Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-13

About 120 members Of the Working
League Of the Congregational church.
including families Of the members.
partook Of a hit-or-miss supper at the
vestry Tuesday night. with beans the
backbone Of the meal This part Of the
festivities was in charge Of Mrs. E. L.
Savage, Mrs. Mary Rcwell, Mrs. Grace
Cover. Mrs. Hiram Bearce. Mrs. E.
E. Sturtevant, assisted by Mrs. Jennie
Sampson, Mrs. Nell Savage. Mrs.
Charles Matson, Mrs. Georgia Goodwin.
A fine program arranged by Mrs. Har-
ry Smith followed, opening with a Sc
lection by the church orchestra; song,
Miss Ruth Greenwood; violin solo,
Lewis Springer; recitation. Brooks
Savage; trombone solo, Fulton McE-
hiney; piano duet. Mildred Weston,
Kenneth Matson; piano duet, Doris
Cover and Prudence Wadsworth. All
the numbers were finely rendered and
received encores.
The Woman's Club held its annual
meeting Wednesday afternoon in Id
brary parlors. The secretary. Mrs.
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port and also the treasurer, Miss Sarah
j. Anderson. Those reports showed a
most profitable as we'll as pleasant
club year with quite an increase in
membership, the club now numbering
close to 100 members. Election Of OFF,
GERS followed, Mrs. Evelyn w. Pratt
being reelected president; Mrs. Daisy
Merrill, vice president; Mrs. Mary H.
Bailey, secretary; Miss Sarah j. An
derson, treasurer; directors. Mrs. Alice
l.. Wadsworth, Mrs. Mary c. Stinch-
field, Mrs. Lena wentworth, Mrs. Alice
w. Steward, Mrs. Della Bartlett. Mrs
Ellen Sawyer. This was the directors
meeting and tea was served by them,
following a pleasing program fur
nished by Mrs. Marion Drake-F1anders
of Athens, with readings by Mrs. Mel
lie Hill and piano solos by Mrs. Lila
B. Friend. Hostesses were Mrs. Mabel
Philbrick and Mrs. Rose Merrill.
Bethany Guild will meet in the
church parlors Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. c. F. Withheld and Miss Ruth
Withed Of Westboro, Mass, left here
Tuesday for months visit in Auburn
before returning to their home. They
have been visiting for the past three
months with Mrs. Whithed's daughter
Mrs: A. e. futile.
The w. C. T. U. meeting Tuesday
afternoon was devoted to the inter-
ests Of the Loyal Temperance Legion
work, the entire program being on this
subject, in charge Of Mrs. Mae Dane
I A discussion as to how the work could
be carried on among the children and
about the advisability Of carrying it on
in the schools was started by two pa
pers on the subject. Mrs. Estora Pen
nell took the negative and Mrs. Dane
the Affirmative.
Seven plans for the new cottage al
the Woman's Reformatory were sub
mitted to the trustees at their session
here Tuesday, but no decision was
made.
Interest in the Chatauqua is steadily
growing here and at a meeting in the
municipal court room Tuesday night
various committees were appointed as
follows: Ticket committee, E. Z. Good
rich, Mrs. J. P. Merrill, Rev. Georgt
Merriam, Ralph Hill, Rev. William
Wood Of Madison, Rev. r. L. Sheaff
Norridgewock; grounds committee
Rev. C. H. Mckinney, o. D. Wells, w
e. Porter, G.. ]. Abbey, I. A. Homested
advertising committee, H. L. SWEET
r. T. Patten, r. F. Homested. The sew
eral committees were empowered to In
crease their membership to the num-
Der deemed best and to fill all vacan'
els. Mrs. E. T. Goodrich was elected
chairman Of the playground commit
tee and was authorized to designate
one member from each of the severa
women's clubs. the Daughters OF TIT
American Revolution and the Woman's
| Christian Temperance Union as mem
bers of that committee. It was voted
that the chairmen Of the several com
mittees and one representative from
each of the women's clubs, D. A. r.
w. C. T. u, Grange and such othel
organizations as might lend co-opera
| ton constitute the executive commit
| tee and that each organization select
| it's own representative. According tt
present plans the Chatauqua enter
| taniment will come the middle or lat
ter part Of July. A representative o.
| the Community Chatauqua met recent
| ~ WIFI b lew AHteEcSlou PcA eAoS iva
and outlined a part of the entertain
ment to be presented. He explained
that they are to send one advertising
man four weeks ahead, one two weeks
ahead and one three days ahead Of the
Chatauqua to cooperate with the loca,
organization. They will put up Their
| own tent, which will seat from 1900 tc
1900 people, and conduct the enter
| tainment.
Skowhegan has one member In the
new State rifle team, Frank c. Par.
sons. There were Ave contestants from
Ekowhegan to try for positions on the
| new State team, Earl Rowe. score 1923;
W. X. Rowell 12O. Fred Tuscan 119