Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-12-19

mVa00y VsVAAAASt A>SSs A~t
the w. C. T. u. anniversary social ut the
homo of Mr.. and Mrs. c. Howard Lane.
The parlors of their coy home were
we'll filled, over forty being present,
and the cordial greeting Of the hostess
made the company feel that they were
welcome guests indeed. Mrs. Lane was
charter member Of the local union
here, and has always been one of its
faithful interested members. The West
Paris W. C. T. U. was organized fifteen
years ago by Mrs. l.. n. n. Stevens. OF
state and national fame, assisted by Mrs.
Sarah Lord Cram, wife of Judge Cram
of Biddeford, who was then state organ
izer. The first regular meeting was
held with Mrs. Lane in the same rooms
where the anniversary was celebrated,
with twenty members and ten gentlemen
as honorary members. The first officers
were:
Peesident-Mrs L. 8. Perry.
vice. Presidents-Mrs. Amanda NJ: Andrews,
Miss Jennie ". Brown, Miss Emma A. Swan.
Secretarv-Mrs. Alice Barst0w.
Treas.-Mrs. Emily L. Emmons.
During the fifteen years the presidents
in succession have been:-Mrs. Amanda
NJ. Andrews, Mrs. Emily Hayes, Mrs.
Sarah E. w. Curtis, Miss Maria Irish,
Mrs. Julia N. Rich, Mrs. Ella NJ. Bates,
Mrs. Bates holding that office at the
present time. Mrs. Emily L. Emmons
has also been one of the most faithful
and constant workers. She was treas
urer for several years, and has held the
office of secretary for over fourteen
wears. The meetings have been held
regularly during all these years, not
once being omitted except for in
clement weather. At present the union
numbers thirty-three members and is in
active working order. Twelve depart
ments of work are taken up, much good
charity work is quietly done, also
efficient work in the flower mission de-
partment and purity; and public tenn
perance meetings are held several times
in the year under the auspices of the
union. This is the substance of the
history of the union as given by the
secretary, Mrs. Emily L. Emmons. The
evening programme of entertainment
was as follows:
1. Violin solo. 4 4Geam so PEIs,v, Weir
Miss Brown.
3 Reading, shadrach Brown. Mrs. Bates
2 Piano solo. "a 5th Nocturne, Leybach
- b Fantasia, Kern
Miss Lane.
4. Sketch, History Of the local w: c. o..
Mrs. Emmons.
5. Song, Coed Bye, Sweet S Day; Iva yannah
~ Fs MTs M Fl the Stars A'0Vf se.r,e
'' ' ~ Mrs. Nelson.
| sions, jacquard
| Miss Brown.
After which refreshments were served.
The annual meeting of the Curtis Hill
and Paris Telephone Co. was held in
Dunham's Hall Thursday evening, Dec.
18th. Officers elected for 1905 as follows:
Pres-C. S. Dudley.
/ vice-Pres.-Alton &. Wheeler.
| Clerk-W. ii. Lurvey.
Treas.-F. l.. Wyman.
Directors-Solon Curtis, A. r. Tuell. John
Porter, Howard Swan. Clarence Stearns.
1t was voted to make a through line
without switch from South Paris to
West Paris.
Forty-eight members were present at
West Paris Grange Dec. 9th, and the
following officers were elected for the
coming year:
M.-F. L. wyman.
| GA. J. Abbott.
| L.-Mrs. Addie Stone.
/ S.-Charles Stevens
| A. S.-Charles Dudley.
Chap.-Mrs Augusta Beck.
Treas.-w. Z Curtis.
Sec.-Mrs. n. +. Field.
G.K-E. Porter.
| Ceres-Mrs Maud Day.
Pomona-Mrs Grace Stevens.
Flora--Mrs. Minnie Day.
l l.. A. S.-Edna Curtis.
Chorister-Clqyton Churchill.
Librarian-Mrs. Ada Barden.
1t was voted to send Master-elect Wy
man and wife to the State Grange at
Bangor, Dec. 10th to 21st.
Round trip tickets from West Paris to
Norway, Dec. Is to % inclusive, IS cents
for merchants week.
Mrs. Annie Emmons intends to sell
her house if she can find purchaser.
The stores have assumed a holiday
appearance and Christmas is again at
hand.
The three Sunday Schools of the place
will unite in Christmas exercises on
Monday evening, Dec. 25th, at the Bap-
list church with good programme by
the children. There will be tree, and
Santa Claus is expected to be present.
Every one is cordially invited to attend.
The Wednesday Club met last week at
the home of Mrs. F. E. Wheeler with a
good attendance. Through the last two
months the club has taken up the early
history of America, beginning with
"First Settlements in United States;''
I"Colonial Wars" and sketch and his
tories of the Massachusetts,, Virginia
and Quaker Colonies, with some of their
laws and punishments. The history of
the Quaker Colony was deeply interest
ing with a suggestive thought which
might we'll be taught the coming gener-
ations. The Quaker religion has no
fellowship with the art of war, and they
conquered the "Indian savage" with the
tactics of peace. William Penn, the
noble founder of. the colony, made a
treaty of peace with the Indians which
was faithfully kept, and the savages
never violated the trust. For seventy
long years no Indian war-whoop ever
disturbed the peace and wonderful pros.
perity of the Quaker settlements, and
the Quaker coat and hat was far better
protection than helmet and coat of mail.
OF Penn the Indians said 1--WE will
live in love with him and his children as
long as sun and moon shall endure"
Does not this contain a suggestive
thought for all who celebrate the COM
ing of the "Prince of Peace? Much of
the barbarity of the Indians was but
retaliation for the faithless breach of
trust on the part of their civilized (?)
white neighbors with whom greed of
gain was far greater than love of justice
The next club meeting will be Dec. 9th
with Mrs. Elva Z. Locke.
Mrs. Locke will have family reunion
at her home at Christmas, after which
she will 60 to Lisbon with her daughter,
Mrs. Harold Gerrish, to remain through
the most of the winter.
A private winter school has been
organized here which will begin Monday
of this week with Miss Grace Dudley as
teacher.
The Good Will society met with Mrs.
Bates last Thursday afternoon with
twenty-four ladies present, the extra
meeting being necessary on account of
the rush of Christmas orders for sewing.
The society will meet Thursday of this
week with Mrs. E. w. Penley.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Bates have gone to
New Haven, Conn.,, to stay two or three
weeks and visit their son through the
Christmas holidays.
| Misses Miriam and Mildred Durham,
daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. II. r. Dun
ham of Waterville, are visiting their
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Dun