The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-17
HIGH SCHOOL DAY
in WILMINGTON
Banquet and Address Main
Features of TOday's
Program
1,6OO-LB. ROAST AT
BARBECUE TOMORROW
About 1000 Ears of Sweet Corn Also
to Be Roasted Committee Buys
1000 Tin Plates and Same Number
of Knives and Forks.
Especial to The Reformer.)
WILMINGTON, Aug. IT.

of Knives and Forks.
Especial to The Reformer.)
WILMINGTON, Aug II.
Today is High School day in the Old
Home week celebration, and feature
of the day is to be banquet of for
mer members and graduates of the VIII
mington high. school, together with an
address. The day has been rep'ete
with anecdotes of Pranks recalled by
the home -eomers from all parts of the
country.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin A. Brown threw
omen their beautiful summer place,
Beaver Brook. Sunday to the visitors as
well as many of the townspeople, who
euioyed a splendid concert by the Brown
brothers. six musicians of the Globe
theatre. New York, who, after playing
some of the newer and lighter music,
pleased the older ones by playing the old
songs so dear to hearts of men and
women of 90 years ago Mr.. Brown IS
Entertaining a large house party.
one of the old time families boasted
of 2s members in the family home Sun
dav afternoon and a true reunion 1t was.
An amusing incident occurred III the
afternoon when two of Wilmington's
former sons decided to take a walk up
| to the old swimming hole, where 30 years
ago they were wont to take refreshing
| plnnge. and the place looked so alluring
| that they decided to try it again. After
taking a dip, with bathing suits provided
fbv nature they remembered that towels
/ for drying purposes had not been remem-
bered so the elder of the two contributed
! a silk shirt for the occasion.
At the ball last evening an orchestra
i from Brattleboro furnished the music.
The grand march was led by Mr.. and
| Mrs. Martin A. Brown and was partici-
pated in by practically every person pres
ent. the hall being taxed to its capacity.
One pleasing feature to the Older genera
! tion was the number of square dances.
| Merton f. Barber, who had charge OF the
dance arrangements, was about as busy
as possible His aides were W. NJ. Vogel,
| Joseph Damour, A. HI. Stearns, Charles
Rose, Floyd Reed and Roy Brown.
/ The committee in charge of the morn
ling's parade was Stephen l.. Bond, chair
man, Mrs ID. o. Butterfield, Mrs. Greeley
Brown, Ernest Corbett and DIR. S. f..
Dunn.
/ One of the busiest places in town is
Al
Bissell. secretary of the Old Home Week
association. has worked untiringly for
weeks and months to make the affair a
success. has headquarters and where a.
lcomplete list of all guests is being kept
and alphabetically filed that visitors may
/ look up old acquaintance and find out
where to locate their old-time friends.
The association is also looking forward
4 to having as complete as possible the list
of Wilmingtonians for use at the next
reunion in 1890. A large file of letters
also is available in the secretary's office
from former residents who were unable
to attend, many of whom have not been
back TO their native town since early
childhood, while others have not been
back since the reunion of 1890.
The scene of the barbecue tomorrow is
being visited by interested spectators, as
a 00-pound roast is of rather larger
proportions than the housewife is accus-
ltomed. Something like 1000 ears of corn
Twill be roasted at the time. The com
lmittee has bought 1000 tin plates, 1000
knives and forks for use on this occa-
lsion.
Among the guests from distance who
are registered at the seeretary's office
lare Mr.. and Mrs. H. Forest Barber, New
York city; Glenn w. Bassett, Boston;
Mrs. Mary Spencer Beeman, Shelburne
Falls; Norman n. Bellows, Tarrytown,
IN. Y; Mrs +. b. Bssell, New York city;
Mrs. A. n Blackford, Bridgeport, Conn;
Mr. and Mrs. Charles V. Buckley, Thelma
p. Buckley and Maurice Y. Buckley of
AIonson, Mass; c. L. Cathic, Troy, N.
~; II. L. Crosby, Gardner; Mrs. Carrie
lC. Crosier and Miss Flora +. Croser,
Washington, ID. c.; Raymond Cummings,
New York; Joan Newton Cuneo, Mad
Idalena Cuneo, Newton Cuneo, Holyoke;
Daniel w. Duvall, Mrs. Daniel w. Duvall
land Miss Alice f. Duvall, Newton Upper
Falls; William A. Estabrook, Brimtield,
Mass; Miss Ellen Flagg. North Adams,
Mass; Irene Barlow Fowler, Huntington,
Mass.
Leon H. Fox, San Diego, Cal; Mr.. and
Mrs. Phillip Gilbert. Nashville, Tenn; f.
i w. Chase, Pawnee City, Neb.; Mr.. and
4 Mrs. Jason w. Crosby, Lowell Mass;
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Y. Hager, Middlebury;
Miss Gladys Hicks, North Adams; Mr.
and Mrs. Fred B. Hubbard, Chenoa, Ill
Linus G Hubbard. Urbana, H.; Thorman
Fl. johnson, Mr.. and Mrs. Winfred H.
johnson, Paul ID. Jones, Philip +. Jones,
Brooklyn; Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Bud
dington Kelland and family, Port Wash
4 fContinupd on Pare