Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-09-03
To All, WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

heen dropped upon me 10 w IL
iunn in with both feet and 9et IL
over in a hurry, for the hurry llle Is
The life we live in August.
I attended three reunions last
week and hope to climb Green noun
tainfor it is now called Caullldc -
and do a few other stunts this Week.
and Won know Aunt Madge mas
taueht us never to say we are wv
busy to do good turn
Yes, Aug. 10, was one OF the per
fect DAVIS of summer and preparations
beqan early in some householdS' III
foct they began the day before When
Amt Maria baked the beans, ana
some of the Johns visited the chlcheh
mems. etc. We can not boast the
largest number ever, Tor clrcuih-
stances seemed to conspire to keep
some at home who very much wanted
and MANNED to attend, but the cir
cumstance-man favored us IN SEND
ing an automobile our way Just III
time.
We thought we were there in good
season but others were there before
nc .Jennie' was so afraid she
would miss something that she ar
rived before breakfast and stayed III
after sumner, though the invitation Oh
the song says Come after breakfast,
hiring your lunch and go home be-
fore supper, or words to that eilece'
If | have overstated that, nope Jeh-
ME will forgive me, for | just wanted
to show how she wanted to go, TO
take the early morning stage ana
take chances on ever getting back TO
cher own, her native land We
went right by her house, but we
never plan to have any empty seats
when going to one of the greatest
eet-togethers of the year. "Brudder
had to sit on a single as it was.
am not equal to giving you pen
picture of the greetings, the fellow
ships and the friendships that hover
about us all the time we are at Noun
tain View-for | forgot to say that
the hospitable home of Aunt Madge
was our destination.
Tables were set in the dining room,
and the kitchen force got busy with
the baskets and boxes; and what an
interesting sight it is to see the very
best pies and cakes that such women
as the NJ. B. s can make. 'Narcissus'
had been up with the birds and had
her famous rolls rising for the sec
ond time, and in due time they ar
rived on the table in all their per
lection.
Now, for just a moment, pause and
imagine the scene of thirty-two
happy hungry people sitting around
the festive board-three tablesful,
with eager, expectant faces, pausing
moment for grace" to be said, then
hear the clatter of dishes and tongues
as the burdens of the tables disap-
pear and the faces change to one of
satisfaction,
I'VE Editor" and his friend ar
rived Just in the nick of time to get
down at the first table. and stayed
just long enough to see that the
walters had all been helped to cot
fee, before getting back to 1.-The Only
County Paper" fourteen miles to
dinner and fourteen miles back to
work again, but | think he con-
sidered it time well spent.
There was chicken pie and chicken
that wasn't pie, and there was pie
that wasn't chicken-Oh, that great
big, thick lemon pie! How good it
was, and | did not hear anyone say
that there was anything there that
was not good, There were beef,
lamb and salads, beets, cucumbers,
olives and mustard pickles, cakes,
cookies, cream puffs and all such,
and to fill in the corners were plums
and ice cream.
Talk about being there in spirit,
You could fairly taste 'Norm's"
spirit in that ice cream
The newcomers, as usual, We're in
troduced to the dishpan and soon all
were ready for the sing, the letters
and general sociability
Two cameras were brought forth
out of doors to pose for the usual
snapshot. Have seen the products
of one camera and call the group
very well done. Besides the group
there is one of the mountain and an
unexpected picture of Aunt Madge,
and Aunt Mary's John with Uncle
Madge on the side. Any of these
pictures can be obtained for ten
cents each by writing Edith Rice,
Ellsworth, r. d. 2, Maine. Send order
within two weeks.
Another dish of ice cream all a.
round, the good-byes said and the
automobiles headed toward home and
how else can | better express it than
to say there was that warm feeling
around the heart that will make us
eager to go again next year and take
all the family
Those present We're: Mark CHM
and wife, Bucksport; E. w. Burrill
and wife, Dedham; w. III. Rice and
wife, Lamoine; Alton Trip and wife,
Portland; Charles Mumler and wife,
Herbert CHM and wife and Mrs. Cora