Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-06-26
OAKLAND

Memorial hall was filled Sunday
evening by a large audience who lis
tened to the reports of the various
teams which have been canvassing the
town recently in the interest of the
Red Cross. The following program
was carried out: Battle Hymn of the
Republic audience; invocation, Rev.
Francis II. Bate; scripture reading.
Rev. Thomas Cross; prayer, Earl F.
Sleeves; remarks, Rev. p. A. A. Kill
lam. campaign manager; quartet,
Remember Me, report of Mrs. j. E.
Harris, treasurer; report of teams;
solo, Miss Nora B. Greeley; report of
mills and factories. report of solicit
tors; quartet, Christian War Song;
report of Mr.. Stevens; final statement
and appeal: America, audience; BEN
ediction, Rev. Francis Bate.
Members of the various teams. Sc
lectmen and pastors were seated upon
the stage and the new community dag
formed fitting background Rev. Mr..
Killam. campaign manager. gave
splendid speech concerning the Red
Cross work, its needs and supplies;
also for the boys who will be sent
across the water. The following re-
ports We're given: Mrs. ]. e. Harris,
treasurer. reported-Commounit Choir
us, $10 Oakland Water CO.. $114; Cas-
cade Grange. $40: Oakland people. 800;
total of 1924. From the Sidney dis
trict. s45. Dean Wheeler reported
$3S 50 for tie Waterville district; j. H.
Morse received $3.50 from Ten Lots;
Frank Brown brought in $3.50 from
Belgrade avenue: Mr.. Brier reported
$96.75 from the Oakland Woolen mills;
Mr., Vinegar. s94 from the Cascade
Wooden Co; Mr.. Andrews 500 from the
Emerson Stevens Co., and Mr.. Aver
reported s262.50 from the Dunn Edge
Tool Co.
The solicitors gave the following re.
ports; Mr.. Winslow from the upper
mills, $3.50; Mr. Johnston from the
lower section. $3.50; ]. H. Stevens re-
ceived s3O.35 from the ball game Sat-
urday: Mrs. Harris gave the final
statement amounting to $1,059.60 Oak.
land surely made good showing and
the reports We're received with great
enthusiasm.
About 80 members of the local Ma
sonic orders were present at the St.
Johns day services at the Free Bap-
tist church Sunday, June 25. The ad-
dress was given by Rev. Francis H.
Bate pastor Of the same church and
himself Mason. The speaker took for
his subject, The Fellowship Of Reli-
gion." with the text Ephesians 2:is,
explaining in a splendid way the re-
ligion Of brotherhood as 1t is applied
to this special order. Special music
was furnished by sextette. The
guests made an impressive spectacle as
they filed out of the church clad in
their regalia.
Gordon Mayness of ,Pittsfeld was
visiting his daughter, Mrs. Earl Healey
recently.
The Fidelity class of the Free Rap-
tist church will meet with Mrs. Board
man on Thursday afternoon at the
usual hour.
Rural Mil Carrier No. "a, r. 3. F.
Bates, was unable to complete his
route Saturday through Smithfield on
account of the dam on the stream con-
Meeting East Pond and Great Pond,
having broken away and carrying the
bridge and washing the piers away. A
temporary bridge has been constructed
so that travel is possible.
Mrs. Arthur Leonard and daughter,
Marjorie. and son. Murray, accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Mac
Taggart, passed the day Sunday at
Mrs. Leonard's cottage on Ellis Pond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Rowe Of Smith
field were calling in town Monday