Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-28

4, Miss Alice II. Henniger, who has
been a guest OF her parents in
| Stratton, has returned and resumed
her duties at the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. w. Blunt.
Wilkie Clark of Waterville and
Robert c.. Viles motored to the Viles
camp at Dead River Thursday night
J and Friday went to Dead River dam
! on business.
r. l., who has been a guest of her
F. Homsted, went to Wilton Friday
to visit friends.
James H Ames, Miss Jessie Ames,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Ames, two
| children, and Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Ames of Bowdoinham were in town
! Thursday to attend the Eames-
Ames reunion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett c. Nye Of
San Francisco, Calf, are expected
to arrive in town to visit Mr.. Nye's
brothers, Fred c., Floyd G. Nye and
sister, Mrs. c. N. Bragg and their
families.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Barnes of
Washington, D. c., and Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Bray of North Brown
field, Mass, are guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred c. Nye. Mr.. and Mrs.
| Charles Coler and Mr.. and Mrs.
! Frank Pooler.
Mrs. Mary Pratt Done was In
| North New Portland Thursday to
attend the Old Red School reunion.
lsstFts5s -
! an Eames -Ames Reunion
There were about rs present at
| the Games Ames 10th family reunion
| which was held Thursday all day at
| the Skowhegan Grange hail. The
| morning hours were passed socially
| and at midi day under the direction
| of Mrs. Fred C. Nye, Mrs. R. +.
| Ho1nsted and Mrs. Frank Pooler a
| delicious and bountiful dinner was
| served. The tables were prettlly
| decorated with garden flowers. In the
| afternoon in the upper hall. which
was also made attractive with many
| flowers used in decoration, the meet
! ing was called to order by the presi-
| dent, r. Fremont Homsted OF
! Skowhegan. The program oponed
| with a selection by an orchestra
| made up of Elvin Richardson, Au-
| eustus Ames and Miss Dorothy M
| I'VE; address of welcome, Almon F.
Sanford, Skowhegan; response
! Wilmot f. Ames, Gardiner; chorus
singing, MY Old Kentucky Home,
| and "Swannee River" lead by Fred
c. Nye and accompanied by Miss Eff
fie NJ. Nye; vocal solo, Meet Me at
/ Twilight" Fred c. Nye, accompan-
led by Miss Effie NJ. Nye; violin solo
Augustus Ames, Is years of age
East Madison vocal duet. Let Me
Call You Sweetheart" Misses Mary
and Fay Russell accompanied by
Miss Dorothy NJ Nye; reading
why Mother Grows Old" Mrs. Eva
Arnes Webster; two vocal solos
Lura Loomis, accompanied by Miss
Dorothy Nye; piano solo, Miss Doro-
thy Nye; interesting speeches were
made by r. F. Homsted, Auriliam
Ames of Dover Foxcroft; James
} Ames. Bowdoinham; Wilmot Ames
Gardiner; Elvin Richardson. Show
hogan The president appointed the
following nominating committee
Wilmot Ames, James H. Ames. Della
Stafford. This committee presented
the following list of officers which
was accepted and elected: President
Isaac Ames, Fairfield; vice president
Il. Fremont Homsted. SkoWhe9an
secretary and treasurer, Grace NJ
Ames, Gardiner; historian, Wilmot
Ames, Gardiner. Many of this large
number in attendance were descend
ants from Robert Eames who came
from England and settled in Wo-
burn, Mass, in 1884 There were SIX
present descendants from Isaac F
Eames and eight descendants from
Mary Lydia Webb, both being of the
line of John and Priscilla Mullen
The gathering Thursday was surely
one of the best ever held. 1t was
voted to hold the next reunion al
the Skowhegan Grange hall on Aug
ust "a. The meeting closed with ar
orchestra selection and singing God
Be With You" Many came from
long distances to attend this reunion
and felt that they were we'll repaid
for the effort