Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-08-16
Somerset Academy
Alumni Hold Merry
Reunion at Athens

Reunion aC ACncnS
Athens. Aug. 1s.-In spite OF lowering
skies and occasional showers q large
number Of old time students gathered
beneath the wide roof OF Somerset
Academy at Athens Thursday for the
sth annual meeting OF the Academy
Alumni Association A merry throng
Of former pupils seated themselves IA
the class room and here many pleasAn-
tries were exchanged as friend greeted
friend and welcomes were hearty and
sincere. willard c. Eaton Of Green
land. n. H, presided at . short bust
mass session held in the academy. A
resolution committee was appointed
consisting of Mrs. Margaret K. Good
rich az skowhegan. Mrs. Ellen Eaton
ZONES and Mrs Laura Potter Rowell Of
Athens. A nominating committee was
also named consisting Of Mrs. Ella II.
Russell Of Athens. Mrs.. Margaret K
Goodrich and Clarence 3. Hight Of
Skowhegan-
Among the out Of town people pres
emit were Mrs. Mary Emery Leighton
Of Skowhegan and Mrs. Maria Dore
Folsom. also OF Skowhegan. while 9TH
ers from away were Mrs. Edith u.
Bailey Of Brookline. Mass, Mrs. Alice
Emery Wood and daughter. Miss Grace
Wood Of Yves. Medford, Mass: Mr.. and
Mrs Harold Rowell Of collinsvilie.
Conn: Mrs Matte Mason. Skowhe-
gan; Mrs. Albra Cook Smith. Mrs. Ella
Goodrich French. Mrs. Margaret Kins-
man Goodrich. Mrs Emma Holbrook
Dunton. Hamlin Bartlett, Mrs Della
Leighton Bartlett. 3. r. Flanders. Mrs.
Deborah Coston Flanders. Skowhegan;
Greenland. ". H: Albert Fellows. Dor
chester. Mass: Herbert Cook. Mari
borough. Mass: Miss Gladys Hamor
Hailoweil; Mrs. May Tobey Morrill,. c.
c. Kinsman, Mrs Josephine Barker
Kinsman. Cornville: Mr.. and Mrs. En-
nest Decker, C. B. Hight. Ethel morrill,
Hight, Helen Hight. Skowhegan: H. c.
Judkins. Ella Flanders. Skowhegan:
May Jewel. Walker. Anson: ". o. Paul,
Evelyn Fogg Paul. Scion.
Evelyn Fogg Paul. Scion: VIVA AcIn-
tire Paul, Bertha Paul.
Dinner was served in admirable style
in the Grange banquet hail under the
direction of several ladies from the as
sociation. the menu including leans and
brown bread, delicious salads. sliced
cucumbers and al sorts OF pies and
dainty pastries
At about 30 willard c. Eaton called
for order and in brief opening remarks
gave the credit OF well arranged plans
for the occasion 10 the committees re
siding in Athens The Somerset Acad-
envy orchestra played and Miss Grace
Fox presided at the piano while the
Somerset Academy ode was sung by
the audience to the tune Of America" |
This ode was written by Mrs Annie
Bixby HAYDEN, a former graduate Mrs
Eaton read avery entertaining letter
from Mrs Emma Morgan Dodge. q one
time student now living in Pasadena,
Calf Mrs. Dodge sent greetings and
recalled to the minds of some Of the
older OF the alumni; the good times at
the Barker sugar camps and the walks
up Porcupine. Mrs. Minnie Clark Hight
also read an interesting letter from
Mrs. Jane H White of Portland. who
taught at the academy in 1879 with her
brother, Charles S. Libby as principal |
Mr. Libby has been dead since 1885 |
Miss Violet Allan, who has a voice OF
great promise. sang two selections with |
piano accompaniment BY Mrs Marion |
Drake-Flanders-
Community singing Of several pieces |
was led by Mrs. Marion Drake-Fland- |
ers Mrs. Margaret X Goodrich read
a humorous selection and the roll was
called. Albert Fellows OF Dorchester. |
Mass. offered remarks and Principal
Donald c. Hight explained how the
proceeds Of the entertainment and
dinner and supper were to be used to-
ward purchasing books Of reference for
the Academy library. Mrs Emma H.
Dunton of Skowhegan sang a selection: |
]. Herbert Cock of Marlborough, Mass, !
who went away from Athens a years
ago added interesting remarks and Miss
GLADYS Hamour of Haliowell. former
teacher at the academy spoke briefly.
Ernest Decker of Skowhegan enter |
tanned with a portion of his graduation
part OF his own commencement time
FLOYD Drake of Somerville. Mass, ac-
ccmpcnied by his sister, Mrs. Marion
Drake-FIanders played two viol num-
bers in a thoroughly finished manner
elic:ting loud applause and At intervals
during the program Somerset Academy
orchestra played. This orchestra IS
one of unusual excellence for a school
organization and bespeaks much careful
work on the part Of the members as
we'll as excellent judgement ad splen-
did coaching on the part Of Mrs Drake
Flanders, the teacher of music at the
Academy. But few people IN Athens
have ever done more for the young peo-
ple of their town than has this lady BY
means Of her own musical talents She
directed the several numbers rendered
or this occasion. The personnel of the
orchestra is as follows: First violins.
Donald woodman, Violet Allan: I'd vio-
lin. Grace Fox; cello. Ida Spauiding:
ID cornet. Florence Dunton, Lucy King:
list cornet. belmont Bush: trombons.
Victor Dysant: piano. Arthur Hight
The retiring president. W. c. Eaton
made pleasing remadks. In the early
evening the alumni ladies served an ap-
petizing supper and at about $50 an
amusing comedy. entitled The Dea-
cons Second Wife, or Back to Ma
ture was presented by members of the
alumni The caste was a. follows:
Malvina Fitx. Elsie Roberts, IL; Dea-
con Barachias Fitx. John L Foss. Is;
Milton George Washington. Scribner
Calford, -: Nancy Melissa Fitz, Ida
spaulding. IL. Mrs. Brown. Rena Stick
ney Fox. II: Kate Rollins. Ruth Hight