History and Proceedings of the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, 1905, Vol. 4 (Classic Reprint)
Author : Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association
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ISBN 13 : 9781330650158
Total Pages : 512 pages
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Book Synopsis History and Proceedings of the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, 1905, Vol. 4 (Classic Reprint) by : Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association
Download or read book History and Proceedings of the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, 1905, Vol. 4 (Classic Reprint) written by Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-03 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from History and Proceedings of the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, 1905, Vol. 4 It was the same picturesque, quaint, interesting event - the annual meeting of the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, which was held at Old Deerfield, Tuesday afternoon, February 28. The same in general characteristics, as the twenty-nine preceding meetings - the same in the olden-time flavor and antiquarian charm that makes these meetings unique. Both in the old kitchen of Memorial Hall where the veritable and venerable antiquarians, with their gray, or graying heads, and their goodly, quiet cheer, assemble during the afternoon, and in the town-hall where supper and papers fill in the time from early candlelight until along towards nights meridian - there were the familiar, fascinating scenes. Interest in these meetings seems not to wane. This is, doubtless, owing much to the personality of Vice-President Francis M. Thompson who, following in the lines of the older generation of Hon. Geo. Sheldon and Nathaniel Hitchcock, is yet cementing, as must needs be, the old and the new, so that the interest will not die out in the period which is just now at hand when some of the founders are fading, a bit, from the possibility of their one-time activity. That Deerfield people have unchanging interest in this, their memorial institution, is shown by their unchanging hospitality to all those who attend from out of the town, and, also, by the excellent supper provided and served by the women. The supper has never been better than this year, and from the notably good coffee to Mrs. Ball's sponge cake, it was calculated to conflict somewhat with the prime purpose of the meeting - in making one think intently of the present instead of the past. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
