Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-30
OAKLAND
Coordination of Aid and We'll
fare Societies Meeting Held
Friday with Encouraging Re-
sults-Graded Team Plays
with Fairfield Team-Odd
Fellows Sunday

The public meeting held Friday evening
in Memorial hall in the interest of co-or-
dinating the various aid and welfare So
cieties in Oakland resulted in the forma-
ton of local committee. 1t Is to be re-
GREETED that more did not take advantage
of the opportunity to hear the very in
teresting and eloquent address of the Rev.
K. w. Plant of Gardiner, who is the
chairman of the committee on the co-or-
dination Of aid and welfare societies in
kennebec county. Rev. p. A. A. Kill
lam acted as chairman of the meeting
ana introduced the speaker, who describ-
ed tne present situation which our coun-
try is racing and the need of systematic
ana co-ordinated work on the part of the
dlHerent organizations which wish to be
or service to the country at this time.
Mr. Plant urged all patriotic citizens to
become members of the Red Cross So
ciety. sAn executive committee to repre
sent Oakland In the county organization
OF co-ordinated aid and welfare societies
was elected as follows: Mrs w. NJ Aver
chairman. Miss Louise NJ. Benson secre-
tary, Dean e. Wheeler treasurer. Mrs.
VIM. Blake, Rev. p. A. A. Killam.
Mrs. Dan Marshall and daughter Esther
are passing few days in North Arson.
Miss Lillian Dyer begins her duties to-
day as clerk in H. Fl. Hatfeld's store.
DR.. Ames has closed his office and has
moved his household goods to Norrldge-
wock
The American Wooden Co. has secured
the plot of land owned by Henry Kenney,
opposite Lake View cemetery, for cult
vation The work of planting by the op-
eratives of the mill will be begun as soon
as weather conditions permit
Alton Libby is at home from Massa-
chusetts on a vacation
The ball team of the Sth and 9th grades
played an exciting game of ball with n
Fairfield team Saturday afternoon. The
result was score of 10 to 10 In favor of
Fairfield. Two teams picked I'D in the
High school played a practice game on
Athletic field. the scheduled game with
Oak Grove having been cancelled
A special meeting was held In Odd Eel.
lows hall Sunday afternoon, after which
the members of Anon Lodge No. IS. I.
Q. Q. F.. and Acme Rebekah Lodge No.
20. escorted by Canton Halifax of Water
ville marched to the Universalist church
where Rev. ]. F. Thurston, pastor of ne
Free Baptist church Of waterville. deliy-
cred sermon appropriate to the occa-
sion, which was the observance of the
9Sth anniversary of the founding of the
order of Odd Fellows. Moulton's orches-
ira furnished music.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Muligan of Mad
ison, formerly of Oakland, are the happy
parents of an 81 pound girl
An unknown man who got off the SOM
erset train Saturday morning and tool,
the electric car for Waterville returned
later In the day in a dazed condition. He
entered the gatehouse near the NJ. C. r.
II. station and was discovered asleep
there by Gatetender Gordon. As the last
train up the Somerset road had gone and
the man was too nearly unconscious to
give any account of himself Deputy
Sheriff David b. Ellis and Constable b. o.
York took the stranger to the lookup.
AT the meeting of Mt. Levanon Council
Friday night four candidates Zone from
Oakland and three from Waterville) were
given the Super-excellent degree. After
the degree work most appetizing
luncheon, consisting of stewed clans.
doughnuts, coffee, etc, was served by
Mel oNeil and was highly praised by ALL
Mrs. Russell Clark, who has been i'll, ~
considerably improved in health.
Miss Edge Grant has returned homo
after caring for Mrs. Ralph Brown who
was operated on for appendicitis recently.
Mrs. Brown is gaining rapidly In strength
and health.
Mrs. Cora ~Rankins. who has been pass
ing few days with her neice, Mrs. Ralph
Brown. has returned to Fayette.
The Waterville patrol automobile ran
out Saturday morning and took back to
the city man who was wanted there on
the charge of stealing a pair of shoes
from a Wateryille firm.