Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-08-31

| Dear Friends of M. 3. c.:
You are looking for a report of the
NJ B. gathering to be held Aug. IS in
| connection with field day at East
Surry. AS you know, Thursdays
| weather was a down-pour, and l am
wondering if 1 can honestly say that
| the M. BIS "reuned" on Friday.
don't think any of the members felt
| that we had a reunion, and Aunt
| Madge" says. Wen never try that
again. She said to me, Now, you
have been here all day; you write it
up" And who could say no to her?
l think she will forgive me if / write
| from a personal standpoint.
Aunt Mary's" John and were
among the first to arrive on the
| ground This gave our carload a
chance to get the lay of the land and
| watch arrivals. Irish Molly" with
| her little basket on her arm, was the
first NJ. B. to be sighted She was
looking for Jennie" whom she
wanted for bodyguard, but Jennie"
was out for good time and was
here, there and everywhere.
One of the greatest pleasures of
such gathering is meeting old friends.
l belong to the grange, the Farm Blu
! reau and the NJ. B., so found many
with whom to exchange greetings
One of the clan tagged the members,
| and | trust no one was omitted.
We watched with interest the
tractor demonstrations of blowing
narrowing nd saving wood and some
one said sawed shingles after dinner
| The races and contest took the atten-
ton of most of the crowd, but before
| these were over, you could see groups
gathering together with baskets and
boxes and asking, Are the CLAIMS
done?' or rs the coffee ready?"
Now let me tell you that some of
the NJ. BIS were getting long faced
about this time, and we felt much like
sheep without shepherd, for Aunt
Madge' had not arrived, neither had
Aunt Maria" and how could we
''reune" without them?
Soon the sheep began to jump the
fence, for those near akin to the NJ.
BIS could not be content to wait
longer. Finally we all gathered in
family groups, and the groups too
scattered for the exchange of food
and pleasantly. And, Aunt Maria. -
just think of an NJ. g. dinner without
bouquet to grace the table,
While we were hungry and enioy-
ing the CLAIMS and other eats" we
were doubtless all thinking how diff
ferent from our usual dinner. and
trying to forget our disappointment
in "Aunts Madge's" absence But
cheer up! The best is yet to come,
! n
from the baskets of IS. j. Y. and
Jasmine" then, joy of joys, we beheld
our loyel Aunt Madge" and Uncle
Madee" with their box of goodies. for
they were so set on eating with the
clan that they would not eat the
dinner that was ready before they
could leave home.
This is but one case of many where
the necessary change of days made a
change of plans, "Narcissus" and
her John We're on hand to bring
Aunt and Uncle Madge" on Thurs
day, but could not remain for Fri
day. Then a balty auto delayed the
starting till all the other Bluehill
members returned home, but, be it
SAID Aunt Madge' ate her dinner on
the grounds, while the NJ. BIS raj
'iNN otouiu anu paFlOOk OIL her
famous thin crisp cookies
We made the most of "Aunt
Madge's presence, and it certainly
seemed good to see the NJ. BIS, but
we missed the letters, the music, and
the speeches, to say nothing of the
rest of the members
| One thing of common interest to
the sisters was the Farm Bureau ex-
hlblts, but they We're located so far
from the crowd that everybody did
not see them. What fine work their
| members have been doing under
! Miss Howe's leadership. Here We're
shown the Betty or dress form on
| which to fit dresses; the hoor-pail
carrier, which is so easily moved
about when washing floors the ice
less refrigerator, where cooling by
| evaporation was the saving principle;
/ the hreless- cooker, where the cook
| ing goes on by putting hot soap
stone in galvanized container, which
! is insulated by an outside packing of
! crumpled newspapers in a box egh-
| teen inches square; and the convent
! ent tea-wagon. If you want to make
any of these things, ask any Farm
Bureau member or inquire of Miss
a. Evelyn Howe, at Farm Bureau Of
flee, Ellsworth.
Il. f. T." asks the sisters to send
in recipes for pickles.
To the best of my memory the
| following We're present: W. H. Titus.
Ellsworth; Mr. and Mrs. E. w. MAYO,
Bluehill; Mrs. Stnson and Mrs Frank
SWEET, Surry; Il. w. Burrill and wife,
! Dedham; Mrs. Lula Conary, West
| Surry; Mrs. Helen Prince, Bluehill;
Mrs. S. j. Young, Mr.. and Mrs Lester
Young. Miss Anna Young, w. II.
! Rice and Miss Edith Rice Lamoine;
Miss Marion Wyman, Miss Mary A.
| Greedy, Ellsworth.
Jasmine"