Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-05
KENNEBEC
CROSS HILL.

Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Haley who have
been stopping at the Isaac Robbins
house returned to their home in Read
ing, Mass, Tuesday.
Mrs. Kate NJ. Pope Of Lewiston was
tie guest of Mr.. and Mrs. II. IL Aus
tin several days last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Kicker and
child of Bangor street. Augusta. passed
Sunday with Mir. and Mrs. F.. w. To-
hey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank II. Austin and
son Kenneth of Waterville were visit
ing Mr.. Anstin's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. A. Austin Sunday.
Mrs. Myra Goldthwait of VasSalboro
and Mrs Alfred Browning of Whitins-
Vile. Mass, We're at Emma Perkins
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. NJ. Dickey of South
Vassalboro were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. u. w. Ballard recently.
John a. Grant who has been visiting
81, daughter. Mrs Samuel Davis has
returned to his home in Gardiner.
WINDSOR.
WEST-Mrs William Stewart has taken
the place as teacher in the Barton school.
which was begun by Miss Ashford who
he family
Miss Edith Gerrish has returned to
Worcester, Mass, after enjoying a two
months vacation with her mother. Mrs
Allen Tabcr. .t'
frankie Gorham. son of Charles Cor
ham. who has been visiting his aunt. Mrs,
Sumner Barton. is attending G. H. S. al
Augusta. this term
CHINA.
The Federation Of the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Unions of China. South
China, Vassalboro and Waterville held
an all day session at the Baptist church
China, FRIDAY. Oct LIST. About forty dele
gates were present comprising many of
four unions, and the meetings were
most helpful and enthusiastic. Miss
Estolle Branerd, president of the Fed
Grafton presided and the program
responsive reading of the Crusade
Psalm" followed by the crusade Hymn
and DEVOTIONAL service led by Mrs. Fla
villa Roberts; singing, Christ. for the
World; paper, The w. c. T. L. ana
the Public Schools I" was read by Mrs Dr.
Brown of Waterville and Scientific Tenn
was presented bv Miss Emily Weeks CT
Vassalboro. Other members spoke on
this line. especially as to best methods Of
interesting and securing the active CO.
Mrs. Shiphard gave an excellent report
of the Waterville Unions Rest Tent at
the central Maine Far. where women
and children We're entertained and re-
freshed, dinners and suppers sold. over
1000 pages of temperance literature given
away and telling temperance posters
displayed. Noontide prayer offered
by Mrs. Frances Hussey, Cc-president
of the Federation. A bountiful dinner of
salads. coffee and other viands
served. The afternoon meeting opened
with singing, We All Belong" and prayer
by Elizabeth X. Jones Then came an in
spring report of the. State Convention
Simpson of Watervile. The convention
| numbered over 300 delegates. reported
great gains in the state much work done
in the many departments and held "a
street parade of over 700 persons. Mrs.
Pepper and Mrs. Shiphard also gave en-
ithusiastic reports of the convention. The
subject of christian Citizenship" was
Helen Brainard. Kennebec county supt.
of that department. 1t was continued
with the reading by Mrs. Richard Jones
of South China. of a paper What can
We Do to Advance Civic Righteousness
in Municipal and State Affairs?" Also
a talk by Mrs. Ella Bartlette Of China
and others. on the same topic. Active
interest was expressed on this line. Mrs.
G. D. B. Pepper of Waterville was. as
always, much appreciated as she spoke
in her own unique and able way of
Christian Citizenship especially re-
lated to the duties of women" Mrs.
Whitehouse reported efforts of So. China
Union for Law enforcement. Mrs.
Chas. Leach of So. Ctina read A paper m
Woman and her possibilities" Mrs. f.
H. Brown. for many years president of
the Fairfield Union. was introduced and
gave strong reasons on WIZ I am a
White Pibhnnnr" Greetings of coed will