Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-22
WINTHROP
Local Women Attend Fed
GRAFTON Of women's Clubs
kennebce Valley Cow Testing
kstn. Elects Officers.
Church Club Entertains Officers
And New Church N mbers.

Mrs D. X. Merrill, Mrs. c. H. Shaw,
Mrs G. C. Parker, Mrs. H. r. Benson,
Mrs. Winnie Gale. Mrs. L. r. Carleton,
Miss Flora LaCroix and Mrs. E. H.
Penniman, all members of the Win
throp Literary Club. attended the mid
winter meeting of the Maine Fedora
ton Of Women's Club in Augusta!
Wednesday.
The Kennebec Valley Cow Testing
Association met at Grange hall, West
Winthrop, yesterday and elected Off
GERS as follows: Pres, w. G. Hunton;
Vice Pres, Rutillus Alden; Sec. and
Treas, C. F. Kilbreth; directors, E. r.
Leavitt, NJ e. Williams, D. S. Glenn
ent, Arthur Nickerson, M. B. J:y.
Nj. l.. Alley has returned from Wis
it in Hartford.
The Ladies Aid connected with the
Methodist church will give supper
and entertainment at the Vestry
Thursday evening, Jan. %.
The Church Club of the Congrega-
tional church entertained Wednesday
evening it's newly elected officers and
new church members. The church was
decorated with evergreen wreaths and
USu1uCI VI leu anu "AAAe~
carnations. A musical and literary pro-
gram was given. Opening exercises,
consisting of the singing of the "Dox-
ology; a concert reading of the 23d
Psalm and a prayer came first A Sc
lection, "Bow Down Thine Head" was
given by quartet composed of ). q.
Bean, tenor; Miss Emma Cochrane. So
prano; Mrs. r. C. McIlroy, alto, and A.
II. Webb, bass. Rev. C. F. Sargent
gave an address of welcome and in
brief manner outlined the object OF
the club and it's work in connection
with the work of the church. A So
prano solo by Miss Emma Cochrane
was followed by a reading from "Sa-
mantha," by Mrs. Sargent. Then came
tie presentation of the names of the
new officers and members as follows:
Clerk. Emma L. Cochrane; Treas, j.
M. Towle; auditor, George Goodale;
business committee. J. H. McIlroy, j.
T. Bourne, j. L. Cobb, J. M. Towle.
Mrs. Nora Towle, Mrs. Abbie KIM
ball, Mrs. Nellie Page; visiting COM
mlttee, Mrs. A. J. CroWell, Mrs. Z. A.
Cochrane, Mrs. e. D. Kimball, A. ).
Crowell, Mrs. Charles Cummings,
Mrs. J. H. McIlroy, Mrs. ]. T. Bourne
and Mrs ]. L. Cobb; examining COM
mittee, the deacons and pastor and
Mrs. Crowell and Mrs Cochrane; COM
mlttee to welcome strangers, MRS.
Towle and Mrs. Page.
New church members: Mrs. SABINE,
Mrs. Parrish, Mr.. and Mrs. Barton ana
Mr.. Goodale. The quartet gave Sc
lection, "Forget Me Not" followed by
recess, during which was held an
informal reception to the new officers
and members, introduced by Mr..
Croweu, Mr.. Bourne, Mrs. Page and
Mrs. Cummings.
Ice cream and cake We're served. Al
ter all had enjoyed a social time the
entertainment closed with the singing
of america" The Church Club was
organized in the fall of 1907 and this
was it's third meeting. The committees
having the affair in charge were: En-
tertainment, Mrs. J. l.. Cobb, MISS
Emma Cochrane, Mrs. Helen klmbali'
Miss Mae Sargent; decorations, Mrs.
A. J. Crowell; refreshments, J. Fl. NC
Ilroy, ]. r. Bourne, J. M. Towle.
Miss Agnes Parrish is passing the
week with Mae Sargent.