Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-25
WINTHROP |'''|''|H|'|
Mr.. and Mrs. TowIe Enter
tain in Honor of.Guest.
Entertainment Planned TO Raise
Funds for a Sprinkler.
A Lecture Course...The Box Social
Proves a Decided Success.

party of friends at their home Friday
| afternoon and evening in honor of Mrs
| Towle's sister, Mrs. Frank Barr of
| Bridgewater. The time was enjoy ably
passed at Bridge. Supper was served at
6 o'clock. The guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
f. H. Penniman, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Fos-
ter, Mr. and Mrs. c. H. Shaw, Mr.. and
Mrs. D. X Merrill and Mrs. Winnie Gale.
The Women's Literary Club will give
an entertainment March at the Town
hall, the proceeds to go towards a street
sprinkler Any effort to secure sprink-
Ter for Winthrop will receive liberal back
ing Miss Ida Morrill,, Mrs. Winnie Gale,
Mrs. H. r. Benson and Mrs. E. H. Pen
ninan compose the committee in charge
of the arrangement.
A series of illustrated lectures, around
the World" will be given at the Meth
odst church during February and March
by Rev. r. A. Rich. under direction of the
Christian Lantern Slide and Lecture Blu
reau of Chicago. The series will include
| six lectures from the following subjects:
| The Hill Cities of the Himalayas," 1.-The
| Head Hunters and Their Neighbors"
"China's Teeming Millions" 'The Dia-
| mond Fields of Dixie,' I'm Darkest At
| RIGA" and cat the Gates and Within"
| The lectures are illustrated with the
stereopticon. The first lecture will be
given Thursday evening, Feb. 4.
The Box social and entertainment given
at Grange hall Friday evening by Miss
Ella Dixon, teacher of the Howard
school, was a success. There was a good
attendance and all enjoyed every minute
of the time. The program was as fol-
lows: Piano solo, Miss Agnes Parrish;
recitation, Grace Lara: recitation, Carl
Berry; recitation, Ethel Raymond; read
ing, Norman Lothrop; recitation, Lura
Berry; vocal solo, Miss Elsie Davis; dia-
logue, "a Composition; monograph Sc
lections: reading, Miss Ethyl Kimball;
recitation, Albert Gilman; recitation,
Doris Lothrop; recitation. Grace Lara;
recitation, Ronald Lothrop: recitation,
Ruth Alden; recitation, Ernestine Lara;
recitation, Carl Lothrop; vocal solo, Roy
Thomas; 1.-THE Spelling Match;'' recita-
ton, Homer Lothrop; recitation. Inez
Berry; reading, Miss Dixon; vocal trio;
readinm, Norman Lothrop; recitation.
Theresa Cobb; monograph selections. The
boxes We're sold at auction at the con-
clusion of the program and all brought
good prices Many of the boxes were
very elaborate Coffee was served in the
dining hall downstairs. A social followed
during which games and a general good
time was enjoyed. Nearly S25 was real
lied from the sale of the boxes and the
proceeds go toward hardwood floor for
the Howard school.
The Congregational Circle will hold
Picnic supper and social at their vestry
Tuesday evening.
Ferdinand Lavalle was at home from
Livermore Falls over Sunday.
Mrs. Fred Moulton has returned to
Somerville after visit with her parents.
The subject of the sermon at the
Friends church Sunday morning was
Permission without Sanction. or the En-
vironment of all Moral Life The sub
iect of discussion at the Business Mems
Bible class in the Sunday school was
'The Other Fellow" Violin music was
enjoyed at the evening service.
An autoroute for the carrying of pas
sengers between Winthrop and Lewiston
is one Of the things being talked of for
the coming summer season.
Miss Ruin Dudley of Monmouth visited
friends here the last of the week.
Mrs. Z. p Libby is quite i'll with neu-
ralgia
The Women's Literary Club will meet
this evening with the president, Mrs. L.
r. Carleton. The program includes: kohl
call quotations from Artemus Ward;
paper, 1.-The Mormons,' Mrs. c. II. Shaw:
reading Lecture on the Mormons.'
Mrs. II. r. Benson: paper. Chinese
Question in the West" Mrs. G. G. Parker;
reading. "Biddy Maloney on the Chinese
Question"