Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-19

hot roasted chicken in the fireless cooker
as may be seen, furnished q program full
OF interest for the meeting Wednesday
afternoon of the Woman's Club. The
meeting vas opened with q few remarks
hy AIRS. Mabel Philbrick. explaining he.
presence as presiding officer on account
OF the illness OF The president. Mrs. Anna
r Merrill. The High School Orchestra
put zest into the meeting with lis spir-
tied playing. furnishing three selaAtions.
Domestic Engineering" was tic SUB
ject OF al up-to-d2Ee paper written by
Mrs. Mary Patterson OF the HoUSeheep-
ing Department Station al Colonia, Y. J..
which was read by MIS-. Laura H Dlns-
more. who had the program in charge.
This was followed by a vocal solo by
Miss Ruth Greenwood; violin solo by lit
lie Harold Lord; poem. Mother. by
Miss Nida Webb OF Pasadena, Cal, ard
a piano solo b. Miss Ella Flanders. Mrs
Gertrude Buchanan demonstrated the
electric stove: Mrs. Lena Wentworth the
vacuum cleaner. and Miss Hannah r.
Page the lreless cooker. Many questions
were asked the champions OF these va
rious appliances and widespread interest
was evident.
The Nature meeting will come on
NaSch 81 with the program in charge o.
Miss Mabel Robinson. The hosreses will
be Miss Sarah Anderson and Mrs. Lena
Wentworth. There will be 3 paper on the
Conservation OF the Beauties of Ma
ture' and a talk on birds.
Major and Mrs J. ". Fcgie- plan to
so 70 Ludlow. Mass. Friday to visit their
son. Ben Baker Fcgier. and family
Miss Myra Eowell has gone to Augusta,
where she has a position as stenograpner
in the secretary of States Office at the
State House.
Miss Agnes P. AIantor has been chosen
veledicto-ian OF her class at Farming
ton Normal school. Miss 3Iantor was
valedictorian also Of her class in the
High school here in 1918.
The following officers have been elected
Tor the Ladies' Social Circle OF the Meth
odist church: President. Mrs. Carrie Nc
Pherson; LIST vice Pres. Mrs. Lillian
Smith; ID vice Pres, Mrs. NJ \. Walton:
Sec. Mrs. Bessie a. Smith: Treas, Mrs.
Frances Porter; chaplain, Mrs. Hannah
BusSey.
belmont F. Judkins has been called to
Cornvilie by the serious illness OF his
mother, Mrs. Martha 5udkins. Mr.. Jud-
kins is now a resident OF Florida.
John Lewis is at home from the Ban
gor Law School.
\ large audience was highly enter
tanned by the marvellous whistlinC of
Charles Crawford Gorst Wednesday
evening. Mr.. Gorst took for his sub
ject The Musical Genius OF Birds"
and explained by examples of bird
songs the variation OF phrase. the
presence OF climax in some OF The
songs, the element OF suspense and
surprise III others as il mans music
and other similarities and differences
These he illustrated with pastel mic.
lures Of the hords, showing about Is
Besides these bird songs he whistled
solos 10 the accompaniment Of the
monograph and explained whistlinp
and his method of representing birs,
songs by letters and dashes as an aid
TO memory.
The Congregational church has re-
Gently had new lights installed in the
auditorium. They are of the semi
iHdirect variety with six large and
TWO smaller ones replacing the old
central chandelier.
Mrs Mary Blanchard OF Dexter Is
visiting her sister. Mrs. f. O. Saw
yer
Lewis CasEell was in winthroo
Wednesday on business.
Augustus Croweii veteran Of -ha
Civil War, is seriously ill at his homo
on the Crowell road.
Albert f. Dyer is on busiDess
trip TO Boston
j. Howard Haley of Hartiand and
Frank Ames of Waterville were in
town Wednesday on business.