Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-27
Dexter

The Woman's Literary Club held its
last program afternoon for the year on
Wednesday, The subject was Our Ru-
raj Schools" and the leader was Mrs.
Addie Church Marsh. The first num-
Der On the program was a piano solo
oy DR.. Edith Kidder Mrs Marsh then
introduced Miss Marion Kicker, the
the head Of the Domestic Science de-
partment of Pennington Normal
school, who gave talk on The Noon
day Lunch in the Rural Schools" Miss
Kicker spoke especially of food values
and of the necessity Of balanced ra-
ton. She suggested menus that would
be both nourishing and tasty, and she
prepared pea soup and a custard and
cooked them on an Oil stove placed In
the club room for the occasion, thus
demonstrating how the proper noon
day lunch could be profitably and cas-
lily obtained in the rural school by the
teacher. Miss Kicker is an excellent
speaker and the afternoon proved both
interesting and profitable. The club has
already arranged for the loan Of two
burner oil stove to the teacher Of one
OF Dexter's rural schools, and has vot-
ed the sum of so, also some cooking
utensils for trial of the plan suggest
ed by Miss Kicker.
The telephone girls Of Dexter are at
lively engaged in securing members for
the Penobscot county chapter of the
American Red Cross and have in
very few days secured 81 names and
the accompanying $31, each one becom-
ing a member paying a membership fee
OF 81. Only two of the girls have been
active in the work as yet, the chief op-
orator, Mrs. Clytie Dorr and Miss Mary
Coughlin having started the work, but
1t IS expected that all of the Hello"
girls will soon be enlisted in the work.
Dexter has one Red Cross nurse al
ready enlisted, Miss Carrie Monks.
who is at present member of the STAR
or the Eastern Maine General hospitai
In Bangor. but who stands ready for a
call to service at any time. Red Cross
work of one nature has been going on
several afternoons this week, when a.
company of ladies have met together
and made comfort bags for the mem
bers OF Co. A. Another move for "a
tr1otism Is underway in the high school.
1t was mediteted at one time by the
members of the Senior class, that the
class take trip to Boston, sightseeing,
after graduation, but it is being ru-
mored at present that the money may
be given instead. to the Red Cross So
ciety.
The members Of Plymouth Lodge, 7.
Q. O. F., and the affiliated organiza-
tions will attend Divine worship at the
First Baptist church Sunday morning.
All sojourning Odd Fellows are invit-
ed to Join the members Of Plymouth
lodge on this occasion.
| Rainard J. Elaison, who has been one
OF the buglers of Co. A, was granted
his discharge Tuesday. because of the
fact that he has a mother dependent
upon him for support.
The Ladies' Aid Of the Free Raptist
church will meet with Mrs. f. NJ. Traf-
ton at the pars onage Friday afternoon
at 2 o'clock.
| The Fidelity class of the First Ban
fist Sunday school are showing their
patriotism by constructing a large flag
for use on pole in front Of the First
Baptist church, corner Of Main and
, Free streets.
| DR.. V. A. Widdoes has gone to Phil
adelphia to attend dental clinic and
his office will be closed during his abb
sence.