Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-11
PENOBSCOT.
DEXTER.

The Sunshine Club held ITS sbrst
meeting since the summerr Vacation,
Tuesday afternoon, with Mrs. c. c..
Palmer on Forest street. The meeting
was conducted by the president, Mrs.
-Reiie m. F'oss, and the records of the
last meeting were read by the seere-
tafy. Mrs. Charles Wyman. The en-
tertainment course for the coming VIM
ter, under the auspices of the club has
been arranged since early last spring.
although the dates for the five enter
tainments have not as yet been agreed
upon by the club and the Red Path
bureau Of which the course has been
engaged. They will announce soon.
however, as the first entertainment
will be presented in November. In
connection with one of the entertain
ments, the club will hold q sale of fam
cy articles and the committees for
that sale will be ohcsen at the aext
regular meeting. which will he he'll.
Tuesday, Sept 70, with MIS-. Eva Par
cher, on Park street.
The ad.fsaEility of sending another
car load Of newspa pers to some pulp
mill was discussed and it was decided
that although there are quite Il lot
of PAPERS already collected in the 5 a.
BILE Of Charles II. Nvyman, sent there
by those who desired to get rid OF
thera, and also to help along a good
work, the amount on hand would not
be sufficient to charter car for their
transportation. At house Cleaning
time another spring doubtless there
will he enough donated to make a good
shipment Anyone who has no place
to keep them, can send them for stor-
age to Mr.. Wyman's stable.
The Sunshine Club was organized in
Dexter, just 10 years ago this fall.
with 10 members. Since then it has
done remarkable work in cheering
the sick, the aged. and the shut-ins ard
| in assisting worthy and needy families.
The membership has been increased to
| 20 and is limited to that number.
several members have dropped out or
moved away during the ten years and
otHers chosen to take their places. At
present there is a vacancy caused by
the ABSENCE from town of Mrs. Ber-
ina Brown, who has moved to Mars
Hill. Her place will be filled probabfy
before the next meeting as it was yot-
ell, Tuesday, to extend an invitation to
Mrs. William Sawyer to Join the club.
The present list of members is as fol.
lows Mrs. Blanche N Atkins. Mrs.
Maud NJ Barker. Mrs Eva Blaisdell.
MRS. Helen A. Bucknam Mrs Marion
Elliott, Mrs. Belle M. Foss, Mrs. Flo
RI ID. Gordon, Mrs. Alice Hutchinson.
Mrs. Susie M. Haines, Miss Geneiye
McCrlills, Mrs. Annie Murphy, Mrs
Georgia Palmer Mrs. Eva Parcher
MISS Grace Pooler Mrs. Cora Robin
son, Mrs Lettie A. Towle, Mrs. Cert
ruee e Waldron, Miss Sarah Wins
low, Mrs. Annie NJ. Wyman.
After two months vacation the
Wessokeag Chapter. o. E. s., will meet.
lhursday evening. at Masonic hail.
| All officers and members are requested
To be present. Refreshments will be
/ served after the work of the order.
Miss Marguerite Roberts entertained
the members of the class of 1918, Dex-
ter High school, at the Roberts farm
/ on the Corinna road Tuesday evening.
corn roast being the chief attraction.
Many of the class members leave NEXT
week Tor various colleges. Among
them are Miss Helen Foss. who viii
attend Smiths college. and Miss veth
Stone. who will go to Mt. Holyoke.
Fred Russell who suffered severe in.
! Juriej from fall while haying. n
Month ago. is nearly recovered and win
he able to resume his work on his farm
soon.
Ernest Farrar of Boston, formerly Of
LeAtef' was in town, Tuesday. He
! came to accompany his father Cant.
| cnafies w. Farrar. who was taken ill
Whiie visiting in Boston. Mr. Farrar
| Is recovering al his home on Church
| street.
| Dr. Wilbur A. Bumps and family
| nave returned from their cottage at
| COOKS Island, where they have been.
Tor several weeks.
| Or T. E. Burgess and Mrs. Burgess
nave returned from their cottage at
Etna campgrounds.
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