Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 174, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 July 1914 — GRADUATING CLASS OF 1895 ENTERTAINED [ARTICLE]

GRADUATING CLASS OF 1895 ENTERTAINED

First Class Reunion in Nineteen W. H. Parkinson. At 6 o’clock, Friday evening, July 24th, 1914, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Parkinson, at their home on College avenue, delightfully entertained the graduating class of 1895, of the Rensselaer high school Before dinner was served, photographer H. F. Parker took a picture of the guests, grouped on the front poreh, and also a flash light while seated at the dinner table. It was the first get-together meeting of the class In nineteen years and proved to be more than a meeting of friends in the ordinary social way, by reason of the class association through many years of school life. Above the dinner table floated the class colons. Mrs. Parkinson was assisted by her daughter, Miss Helen, and the latter’s friend, Miss Helen Long, in the serving of a five course dinner, and it was “some dinner” too, and a vote of appreciation was given’the host and hostess for the splendid manner in which everything was “done up.” -——- The evening was spent in playing four-handed euchre and in conversation relating naturally to high school days. Many incidents were recalled, which some had forgotten, and ft all suggested those happy days that are not really appreciated until they are gone. A class picture, by W. O. Nelson, photographer, taken before graduation in 1895, was exhibited. It called forth various comments, and showed that while nineteen years had wrought some changes, those changes were after all not so marked as one would think. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Parkinson, son and daughter; Mary Moody Dunn and son; Dr. Ernest Wlshard and Mrs. Wish ard, Mr. and Mrs. George Collins, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Blue; H. A. Fiynn, Mr. arid Mrs. J. J. Hunt, Mrs. Ora Clark Carson and Miss Long. Those not present and sending regrets were: Burl Richardson, Mrs. Flora Harrison Tucker, Mrs. Lettie Kohler Biff, Fanny McCarthy. It is planned to renew these get together meetings every four or five years, and Mr. and Mrs- Hunt have extended an invitation for 1920.