River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-08-23
The Old Academy
Girls Annual Picnic

Blessings on the ones that or
ganized the annual picnic of the
| o. A. G's. 1t means so much more
to us than alumni meetings do to
students now, for we had an interest
and love to not only our classmates
but to the whole school even down to
the Baby Class" For we were
pioneers fifty years ago. The ''far
Always" plan to make their visits here
on the third Thursday in August.
Those that are here plan to let moth
ing interfere SO they can be at the
Park.
Even the Boys of the Old Academy
would like to join the annual picnic
but they never can for we never
could get eats enough if they did.
We were very fortunate in our
Food Commissioner for with her eff
ficiency and good taste, that part of
the program was perfect. There
were four tables laid, and each had a
plate of pansies for center piece.
She invited Miss Mae Knapp, Irma
Armstrong, Sara Weld and Lucille
Haddow to help serve.
After the dinner was over we were
called to order by our President,
Mrs. Matte Foster Putnam. A
once a motion was made to give a
xyofa of +barLc ~ Hor+apca Rollins
Newcomb for the banquet and
beautiful flowers she had given us
to be sent with our love to the sick
ones and shut-ins. 1t was amended
by suggestion to give her something
more substantial. Then it was pro-
posed that we offer her salary and
give her a permenent job. That led
to a discussion for we did not dare
offer too much else they would all
want the position. But it was all
dropped by Hortense fatty refusing
them all but the first.
Sarah Nichols Tozer was the leader
in music and she said she was re-
quested to give something funny, SO
she had us singing Yankee Doodle
then the Old Oaken Bucket.
Our Secretary had been called out
of town by the death of friend and
her duties fell to anyone that would
take them, and it was divided be-
tween two of us, So if the minutes
are not correct you must lay it to the
scribe.
The roll was responded to b.
thirty-two. 1t was pleasure to
have Fannie Taylor Baird and Lucy
Saunders Hefferman with us and hope
they can come again.
Letters received from Adell Rogers
Greene, Hudson; Mollie Cox Barnett,
Santa Rosa, Calf; Fannie Stevens
Weiland, Oaksville, Wash; Ella
Bradley Morrison, New York; Lucy
Wilcox Thompson, Puyallup, Wash;
Mollie Aldridge, Spokane, WASH;
Alice Lord, Moe, Calf; Ada Rich
ards Wilson, Anoka, Mimi; Martha
Balcom Young, Beverley Hills,
Calf; Margaret Hosford, Whitwat-r,
Wis; Kate Oakly Hale, Roosevelt,
MINI.
Nellie Cooper Sackett, San Diego,
Calf, in response sent the following
poem:
"Into my dreams you troop today,
Oh girls l knew in the long ago;
l hear you laugh in the old sweet
way
AS through the loved halls you trip
to and fro"
"Again l am back in that tree clad
Where the lilacs sway and the roses
nod,
Vowing each maid in her big
sleeved gown
Is fair as a flower in springs fresh
sod"
eyes, most of you ere married and
mothers now
Have daughters standing where once
you stood
Dreaming those dreams to which we
all bow
When youth is the glory that makes
life good"
"Dear schoolmates all, -hough the
schooling's done
And youth, sweet youth is thing
long past,
Yet ever I'll see you on youths
feet run
As long as dream in my life shall
last"
Singing of Aud Lang Syne.