Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-06

The Kennebec Union Of Women's
Clubs was entertained by the Kenne-
BEDSIDE Club at the Union church at
Hinckley Friday. the meeting opening
at 1915. The union was welcomed by
Mrs. Ivanella Palmer, president OF the
Kennebecside Club and acknowledge
ment made by Mrs. Florence Owens OF
Bingham. Mrs. Henry L. Hunton or
Oakland delivered the presidents mes
sage. Mrs. Grace Wing. president OF
the Maine Federation, and Mrs. STAN
ley Plummer Of Dexter, both gave adj
dresses. A special feature was the adj
dress by Mrs. Elizabeth Powers Mer-
rill of Skowhegan, one OF the prom1-
nent literary women Of the State, on
"Tne Poet OF Norumbega, Frances
Lawton Mace" Norumbega being a
mythical land Of beauty supposed to
be located where Bangor lies which
was much sought after in earlier days.
Dinner was served by the hostess club
at noon. The Skowhegan ladies in at
tendance were entertained at Good Will
Farm until the hour Of the meeting.
The dates for Arson Academy Com
mencement have been arranged as fol-
lows: Baccalaureate sermon, May 2S;
Junior exhibition, May 81: graduation,
June / Alumni picnic and ball, June 2.
Instead Of the annual banquet there
will be basket picnic on the Acad-
envy lawn. Local members Of the alum
nj will serve beans baked in the
ground, ice cream and coffee. Dinner
will be furnished those coming from a
distance. After the picnic there will be
ball games between two teams chosen
from the alumni, and game between
the alumni and Academy students. Eff
forts are being made to make this the
largest and most successful reunion
ever held.
The following students of the Show
hogan High school have qualified to
enter the track meet at Good Will
Farm Saturday, with students of Good
Will and Madison: One-mile run,
Francis Friend and Clyde Badger; one
fourth mile, Brooks Savage; 22o-yard
dash, Brooks Savage and Libby Pulsi-
fer: 10O-yard dash, Brooks Savage, Jo-
seph Haskell, Raymond Fogg; high
jump Libby Pulsifer, Alexander Thorn
son: broad jump. Alexander Thomson,
Clyde Badger; shot put, Cassimir Bis
son, Earle Grundy, Brooks Savage.
The baseball game with Abbott
school of Pennington Saturday has
been called off.
Several Skowhegan people among
whom were Mr. and Mrs. r. 7. Patten,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Sheridan and Mrs.
Emma Dunton, were in Madison Thurs
day night attending a recital given by
Miss Arlen McKenney at the home of
her parents, Deputy and Mrs. Rufus
H. Mckinney. Miss McKenney's
beautiful voice is always heard with
pleasure. She was assisted by Miss
Doris Carpenter, as reader, and DR..
Derbyshire, vocal soloist, and others.
H. F. Bell and C. w. Bell of Salem,
who are to run the new shoe shop here,
were in town over Thursday night, re-
turning to their homes Friday. Includ-
ed in the party were ]. H. Carr Of Sa-
lem. Mass; A. E. c. Hall Of Auburn,
NJ. E. Allen Of Auburn and r. F. Rem
ME of Boston, Mass. Mr. Rennie is to
be the resident superintendent when
the shop opens about the first Of
June.
Mrs. George W. Hinckley Of Good
Will was a visitor in town Thursday.
The following new books have been
added to the Skowhegan Free Public
this week: Seventeen (Tarking-
toni; Seed of the Righteous (Tomp-
kins); Uneasy Money (Wodehouse);
Curved Blades (Wells); Her Husbands
Purse MARTINI: Instead of the Thorn
(Burnham) The Star in the Country
(Richmond).
Rev. and Mrs. c. H. Mckinney Of
the Congregational church are plan
ming to attend the annual State confer
ence of Congregational churches in
Portland next Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday.
Mrs. Ethel Walton Abbott, who has
been passing the winter with her IA
Their, s. j. Walton, Esq, has started
for her home in Ashley. Montana. She
will stop on the way for time in
Boston and in jackson, Mich.
The town schools were closed Friday
on account Of the Western Somerset
Association meeting in
at which Supt. L. w.
Gerrish, Principal r. w. Leighton and
MANY Of the teachers were in attend
ance The forenoon session was given
up to the discussion Of questions Of
general application; and the afternoon
to questions Of interest to secondary,
rural grammar, intermediate and pri-
mary sections, each with q practical
teacher as chairmn to conduct the
quiz and encourage and draw out the
speakers. All teachers were asked sew
eral months ago to submit to their
school superintendent questions In re-
gard to perp;ex;ng details of every
lay work and these were sent in to the
of the association, Mrs. Eva
of Norridgewock These ques-
lions took the place at this meeting Of
The usual papers on school work. In
the evening there were addresses by
Ralph P. Mitchell, State leader Of Boy
Scouts, and State Supt. Payson Smith.
w. H. Ward has purchased lot at
Lakewood on the Hayden side of the
brook where he will erect cottage for