Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-02-28
Local Rebskahs Help In
stitute New Lodge.
Members Of High School Senior
Glass Receive Parts.
Arcana Club Home Evening.--Fu.
neral Of Late Gertrude Pulsifer.

The members of the degree staff Of
Laurel Rebekah Lodge, with their hus-
bands, went to Albion Wednesday
evening, Feb. %, and eXemplified the
degree work at the institution of a
lodge. About 40 were in the company
Thursday evening, Feb. "a, the mem
bers of Laurel Rebekah Lodge gave
reception to Grand Master Herbert W.
Sears of Portland.
Miss Blanch Goodale went to Boston
Friday to make her home.
Lottie Bigelow Of Fairfield visited
in town last week.
S. p. Humphrey of Pittsfield spent
last Thursday with his brother in law,
Arthur Holt.
Ernest Pratt, principal of Pennell
Institute of Gray, has been a guest of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Asa Pratt,
on the Kennebec road.
Mrs. Howard Dickey and two chill
dren of Augusta have been visiting in
town. They returned home Friday, ac-
companied by her uncle. Geo. Rowe.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Weymouth who
have been at work in a hospital in
Massachusetts have returned to their
home at MorriSons Corner.
Eugene Nelson is confined to his
home by illness.
Mrs. Geo. Pratt is much improved.
Miss Emma F'lagg went to Burnham
last week to care for sick lady.
Frank Bessie returned Saturday from
business trip to Boston.
Mrs. Frank Bessie is confined to the
house by sickness.
The High school closed it's winter
term Friday for q vacation of two
weeks. Principal Harold E. Stacey
left for his home in Roxbury, Mass.
where he will spend the vacation Miss
Diana Wall, assistant, left for her
home in Rockport.
Mrs. Percy Loder and Mrs. Dora
Spearin will entertain the Ladies' Aid
of the Methodist church in the vestry
Thursday, March 8 from to P. M.
The members of the graduating class
of the Clinton High school have been
assigned their parts. The following
parts, contrary to custom, have been
based upon adaptability rather than
rank: Salutatory, Miss Ruth Ranlett;
GRAFTON, Carol Merrill: address to I'M
dergraduates. Harold Wiley; valedic-
tory. Florence Cain; original essays,
Gertrude Goodrich. Eula Spaulding,
Eloda Mason, Gladys Jewett.
A large number from the west part
of the town and also from out of town
We're in the village Saturday to attend
the ice races
The second home evening of the Ar
carna Club was held at the home of Mr..
and Mrs Arthur Holt Thursday evening,
oh,
was especially interesting, was taken up:
Singing, Nearer My God to Thee" roll
call, quotations by members: prayer, Rev.
Sidney Wakely of the Free Baptist
church; paper, Schools of Italy," Mrs.
Ed. Merrill; paper italians in America"
Mrs. a. A. Shaw; reading, Mrs. L. Deck
er. Jr; address, Ancient Religious of
Italy and Greece" Rev. James Trip of
the Methodist church. The program clos
ed with music, after which was social
hour, after which a banquet was served.
A feature of the evening was that every
member with her husband, about 60 in all,
was present.
The funeral of the late Miss Gertrude
Pulsifer aged 10, daughter of John and
Isabel Pulsifer. was held from the Brown
4htHlOlldl MSlHOuiSl CnuTCn, OIL WnlCn
Sunday school she had been a member al
most from infancy The pastor, Rev
James Trip, officiated Selections were
rendered by Mrs. II. w. Dodge and Mrs.
Maurice Kendall. The floral designs and
flowers from friends, church, Queen Mar
garet Circle and the c. f. of the Free
Baptist church. of which she was men,
Der, were many and most beautiful. The
little members of Queen Margaret Circle
attended in a body. Little Miss Gertrude
was bright child whom everyone loved
She was one of the class that entered
the High school last fall with apparently
a bright future before her. Ralph Run
nells. w. NJ. Keenc, Everett Holt Harold
Wiley, were bearers. Intermens was in
the village cemetery.