Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-17
WINTHROP.
Patience Stanley Chapter,
D. A. r. Entertained.
There Will Be No Commence
ment al Winthrop High.
Funeral OF Little Gladstone Wads-
worth Held, Saturday.

with invited guests, were entertained,
Friday afternoon, by Mrs. Murray l..
Stanley regent of the Chapter. The
guests of honor were Mrs. John Alden
| Morse, State Regent and Mrs Ernest
Allen, State corresponding secretary,
| both of Bath.
| The hostess presented a very fine
| program. II was opened with a beau-
| tiful piano selection played by Miss
Hazel Shaw. Mrs. G. w. Taggart sang
"A charming solo. which was followed
| by a reading 'unwelcome." beautifully
given by Miss Lily Price Mrs. Morse
| then made very interesting remarks
upon the object and works of the p.
a. r. in the state and nation. She
spoke of the needs of Opportunity
| Farm, at New Gloucester. and told
what the Daughters have done in its
aid.
Mrs Allen was the next speaker
She spoke about the efforts of the or
ganization to erect a monument in
memory of Names first Governor
William King. She also spoke of the
Continental hall al Washington.
By special request of the hostess,
Mrs. Mamie Moore Church sang the
national anthem, Star Spangled Ban
ner," and the beautiful old song took
new glory for all who heard Mrs.
Moore's exquisite rendering of it. Mrs.
Church was accompanied by Miss
Shaw. and Mrs. Hattie Whiting ac-
companied Mrs. Taggart. Remarks by
| J. II. McIlroy We're followed by the
salute to the flag. led by Mrs. Morse.
In the dining room. to which the
guests were then invited, were beau
| tiful decorations of flags and greenery.
| The table looked very attractive set
| off with lighted candles Ice cream,
cake punch. sailed nuts and eonfec-
tons were served by Misses Aida
Hayward, Hazel Shaw. Leah Hoxie,
and Bertha Simpson, and Mrs. C. w
Taggart. The singing of America by
| the company was the final number.
There We're present of the Chapter
members. Mrs. Mary Cover, Mrs NJ.
| w. Shorey, Mrs. E. p Libby, Mrs. j.
| a. Foster, Mrs. ]. II. McIlroy, Mrs. c.
| e. Moore, Mrs. c. p. Rowen Mrs c.
| w Taggart. Mrs c. H. Shaw. Miss
Clara Woodward. Miss Flora LaCroix.
and Miss Hazel Shaw The invited
guests were. Mrs. John Alden Morse,
Mrs Ernest Allen of Bath, Miss Page
of Hallowell. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. h.
/ Church. J. Fl. MeIlroy. w. e. Hay
ward. Miss Aida Hayward, Miss Leah
Hoxie. Miss Lily Price, Miss Mabel
Woodward. Mrs. H. r. Benson. Mrs.
Sara LaCroix. Mrs. w. A. Whiting,
Mrs. j. FL. Pinkham, Mrs. |. o. Gage.
and Mrs. c. H. Penney.
Prof and Mrs. S. G. Bean, Mr. and
Mrs r. Crawford McIlroy Mr. and
| Mrs r. f. York and Miss Hazel Shaw
lattended the graduating exercises of
Monmouth Academy. Friday evening
Arthur Fortier of New Hampshire
is the guest of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Adolphe Fortier
| Mrs. Eliza Stackpole has returned
| from a visit in Waterville
Mr. and Mrs Edward j. Gibbons of
Pawtueket, r. l., are at the home of
Mrs. George Sedgely. for the summer
Miss Mabel Woodward, who has
been, for three years. in the state of
! Washington, is the guest of Mrs. c.
e. Moore.
Earl TowIe has returned from
lishing trip to Calais. lie caught three
salmon, the largest weighing 111a
pounds.
The funeral of little Gladstone
| Wadswortil who was drowned. Thurs
! day afternoon was held, SATURDAY.
morning, at .915. Prayer was offered
| by Rev. II. A. Clifford. The little
| casket was literally buried in flow
ers. The teachers of the public
| schools sent lovely pieces, and the
| members of the graduating class sent
many of the lovely flowers sent them
| by friends for the Commencement ex-
| ereises, which We're given up on ac-
| count of the sad accident. Many
| friends also sent offerings. The bear
ers were boys of the Senior and Jul
Nor classes of the school The body
was taken to Sanford for interment
Rev. and Mrs. John Wadsworth of
| Portsmouth. r. l., parents of Mr.
| Wadsworth, and Mrs Wadsworth's
mother. Mrs. Butler of Sanford, were
present at the services.
There will be no public Commence
merit exercises from the Winthrop
| High school. this year. Neither pu-
| pills or teachers feel that the eXer-
cises could be carried out while the
superintendent ~and his family are
shroulded in so deep a grief
The glass which was to have grad
! uated numbered only four, one of the
| smallest classes in the schools his
| tory. In 1910, there were only three
graduates and only one completed the
course in 1899. The class of 1912 is
next smallest to these The members
| Of the class are, Misses Esther Bad
ger and Nellie Drapeau. Ralph Put
nam and Joseph Moore. They com
| pleted the course with excellent schol-
| arship. Miss Drapeau was the class
| valedictorian. and has the distinction
| of being the first French pupil to
| complete the High school course in
| Winthrop. Miss Badger was saluta-
| torian. Her home town is Industry,
/ but she has made many warm
| friends in Winthrop during her four
| wears at the High school The hon
| orafy essay fell to Joseph Moore of
| West Winthrop, and the class history
| and prophecy was combined and
| would have been presented by Ralph
| Putnam. The Juniors were to have
| had charge of the reception this year,
| and had planned a fine evenings pro-
| gram This. too, has been given up.