Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-12


gregationaI church last Sunday night
will be repeated next Sunday evening.
The members Of Company E are daily
! expecting call from headquarters and
meanwhile good number Of recruits
are being added to the company at the
local recruiting office The total en-
| listment is now So. 60 more men being
needed for full war strength. The lat
est recruits to enlist have been Wal
ter Hannaford. Guy futile. Chester
Bunker. Linnwood Jewett, Rupen GAIA
rian. Orei Fllewelyn, Elmer Withee and
Charles f. Collins a number of i'm
portant events are scheduled for the
! near future il the company is allowed
to remain so long in Skowhegan. Thurs
day night there will be a drill. Friday
night occurs the flag raising and Sat-
urday night will be drill night again.
Sunday the Company will attend wor-
ship at the Island Avenue Congrega-
tional church at 1915, with a sermon
by Rev. q. H. Mckinney and Tuesday
evening will occur the military ball.
If the weather is suitable. this affair
will be held in the Exhibition hall at
F'airview Park. otherwise in Grange
hall. The Military Band is expected to
! furnish music and ice cream will be on
sale, also ribbons for patriotic badges.
/ The following ladies are to assist in
the arrangements for this delightful af-
fair: Mrs. Walter Valliere. Mrs. F. W.
Briggs. Mrs. E. F. McNeelie, Mrs. r. L.
Marston, Mrs. Mollie Stewart, Mrs. G.
f, Avore. Mrs. T. r. Phflbrick.
The Changers Of this section held a
IL. n
Tuesday. Somerset Grange being hosts
to the Pomona. The officers present
, included master. overscer lecturer,
/ steward, chaplain, secretary and Ceres
/ The committee reported favorably upon
I applicants and the applicants were
! balloted upon. elected TO membership
] and instructed in the Pomona degree
During the forenoon remarks were in
1 order by State Master w. J. Thompson
! of China and Mrs. Kate B. Ellis Of
! Fairfield the latter Offering timely sug-
gestions which resulted in the singing
I OF America. II. L. Head. master Of
/ the host Grange. voiced an address Of
welcome to which Samuel F. Emerson
| OF SkoWhegan gave pleasing response
! these features closing the forenoon ses.
sion After an excellent midday meal.
order was called for and the program
. taken up. Gertrude Spauld;ng gave a
I reading and paper upon Efficiency
! in the Home and Grange" which was
/ enjoyed. State Master Thompson gave
an address along the lines Of present
day conditions that are confronting the
| people Of today and l.. f. McIntire.
! master Of oxford Pomona, responded 10
/ his with !,
also upon the prevailing subject of pres
/ ent conditions. Afterwards a dialogue
by d. r.. Haynes and Belle HAYNES
proved amusing TO the Changers and
/ remarks by Eugene Danforth. the po-
mona master, closed the literary cxcr-
ciSes.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. r. Emerson left on
/ Wednesday for Portland, where they
! are TO visit for several days with their
! daughter, Mrs. Merrill.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. George W Washburn
are the parents Of son, born April 10.
I ihey reside on LaWton street
The last meeting Of the Woman's
! club for the present club year was held
Wednesday afternoon in the parIors of
the Public Library. with the directors
In charge. The rooms were handsomely
/ decorated in the national colors and the
, Official board members We're attractively
goWned III white with dashes Of red and
t. blue on their costumes. Mrs. G.. Bruce
FRANKLIN of Waterville was present at
the speaker Of the afternoon. giving an
address upon the Consumers League.
She has been co-worker in the Huh
house with Miss Jane Adams and was
listened TO with great deal of pleas
ure and profit by the ladies
1t has been decided that the Linnwood
Hotel will not be used as headquarters
for Company z during mobilization and
the men who do not have homes here
VIII probably sleep at the Barracks.
Grange hall has been procured for n
place to feed the soldiers.