The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-04

Friday and will return the first of the
week. accompanied by his MOTHER
WhHiwll spend the winter with him
C. II. Gha1bourne of Augusta was
IA week END guest of relatives hers.
Nh, apdd Mrs. Orlando Kimball Of
Watefville7'Wese. Thanksgiving guests
af Mrs. 8. a, H6yRs -
hTuesdss eve q November 25th,
ms. S. As EI8ypes' WIS invited to thu
f2gsD." on Es Hall ana was surpriS
Hi flnd thM Ffer1as 5fshers to the nun
biF of Sixty had pfanned "A surprise
Marty fora Har it heiag her seventy
Ielghtp bHhday. After receiving
.eongfat dldtfehs, the8 following pro-
farala wass listened to- instrumental
music by II. n. Roundy who responded
TO an encore; "Silver Threads Among
the Grey" a mixed quartette; music
by Mr.. Roundy; solo, Mrs. E. c. Bal
ley; reading, Mrs. &. II. Rhoades; orr
ginal poem, Mrs w. S. Bemis; W. s.
Bemis in a short speech presented
, Mrs. Haynes with rocker. Ice
cream and cake were served. The
evening was passed in card playing
and sociability. All wished Mrs.
Haynes many returns of the day after
a delightful evening.
Many of our readers like to bark
back to the days of the "Old Thanks
giving" The eighteen people, young
and old who gathered at the home of
n. e. Lombard on Thursday last, No
vember 9th. are willing to vote that
they enjoyed Real Old Fashioned
THANKSGIVING IT had all the nee
.,h nj To 10 nj
did success both as a day of feasting
and thanksgiving, and as social
gatherings abundance of food, all the
family offhe Host and hostess, friends
a patriarch and the unexpected guest
The Lombard home is sizable, roomy
house, an ideal place for such gath
ering Preparations for the dinner
were underway at an early hour and
Mrs. Lombard, assisted by her daugh-
ter-in-law, spared no effort to make
the meal all that it should be, and
the spacious kitchen was the. scene OF
busting activity. Meanwhile card
games were in order among the men
folks, and many a knuckle was
cracked on the resounding boards as
some player caught" or Saved a
king. The children romped through
the house, making the old rafters sing
with the shouts of childish glee.
The party gathered around the fes-
tive hoard about two-thirty p. M,
seats having been arranged for all.
BLESSING was asked by Howard Fowlie,
a theological student from Hebron
/ Academy, and the party "fell to-" en-
tieavoring vainly to do justice to their
hostess splendid culinary art. The
staples were turkey, goose and chick
EN- although 1t was discovered later
that some of the chickens had wish
bones surprisingly like ducks. These
were baked with dressing" and ser
we'd with brown gravy. Mashed po-
| tatoes and squash We're added as side
dishes and these were fanked by nu-
merous kinds of pickles, cakes and
sauces. including the almost proven
bal cranberry sauce. For desert,
plum pudding was served with real
cream. and two kinds of pie All ate
as much as they could and many more
than they should. After dinner
games and stunts were again in order
The members of the party in detail
were: Mr.. and Mrs. N. E. Lombard,
host and hostess, their three sons
with their families, Mr.. and Mrs
Howard Lombard and their children
1 Eleanor and Curtis, Mr.. and Mrs
Charles LON ard Mr.. and Mrs, Ivan
Lombard and daughter Chloe, Miss