Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1922-09-06
Dear NJ. B. Family:

promised you last week, Il report vi
| the reunion from the pen of Aunt
Fanny" but word came to me a few
days ago that she would not be able
| to attend to it, so you will have to
put up with something written from
behind the scenes"
How glad we all were that the sun
shone on the morning of August %!
Some of you remember that, the first
three reunions held here, there was a
veil over the face of the mountain
and the out-of-town NJ. BIS began to
consider that the name we had Sc
lected for our home was joke. But
not so this year. The clear sky and
fresh air were added inducements for
roads to join in making this years
reunion the "best ever" Some one
of you present said, I'VE always say
this last one is the best ever" We
wish more of you could have been
here to say it this year.
Mother, here's carl" and we are
ready to greet the first arrivals.
o. (K.) and L. B. The former was
soon busy in the kitchen making up
her nice sandwiches, which she
hadn't quite time to do before she
came, and l.. B. made herself gener-
ally useful all day, as usual.
Now, Iashall have TO take that
back about the first arrival, or Mar
cissus' John won't forgive me, for he
came the evening before. You see
he never attended one until two
years ago, and he did not intend to
miss this one. Then came Irish
Molly and Jennie, with a fiery steed.
don't know as there was any rivalry
as to who should drive, but Irish
Molly was handling the reins. We
were much pleased to greet S. j. Y.
and A. M. Y, "Aunt Fanny" and
" 'Lisha," Aunt Mary and Jasmine.
Oh, they begin to come thick and
fast and everyone is so welcome.
"Prl." Aunt Maria, Uncle Mark,
Law and newcomers, then Zilla, B. ].
A, Lettie. 1t was good to see so
many coming together. There were
beautiful flowers from every place
from which the M. BIS came. D.
and Nell, not able to be present. were
Maria proved she raised some flowers
after moving to town, and Law kept
the supply of gladioli good,
Do you think have forgotten din
ner-time? An aromatic odor is arts
ing from every box and basket
opened. Two tables in the dining
room are filed with a tempting dis
play of the good things which make
M. BIS famous-chicken roasted
and jellied, baked beans, baked peas,
string beans, hot rolls, sandwiches,
cakes of every name, apple, custard,
lemon, cranberry, pineapple pies,
apples, plums, sailed nuts, hot coffee,
tea-mins, and thereby hangs a tale.
The family, or a part of it, had
just been seated at the tables, when
Aunt Madge had the pleasure of an
nouncing to the assembled company,
Mr.. Titus. who. with the>local editor,
Harry c. Aldrich. and nephew, Jar
Wis Woodward, was soon seated at
the table.
Knowing, mostly by hearsay, what
a sumptuous feast is usually, spread
on such an occasion, our good editor
thoughtfully provided mints, which
no doubt saved the day for some of
us. After all had dined, we were in
vited out-of-doors to have our pic
lures taken. and we have no doubt
they will prove as good as the others
have which A. M. " has taken in
previous years.
Then we gathered indoors and
listened to the reading of the letters
from absent nieces, which adds
ho of
and we sang the reunion songs writ
ten and printed two years ago, Mrs.
Foster acting as pianist for those, and
later she and Narcissus played some
old songs, which the company Joined
in singing.
We were sorry Ford did not arrive
until after dinner. If she had not
taken that little ride up town and
back in the forenoon, she wouldn't
have missed that dinner. The other
afterdinner arrivals gave us a happy
surprise, and the new little M. B.
member, five months old, was royalty
welcomed. That is the way, to start
them in young. so the M. B. column
will be perpetuated.
The bond of union and friendship
and sympathy which has grown and
strengthened year by year, is just
wonderful to me. 1t has, am sure,
enriched our lives because of its
sincerity and the mutual understand
ing we have of each other. Our
greeting and our thoughts go out to
those not able to meet with us.
But the shadows began to
.lengthen and the friends thought it
time to turn their faces homeward;
but they all left the happiest recol-
lections to those who waved them a
farewell from Mountain View"
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs
Edward Young, Miss Anna Young,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Young and baby
Phyllis, Mrs. Linscott, North La
moline; Mrs. w. H. Rice. Miss Edith
! Rice, Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Reynolds,
Mrs. Austin, Miss Ruth Reynolds,
! :SA!IZX UNE3OHLEo