Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-07-14
OAKLAND
Louise Benson Elected Secretary
of Stephen Benson Associ-
atiOn-SuccesSful
Meeting
LADIES' AID OF BAPTIST
CHURCH ENJOY PICNIC

The annual meeting OF the Stephen
Benson Association was held at Piney
Heights Inn in Winthrop Wednesday. 80
attending. A very fine dinner was served
at noon and a most enjoyable day was
passed. At the business meeting an orig
inal poem by Mrs. George Blaisdell of
Oakland was read. The following officers
were elected: President, Charles T. Ben
son OF Lewiston; secretary, Louise Benson
Of Oakland; executive committee, Charles
T. Benson, Louise Benson and Mrs. Fred
White of Lewiston. Those attending were:
Mr.. and Mrs. George T. Benson Mr.. and
Mrs. E. c. Benson, Mr. and Mrs. c. E. A.
Winslow, Miss Louise Benson, Mrs.
George BlaisdelI, Edward. Helen and Ar
thur Blaisdell, all of Oakland; Mrs Mar
tina SawteAe of Fryeburg DR.. and Mrs.
Charles Benjamin Of West Lafayette, Ind.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Benson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred White and Mrs. f. \. Small Of
Lewiston: Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Benson,
Clyde and Fred Benson and Miss Mildred
Benson, Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Perry and
three daughters, Lolita, Louise and Lu-
ellie, of Winthrop; Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Benson and granddaughter, Miss Helen
Davis. Of Bangor. and Miss Frances
Whittier Of Lewiston.
Miss Mary Brier is visiting friends
| in East Rochester, n. H.. for a short
time.
| The son Of William Mullen Of High
street, who has been receiving treat
ment at the. home of Miss Edge N.
Grant, has returned to his home.
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Thursday to attend a meeting Of the
research writer's of the Maine Fedora
ton Of Women.
Mrs. Maurice Arnold Of Augusta is
| the guest of Mrs. r. A. Sturtevant of
| Ten Lots.
Mrs. George Hallett. ella dys and Rus
sell went to Hallowell TIL ll'sday for
short visit with relatives.
c. G. Mclean, who has been bust
ness caller in town for a few days, re-
turned to Boston Thursday.
The Ladies' Aid of the Free Baptist
church enjoyed a picnic at Lakeside
Thursday. The party was entertained
at the cottage Of Mrs. Angie Hersom.
The ladies of the first Baptist church
will hold a food sale at the church yes
| try Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
| Mr. and Mrs. Edwin H. Bates Of Riv
erside, Cal, are visiting Mr.. Bates
brother, c. D. Bates. Mr.. Bates was
formerly a resident of Oakland and he
and his wife expect 20 visit in Maine
for few months.
| w. ]. Gutekunst. who HIS been pass
| ing a short vacation at j lmaica Elain
camps, returned to Boston Thursday.
| DR.. Goffinkle of Mt Vernon. n. Y,
who has instituted a boys camp in
Sidney known as the Hillcrest camps,
was in town Thursday. He has so boys
at his camps
DR.. Charles Benjamin of West La
fayette, Ind, dean Of the engineering
department Of Perdue University and
Mrs. Benjamin. also Mrs. Martha Saw
telle of Fryeburg are guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Benson.
Miss Edge n. Grant, who is a we'll
known nurse in Oakland as we'll as
other places, is remodeling her home
into a hospital to be known as the
Grant hospital This will be the sec
ond hospital in Oakland. Several pa
tents are already booked and will en-
ter as soon as the hospital is in con-
dition.
Commencing Friday night, a series
Of dances will be given at Messalons-
kee hall under the auspices Of the
Oakland Athletic Association.
The heat was most intense at 8
o'clock Thursday afternoon. A short
electric shower lowered the temper
ature for a short time from 80 degrees
to "A degrees. The rain came down in
sheets for a few minutes but after Il
subsidized the dust was scarcely laid
Travel seems to be unaffected and the
| trains passing through here are very
long.
| The Modern Woodmen held a meet
ing in their hall Wednesday night.