow-
hegan; Charles ". Tarbell, New
York; Mrs. Edith NJ. Bailey and Mrs.
Carrie Wyman. Skowhegan