The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-12-25
CIese Of the Century Mass at st.
HyaciRthe's.
Annual Meeting Cong'L
Sunday School
Plans of Cleaves Rifle For An
nual Ball.

MT Luther Dana, a student at Bowdoin
college, is spending the Christmas hoii-
days at the home CT his parents, Mr.. ana
Mrs. w. K. Dana, Mechanic street.
The funeral of Miss Ellie Rebecca
Braokett, daughter Of Mr.. and MRS. Emil
Brackets, are to be held "Wednesday af-
ternuon at y O'Clock from the residence
of the parents, Methodist road, Rocky
hill. The services are to be conducted ny
Mrs. Jennie Churchill of the Christian
Science church of Portland.
MIR. Cnarlss f. Cobb, head master OF
the Friends school, Providenes. Il l., Is
spending the Christmas holidays with
relatives at Rocky Hin
Miss Annie q. Holmes, organist at the
Warren Congregational church, has gone
ON a trip to New York, where she is to
be the guest over Christmas Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Oswald EkIoff, formerly Ct this
city.
The choir Of st. Hyacinthe Catholic
church are Ishssrsing the Mass,
which will be sung at the midnight ser
vice on New Year night, and also at
The celebration Of the mass on the fol
lowing day. Christmas is to be observed
today with mass at 10 q. m. ana 2 D. m.
when special Christmas musio~will be
rendered.
At the annual meeting of the West
brook Congregational Sunday school
held on Sunday the following officers
were elected: Superintendent, George
b. Quinby; assistant superintendent,
Harry ID. BROOK; superintendent
primary department, Mrs. N. L. Worth
ley; secretary and treasurer, John R.Low-
ell. The children-s supper is to bs hsld
Wednesday evening at O'Clock.
Mestbrook lodge, No. "a, knights CT
Pythias, are to hold grand ball, Mon
day evening, December 81, at the West
brook Opera house. Portland company,
No. 5, u. X. K. p Of Portland, are ex-
pected in attendance to give fancy drill
line drill is TO be held from to clock,
TO be followed by the ball.
Christmas was observed last evening
in the vestry CT the Warren Congregation
al church, also at the parsonage of the
Berean Advent church. An sntsrtain-
ment appropriate to the holidays was
given in the interests Of the children of
the Sunday school.
Mr.. Frederick Harding, an instructor
at the Erisnds school, Providence, was
the guest Sunday Of MIR. Frank H. Swan
of this city, formerly an instructor at
the same sob DOL.
= Ths following committee has been ap-
pointed by the CIeaves Rities, N. g. s.
M, to arrange for tie grand military
ball to be held January s5th under the
auspices OF the company. Capt. j. ID.
Graham, Lisut Vim Lord, Lieut.. Eugene
I. Cummings, Sergeants Bode, Leigh
ton. Il. Kinmond, j. kinmond. The
money realizad is to be added to the fund
to bs used In paying the expenses Of the
company TO Washington at the
time of the Inauguration of President
Mckinley in March, 1901.
MIR. Harry g. McCarty, formerly of
this city, who has been pursuing q course
of study at Bowdoin college, has just
been appointed TO responsible position
in the census department at Washing
ton. MIR. MoCarty is to receive s12oo
per annum and is at the head OF his de-
uartment having quite a number of
clerks for whom he is responsible.
The election OF officers OF Ammonoon-
gin lodge OF Odd Fellows and Cumber-
land star. Loyal Orange Institute, which
were scheduled to occur last evening.
were postponed to thu next regular
meeting owing to the lack of quorum.
Z. j. Fobss, clerk at q. b. Wood
mans drug store, Is confined to the
house by illness.
Christmas trees with an entertainment