The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-07-12
FIELD DAY
Field Day and 25th Anniversary of
the NorridgewOck V |. 5. at the
Home of "Penn Shirley and the
Late "S0phie May.

| Last week, Thursday, the members
of the Norridgewock Village Improve
ment Society held Field Day and
also celebrated the twenty fifth ami
versary of their organization at the
/ delightful home of one of their num-
Der, Miss Sarah Clarke. At noon a
delicious picnic dinner was served on
the lawn under the big oak and elm
trees, there being over forty ladies
present. The committee In charge
of the day were Mrs. Henrietta Wood,
Mrs. Jane Hathaway, Miss Sarah
Clarke, Mrs. Hattie Miller, Mrs. Helen
Barker, Mrs. Mary Spaulding and
Nellie Hussey. After dinner while
still seated at the table the ladies en-
joyed the program which opened by
singing of patriotic songs, then fol-
lowed a brief history of the club by
Mrs. Henrietta Wood Ca president for
number of years.. The club was
organized at the home of the late Mrs.
Marcia Watson quarter of a century
dozen while now its membership is
around sixty and it is also the most
popular social organization of the
town and by it's efforts the town is
now enjoying it's public library the
beautiful little park on Upper Main
street and the soldiers monument
lights in various parts of the town
and many and various kinds of other
smaller improvements like the plant
ing of trees in various sections, the
fountain at the cemetery, etc. After
the history of the club was given by
Mrs. Wood a witty and original poem
was more than appreciated by the
ladies and it had to be read the sec
ond time before the afternoon was
over A letter of unusual interest
was read from Mrs. Jane Hathaway
of Bangor, who was the first presi-
dent of the club and who served in
that capacity for eleven years in sue
cession. In the letter Mrs. Hatha
way explained how the club received
its name, 1t being in this way, the
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airy club and as they were undecided
as to a name and perhaps thru the
suggestion Of their president the pres
ent name was decided upon as the
gentlemen of the town had previously
thought of forming such an organiza-
tion for the benefit of the town, and
as time has proven the ladies got a
little bit ahead of the gentlemen (as
usuaD and named their society the
Norridgewock Village Improvement
Society; and the gentlemen have been
satisfied with the good work done by
the ladies so that no other society
has had to be formed for village i'm
proyement and thru the hearty CO.
operation of the gentlemen of the
town all the Improvements mention
ed above have been made possible
A number of patriotic songs were
sung during the program the accom-
paniment being played on an auto
harp by Mrs. Neva Jones Another
letter of great interest from one of
the first members Mrs. Mary Tobey of
Boston, was read and a pretty patrio-
tic poem was read by Mrs. Mary
Woods. The remainder of the after
noon was enjoyed by the ladies with
fancywork on the spacious veranda
of the Clarke home AS this was
both Field Day and an anniversary
of the club 1t was doubly enjoyable
and the ladies all voted it red letter
day in their organization. Much
credit Is due the committee in charge
of the day and especially Miss Clarke
for the privilege of the clubs eniOy-
ing the day at her delightful home.