Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-25
WINTHROP
Shower rendered. Miss Lean
Hoxie by Host of Friends
Monday Evening
LOCAL NEWS NOTES AND
PERSONAL GOSSIP

Miss Gertrude Longfellow and MISS
Attalie Gale gave a shower Monoay eve
ming At the home Of the former to MISS
yeah Hoxie. whose marriage Is to take
Mace wednesday, Oct. Is. Mrs. Long
fellow was calling on Miss Hoxle IN nc
early evening and as she Lett MISS noAie
walked home with her. On entering the
room was dark and on turning on the
lights the table was covered with beau
tiful presents of cut glass, silver. ilneh'
etc. Among them was cut glass water
set and an old ivory pitcher presenteo
by the teachers from the grammar school
building and the pupils from Miss Hoxie's
room. The members Of Duazulikit Club
and the Younger Set Whist Club gave
two lovely cut glass vases. After Miss
Hoxie had opened all her presents the
time was passed with whist, there being
six tables. Miss Cora Bissonette won the
first prize, which was a sugar and
creamer, and Mrs. Helen Kimball the
consola tion--a. little Lud vase. Those
present besides the hostesses included
Misses Leah Hoxie. Mary Putnam, Olive
Vovenay, Mural Rollins, Margaret Nc
Troy, Fannie Putnam, Marion Sleeper.
Theo Sleeper, Bertha Hudson, Ruth
Wood, Bertha Hackett, Aida Hayward,
Cora Bissonette, Grace Howard, Mrs.
Edith Perry. Mrs Zadie Sturtevant, Mrs.
Lottie York, Mrs. Barbara Young. Mrs.
Annie Stockford, Mrs. Helen Kimball,
Mrs. Lottie Houseworth, Mrs. Ida Stew
ems. Mrs. Jessie Webb, Mrs. Louise Max
i'm, Mrs. Helen Sanborn and. Mrs. Ma
rion Thomas. Refreshments Of harle-
quin ice cream, cake and saltines we're
served. ... &;
G. E. Manson of Auburn has been pass
ing few days with Mr.. and Mrs. A. H.
Bailey. While here he tuned the organ
at the Methodist church ard acted as
organist at the Sunday morning and eve
ming services, which was much enjoyed
by those present.
Mrs. Mary Beatty has gone to Rich
ington. and expects her aunt to return
home with her.
Mrs. E. E. Symes Of johnson, VT. is
the guest Of her son, Wendall Symes.
E. c., Caldwell of Rockland. Mass,
was calling on Gardiner friends Tues
day.
Lieut.. G. A. Pratt of Co. X was call
ed from Camp Keyes to Strong Sun
day. Mrs. Pratt, who has been passing
the summer in Winthrop during her
husbands absence at Laredo, accom-
panied her husband as far as Farm
ington, where they looked over the new
house in process of erection. They re-
turned Sunday evening.
DIR. r. B. Putnam passed the week.
end in Winthrop, returning to Portland
on the early morning train Monday.
Mrs. Stella Bowen is the guest of her
sister, Mrs. Weber of Augusta, and
will visit relatives in Searsport.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton Titus and
daughter, Helen Pearl, were Sunday
guests at Idle-Wilde.
The members of the Winthrop Cen
ter, church will give banquet Tues
day evening, Oct. "a. in honor of the
96th birthday of c. NJ. Bailey. ~
Mrs. f. r. Staine and daughter. Mrs
EthelPratt, were guests Saturday at
Brookside.
Mrs. Sadie Dudley, who has been
with Miss Luella Beale for several
weeks, is passing a few days at her
home at Winthrop Center
w. G. Taylor of the Great Northern
Paper Co, who is passing few days
at his home, was a business caller in
Augusta Monday, going to Bangor
Tuesday.
Mrs. f. A. Titus, Mrs Frank Ham
mond and Mrs Baxter Tobey attended
Readfleld Grange Saturday.
Miss Arvilla Stevens passed Sunday
and Monday with her grandparents
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dudley.
Ray Briggs returned from Boston
last week. where he had been attend
ing the ball games.