Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-09
MADISON.

The first meeting for the present
season Of the Madison Sorosis Clut
was held, Monday afternoon, at the
home of the president. Mrs. Rachae
Scott on Weston avenue. The parlor
was prettily decorated with boquets
of flowers, the club colors being greer
and white. The order of exercises was:
Piano solo, Mrs. Alice Mitchell; roll
call responded to by current events;
report of the recent meeting of the
State Federation of Women's Clubs
in Bath. by Mrs. Halle Williams;
sketch of the life of Robert Brown,
ing, Mrs. Nellie Houghton; reading
selections from Browning's poems,
Mrs Mary G. Kennson. Following
this came Directors TEA, which was
very daintily served by the hostess.
There were nineteen members and
several visitors present.
pretty home wedding took place.
Monday evening, at the residence of
DR.. and Mrs John Lyman Pepper on
Maple street. in which their only
daughter, Miss Mary Budd Pepper,
was married to Jack Sears Barker of
Berlin, n. f. The officiating clergy
man was Rev. Frederic II. Means,
pastor of the Congregational church.
The ceremony came at o'clock and
was witnessed by large company Of
relatives and friends from both this
vicinity and other towns TIE We'd
ding March was played by Miss Alice
j. Spear The bridesmaids were Miss
Terry of Waterville Miss Atwood OF
Fairfield, and Miss Laura Carpenter
and Miss Marion Greene of this place.
The ribbon girls We're Misses Mar
guerite and Jessie Mcknight. The
flower girl was Miss Betty Mcknight.
Frank Carpenter acted as best man.
Messrs Walter Bushworth and Elmer
Turner, and Miss Dora Carpenter as
ushers; the maid of honor was Miss
Evelyn Scott. Following the wedding
came a reception. In the receiving line
were DIR. and Mrs. Pepper, Mr.. and
Mrs Sears of Calais. Mrs. Atwood of
Fairfield, and MIR. and Mrs. Barker.
The house was prettily decorated for
fhe occasion with autumn leaves. and
Mr.. and Mrs. Barker were the reeip-
tents of a number of valuable pres
ents. Miss Pepper was a graduate of
the Madison High school in the class
of 1909. For a time after graduation
she was weIl-knewn '.hello" girl in
the Madison telephone central. La
ter she was employed in a Skowhe-
gan publishing house. Mr.. Barker is
the son of George and Addie Sears
Barker, and is printer by trade. For
a time he was employed as a foreman
in the Skowhegan publishing house,
but few months ago went to Ber-
lin. MIR. and Mrs. Barker left town,
late Monday evening, in an automo-
bile for a short honeymoon trip, after
which they will reside in Berlin.
A meeting of the Madison w. C. T.
T. will be held, Friday afternoon, in
the Methodist church vestry. The
reports of the State convention will
be given by the delegates at this time.
Rev ]. G. Osborne of SlSowhegan
will supply the pulpit of the Arson
Baptist church, Sunday afternoon, in
the absence of Rev. G.. B. Southwick.
William B. Gilman, who has been
the guest of relatives in Madison and
vicinity, for the past week, returned,
Monday, to his home in Dexter.
Postmaster and Mrs. G.. A. Herrick
left, Monday, for Portland. After a
short visit in Portland. Mrs. Herrick
will go to California where she will
pass the winter with her sister.
Samuel e. Remick and Laroy Stew
ard went, Tuesday, to Lake Moxie, for
a few days hunting.
Mrs. Kate Williams, who has been
passing the summer with her par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. Gardiner Beale,
left, Tuesday, for brief visit with
friends in Portland and Boston, be-
fore returning to her home in South
ern California.
A reception was rendered, Tuesday
evening, to Rev. Theodore Wilson,
new pastor of the Congregational
church, at the Congregational parlors.
The reception was given by the Mems
Club of the church and was most
enjoyable affair. Willis Bailey acted
as chairman. Several beautiful Sc
lections of music were given by A. r.
Jewett, with his photograph. Nearly
80 men We're present and the welcom-
ing address was delivered by E. G.
Butler, president of the club. In re-
Spouse, Mr. Wilson said he had come
to Skowhegan, not because the salary
was larger than other places, for il
was about one half what some othe.
calls he received. offered. but because
he believed that there is a work tc
do here among men and boys. Follow
ing an informal reception and socia
time, ice cream and cake were served
by Ned ii. Lambert.