The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-17
Old Home Week Celebration
Is Attracting Many For
mer Residents
FESTIVITIES ARE
NOW AT HEIGHT
Interesting Programs Are
Being Furnished
Each Day

Cabot, Aug. l7.-Old Home week in
Cabot is witnessing the reunion of many
families and renewal of aoquaintances
that needed just the stimulus of we'll
organized get-together to restore the
camaraderie among the native sons and
daughters that existed in years gone by.
Perhaps it may be safely said that the
exercises yesterday came in an hour
when the old home week spirit was in
full tide. Certainly, none of the celebra-
tions TO date has been marked by so
large an attendance nor has there pre-
vailed at any time in the week a more
genuine feeling that the transplanted
scions of the town are in reality closely
knit together by a common bond and
common birthright.
From many states in the union, from
many towns in the state, natives and
former residents of this town are assem-
bled for the week. The townspeople
have outdone themselves in the matter
Of providing entertainment for the guests
of to-day, the "home folks" of yesterday
and whether or not the experiment Of
this years Old Home week becomes
custom for succeeding generations to OBJ
serve, those from outside who have Joined
in the exercises cannot but feel that hos
pitality in unstinted measure has been
theirs. Beginning Sunday with the un-
ion services in the Methodist church,
where the pastor, Rev Stanley Cross
land, preached an unusually appropriate
sermon, the events OF the week have
been most successfully carried out. Mon
day was given over to visiting among
old-time neighbors and other friends and
Tuesday was the day set apart for the
basket picnic at the center of the town,
near the old pond. 1t was gala occa-
sion, what with speechmaking by many
of the "old guard music by the Marsh
field Cornet band and various forms of
diversion for old and young alike.
Atty. W. D. Gould of Los Angeles, Cal,
one of Cabot's sons who has esta blished
himself in his profession, was the prin-
cipal speaker and his "reminiscences of
Did days in the history of the town we're
yiven vigorously and with fine regard for
accuracy. Mr.. Gould left Cabot 81 years
,qo and has been able to visit his native
heath but seldom. Naturally, he is one
If the enthusiastic proponents of per-
na,f ola uor1a ,tae for. 10 h0t O,,
Tuesday evening there was promenade
n the town hall.
Yesterday, the official "Old Home dat."
lad its formal beginning for local people
t II o'clock with a gathering of fam
lies and guests here it. the village Din
Ter was served in Society hall by the
Vomans Relief corps and at o'clock
here were special features in school
ouse hall with the youngsters of the
own carrying most of the prominent
arts, most of the participants being
1embers of Winona temple of the Good
'emplars Fifty children performed
and in a manner wholly cred
able to the occasion in a charming lit
e cantata. entitled, "The Brownie
and" The extravaganza, for such it
,ally was, was given under the direction
{ Mrs. B. L. Bruce and Miss Grace
Torse. Some surprisingly striking eff
'ets in costumerv were obtained and a.
kelly setting furnished an admirable
ackground for the performance. The
I'll was crowded and every part Of the
-ogram was literally applauded. After
ard Miss Helen Sylvester of Boston.
hose contribution to the al fresco fea-
Tres of Old Home week Tuesday was
rraciously received repeated her first
ccess in Cabot by giving variations of
e Spanish dance Miss Sylvester ad-
essed herself to the terpsichorean art
ith rare aptness and had to respond
It'll an encore.
Inasmuch as Cabot people are recalling
til a good bit of pride, pardonable
ide. the fact that this is the l35th
ar of its existence. an impromptG pro-
am of speechmaking after the program
rtook of the nature of historical re-
wv. There were those present, beyond
doubt who found they had much to
i'm about the history of their own
wn and the achievements of its sons
d daughters when some of the speak
were well warmed TO their subject
Ltter. Edward F Smith presided and
ponses made included those of Luke
her. George Harvey. w. d. Gould and
throp Collins Mrs. Wells read a num-
of original verses by John Austin.
ne of the speakers neglected to place
erved stress on Csbot's prominence "a
agricultural town and plenty Of at
tion was paid to those men OF Mssss-
lsetts and Connecticut who came To
-mont s-pioneering nearly a century
a half ago and showed their faculty
picking garden spots by settling in
,ot
he Cabot orchestra furnished music
in the evening there was an interest
illustrated lecture. From the Man
Ia the Throne" in the Methods.
rch. Tonight there viii be ban
{ in town hall. served BY the Judith
ord Wonan's club. Many old-timerz
to be seated at the speakers table.
liam Walker viii act as foastmaster.
morrow j. reserved as field dav. when
-ogrsm Of sports viii hold the center