The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-04-27

HtHl at MISS didS private hospital
Next Tuesday evening will occur
the regular meeting of the Rebekah
Lodge, when an entertainment will
be provided
Rev. c. H. Mckinney will deliver
an address before the Odd Fellows
and Rebekahs next Sunday afternoon
in Madison.
The condition of Mrs. Elyira Beal,
who is seriously i'll, remains about
the same, although yesterday she
seemed to be a little stronger.
Mrs. H. w. George has sufficiently
recovered from the effects of her re-
cent surgical operation to be able to
return to her home from the hospital.
Mrs. Annie f. Fish, who was taken
very i'll while presiding at the meet
ing of Sunset Chapter last Friday
evening is improving She was TAX
en- to Somerset Hospital.
Dr. j. E. Wadsworth will go to Wa
terville tomorrow to be present at a
meeting of the executive committee of
the Maine Anti-tuberculosis Associa-
ton of which he is a member.
All members of the Carpenters Tn
ion, with their families are invited to
a baked bean supper, at Grange Hall.
at half past six, next Tuesday even
ing. There will be brief speaking
program by local speakers.
The Easter program of last Sun
day evening at the Congregational
Church will be repeated again next
Sunday evening. A rehearsal of the
children will occur next Friday after
noon at the close of school.
Mrs. l. ]. Smith went this morning
to Richmond to attend the meeting of
the Kennebec Valley Federation of
Ladies Aid Societies. Mrs. Smith
is the president of the Ladies Aid
Societies. Mrs. Smith is the presi-
dent of the Ladies Circle of the M.
E. Church.
There is a movement on foot among
the Skowhegan High School Seniors
to do away with some of the big ex-
penses attendant upon graduation
festivities and it is the present plan
for the young ladies to appear in
middle costumes at the graduating
exercises
A pleasant event occurred last
evening when a party of SkoWhegan
friends rendered a reception to Ed
ward Billodeau prior to his starting
for Hartford to continue his studies
for the priesthood as announced else
where. The hours were spent in
dancing and sociability. refreshments
being served The affair was arrang-
ed by Willie Butler
Under the direction of Miss Elliot
teacher of English at the High School
the members of her Senior class are
conducting trial on Macbeth OF
the Shakespearian play fame. Mac
beth is impersonated by Brooks Say
age, Allan Wentworth appearing for
the state and Lewis Brown for the
defense are acting as the attorneys
Ray Parmenter is the judge and Miss
Theresa Bison is clerk of courts
The remainder of the class are wit
nesses or members of the jury.
The three Christian Endeavor So
cieties of Skowhegan are to be ad-
dressed Sunday evening by Mrs f. W
Marble at the First Baptist Church
The address will be mainly upon
Japan and will be illustrated by post
card views, shown through the radi-
opticon directed by Mrs. G. r. Fogg
sent by her daughter Miss Harriet l.
Marble, who has arrived in the Phil
ippines, after a visit to various points
in Japan. The scenes to be depicted
are in Yokohoma, Toxic, Kobe Ma
gasaki, Kanagawa and Kamokura
The description will be from original
accounts written by Miss Marble and
forwarded to her mother. The af-
fair will begin promptly at six O'Clock
and all interested whether members
of the before mentioned societies OF
not are invited to be present.
The committees in charge of the
Ladies' Aid Fair of the First Baptist
Church are Work Committee. Mrs
Mary Maxwell Mrs. Adelaide Shat
tuck and Mrs. Geo. Moody; food table
Mrs Thomas Thomson, Mrs. Annie
Nolin and Mrs Minnie Murray; apron
table Mrs. George Moody, Mrs Geo
Thomson and Mrs. Walter Scott;
candy table, Mrs Chas Currier Mrs
Frank Meader and Mrs. Flossie Du-
gas; miscellaneous table, Mrs Ida
Smith. Mrs. Minnie Russell and Mrs.
J. L. Webendorfer; May Basket Booth
in charge OF Mrs r. L. Marston and
her Sunday School class; quilt com
mittee, Mrs. Minnie Murray, Mrs. N.
c. Ordway and Mrs. Frances Kelley;
refreshments, Mrs. Jennie Min and