Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-14
Dexter
Rebecca Weston Chapter, D. A.
r.. Issues the Annual Book
MANY GIFTS FOR NEW
COURSES

The year book of the Rebecca Weston
lished with the names of officers and
committees. as follows: Regent. Mrs Car
RE S. Brewster; vice regent. Mrs Blanche
Atkins; secretary, Miss Bessie Gilman:
treasurer, Mrs. Annie Murphy: registrar,
Mrs. Fannie L. Crosby: chaplain, Mrs.
Alice Hutchinson; historian. Mrs. Eleanor
Lincoln, librarian, Mrs. Ella f. Abbott.
councillors. Mrs. Grace Brewster. Mrs
Sylvia Maxfield, Mrs. Eleanor Lincoln,
Mrs. Elizabeth Plummer. Mrs. Mary Roll
Inns. Mrs. Fannie Crosby Mrs. Halle
Fisher; historical landmarks Mrs. Edna
HutchinS, Miss Bessie Gilman: welfare ot
women and children, Mrs. Alice Hutchin-
son. Mrs Julia Leslie, Mrs. Nellie Curtis,
Mrs. Minnie Cole, Mrs. Harriet Smith.
Mrs. Blanche Atkins: courtesy committee,
Mrs. Joanna Briry, Mrs. Mildred Edes,
Miss Elizabeth Leslie; insignia committee.
Miss Grace f. Pooler, Mrs. Clara Cross
land, Miss Edith Olds; scrap book, Mrs.
Annie Murphy, Mrs. Cora Bragdon. Mrs.
Carrie Springall Mrs. Gertrude Nutter,
Miss Louise Dearth; social committee.
Mrs. Kathryn Ramsey. Mrs. Ella F. Alb
bolt, Mrs. Inez Blaisdel. Mrs. Clara
Whitney, Mrs. Edith Crocker, Mrs. Gla-
dys Brewster. Meetings of the chapter
will be held the first Thursday of each
month at 2.3O P. NJ. The next meeting viii
be held Nov and the committee in
charge of the program is Mrs. Gladys
Brewster, Mrs. Joanna Briry, Mrs. Clara
H. Grassland. Mrs. Wilbur Copeland and
Mrs. Della Winchester
The equipment for the domestic science
and manual training classes has been IN
stalled and the classes are now doing
regular work. \. II. Fay and the Fay
! & Scott shop has given the manual train
ing class a lathe which will soon be set
up. To the domestic science classes the
| Woman's Literary Club has given $50;
Mr. Tillson hardware and stove dealer,
gave Kineo range, and the Central
Maine Power Co. has promised to furnish
as many electrical plates and ovens as
may be needed: Dana Crockett Co., Buck
nam & Mountain, Dustin and others have
also promised to make their contributions
when asked. Parents and those interest
ed are invited to visit the classes at any
time. Much interest is being manifested
in the work by both the boys and the
girls. The manual training teacher, Mr.
Quigley, will hold Saturday class for
| teachers and for rural scholars VIII care
to come in for the Saturday forenoon
work.
! The members and faculty of the High
school are eagerly looking forward to
the return of the principal, Wade s. Grin
day of Company A. Much credit is due
the scholars Of the High school for the
admirable way in which they have as
sisted the teachers in keeping up the
standard of the work in Mr.. Grindars
absence.
H. Perry Bailey. formerly of this town
and a graduate of Dexter High school,
who is we'll known as a hammer thrower
Of marked ability. holder Of the State and
New England intercollegiate records IN
1915 when a student at the University OF
Maine, will soon annex himself with the
New York Athletic Club of Travers ISL
land, n. Y. Mr.. Bailey with his wife
will make his home in Ridgefield, n. J.
Rev. Stanley Gates Spear of the Uni
| versalist church is holding special mee,-
ings this week at Exeter Mills. He will
be assisted by Rev. ]. A. Hammond, pas
tor of the Federate church of Garland.
The sophomore class of the High school
has elected the following officers: Stan
ley Hall. president; Marshall Bane, vice
president; Miss Marjorie Eastman, secre-
tary and treasurer. The freshman class
| has the following officers: Warren Rus
sell. president; Fenton Marsh. vice pres
ident; Carolyn Daggett, secretary and
! treasurer.