Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-05
T.VERNON.

Miss Alma Devlin of Maiden, Mass,
is visiting her aunt Mrs. Charles Eel
lows.
Miss Melvina Brainard fell on the ice
in front of her house. last Thursday,
and sustained fracture of the right
hip She has been removed to the
home of Mrs j. F. Hammond, who is
taking care of her.
Tile Lambda Sigma, the Progressive
Literary Society OF Mount Vernon
High school, met. Friday afternoon
Jan. Il, and enjoyed the following pro-
gram of exercises by its own talent,
after the usual business session: Song
by the school; Rotations, Gladys Her
sum- Ola. Fairbanks, and BESSIE TVfn-
er; music, quartet: recitation, jennie
Carson debate, Resolved that laws
for compulsory education should be
repealed, affirmative, Ruby Carson
and Arson Williams, negative, Rather
inc Neiscr and George Blake; song,
school: recitations, Ralph Bean and
Hazel Hopkins; music, quartet; reel
tation, Ralph Curtis song. school; IN
promptu-Debate, Resolved That the
American Republic will cease to exist
before the end OF the present century.
Kennebec and vicinity met. last sat
nrday. Feb l. at odd Fellows Hall.
with q good attendance. Tho forenoon
was occupied with social greetings to
arrivals from cat OF town. During the
business session, in the early after
noon, the following officers We're elect
ed: Presiden Prof. O. J, Young, prln-
cipal of Mount Vernon High school;
vice president, Harrison Weber,
Mount Vernon: secretary, T. W. NC
Quaide, superintendent OF Mount Yer
non schools; treasurer Mrs. hiram
Comstoek, Vienna: executive commit
tee. H. ]. Tuck, superintendent OF ray
cite schools; Mrs. y. Y. Mallelt, super
ntendent of Readfield schools; Ralph
Potter. Vienna; George Downs. Rome;
Mrs. \. It. Fellows, superintendent OF
Chesterville; Fred lnSham, Mount
Vernon. 1t was voted to hold the next
annual meeting at Starring Grange
Hall. Favette. The public exercises IN
TIE afternoon were: Prayer, by Rev
II. C. Gidden: flag drill, Bean District
School, Mt Vernon; recitation, Teach
inc school" Vernona CcinstCch. vocal
solo. Mrs. Gertrude Barron; address
on Investment, Efficiency, Conserva-
ton and Product of our Public
schools" Prof. }. W. Taylor: piano
duet, Misses Florence and Lorna Man
sur; paper on Various ways to inter-
est scholars ir ungraded schools, Miss
Alice Hodgkins; address, without spe-.
cific subject. Prof w. G.. Mallett; vo-
cal solo, Harold Fairbanks; recitation,
Advice to Speakers, Wanna Com
stock; address, on Reading" Prof. II.
r. Body; motion song, Bean District
school, Mt. Vernon: music, instrument
tai Quartet Of Mt. Vernon High school,
Ida Russ. Mandolin; Hazel Hopkins,
violin: Ralph Curtis. guitar; kenneth
Mooers, cornet. Adjournment. TIL '.50
p NJ In the evening The following
program was given before fuii
house. Selection by Gordon's orches-
ira; paper, Miss Blanche MERCER; vo-
cal solo, Miss Ola Fairbanks; paper
Moral Education Supt. Licetta Eel
lows; harmonica solo, with piano ac-
compartment, Miss Alice Quimby;
tableau, "Hallowed Be Thy Name,
Miss Helen Thomps and Rhecetor Gid
den, with vocal quartet: vocal duet,
THE DAISIES Never Tell" Misses Ma
bel Allen and Lorna Mansur; paper,
How Can Our Common Schools Be
Improved" Mrs. E. e. Ward; discus
sion of above subject; vocal duet, The
Danube River" Ruby Carson and
Ralph Curtiss; selection by orchestra;
tableau, THE Lost Cause" Hazel Hop
kins and Ola Fairbanks; paper, Lib
eral Education in the Common
Schools" Miss Mabel Davis; vocal
solo, 1.-The Honeysuckle Time" earle
Kingsbury; reading, "Marjory Grey,
Miss Juda Williams: vocal duet, My
Baby Rose" Harold and Ola Fair
banks selection by orchestral; tab
leau, "Martydom," Villa Young; black
face sketch, Uncle Pete Arson Will
liams and Ralph Bean. Adjournment
for one year.