Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-03-02
WAYNE

The Ladies' Aid of the Baptist
church gave a chicken pie supper and
unusual social' at Grange hall on
Tuesday evening. After supper old
fashioned games were enjoyed. The
Agony Quartet" furnished much
amusement. The gentlemen were in
vited by the ladies' which was one Of
the 'unusual' features.
On Friday evening at Grange hall
the girls Of Wayne High school, under
the direction of Miss Annie Folsom.
principal. gave two playlets THE
, Truth for Day." and Mrs. Willis
Will" The parts were we'll taken.
Miss Evelyn Townsend and Miss Ada
Boucher of Lewiston assisted in the
musical numbers on the program. Miss
| Townsends piano solos and Miss
Boucher's vocal selections were much
enjoyed. withstanding the in
clement weather the affair was well
attended. AT the close of the enter
tainment dancing was enjoyed by the
younger set Mrs. Lois Burr ac-
! companying the piano with violin.
"Patriotic Birthday Party
| The pupils of the Willard Grammar
I SCHOol, MI - JtIiIilt W. JOIiHSoil, lCdSi-
er, gave patriotic Birthday Party"
, to parents and friends on Friday af-
ternoon. Feb. -. The room was dec
Grated with flags and pictures of
patriots. The blackboard drawings of
"Lincoln's Birthplace ''Longfellow's
Home" and Mount Vernon" deserve
especial mention. They We're the
work of Mabel and Philomene Paradis.
! pupils in the fifth grade. The children
were all in costume. the girls with
caps. kerchiefs and powdered hair
and the boys with ruffles and powdered
heads made a quaint picture. The
birthdays of Lincoln, Washington,
Lowell. Lonefellow. Dickens and ST
sketch Of Frances Willard. for whom
the room is named. were included IN
the program. which was as follows:
Singing. Long Ago in Old Kentucky
school: sketch of Lincoln. Helen john
son: "A Vision of Lincoln" recitation.
, Charles Fales: Linco1n's Gettysburg
address. Merle Manter: st. Nalen-
| tine" May Bradford: Frances Will
lard" Vera Lovejoy; the prohibition
Happy Nineteen Thelma Coolidge;
sketch of Charles Dickens. Minnie
, Wing: Little DorriL" story told by
Marjorie Godfrey: James Russell
Lowell paper. Walter Handy: Long
fellow. five young ladies'; recitation
from "Hiawatha." by school,; John
iny's History Lesson" Laird Manter;
mount Vernon Bells singing.
school: Little Martha Washington"
Phyllis Lovejoy: George Wasmns-
ton" Gerald Norris: "Washington's
Inauguration" May Bradford: The
Minuet," Vera Lovejey. Thelma Cool
idge. Robert Wing, Richard Burr.
Following this program the school
was joined by Mrs Fales and the chill
dren from the primary room and by
the guests present in singing patr1otlc
songs in Observance of "Natlonai
Song Week" About 80 pictures OF
prominent Americans were pinned
upon the wall and the guests we're in
vited to compete for a prize for the
best list of correct names. During
this time the girls who have been do
ing some domestic science work DUR
ing the year made ready refreshments
consisting of cake of their own making
and tea. Hot luncfes nave oeon
served each noon during the winter
from the little "kitchenette' IN the
cornor and both boys and girls nave
become quite proficient in serving
The prize winners were mrs. BESSIE
Norris and Prof. Freeman Buer. TO
break this tie, lots were drawn. Mrs
Norris and Prof Freeman Burr. TO
address book" made by one OF the
pupils as book binding has been part
of the manual training work this year
Misses Minnie Wing and Marjorie
Godfrey served cake. Misses vera
Lovejoy and Thelma Coolidge poured
tea. while Masters Charles F'ales' Koo-
ert Wing and Merle Manter served the
guests about 80 in number.
Frank Roberts.
Word has been received in Wayne
IF the death at Mt. Vernon OF Franz
Roberts. a native Of Wayne. The in
lterment will be in Wayne. This is
the third death in the family in about
four months.