Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-20
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Plans for Mass Westinghouse
ing Party for Friday Evening
Recruiting Work-New Era
Auxiliary Meets

The town schools and NJ. c. l. will
close at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon,
April 20, on account of the mass meet
ing which will be held in Union hall
when an address will be given by Prof.
Ralph p. Mitchell of the U. of NJ, who
will talk on boys and girls agricul-
tural clubs, garden clubs, poultry and
pig clubs and explain the method of
prizes offered by the L. of NJ. The
scholars will march to the hall. A pa
triotic program will be given. Friday
evening an address will be given by
Dean Leon S. Merrill of the college of
agriculture, u. of NJ, who will talk on
the food shortage. These two mass
meetings are held under the auspices
of the food and provision committee of
the local Public Safety Committee.
Friends of Miss lisa Jackson. teach
er at the Riverside school in this viii
lage, will extend sympathy to her in
the death of her father, who died at
his home in Sangerville as result OF
pneumonia. The funeral services were
held Wednesday. Miss Jackson was
with her father during his illness and
death.
c. NJ. Hersey of Lowell. Mass. for
merly resident of Pittsfield, was in
town Thursday on business, the guest
of relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Currier of Water
Vile are in town to pass the summer
in the home of her sister. Mrs. Fred
Parsons.
William Anderson of Hartland UNI
derwent a successful operation for ap-
pendicitis at the Paine hospital III
Bangor Mrs. Anderson 'and her son,
r. A. Anderson and daughter, Mrs. w.
G. Humphrey of this town. were with
him.
The local banks and village schools
were closed Thursday in observance OF
Patriots day.
A good number Of invitations have
been given for the private dancing
party to be given in Perkins hall Fri
dav evening, April 20. under the aus
pices of Mrs. Ida Taft. Miss Florence
Buxton, Miss Edith Perry and Miss
Bessie Maloon. The proceeds VIII De
given to the Red Cross.
A recruiting officer from the Portland
office was in town Thursday and held
an office in room 7. National Bank BLOCK
where he met the boys. who wished 10
enlist in the U. S. Navy. Roland j.
Gourley enlisted and will go to Port
land for final examination.
A meeting of the New Era Auxiliary
was held Thursday afternoon in the
parlors of the Baptist church. The
program committee consisting of Mrs.
George Rogers. Mrs. Evelyn Call and
Mrs. W. M. Prilay were hostesses. The
subject for the meeting was Prison
Reform" The roll call was answered
by current events and the program was
as follows Prisons in the United
States, Minnie Porter: piano solo. Helen
Childs; Character Sketch of Thomas
Mott Osborne, Mrs. Call; Work of the
Volunteer in Prison League. Mrs. Prilay.
Refreshments were served by the host
esses.
Miss Carrie Ward Of Unity is passing
the week with Mrs. Lucy Benton.
Horace Reynolds. Thomas Driscoll
and Gay Hamilton left Wednesday for
Dexter. where they enlisted as members
of Company A. N. G. s. M. Dennis l..
Boyd left Wednesday for Skowhegan,
where he recently enlisted in the Ma
tional Guard.
At meeting of Somerset Lodge, X.
Of p. held Thursday evening the rank
Of page was conferred on candidates.