Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-11-04
FAIRFIELD
Interesting Program for Meet
ing of kennebec Union of
Women's Clubs to Be
Held Wednesday
OTHER LOCAL AND PER-
SONAL NOTES OF INTEREST

Mrs. William M. Crawford of Kelley
street was very pleasantly surprised
tuesday evening at her home, the oc-
casion being her birthday party, and
the unexpected but welcome guests
were the members of the Embroidery
Club, of which Mrs. Crawford is a
member The evening was passed in
the carrying out of a program of lit
erary and musical numbers, and a de-
ilclous repast of sandwiches, cakes and
coffee were served. AS a birthday re-
membrance Mrs. Crawford was pre-
sented with a half-dozen sauce dishes
of old ivory design
Mrs. L. A. Nash, Miss Eulalia Nash
and Frank Balentine, all of Bangor.
nave been guests this week of Mr.. and
Mrs. Laforest z. Prentiss of West
Benton, making the trip by automo-
bile. They returned Tuesday afternoon
to their home accompanied by Mrs.
Prentiss, who will visit there.
A very interesting program will be
carried out at the meeting of the Ken
nebec Union of Women's Clubs, which
will be held on Friday forenoon at the
universalist church. The program is
being arranged by Miss Lucia Conner,
president of tine Union. After arrang-
ing the music, the Federation song
will probably be sung, to open the
meeting with, the collect for women's
clubs will be given by Mrs. Hunton,
vice president of the Union. The coll
lect is a comprehensive prayer used
at womens clubs. and recently pub
lished in the Federation Magazine. The
secretary and the treasurer will rem
der their reports for the past work.
An essay of an interesting subject will
be read by one of the club ladies. Mrs.
William Archer of the Clionea Club
of Fairfield will conduct the question
box, which is always such an inter-
esting part of the program. Mrs. Relfe
of Waterville, a very talented singer,
will render vocal selections. Miss Mil
dred Stockbridge of Waterville will
preside at the pipe organ and render
a closing selection. At the close OF the
meeting a luncheon will be served the
club ladies, by the ladies of the Uni
versalist Society. This meeting OF the
Kennebec Union is for a social pur-
pose, and the afternoon will be de-
voted to getting acquainted and in or
der that those who desire may visit
or go shopping. The Union is not very
old in years. but is in fiourishing
condition, and very enthusiastically
entered into by the club women of the
district. The Kennebec Union in
cludes the womens clubs of Water
vile, Fairfield, Oakland. Skowhegan,
Scion. Bingham and Madison. The Au-
gusta clubs were at one time included
in the Union, but detached themselves
from the organization, for the pur-
pose of forming a union including Au-
gusta, Winthrop and other surrounding
towns.
On Wednesday, the following events
will take place in Fairfleld:-The L.
P. Pratt Corps, G. A. r., will be in
spected by Miss Josie Mathews of
Pittsfield, a relief corps inspector; the
Younger Set will be entertained at
the home of Miss Hattie Brophy. Higa
street. the kostesses Of the evening
being Miss Sadie Williams and Miss
Brophy; the Womans Missionary Sa-
c;ety of the Baptist church will meet
on Wednesday afternoon, at the Bap-
fist church vestry; the Methodist
Junior League will hold a social in the
afternoon at the Methodist church yes
try; the Clionea Club will meet on
Wednesday afternoon at the home Of
Miss Maud Kenrick, Elm street.
DR.. F. A. Knowlton is confined to
his home on winchester street by ILL
ness.
The Murray Club of the Universal
list church met on Tuesday afternoon,
at the home of Mrs. Harry Holn.es.
Lower Main street. The ladies passed
the time very profitably in sewing for
their Christmas sale, which will be
held Dec. TO-
Mrs. Everett Woodman and daugh-
ter Helen, and Mrs. William Flood,
were at Vassalboro Monday the guests
of Mrs. Woodmans relatives, making
the trip in William Crawford's auto
mobile.
Mrs. Flora Karen, who has been
passing a few days in town as the
guest of her mother, Mrs. Lewis Emer
son, Gerald Terrace, has returned to
her home in Pittsfeld.
Mrs. S. Gee and daughter Fannie
and Miss ARA Sutton, all of Bangor,
have been recent guests in West Ben
ton of Mr.. and Mrs. Alton E. Rich
ardson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sprague Taylor of
Fairfield Center passed Sunday at
West Benton with friends.
Miss Mimi Pipp. who has been at
Forest Hills hospital, Mass, where
she has been receiving treatment, is,
now guest of Mr.. and Mrs. r. s.
Hobbs at Shawmut.
Mrs. Esther NOVEL; is i'll at her home
on upper Main street.
Charles johnson Of upper Main
street Is able TO be out after weeks
illness.
Elisha Ward, formerly Of this town,
now making his home with his son,
Hartley Ward at Winslow, Is i'm
proved, after an illness of several
weeks.
Mrs. H. r. Carter of Summit street
is confined to her home by Illness
Walter Daub returned Tuesday to
New York, after a few days stay here.
Mrs. Daub and daughter will remain |
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