The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-08-25


mating committee for the oficers OF
the coming years was az follows;
President, Guy F. Williams. North
| Anson; vice president, Herbert c
Judkins, Skowhegan; secretary and
treasurer, Mrs. Ellen p. Jones. Ath-
ems. Program committee. William
Fred Jones. Minnie v. Hight. Florence
Sanders and Leland Bosworth. Exec
utive committee, Alice Tucker Foss
Vera Deering, Florence Dunton, and
| v j. Wormlight. The committee or
resolutions reported that three mem
bers had passed away during the last
year. A committee was also appoint.
ed to cooperate with the trustees and
teachers to help the Academy. This
committee was G. F. Williams. V. G
Wormlight, and Vera Deerins. An in
spring paper was presented by DR.
william Fellows of Bangor. Remarks
followed by Albert Fellows of Boston
and Herbert c. Judkins. Kendall's or
chestra came in at this time and this
was followed by violin solo played
| by Miss Violet Allan with Miss Flor
] ence Sanders at the piano. Next came
| a vocal duet by Grace Fox and Violet
Allan. More remarks followed by c.
C. Kinsman of Cornville. Ernest Deck
er OF Skowhegan and DR.. Fred Love
| Joy of Pennington. Another selection
by the orchestra was followed by a
piano solo by Florence Sanders, VIC
| lin solo by Professor Kendall OF SHOW
hogan and another closing number by
the orchestra.
In the evening the program was
opened with selection by Kendalis
Orchestra followed by songs by Frank
Goodwin and Miss Grace Fox. Prot,
J. Abbott Kendall played delight
fu violin solo and by request Miss
Fox and Miss Allan repeated the vocal
duet of the afternoons program. Miss
Allan sang I'm the Heart OF Rose
and Perfect Day" The one-act
comedy Joint Owners in Spain" was
presented by the following: Mildred
Fox, Florence Sanderss Lillian Shep-
ard and Eleanor Williams. This had
been prepared in days time and the
young ladies are to be commended
upon their success as players In 30
short time. The orchestra gave an
bother pleasing selection and this end
ed the associations part In the days
program, although many improved the
opportunity to dance while in Odd
Fellows Hall at the close Of these ex-
ercises. The day, the crowd, the oc-
casion and the music all contributed
TO make the sixth anniversary, an
event to be remembered.
DR.. Fellows paper in part:
Ladies' and gentlemen, FELLOWSHIP
dents. friends and ne'ghbors.
II gives me great deal of pleasure
10 meet you all on this occasion. and
to get back TO the scenes and asso-
Citations of my childhood. 1t was in
the midst OF these and under the shad-
ow of dear old Somerset Academy that
received the inspiration for my life
work. When my brother asked me
to attend with him this reunion, l
naturally expected you might want to
hear from me, hence. my mind com
mences to reminisce: "Old friends,"
What multiNde of deep and varied
motions are called forth from the
soul by the utterance of these two
words. What throng ng memories
If other days crowd the brain when
hey are spoken. All, there is a
magic both sad and pleasing in the
sound which IT. creates. AS we sit
by our firesides, while the winds are
making wild melody without the walls
our cottage and review the scenes
II by-gone years which fit before us
swift procession. dim and shadowy
rs the recollections Of dream, how
hose old familiar faces will rise up
and haunt our vision with their well
remembered features. But all. where
ire they? these friends or our youth
those kindred spirits who shared our
Joys and sorrows when first We start
I'd In the pilgrimage /of life. Com
ian .ons of our early days. they are
,ndeared to US by many tie, and we
now look back through the vista OF
years upon the hours OF our COM
munion, as upon green GASES in a
sandy waste. Years have passed over
Is with their buds and flowers. their
'ruits and SHOWS; and where now are
hose old familiar faces? They are
Icattered and over many of their last
narrow homes the thistle waves its
onely head,-after life's ftful fever
hey sleep we'll. Somega are buffeting
he billows OF times stormy sea in
distant lands and though they are alb
sent our thoughts are often with
hem. When | recolect the men who
represented my profession in this and
adjoining towns, 1t has ever served as
an inspiration to do the best and
make the most out of this. my chosen
| life work. With the names of DR.
robey, DR.. Kinsman and following
hem Dr. William Leavitt and DR.
| Alonzo Boothby, | realized that had
some task to keep up the splendid
equation of these men. DR.. Lea
yitt was cut down in the midst of his
usefulness and his seemingly untimeiy
| leath was source Of great grief tC
ne. ! might also say this of DR.
Alonzo Boothby whose name in the
surgical world Is still one of greai
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