Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-12-14
Guests Help Murrsy:Par-
IRISH Celebrate Birthday
The Churches Preparing For
Christmas 0bservances.
women's Relief Corps Election.
Library Soeiety's Program.

In hOnOr OF his birthday anniversary
a number of neighbors and friend.
called upon Murray Parrish at hi:
home in West Winthrop Saturday
evening and a merry time was spent
with games and refreshments. The
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Everett AL.
den and family. Mr. and Mrs. A. S
Perry, Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Adams an6
| family, Mr.. and Mrs. w. n. Kimbal
and daughter, and Miss Ethyl Kim
! ball, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Frost anG
| family, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Frost Mrs
Olive Laughton, Ed. Laughton and
| Fred Buzzell.
Christmas committees We're appoint
ed as followsaat the Methodist Sun
| day school yesterday: Entertainment
| Mrs. r. A. Rich. Mrs. S. NJ Cover
Mrs. A. L. Leech, Miss Sara Bailey
| Miss Lucie Carr: music, DR. s. M
Cover, Mrs. Carrie Osborne, Miss Ha-
gel Shaw: decoration, Miss Bertha
Wentworth, Miss Eva Moody. Mrs. w
f. Reynolds, Mrs. J. H. Pinkham
Mrs NJ. e. Higgins; to procure tree
w. f. Reynolds: to erect platform and
set up tree, f. r. Webb. c. r. Berry
Daniel Furlong. William Charles
worth: to distribute gifts, Glass No. G.
| teacher A. l.. Leech. The concert will
be held Christmas evening and a fine
entertainment is assured.
Pretzman Gale was at home from
Kent's Hill over Sunday.
Mrs Blanche Knox Of Monmouth
passed Saturday with her sister, Mrs
Harry Taylor.
TIL, subject of the sermon at the
Congregational church Sunday morn
ing was "The Prayer of a Troubled
Soul" A lecture on "Pav Your Debts
was given in the evening. Mrs. Sar-
gent led the service at the Y. 2. s. G.
F.. meeting
The men of the Congregational So
ciety will serve an Oyster supper at
the vestry Tuesday evening.
Thu Congregationalsts on Christmas
eve will hold a concert and tree. The
committees have been appointed as
follows: Tree committee. Mrs. Helen
Kimball. Mrs. MURRAY Parrish Mrs.
Rurr. Miss Dorothy Webb: decorations,
Mrs. c. H. Shaw, Mrs. r. T. Clifford,
Felix Kennel. Mrs. Nellie Page. John
Sabine. Miss Hattie Black: decorating
tree. Miss Ezma Morris, Miss Lottie
Webb, Miss Cora Morris. Miss Nellie
Wing. Miss Ruth Wood; program. Mrs.
Winnie Gale. Mrs. f. Fl. Penniman,
Mrs. c. f. Taylor Miss Jessie Pitts.
Miss Emma Cochrane, Mrs. Archie
Car, J. c. Houseworth.
Mrs j. NJ. s. Hunter and daughter of
Farmineton have been guests of Mrs.
L. A. Mason.
Mrs. Annie Wheeler has returned
from visit with her daughter Mrs.
Maud Abbott in Bridgton. and will
Spend the winter with Mrs. Thomas
simpson.
The wedding of Alva JOY Calhoun
and Mrs. Edith Mae Teasdale occurred
in St Louis Wednesday. Mrs. Calhoun
has the best wishes of many friends
here. where she has passed several
summers.
The subject of Rev. r. A. Richs SER
mon at the Methodist church yester-
dav morning was Goods Gracious Re.
gard for the Voice of Prayer
The Woman's Literary Society viii
meet this evening with Mrs. Strout at
the home of Mrs. W. A. Whiting. The
program follows: Roll call. American
inventors; paper, eli Whitney, Miss
I.aCroix; paper, Robert Fulton" Mrs.
Maxim: paper, "Cyrus Field Mrs.
ponniman: paper. "Thomas Edison
Mrs. Merrill: reading. DARIUS Green
Miss Morrill,.
The Woman's Relief Corps Saturday
evening elected officers for the ensuing
year as follows: Pres. Mrs. Maggie
Foster; senior vice. Mrs. Lille Carr;
junior vice. Mrs. Cyrus Wood; Treas,
Mrs. Nellie Page: chaplain. Mrs. Lottie
T.ongfelIow: conductress. Mrs. Annie
Ilegarty assistant conductress. Mrs.
Angie Libby: guard. Mrs. Lucinda
French.
Chambers Orchestra of Portland has
been engaged to furnish music at the
Firemen'S ball at Town hail. Jan. H.