Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-12


| regular meeting held Friday afternoon In
Library parlors completed its study on
immigration with an exceedingly inter-
estng program arranged by Miss Alice
Danforth. The program included: VIC
lin solo, Miss Lois Mantor. Miss Mildred
r. Weston accompanied; piano duet Miss
Weston and Miss Ross; paper. Education
Of Immigrant Children and Evening
School for Adults. Mrs. Viola Smith; vo-
cal solo, Miss Winifred Gardner Mrs.
Ethel Whittier Ames accompanist: arti-
Gle, Educate the Immigrant" Mrs. All
gle B. Steward; piano solo, Miss Lillian
| Laney. After a brief intermission the
remainder of the program was presented
as follows Paper, Training Immigrants
for Citizenship, Mrs. Nettie w. Paddock;
vocal duet THE Hunting Song. Mrs.
Emma II. Dunton and Mrs. Mamie Wes-
ton; summary of winters study on immi-
grafton Mrs. Minnie f. Mantor, closing
with America" sung by the audience
with Mrs Dunton a the piano. IheTe
are to be several more meetings ana tho
next is to he gentemen's night on
March 81 In the absence of the pres
don't Mrs Florence w. Danforth pre-
sided and the hostesses of the afternoon
were Mrs. Ella T. Holt and Mrs. MARY
p. Archer Delegates appointed TO at
tend the State Federation meeting at
Bangor are Mrs. Elizabeth Powers Mer-
riu and Mrs. Laura II. Dinsmore. While
the nominating committee appointed 70
serve at the annual election OF oincers
consists of Mrs. Angie B. Steward. Mrs
Nettie w. Paddock and Mrs. Mary T.
Archer.
The Committee of Twenty held an
other session Saturday evening at tho
municipal building going over the arti-
cles of the town warrant. There VIII
probably be considerable agitation in re-
gard to the new bridges across the Ken
nebec, the Catholic people being strong
Is in favor of the same as well as some
of the Protestant people of the town.
While others feel that it would be OF
considerable convenience and an added
attraction to the town, it would hardly
seem to be a necessity with conditions as
they are at the present time. The mu-
nicpal fuel yard is another rather m
portant topic for the voters to decide, as
is the matter of purchasing horses for
the fire department. W. II. Halves, Esq.
who is just finishing his six-year term
on the school board, is candidate for
reelection, while T. g. Lord. for II years
on the board, retiring last year, is also
candidate for the same office.
The Joint school board of the Skowhe-
gan Madison union will hold another
meeting Tuesday afternoon at the munlc-
ipal building to consider further the res
icnation of Supt. l.. w. Gerrish.
John Walsh, William Miller and Joe
Nalasky were lodged in the county jail
here Saturday to serve 10 day SEN
4 fences for jumping transportation
I charges They were brought here by
| Deputy Sheriff John A. Burke of jack
man. their sentences having been de-
creed by Judge Holden of Moose River
It is the same old story of men being
! hired from employment agencies by
numbering firms who pay their trans
| portation to the scenes of the opera
lions and then the men decided not to
work and the firm is minus the amount
of railroad fares paid. On this occasion
1t was the Hollingsworth and Whitney
Co, the men having been transported
| from Bangor to Jackman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Curtis arrived home
from Boston and New York Saturday
night.
The buildings on the old Blunt farm
on the River road are being renovated
by their new owner Dennis Lachasse.
A large number Of interested mothers
and friends called in the Kindergarten
~ GoH h,,H RI q
Friday afternoon where visiting day
was observed. After the opening pro-
gram there were gift books. followed
! by games and then occupation, the lat
err showing the purposes Of the Kinder
garten and methods used. The little
pupils Of both the Mechanic street and
Lincoln grades were present and the
teachers. Miss Moore and Miss Pennell
the adept way in which they managed
the classes. An exhibition Of work
was another interesting feature.
Rev. Frank c. Rogers Of the Metho-
dist church was in Madison Thursday
afternoon to officiate at the marriage
Of Miss Ruth w. Perkins and Frederick
L Foster both of Madison.
A regular meeting Of Bloomfield
X.
The new Sewing Circle formed for the
purpose Of raising money for the Pyth-
ian home will meet Wednesday evening
with Mrs. James Gillian Of West Front
street with Mrs. E. l.. Ford as the host
ess. Mrs Daniel Thompson has been
elected president and Mrs. James GIL
Allan. secretary and treasurer Of the
Circle.
The Philathea Glass has decided not
to hold the Hare Party planned for the
18th. but will hold regular meeting
instead.
Mrs. w. A. Bailey of Bloomfield Green
was hostess to the members Of the
Finch Club at meeting held the 9th
instant.
Several persons took steps SATURDAY
ct the court house here to become citi-
zens OF the United States by means of
naturalization. William Chas. Bush, a
wool carder of Madison, filed his sec
ond papers. He was born in Noting
ham. England. in 1884, and came to the
United States in 1900. He has a wife
and two children. First papers or dec
laration of intention. of naturalization
were filed with Clerk OF Courts Sec
l:!1s by Vital Joseph Oulettee, aged 20,
spinner by occupation and a resident
Of Madison. He was born in St. Louis,
I province Of New Brunswick and came
| to the States in 1901 The same stems