Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-04-28

Half of the pleasure we get in this
Is sharing our joys with our friends
The more friends we have, the greater
share
OF blessings that comradeship lends
If trouble should come, as sometime it
For it comes to both strong and the
weak
The friends whom our kindness has
cheered on their way
A chance to repay us will seek.
Dear M. B. Friends:
l am sure the poem this week,
which contains so much truth, will
be appreciated by you all, and
especially so, as it was contributed
| to the column by one of the busy
men of the State, Mr.. Cummings be-
| ing secretary-manager of the Maine
State Chamber of Commerce and
Agricultural League. The organiza-
ton which he represents is active in
many ways, in the development of
Maine, including pilgrimages both in
terests, assistance in the erection of
the Maine building in Springfield,
Mass, a helping hand to the boys
and girls clubs, and the evident in
tention to Boost Maine" by giving
an uplift to all the worthy objects
which mean advancement and bet
ter State in which to live.
1t may not be generally known
that the State Chamber is supported
entirely by memberships and volun-
tary subscriptions from public-spir-
tied organizations and individuals
who are in sympathy with this
worthwhile line of activity in
Names interests.
Jacksonville, Fla. April 8, 1926
Dear Aunt Madge:
l suppose you are quite fed up with
Florida, and yet | cannot leave here
without a few words of my delightful
winter here From Maine to Cali
fornia from Alaska to Georgia, we are
all represented. l could go right
around Heming Park and Introduce
you to someone from nearly every
state in the Union, and when l tell
you that there are 800 members in the
Tourist Club alone, and but very few
of them belong to that, it will not sur
prise you when I say that I've been
here all winter and have just met sew
eral from Maine, especially Bangor
couple who are well known to many
of our members in Ellsworth.
There have been sad times and joy
Gus ones this winter. One of our most
active ones has passed Overcome
whom we all miss so much every day
at the club house and in the park
The park itself is very handsome and
like big reception room, and almost
every day for the whole winter the
same ones congregate night and day
and listen to the fine music. Now that
the orchestra has gone back to At
lantic City, we listen to the birds and
talk to- each other.
The first question one is asked is:
"What state are you from?' and then
comes a battle royal for supremacy.
If a geography class could be assem-
bled here for a season only, and listen
to the praises sung by "Hooslers ana
! "Crackers" "Maniacs' and Cali
fornians;" from every state, in TACT
that class would known more ABOUT
the United States than all OF the
Biographies in the world could give
tba,, Then. too, the other countries
ora we'll represented. 1t truly is an
education in itself to travel around
ond meet people who have travelled,
and esnecially Americans-the bright
est people in the whole worlu' ohe
big store is decorated with fags from
every state, and to hear the chllureh
sine, their own state songs is story
in itself.
7 have envied Laura -from-Lynn 50
,,,cb and have enjoyed her letters,
and do hope she will continue AROUND
the world as long as possible, SO we
can all have the benefit OF her en-
neriences l feel so pleased TO meet
SO many little quiet women mere WIZ
have been everywhere all alone anu
eniovine so much of life-not all rlch'
nv anv means. but taking so much
good out of what little they nave.
Doesn't the world hold great treasures
for women everywhere?
The biras are singing, the flowers
are in bloom, and it is just like June
dav here. Everyone is on the eve Oh
departure We hate to see them 60
but they all come back Some nave
been here fourteen winters, ana one
Indiana man said he had been mere
nineteen They go over the state ana
then come back to "JaX.
I have been visiting very dear Ola
friend from Chicago-a Maine teacher
in her youth. She is eighty-three years
old. She has made it very pleasant lot
me this year I am stopping with her
now at this beautiful hotel, one 'oi
the finest. From here she goes TO
Washington, then to Atlantic City ana
back home She lives in hotels the
wear around, and is as young as ever.
She arose this morning and wrote
,,,nv letters. and keeps up cor
resnondence with so many that 1 feel
disguised with my puny efforts.
The older one is here, the more they