Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-06
WINTHROP
Meeting of Women's Foreign
Missionary Red
Cross Benefit Party a Success
Harmony Circle Holds In
tereSting Meeting

+ The Womens Foreign Missionary So
interesting Tuesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. +. J. Davis. African
Trails is the subject OF the winter $
study.
Through special efforts OF the ottlcIals
OF the electric road, party of about IS
was enabled to get to Augusta to hear
William j. Bryan, for which lecture these
people had tickets. and they greatly ap-
preciated the courtesy. The cars are run
ming Wednesday on schedule time.
The work at the Red Cross room viii
be under the supervision OF Miss Anne
Donovan Thursday afternoon. surgical
dressings meeting Friday afternoon.
/ The sum Of So was cleared at the lied
Cross benefit party last week.
Miss Graves VIII be sololst at the Con-
eregational tar Thursday evening. Dr
Warren x. Sanborn vlolInist and Mrs.
Leah Bell and Mrs. Herman Lovejoy ac-
companists. The feature will be "How
the Club'Was Formed" by is ladies'
: Patience Stanley Chapter, D. A. r.. will
have 4 social meeting FRIDAY afternoon
at the home Of the regent Mrs. Rose r.
Shaw. a picnic dinner VIII be served
with after-dnner speeches. followed by A
mystery bag.
/ Harmony Circle had an interesting
meeting in the banquet hall at Old PEI
lows hall Tuesday afternoon. A comfort
, which had been sold was tackled ready l..
finish off in a short time as there we're
/ 70 members present Refreshments were
served by Mrs. Ham and Mrs. TowIe A
pleasing feature OF the afternoon was the
7 presentation of solid gold neck chain,
with pendant containing an amethyst
/ baroquc pearl. to Sister Eta Kimball,
! who is going to Hartford CT to live
Mrs. kimball has been associated with
the circle for a. long time and whenever
her health permitted a worker. and she
. viii be missed very much in all societies
/ in which she was interested. .Irs t.tneI
TowIe. Mrs. Nora Briggs ana MIS- Mar
garet Foster were appointed on the serv-
ing committee. Mrs. Cora Leighton was
elected treasurer in place OF Mrs. Eta
Nmbal resigned. The next meeting VIII
be with Mrs Carrie French New Year's
! day.
\ Alvenza |. Smith Of Middletown, O. is
the guest of his mother. Mrs. Laura
smith. at Levi d. Frenchs
! Many friends gathered at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. W. {. Sprague Wednesday
! to show their sympathy to them in their
hour of trouble 1t was a beautltui day
4 The minister, J. X. Cnrord, spoke COM
forting words. reminding them that Jesus
called the little ones
! Mrs Mary Hutchins OF North Wayne
was in town Wednesday on business
! j. II. Bates. a former resident of this
town, who passed the summer and fall a.
Camden was in town Monday, having
! been to Fairfield. and was on his way 10
/ Haverhill, Mass. where he expected to
! find employment
! CENTER-Mrs. Charles Floyd Smith
and daughter Catharine. who have been
visiting for the past week with Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles +. Flynt of Augusta, re-
turned Tuesday to their home in Win
throp.
A number of people who live in Win
tErop Center and East Winthrop and
are employed in Augusta. walked to
town Tuesday morning as the electric
cars were not in operation owing to
strike on the line.
Herbert Robinson IS saving a few
small lots of wood at the Center with
his horsepower saving machine.
Quite n number attended Tuesday
the Grange meeting at Winthrop.
where the annual election of officers
was held.
Automobiles have not been put out
of commission by the storm and sew
eral Winthrop cars made a trip to Au-
gusta Tuesday.