The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-08-17
PAUL HOBART RE-
UNION At SOL0N
Fifty-oue Attend Gath
ing Of the Clans
DIR. willard A. Paul of Boston Fur.
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On August 10 the fourteenth an
nual event of the Panl-Hobart re-
union took place as usual at tine
home of Mrs. Nellie Paul in Scion
II was, as you villa all remember q
perfect day. August hardly ever has
such perfect days as We have been
having.
r. 1t was very pretty at Mrs. Paul's
that morning and the guests began
ITO come early. Five men-Pauls-
came before the family were through
breakfast, having driven from New
Sharon. Others came very early
before the family were ready to re
ceive company,-but ! should say
here that this family is always ready
to receive company and they always
give a warm reception whether the
guests come early or in the middle of
the day. You will remember that
Mrs. Nellie Paul was Mrs. Aimon
c. Paul, who for so many years was
the popular and hard-worked DR. .
Paul of Scion.
The stable had, as usual, been fit
fed up as a dining hall, decorated
with many flowers and much ever
green and put in the very most pleas
ing dress and settings. The dinner
was to be a picnic dinner, but it
didn't seem like a picnic dinner, as
the tables were dressed like ban
quet and the viands provided by dif-
ferent ones had been selected and
ordered by one head, so that there
was no preponderance of any one
ahing. At ham past ten nearly every
one had arrived. 1t proved to be
the largest reunion, save one, that
has been held by these families.
There were fifty-one present from
several states, and from all over the
state of Maine they came. There
was a great deal of enthusiasm and
everybody had a splendid time.
want you to know who was there, so
am going to give you list, though
it seems like a directory, there were
so many:
Mr.. and Mrs. Delbert Hobart of
Madison; Mark Hobart of Madison. a
much welcomed guest as 1t was his
first reunion with his daughter Alice ;
George Hobart and son Edwin of
Skowhegan, and then, of course, Cyrus
Durham of Skowhegan, whom every
one calls "Cy," and Mr.. and Mrs
Will o. Paul, really the dean of the
Pauls in Maine; Mr.. and Mrs. Bert
Paul of South Scion, Miss Bertha
Paul of the same place, Mr.. and Mrs
Ernest Paul and daughter Marta; Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur s. Paul and daugh-
ter Virginia, who had driven all the
way from Portland; Arthur Paul and
two sons, Lewis and Wesley, of New
Sharon; Miss Mary Paul; Miss Lu-
ellie Paul of New Sharon; Mrs. Lee
Thompson, Mr.. ard Mrs. Beal, Mr. 3.
and Mrs. Rand of Guilford; Mrs.
Marcus Paul Hobart; Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Paul and Dr. Willard A
Paul of Boston; Mr.. and Mrs. Leo
nard Gates; Mr.. and Mrs. Mertie
Taylor, two daughters. Dorothy and
Marion and son Norman from South
Wellesley, Jonah Spaulding of Solon;
Mrs. Mary Bicknell of Portland; Miss
Dorothy Abbey; Mr.. and Mrs. Dex-
ter Paul and daughter Bessie Of Pro-
whence; Mrs. Nellie Paul and daugh-
tiers, Mary Elizabeth, Martha Louise
and Ella Celeste.
All of this company of about fifty
one were seated in the dining room
as described, at one O'Clock, and a
merry company it was. Everyone
present seemed to think that the
fourteenth anniversary was the best
of all that have been held in the
same room. I would like particular
iy to speak of Dexter b. Paul, who
is the dean of all the Pauls and Ho-
barts, as he is just as much Hobart
as he is Paul. EveryeNdy was much
pleased to think that he had come
especially for this reunion all the
way from Providence.
Mrs. May Bicknell has been a con-
slant attendant upon these reunions,
and her husband John r. Bicknea,
who has just passed on from these
reunions, was much missed. Willis
Hobart, who has hardly ever missed
a reunion, was not present because
his mother, Mrs. Hannah Hobart,
who was the last of the third gene
ration of Pauls and Hobarts, has but
recently passed away and was great
ly lamented by the guests present.
s. NJ. Paul OF South Boston, who has
usually attended, was not able TO
come.
A new phase in the reunions was
introduced this year and we had a
dozen or twenty short, snappy after
dinner speeches which everybody
seemed to enjoy greatly Those not
called on this year must keep their
courage because they will be called
next year. A number of interest
ing letters from absent members OF
the family were read. One OF par
ticular interest was frbm William
Wharf and wife of California, who
have been in the West for nearly fifty
wears. DR.. F. D. Paul of Rock Is
land, Ill, wrote an interesting let
Ter and declares that he will be pres
en-. at the next reunion. Let US
hope he comes.
And so the day passed and the time
came for breaking up all too soon
Nearly every guest registered pro-
mise to come next year. And thus
ends another good. happy reunion
WILLARD A. PAUL.
Former SkOwhegan Weman Attempts
II Suicide