Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-09
OAKLAND
Community Chorus Planning to
Combine with Cecilia Chorus
of Waterville for Big Concert
in November

III A<ONcUtUct
/ Charles Page of bingham, Mass, was
calling on friends in town Sunday.
| Miss Ed Foster passed the weekend
with friends in Winthrop.
! Mrs. Gertrude Taylor left Saturday for
Benton, where she was called by the ILL
ness of her sister.
| Mr.. and Mrs Harold Perrin of Fairfield
street returned Saturday from a success
full hunting trip to Eustis.
! Miss Gladys Hersom, o. Fl. S. II. Is
engaged as teacher of the Fort school.
Winslow, the coming year.
Frank Taylor who is employed in
! PittsfiAld passed the weekend with his
family on Hubbard street.
i Henry Kenny is seriously i'll with pneu-
monia at the home of, his daughter, Mrs.
Morris Strickland.
Roy Wright Of Pittsfeld was business
visitor in town Monday.
George Huff was in Belgrade Sunday.
called there by the death Of his mother.
Mrs. Lulu Given Of Smithheld is the
guest Of her sister. Mrs. Charles Went
worth.
her daughter. Mrs. Walter Peavey. for
several days
Mr. and Mrs David Ellis. Mrs. Minnie
Livingston and Mrs. Cynthia Smith passed
Sunday in Norrdgewock.
Richard Comford. who has been en-
ployed in town. returned recently to his
home in Worcester.
Nisc nttfe Wentworth who has been
the guest of her parents for the past
two weeks, returned yesterday to Au-
gusta.
Everett Mulliken, a former resident
of this town, called on friends here
Yesterday Mr.. Muliken was on his
way to The Forks for a hunting trip.
John Branch moved bis family to
Dexter yesterday.
H. l.. Totman of Fairfield called on
friends in town Monday.
+. f. Eddy Of Arcade. y. Y. was a
business visitor yesterday in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest White of Wor-
cester, sMass are the guests of Wal
ter WEIGH. Oak street.
Mailand Tracy returned Monday
from successful hunting trip to som
erset junction.
Louis Welch returned to Portland
recently. where he is employed by the
Southworth Tool Co, after a short
visit with relatives in town
Miss G. G. T. Emery Of West Med
ford is the guest of Miss. Kate Allen
for several days.
MISS lnez Thompson Of Embden is
the guest of Mrs. Fred Lombard for
a few days.
The Community Chorus will hold
It's regular rehearsal tonight at $50
IN the library. 1t is hoped there will
p" large attendance as the matter
OF the coming Post Festival concert
VIII he considered and it is eypecred
that the new music will be taken I'm
IN order TO do their bit. Miss Louise
benson Miss Bessie O'Neil and A,rs
Mildred Spiler have volunteered 10
ald the Liberty Loan committee nv
tHpeWrltlng the circular letters which
NC committee are sending out. urging
the PUBIC TO subscribe to the loan
members of the Community Chorus are
p'anning to give concert about the mid
die OF November that ought to apneal IN
music lovers in Oakland The director
OF the chorus. Mr.. Killam. Is arranei,g
with Mr. Smith, director of the CeceIia
Chorus OF Waterville, for two concerts
the first one to be given in Watervi,,.
the Community Chorus joining with the
Cecelia Chorus for that evening. The,
on the following evening the Cecilia
Chorus comes to Oakland, where the nro-
gram VIII be repeated. BY uniting the
two choruses for the occasion there will
be nearly 100 voices and the chorus pieces
are to be selected largely from the works
sung at the recent festival in Banror
The program will be varied by s6lo nar.s
and the whole performance ought TO be
the musical event Of the season.
The Red Cross has received A large
supply OF yarn and hopes to have MANY
requests for same this afternoon. Gifts
or loans would be welcomed Of large steel
needles such as are used in knitting many
of the much needed articles as socks.
bandages, etc.
At the meeting Of the Cascade Grange
Saturday evening Mrs. V. c. Totman
gave very interesting and helpful talk
on food conservation, at which a large
number were present
Clyde Merritt passed the week end with
his family in Portland.
A search and seizure was made AZ the
laundry of Chin Pring Saturday evening
by Sheriff Dignam Of Waterville. A small
quantity of intoxicants were found and
he was held for trial for Thursday or.
this week
The following program was observ-
ed at the First Baptist Sunday school
sunday. at the close Of the morning