Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-29

which do not keep UP their churches
What We need today is not 50 much
the conservation Of our national re-
sources az the conservation Of our re-
iigiouE IDEALS.
AS regards the citizen himself. :
Mrs. Merrill said: There is no toYn
more healthy Or better for d man than
the one in which he il called by the
Master Of Life, for nothing comes by
chance. In the larger view, life for the
individual must always be q struggle
The will to strive and overcome, that
IL the personal endowment. Then
where We are In the place to live life
that oyercomes and TO help fwr7 up
and make the best Of the community
in which We live. Our environment Is
our opportunity"
Mrs. Fish in her paper On Town
Improvement made patriotism the
starting point Of Improvement and
traced it's development from the set
Ting of our Puritanic ancestors, when
the church was regarded as the seat
Of government, the rise Of the town
with better homes streets, schools,
asylums. hospitals. Libraries, until now
there ig the great crusade for civi"
beauty. Mrs. Fish took up the adver
Using problem saying that Anything
marring the beauties Of avenues 'r
streets. destroying vistas. menacing
health, offending good taste or injur-
ing morals should be subject to re-
strictive measures. One thing is not
able, that in making common places
clean, the duty and hope rests with
the people"
She made a strong plea for chill
drens Fairgrounds. She paid a great
tribute to the Grange az truly noble
order and worthy to take it's place IN
the foremost rank Of our list Of Town
improvements. We can no more
separate beauty from nature than We
can separate gravitation from '-7,
things. It is only mankind with tn,
inartistic work Of his hands. with sci.
fish aims and sordid ambitions. that
mars the face Of nature or thWarts the
purpose Of the divine mind"
Clementine Weston w. G. T. L. was
very glad to welcome Mrs. Agnes e.
Merrill Of Augusta when she came to
address the ladies Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Merrill was formerly a resident
OF this town. being the wife OF the late
Rev B. 3. Merrill, and was chaplain
OF the w. G. r. y. while here. She
spoke on the workers and the work OF
the Flying Squadron which Is an or
ganization, originating in Indiana. 60
ing through the country doing temper
ance work. Mrs. II. G. McGlauflin con-
Quoted the devotional exercises and
there was singing by the audience.
Make the Map all White" There
were vocal solos by Floyd Nye and
Miss Marion Carpenter. The music for
the day was arranged by Mrs. Ada
Phillips with the program in general in
charge Of Mrs. Fife Paine. Hostesses
were Mrs. Kate Turner and Mrs. Su-
sic Jacobs. Refreshments were served
following the address.
Charles Barker will observe his Goth
birthday May 4. He is the second old
est man in town, the oldest being Jo-
seph Smith. Mr.. Barker has always
enjoyed robust health until within the
past few years but is still able to be
among his friends almost every day
and is known by all as Uncle
Charles" Mr.. Barker resides with his
daughter, Mrs. Ed Allen, and passes
his winters at their home in Norridge-
wock and summers at their summer
home at Verona park. where he enjoys
himself immensely.
Miss Sarah Snow has been elected
q teacher in the Skowhegan schools for
the coming school year. She Is a resi-
dent Of Skowhegan, but has been
teaching for the past year in Illinois
She received her training at Boston
Training school and her practice work
In Broolfline. Mass. qualifying herself |
to teach In Grades and II Of the Kin
dergarten. |
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