The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-12-21

Miss Beatrice Ella Genthner is TO
spend the week end and holiday at
DamarisCotta.
Charles r. Cook will leave tomor-
row for Presque Isle, where he is to
spend Christmas.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. o. Sawyer are
soon to leave for the South. They
will spend the winter months in
Florida and in Cuba.
Warren c. Merrill of Bowdoin Col
lege is going to New York City for
the Christmas vacation instead of
visiting his parents, the Carleton 2.
Merrills of Skowhegan.
Mrs. D. ]. Greene of Water street
expects to leave after the New Year
for Albany, n. Y, where she will visit
her sister during Mr.. Greenes abb
sence in the woods this winter.
At the evening service at the First
Baptist church last Sunday, several
members of the Star Philathea class
were baptized and also two young
ladies from Mrs. Mary Marston's
class.
The members OF the Star Philathea
class held a business meeting last
week at the parsonage when officers
were elected for the coming year.
Mrs Tracy and Miss Gertrude Carter
we're hostesSes The rooms were
decorated with Christmas colors with
the exception of the dining room
which was in the class colors, light
blue and white. Refreshments were
served after the business session, The
officers elected are: President, Miss
Grace Thomson; vice president, Miss
Annie WEIGH; secretary, Miss Carrie
Thomson; treasurer, Miss Annie
Scott; reporter, Miss Pauline Emery
teacher. Miss Gertrude Carter and
assistant teacher, Rev. Eta G.
Tracy
The rural schools closed last week
Friday for a vacation of two weeks.
The teachers who are now at home
from the ungraded schools are Miss
Helen Beane, teacher at the Nal
bon's Mills schoolhouse; Miss
Phoebe Chase of the Blunt school;
Miss Lana Nottage of the Gould
school; Miss Margaret Chase of the
Pitts school Miss Erma Knowlton of
the Richardson school; Miss Flor
ence Danforth of the Parker school
and Mrs. Della Sanford of the Dud-
ley's Corner school. Nearly all of
the schools had Christmas exercises
on the closing day. They will
open again Monday, January first.
There will be one change, Miss Ruth
Drake of Winterport commencing
the term as teacher at the Malbon's
Mills school in place of Miss Helen
Beane, resigned Miss Drake
formerly taught school in Scion but
has been teaching this year at Dan
forth
The officers and teachers of the
Bethany Sunday School. with their
husbands and wives. enjoyed chick
en- pie supper in the church yestry
last Friday evening Plans were
discussed for the work of the coming
year in the Sunday School, superin-
tendent r. +. Homsted speaking of
the work in general and assistant
superintendent Fred Nyo. the music.
G. K. Fogg and Clarence b. Hight
spoke at length on the boys work,
while the girls work was taken up
by Mrs. Hight and Mrs. Harriet
Cleveland Mason. Mrs. Violet Fogg,
superintendent Of the Primary de-
partment, Mrs. Fremont Homsted,
superintendent OF the home depart
ment. Mrs. Van Nelson and Mrs.
Perley Cram. were other speakers.
Rev George Merriam gave some
helpful suggestions for each depart
ment. Mr.. Homsted presented new
Sunday School motto. this being
placed on the wall of the vestry
1917 Diaries at Fogg's Drug Store