Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-08
OAKLAND
Community Chorus Rehearsing
for Old Folks COncert-Tues-
day Club Holds Interesting
Meeting -. improvements on
Memorial Hall to Be Consid-
cred at Town Meeting

mere WSI6 dpOuI CU IuclIIUSTS pres.
ent at the rehearsal of the Communi-
ty Chorus on Tuesday night. The work
is being taken hold Of in satisfac-
tory manner. Music for the Old Folks
Concert which the chorus plans to
give in April has been procured and
work was begun on several selections
Reports from the treasurer, Arthur
Greeley, show that substantial sum
is already in the treasury The sup
ply of tickets in the hands of the
members Of the chorus has been prac-
tically exhausted and all indications
point to full house on March IA.
| The annual report Of the municipal
officers Of Oakland for the year end
ing Feb. 20, 1917, has been issued.
Maurice Manson is employed as a
clerk in the store of William Blake for
a short while.
| Bert Halves and Lester Brown Of
Rome have gone to Boston where they
will attend the auto show.
There will be regular meeting of
Acme Rebekah lodge on Thursday
night, March 8, at Odd Fellows hall.
The much-anticipated high school
play entitled 1.-THE Prairie Rose" will
be presented Friday, March 9, at s
O'Clock, at Memorial hall. Much time
and preparation has been expended
and fine production is anticipated
The Tuesday club met March at
the home of Mrs. j. H. Stevens and
the subject of the meeting was "Mu-
Sic The committee in charge con-
sisted of Mrs. Nellie Greeley. Mrs.
Alice Vino Arc, Toll c..
The following program was carried
out: roll call, current events; music,
song by Miss Nora B. Greeley, 1.-The
Last Rose of Summer; paper, "Pade
| rewsi" BY Mrs. II. L. Hunton; paper.
"Adellna Patti" Miss Helen Smiley:
piano solo by Mrs G. d. Pullen:
SKETCH 'Enrico Caruso," Mrs. +.
| Wing: paper. Hawaiian Music,". by
Mrs. II. II. Hatfield music on the Vic
trola, Hawaiian selections. Delicious
! refreshments We're served by the hos
tesses. Seventeen members and two
guests We're present.
One Of the articles in the town
warrant this spring appertains to re-
pairing the ground floor of Memorial
hall building. An examination of the
floor timbers has shown that thew are
badly rotted and must be replaced
specify TO prevent further damage.
At the time this is done it is proposed
70 make further improvements by en-
iarging the @. a. r. hall. This is to
be effected by moving the westerly
partition about eight feet. taking the
extra space from the office now occu
| pied by the Selectmen. This will leave
| plenty of space for a commodious Of
flee and will at the same time convert
G. A. r. hall into a much better room
Tor the many occasions when it is in
use by various organizations. church.
es and schools.
Inc Mothers Improvement club will
meet on Thursday at the home of Mrs.
| Archle ToWle on Swans HILL The
hostesses will be Mrs. Archie Towle.
MIS-. Della Bunker and Mrs. William
| Savage.
| George Tracy and George d. PulIen
are to run as candidates for the office
of first selectman.
Mrs. Henry Longe has returned
from the Sisters Hospital where she
mas undergone a successful operation.
Inc Drummond Royal Arch CHAPTER
+. ana a. NJ, worked the past mas
ter and most excellent master degrees
at the regular meeting Wednesday
night
The Sergeant Wyman Woman's Re-
lief Corps No. S. held their regular
meeting at the post rooms on Wed
nesday evening.
b. A. Halves, Lester A. Brown and
Fred Ellis of Rome have gone to Bos-
ton to attend the auto show.
The Mothers Improvement Club will
meet Thursday with Mrs. Archie
Towle on Swans Hill. The hostesses
being Mrs. Archie Towle, Mrs. Oscar
Bunker and Mrs. William Savage.
The remains of the late Edward G.
Merrill who passed away at Waltham,
Mass, will be brought to Oakland
Wednesday where the funeral services
will be held at the Free Baptist church
at 2.30 Wednesday afternoon.
The advertised mail for the week be-
ginning March is as follows: Her
bert Reynolds. Jack Mcguire. B. L.
Hamilton, Manly Berry, G. w. Brown,
b. +. Hamilton, James Carson, Mrs.
James Carson, Adna B. knight, John
l.. Collins. w. j. Tracy, Mrs. Alice r.
Mosher, Mrs. Ona Dimond, Mrs. S. A.
Gleason.