Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-02-16
MADISON,
Woman'S Assn. Holds a
Chafiag Dish Party,
Bomazeen Co., No. "A, U. r.,
K. Of P, Is Organized.
Board Of Trade Appoints Standing
Committees for Year.

gregational church. in the church yes
try. The room was specially decorated
+ for the OCCASION and on arrival each
guest vas presented with souvenir
la he form of a tiny valentine There
were six sn.all tables with chating
dishes, presided over by Mrs f. C..
Weston, Miss Frances Mitchell, Mrs.
Nettie Jiilson. Mrs. Helen Dnsmore,
Mrs. Annie Remick and Miss Adelaide
HolWa.'. The refreshments consisted OF
| cream chicken. shrimp wiggie. welsh
rarebit, Scotch woodcock, sandwiches,
cake and coffee. There was musical
program consisting OF piano solo, b.
Miss Evelyn Scott; piano duet Misses
Edith Hilton and Helen Powers; vocal
duet, Misses Marion johnson and EVie
Learned. piano solo, Miss Marion
Head; piano trio, Misses Powers, Hill
| ton and Phillips There were 90 guests
present and the net proceeds for the
association amounted TO ST.
The first meeting OF the new year, of
the Woman's Association of The Con
sregatjonal church was held. Wednes-
day afternoon. at the residence of Mrs
II. A. Johnson, Western avenue. The
subject of the program was Citizens
Of Tomorrow, and it was under The
direction of the hostess, who is the SUI
perintendent of the state missions de-
partment. Much new and valuable in
| formation was brought out and the
| order of exercises was: Devotional ser
vice; outline of the werk to be accom-
plished, this year. Mrs. F. II. Means;
reading paper, "our Children" Mrs.
| L.alu Phillips: original paper, The
AI3sc " =
liken: reading PAPER from reciprocity
bureau, Child Training. Refreshments
we've served. ana there We're 80 MEM
| bers pl resent.
The following standing committees
for the current year We're appointed at
a meeting Of the Madison Board of
Trade, held Wednesday evening, in
Firemen's hall: Manufacturers, w. f..
Scott. n. A. Weston; water. telephones
and electric lights, w. s. Milliken, 7.
II. Spear HI. Sawyer; railroads ana
transpc rtation. Jas. NJ. Morton. f. H.
Pease, e. ". Wright; membership, J.
N. Spence. F. a, Manter; real estate
and taxation. j. Nj. Fletcher, G. ID.
Perkins, f. /. Harding: streets and
highways, B. L. Burns, II. L. league,
G. r. Charles; finance, F. /. Powers.
r. II. Means, NJ. f. Jillson; improve
ments. c. II. Clark, W. G. Sawyer. ".
r. Walker; insurance. S. E. Renick,
X. =. Gray, +. A Gilman; retail trade,
l. g. Clark, ]. r. Emery. George
Booth. After a short discussion 1t was
voted 10 take vigorous action to see
il Madison cannot be made billing
point on the railroad. II was found
that while NorridgeWoek, SkoWhe@an
and Pennington are billing points, this
place is not, and in the opinion OF the
board should enjoy equal privileges
with the other towns. II the action OF
the LEGAL board does not avail, the help
of the State organization viii be
sought. Messrs f. l.. Harding and *.
G. Cray were elected delegates to at
tend the meeting of the State Board OF
Trade, in Augusta, on March d. ana
C. .. Small was elected to represent
Madison at the meeting Of the 1929
committee the day before the State
meeting opens. A special public meet
ing of the Board of Trade will be held
in Firemen's hall on the evening OF
Feb 2S, to discuss the articles OF un-
usual interest in the warrant for the
annual town meeting.
Wednesday evening was a gala night
for the Knights of Pythias in this sec
ton. A new company known as Bo-
mazaen Uniform Rank, No. ii, was IN
stituted with "a charter members, py
Erigadier General Charles r. Camp
he'll of Livermore Falls. Visitors rep
resenting the companies in GARDINER,
Skowhegan and Waterville were pres
cnt. state Chancellor Edgar j. Brown
Of Waterville was also present and as
sisted in the exercises Following the
institution an oyster supper was served
In the |. o. O. +. banquet hall by
local caterer. The officers and members
of the pew company are: Captain, VIII
liam j. Hall. 1st lieutenant, Moses II.
Knox; I'd lieutenant, William Z.
Prehle; 1st sergeant, Harry c. Mar
tin: 2d sergeant, John Mcnamara;
comnlissary, Charles O. Beale3 record
or, Ebbert Butler; treasurer, William
e. Foren. The other members are
Howard Smiley. A. b. Calden, Roy NC
Dougal. WILDER Howard, Judson Z.
Mack!in Melburn Knox, William
Walker George Knox, Laird Ramsey,
Ora Kyle, Bert Reed, Warren Knox,
John Jardine, Booth Harding, Alfred
Solires.
one of the largest Valentine par
ties, Wednesday evening, was that
held at the Free Baptist church by the
Y p. S. c. +. About So guests were
present and the vestry was tastily
decorated with hearts and other val
entire embiems. There was series
of valentine games and contests which
created much merriment After the
program the company adjourned to
the Primary room on the second floor,
| where number of small tables were
daintily spread, and refreshments
We're served. Each guest received
souvenir of the occasion.
Another successful Valentine party
was given under the auspices of the
Ladies Aid in the Anson Baptist
church. There was an appropriate pro-
gram and a tidy sum of money was
netted for the benefit of the society.
| Mrs Claudia Blanchard of Rumford,
arrived in Madison. Wednesday night.
to yi9t her parents, Mr., and Mrs.
Charles Priest.
| A private social assembly was held,
! Wednesday evening, in Union hall,