Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-27

nh. skowhegan Woman's Club TO tne
,,,,her Of about Is ladies' en1oyeu
ae,;ehtful club luncheon in the Con
sensational parlors at O'CLOCK VIZ
sa.Sov afternoon. The members WERE
-ace;ved by Mrs. Mabel Philbrick anu
Me- Carrie Hackett and waited IN tue
~ r,or which was beautifully decorated
r,i+h oak leaves, saliva and ferns' IN
81 the luncheon was served, the taoieS
being set in the vestry. PRAYER was oi-
fered by Mrs. Clara MCKINNEY any
then ample justice was done TO wnal
erervbody said was the best luncneon
over served the club. The iuncneon
committee consisted of Mrs. Georgia
wilson. Mrs. Minna Savage. Mrs. Grace
Cover Mrs. Emma Pooler. Mrs. Laura
D;nsmore and the mattresses were MIS-.
Lois Patten, Mrs. Jennie PnlipFlck'
Mrs. Alta Elliott, Mrs. Lila b. FRIENDS
Mrs. Helen Wentworth. Mrs. Lena
Wentworth. Following lunch, an inter-
esting program was given In the par
Tor with Mrs. Daisy D. Merrill the
new president presiding. This opened
with a piano solo by Mrs. Ethel WHIT
tier Ames, and following the report OF
the secretary, Mrs. Mary A. Bailey, the
nresident gave a greeting to the cluo'
taking up the changes in the require
ments of club program today from
wears ago, and briefly outlining tne
years work. Mrs. Florence Waugh
Danforth gave a report of the kenne-
bee Union meeting at Hinckley. whlcn
was right to the point. After a few
words of description, Mrs. Ellzaoetn
Powers Merrill read the legend OF
kineo. the poem of Mrs. Frances L.
Mace. and Mrs. Eva r. Greenwood fol-
lowed with a report of the Maine Fed
Grafton meeting at Kineo. The meeting
closed with some very real impressions
of the Music Festival by Mrs. Ada R.
Dascombe. The president made a re-
quest that all applications for MEMBER
ship be sent in by members before next
Wednesday. Mrs. Frances Lawrence Is
to have charge of the next meeting
and Mrs Mary c. Brainard and Mrs.
Olive Dealey will be hostesses.
The Misses Florence White, Lucy
Huff. Adessa Spaulding, Evelyn Neal,
Glenys Stanley and Eva Lane were
among the people who were really
anxious to be at the station when 60.
E returned, as was shown by their
walking down from Norridgewock.
They made the six miles in an hour
and half. Their enterprise was re-
warded by their getting a chance to
ride home sitting on the top of an au-
| tomobile.
The Skowhegan Public library open
ed Tuesday afternoon by permission OF
the town physician, DR.. o. A. GAIA.
There are quite lot of books wnlcn
will be fumigated. 1t has been closed
over two weeks during the diphtheria
epidemic.
Mr.. and Mrs James w. Gilfillan are
passing a few days with relatives mere
before they leave for their new home
in Bar Harbor. -,
The Parent Teacher Association VIII
meet in the Assembly hall OF the Hlgn
school Saturday evening for the elec-
ton of officers The nominating coin-
mittee consists of Mrs. Eva X. GREEN
wood. chairman, Mrs. Grace Cover ana
Roland r. Patten. The regular meeting
will be held in two weeks.
Skowhegan Grange had most IN
teresting meeting Wednesday evening
followed by an oyster supper, whlch
was largely attended. Mr. ana MIS- L. l.
B. Haskell were in charge OF the sup
per arrangements, assisted py oec.1oh
a. The discussion over having q
Grange fair this year was settieu NY d
vote to have either fair or oianse
play. Mrs. Ella H. Crowen' formerly
lecturer of the Grange, was IN charge
of the program which opened Win
story nv Major J. w. Fogler, followed
bv remarks by S. F. Emerson, Harry
D;nsmore Alonzo Smith; a song,
"Pines of Maine" by Mrs. Emma n.
Dunton: remarks by +. r. Fenneii' anu
a reading by Mrs. Nellie HILL among
the visitors present were MT. ana MIS-.
Howe of Somerset Grange, Norridge-
wock and Mr. Campbell OF Iurner
Grange.
The Town Improvement Society has
inst issued very pleasing calendar
for the coming winter, the season OPEN
;,g with the meeting Friday afternoon,
Oct 81 which will be in charge of the
directors and include reports OF the
.,,,,,,,er work. the federation, and take
nm "Present Day China" and Directors
TO Tho subject chosen for study this
ye.r is "Immigration-Many Peoples, {
one Nation-Amer1ca, ana the Tore 4
word chosen for the calendar quotes:
"There is a MISTAKEN Aued IHde Suituio
means to paint a little, sing little. to
dance a little and to quote passages
from the late popular books. AS mat
ter of fact. culture means mastery over {
self politeness,, charity. fairness, good
temper, good conduct. Culture is not a !
thing to make a display Of; it is some
thing to use modestly. that people will
not discover all at once that you have :
IT. The meetings will take up 1.-THE i.
Old Immigration" Nov. 10, especially !
Colonial settlers; AT the Gates Of .
America" Nov. "a, taking up Ellis Is ,
land regulation Of immigration; Com :
nunity Music" Dec. 8. this being the !
Christmas meeting. On Jan. II, FEEDER 6
ated day, there will be a lecture nv 4
Mrs. Deborah Knox Livingston on Z
Woman and Her Work" On Jan. "a. G
under the title Of The Old World in t
the New" will be taken up the New b
York Ghettos,. problems Of the Pacific
coast and a review Of Twenty Year, e
1t Hull House." Living Conditions ~ t
Dur Foreign Neighbors." come on Feh t
}. A special program on Feb. "a 8
day. win be in cbarea t
II the Senior class Of the Skovh..