Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-03-23
FAIRFIELD =
Benton Grange Sewing Circle
Plans Great Time at All.
day Session on
Thursday
NEWS GLEANIN is CON-
DENSED FOR JOURNAL

DENSED FUN JOOISASAA
Events for Thursday will be as fol-
lows: The ladies of the Benton orange
Sewing Circle will meet Thursday TORE
noon at Grange hail fer an all-day meet
ing and a picnic dinner will be served
MIR. and Mrs. Willis keene o. summit
street Will entertain the members or 'he
Jolly Eight Thursday evening at Il whist
party; Mrs. William McAuley o upper
Main street will be hostess Thurs"2! at
ernoon to the members of the Priscilla
Embroidery Club; Children's night WIN
he observed Thursday evening al Good
Will Rebekah lodge, when a program IN
which children will take part will be
carried out. and that will be followed By
a social hour and refreshments: the
Kings Heralds, Bible class of the
Methodist Sunday school, will be enter
tanned Thursday evening at the home o.
the class teacher Mrs. c. Oscar Perry
Western avenue; the Wornen's Keller
Corps Whist Club will be entertained
Thursday afternoon by Mrs. William Bar
ney at her home on upper Main street;
team composed largely of Lawrence high
school boys will go to Clinton Thursday
evening, where a game of basketball will
be played with the Clinton team.
| "Madonnas of Ancient Art was the
subject of the paper which Mrs. Owen
B. Ames gave Wednesday afternoon De-
| fore the members of the Clionea Club at
\ a regular meeting at the home OF Mrs
Stephen Wing, lower Main street Mrs.
| Ames gave an interesting story about the
Madonnas in pictures by famous artists
! from 1900 to 1900 and went quite lengthlly
| into the descriptions of the more well
known Madonnas. Following the program
a social hour was enjoyed and the host
ess served light refreshments. The next
regular meeting of the Clionea Club will
be held April with Mrs. Hiram Burgess.
The ladies of the Universalist Sewing
Circle met Wednesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Arthur II. Totman. Law
renee avenue. The time was passed in
making aprons and other wearing APP
parel which will be put on sale at the
| Easter fair.
Wednesday evening the members OF the
Embroidery Club were entertained at the
home of Mrs. Lloyd Sykes, lower Main
street. Sewing and socability were or
the evenings program. a light luncheon
was served by the hostess during the
evening. The next weeks hostess will b.
Miss Nellie Sykes.
Mrs. Emma Brookins returned Wednes
day afternoon from short visit witt
Skowhegan friends.
The Q. T. @. Club was entertained this
| ~ oLoI hhA,
at West Benton. Whist playing was the
chief amusement of the evening. The
hostess served dainty refreshments
Prizes at whist were awarded as follows
First, Freda Croteau; second, Adelaide
German. Mrs. Gertrude Morgan was {
special guest at the meeting. The vote
was taken that Gentleman's night will bt
observed by the club members Thursda,
evening. March 80, at the home of Fredt
Croteau. Water street.
Mrs. George Toppan of Newhal
street, Fairfield and Mrs. Charlie!
Spaulding Of Waterville, entertained thu
. ladies of the W. S. Heath Circle Tues
day at the home of Mrs. Toppan. Thu
, ladies arrived during the early after
noon. The time until supper time wal
passed in sewing Crocheting seem
n to be quite fad among the needlewo
men and that was the main attraction
. which included the discussing and ex
changing of patterns. a picnic suppe
with all kinds of good things donate,
from the pantries of all tn ladies' wa
very much appreciated by the ladies
n Little Miss Edith Toppan gave a sa
@ lutte to the flag and number of othe
= manner. Playing cards occupied tn
, evening. The party broke up at a lat
. hour all declaring the occasion to b
;. a most pleasing one. The interior o
q the Toppan home was decorated wit
green in observance Of ST. Patrick
, day. The favors at supper were ais
!, in keeping with the general schem
of decorating. There were 80 ladie
present at the affair.
The Lawrence High school boys has
ketball team defeated the Brooks Atf
Il letic Association at Brooks on Tuesda
= evening. by a score Of Al to IS. TIL
reports are that the game was a fas
a and exciting one. but that the Law
# renee boys held their own against til
, opponents. Roland Pooler, left forwar
n, for the Lawrence boys, sprained his ar
l. kle quite badly, in the Tuesday evenin
Is game, and was obliged to give up til
le remainder of the weeks trip. He r,
h turned home Wednesday forenoon
1t Ralph Blakney accompanied Rolan
le home and will join the boys Wedne
s. day evening at Belfast for the Belfas
n Lawrence game.
le Chester E. Furber Of this town he
IS recently received from Horace f. En-
I'd cry, who is now at Ell Centre. Calf,
ID letter. which contained a good deal
to the news Of the country an d whie
will be of interest to Mr.. EmerY's mar