The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-12-12
METHODIST LADIES HELD
SUCCESSFUL BAZAAR
Yesterday in the Church Yestries. 4
Large Assortment OF seful Holiday
Gifts and Household Articles.

1t looked yesterday IN the Yestrles
of the Centenary " Z. church as
though Christmas had arrived. The
ladies of the Social Circle We're hold
ing a bazaar, and the qualities OF
handsome gifts, the bright yule tide
colOrs and the happy and animated
faces of the attractiyely gowned wo-
men in attendance, reminded one Of
the gay season close at hand. The
fair and its attendant attractions was
the result of a contest between the
ladies Of the Circle TO see which
should be the most successful in earn
ing the larger sum of money. Tho
captains were Mrs. James B. Thomp-
son, assisted by Mrs. Bessie 4. Smith
and Mrs. Carrie MACPHERSON. assisted
by Mrs. A. B. Lamb. The booths with
the exception of the apron table which
was in charge of Mrs. d. 4. Porter and
which was in the center OF the room
were arranged around the larger yes
try. At the fancy work table which
was of pink and white crysanthemums,
Mrs. L. w. Gerrish, Mrs Joseph Ian
caster and Mrs. Roy Lancaster We're
in charge At the Food table which
was trimmed in red and white, We're
Mrs. Judson Smith aud Mrs. Harry
Weston The candy booth MAS also
in red and white. and the attendants
were Mrs. Forest Cross and Mrs. Ida
George. The five and ten cent counter
was blue and white with bachelor hut
tons. and the attendants We're Mrs
Eliza Coville, Mrs. Bessie A. Smith
and Mrs. Robert Dunbar, while al the
the antiquarian counter there were
Mrs. James Harmon and Mrs. Eliza
Friend. A red and green Christmas
booth was directed by Mrs. A. b.
Lamb and Miss Lila Weston, while
at the yellow and white erysanthemum
booth. the attendants were Mrs. Nina
Harville and Mrs. ]. \. Smith. Pop
corn and candies were sold at pretty
green and white booth by Mrs. Fran
ces II. Smith, Mrs. Nellie Emerson
and Mrs Leon Witham The Japan
ese booth was a very handsome ar
rangement of things Japanese, the
real japanese art prints finding a
ready sale. Mrs. Z. f. Merrill and
Mrs. Maud Smith were in charge
there.
At o'clock an antiquarian supper
was served under the direction of Mrs
Herbert George, chairman. The menu
consisted of baked beans, meat loaf
yeast bread, biscuit. brown bread
pickles, boiled cider apple sauce, mo-
Iasses doughnuts, Indian pudding. ap-
pie and pumpkin pic muster ginger
/ bread and coffea. The tables were ar
ranged with oaudlosticks and several
of the ladies wore old-fashioued COS.
tunes.
In the evening an old-folks concerr
was given, the following being III,
program
Ye Firft Parte:- Song of Ye old'
Folkes. We Big Quire, Song. Grand
mas Advice. Esther Hulda Pierce
New Jerusalem. Ne Big Quire; Read
ing, Aunt Harner Fogg; Portland, "
Big Quire; Song, iIephzibah Careful
Robinson; Nor,hheld Ye Bic Quire
Reading, Aunt Iarner Fog song
Iedediah Peltiab Moore; Rainbow y,
Big Quire.
le Second Parte:- Strike the Gym
bal, We Big Qure, Song. Whea Georg
the III was King. Holdenouah GideoI
kilgoro; Invitation. Ye Bis Quire
Song, Sampson Uriah Turner, bavida
/ Lamcntation. Ye Big Quire; Reading
Aunt Harner Fogg; Sherburne, V
Big Quire; Old Folks at Home Hoph2i
bah Careful Robinson, Turner, Ye Bi.
Quire; Cousin Jedidiah. Meehness De
sire Mitchell and Ye Big Quirc Lucin
da Despair Smith presided AT th
llarpiscord
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