Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-17
WINTHROP
Fraternal and Church Societies
Elect Officers at Meetings
with Usual Exercises
LOCAL NEWS AND PERSON
AL PARAGRAPHS

The Priscilla Club me. Friday evening
with Mrs. Laughlin.
The Standard Bearers met with Mrs
Wriston Friday and elected the follow
ing officers: Pres, Selah Richmond; wee
Pres, Beulah Wallace; Rec. Sec, Mildred
Weymouth; Cor Sec. Ina Porter; Treas,
Edna Bailey. In connection. with. the
Kings Heralds. the Standard Bearers
will give an entertainment the last week
in January.
The Winthrop High girls basketball
team, went to Oakland Friday and were
defeated by the Oakland High girls to
1 in three periods of fast play. ne
Winthrop team was weakened by the alb
sence of Miss Bissonette. the star for
ward. who Is ill., The girls have l.cme
game Friday evening with Madison High.
The Kings Heralds will meet Saturday
with their superintendent, -'.rs. Laugh
lin.
The Congregational Circle will meet
Tuesday afternoon with Mrs Nellie
Cummings on Green street.
The Methodist Ladies' AID will meet
with Mrs. A. B. Adams Monday after
noon.
A big crowd witnessed the indoor pan
game played on roller skates at TOWN
hall Saturday evening. Harris WooomaE
and. Pretz Gale were captains OF the Two
teams. the Woodlands winning Is to IL.
The game proved very amusing, all the
features of q game being present, from
home run to the strenuous kicks against
the umpire. The players were: Wood
man, Lovallee, Kinds. Bracket. Fuller
and Bissonnette; and Gale, Bates, Wood,
Hayward, Mason and Heon. "Squanto''
Wilson officiated as umpire.
Ellery Fuller of Turner visited MS
brother, Carleton Turner, last week
Mrs. Roundy entertained the Sunshine
class of the Methodist Sunday school
Saturday afternoon The class organized
with the following officers: Pres. lrma
Simpson; vice Pres, Esther RoWel; Sec
Marcia Pinkham; Treas. Arthur Beatty
| A picnic supper followed by a social
will be held at the Methodist vestry
! Thursday. All the parish and congrega-
| ton are invited to attend.
THE Women's Home Missionary Socie-
ty will meet Wednesday afternoon with
Mrs. John Wriston.
| Abenaki Chapter. o. E. s.. elected the
following officers at the regular meet
! ing Friday evening: Mrs. Edith Carleton
w. NJ. Herbert E. Foster. w. p; Mrs
! Gertrude Fassett, Asso. NJ; Mrs. Mabs
Rowell, Sec; Mrs. Mary c. McIlroy
Treas; Mrs. Mary Beatty, Con-; Mrs
Christina Coveney, Asso. Con. The in
| be- hnlI
The second day of the Extension
School in Poultry Husbandry was held
in West Winthrop Grange hall Friday
Jan. /. The meeting opened with a
lecture on Poultry Feeding" by Mr.
Monohon with a clear explanation OF
the important feeding problems. Mex
the modern methods of killing ano
dressing poultry was shown by prac'
teal demonstration. Several fowl were
brought in and after the correct way
of dressing was pointed out. eacf
member of the school was given the
opportunity to go through the opera
tions themselves. 1t was apparent tna
several of the ladies attending tne
school carried off the honors IN th'
quick application Of the course OF IN
struction and each one that attempt
ed finished her bird with amazlnt
speed.
At the noon hour an adjournment
was made to the dining room, @her'
the committee in charge again ssrVe'
steaming hot coffee to go with the pas
ket lunch carried by each student
After lunch hour Mr.. Deering opened
the school with few remarks pear
ing on the application OF What MAJ
been gained by the poultry ralsers II
attending these meetings. II wa
shown by raising OF hands that =
who attended will as result OF th
knowledge gained. remodel their poui
+rv houses to give them Ventilation
and make them more comfortable 10
the poultry that is housed IN them
One man after the meeting said VIVA
he had learned on the one POM
poultry Housin g,"was worth iIlah
dollars to him. Mr.. Monahan spoke "
"N1arketing Poultry" also on "Feedin'
and Eattening Chickens" He gave In
structions on how to pack the cresse
nou,trv in boxes to ship. Mr.. Monaha1
nv special request gave snort lec
ture on building up iioSn
LAYING BIRDS going over IN oriel ~
failures of some Of the men VIII
worked the hardest to create a he"v
aying hen. but whose failures
showing what could not be done nav
enabled others to carry the work TO
successful issue. Mr.. Laughiln cale
for a vote Of thanks for the !hs'i " "
tors and the committee in charge 10
fthe Grange and this was he'i ~
given. ...o IF tn
Grange. on demonstration WORK
winthrop, met Thursday eVenihs, 20,
10. The committee is composed y, 1Mi W.,
lard Norcross. Frank Taylor 1nd Wi'
TN Black and plans for 1916 were dis
!, cussed. II is hoped that % acres
, oats will be devoted to demohs'rae. ",
work this year. At the a.-oas - e ae
,ne Lam. IS, a good attendance IS ae
s;r sire as the subject Of demonstrate
mans along these lines Will De o's
cussed.
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