Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-20
Closing Day Of Old Home
Week Celebration.
Business Meeting and Excellent
\ Program d Entertainment.
Another Pleasant, Gathering Of
luelIa DoaIo Students.

Thursday was the closing day of the
Old Home Week celebration given Dy
the Luella F. Beale Student sAssocia-
ton, and it's attractions were for
members of the association only.
The business meeting of the associa-
ton was held at the schoolhouse at 2
O'Clock and the officers electer are:
Honorary president, Miss Beale; pres
ident, Mrs. Nellie Packard Stanley;
first vice president, John H. McIlroy;
second, E, H. .Penniman; third, Nellie
Lering Driscoll; fourth, Eta Fair
banks johnson; Treas. F. I. Bishop;
Sec, Miss Eva L. Moody.
The roll call followed. with Miss
Beale in the chair. calling off the
names of all her former students. or
the list. the following answered pres
ent'' to their names:
Grace Kempton Webb Maude Nc
Troy Jones. L. Elwood Jones. Addie
Foster futile, Ada E. Morton. Port
land; Abbie Tinker Macomber. East
Monmouth; Julia Shaw jackson. Au-
gusta Sadie Towle Frost. Augusta;
Nettie l.. Stackpole, Susie Bearce
Cummings, Edgar H. Penniman. Frank
s. Morton, Portland; William J. Bon
ney, John H. McIlroy. Mary Stanley
McIlroy, Fred S. Jackson. Alice Wood
Briggs, Foxboro. Mass: Helen Hysom
Whitney. Oakland: Maggie Penniman
Foster. lola Coffin varney. Freeport;
Frank l. Bishop, Alice F. Hopkins.
Alice knight Rankins. North Wayne;
Nellie Pockard Stanley. Jennie Nc
Ilroy Mute. Haverhill: Mabel Penni-
man Keene. Quincy; Rose Jackson
Shaw, Eta Fairbanks Johnson. Lew
iston; Eva L. Moody.
A reception was held in the even
ing at the Town hall at which all men,
bers of the association and their fam
lilies were guests. The affair was en-
tirely informal and everyone had a
good time.
Dennis Orchestra of five pieces from
Augusta furnished music and dancing
was enjoyed. sees, s9
Frank s. Morton of Portland gave a
very interesting lecture upon Bronx
Park, showing beautiful lantern slides
in illustration. He also displayed many
slides of Winthrop scenes and of the
older residents of the town. many of
them now passed away. These were
much enjoyed Then he showed several
of his Squirrel Slides" with which he
so Interestingly entertained the Win
throp Society of Portland a short time
ago. .''~
Refreshments were served and the
remainder of the evening passed in
that easy social way which always
marks a gathering of old school fell
lows and lifelong friends.
Evangelist Raymond Browning was
the guest of. Mrs. A. B. Adams yester-
day, returning from Richmond camp
meeting He left yesterday for Liver
mere. where he will speak at the camp
meeting each afternoon and evening.
His first address at Livermore was
given last evening. He will return to
North Carolina at the close of the
carnpmeeting but will pass the greater
part of the winter in Maine.
Everett Harding has purchased an
automobile.
Misses Alice and Bertha Wentworth
and Jennie Gray. Miss Sadie Bailey
and Miss Marguerite Clifford enjoyed
picnic Thursday at the Wentworth
farm.
Miss Helen Gale is passing a few
davs with friends in Augusta.
= A cottage prayer meeting was held
last evening at the home of Mrs. Julia
Wood.
Amanda Abbott is visiting in East
Winthrop. @,a s7