The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-05-24

ton this week on a short business
trip.
BOSTON University closes Friday and
1,nerv T. Dyer is expected home Sat
,rday for the summer vacation.
The Misses Xaverine and Theresa
pisson will leave New York City Mon
day for Skowhegan, arriving here
sometime Tuesday.
Rev. George Merriam is expected to
return the first of the week from
cleveland, Ohio, where he has been
attending a church convention.
Miss Louise H. Coburn who has been
snending five or six weeks in Wash
,ngton. d. C. and other cities, has re-
tnrned to her home in Skowhegan.
There will be a children's meeting
at the Bethany church at four o'clock
This afternoon following the meeting
of Bethany Guild in the vestry at 2.30
Mrs. Roy L. Marston is expected
home the last of the week from Au-
gusta. where she went Monday to visit
her husband, Captain Marston of Co.
E.
The regular monthly business meet
ing of the Epworth League of the Gen.
tenary Methodist church will be held
Wednesday evening, June 6, at 7.30 in
the church vestry
Professor H. c. Libby of Colby Col
lege will speak at the Sunday morn
ing service at the Bethany church.
Prof. Libby will probably also speak
at the same church Sunday evening.
Hereafter the Working League of
the Congregational church will meet
every Monday afternoon for the pres
ent. Every other Monday will be de-
voted to sewing for the French SOL
diers.
Among recruiting offices soon to be
opened is the Office at Skowhegan.
There will also be one at Pittsfield.
A private who enlists will now receive
double pay, or $50 a month with al
Iowances for clothing and subsistence.
1t is believed that the entire Second
Regiment will be concentrated at
some point in the South by the first
of August.
The Mission Circle of the Congre-
gational church met with Miss Han
nah Page Tuesday afternoon when
sewing was done for the French SOL
diers. There were reports by Miss
Page and Mrs. j. w. Fogler of the
meeting at Brunswick last week of
the Western Maine branch. The next
meeting of the circle will be held with
Mrs. j. w. Fogler, Tuesday, June %.
The Adventures of Boy Scout"
will be the title of a picture to be pre-
sented at the Bijou next Monday
evening for the local organi-
zaton of Boy Scouts the proceeds
of which will be devoted in all
probability to the gardens which the
members are to have. The troop gar
den will be cultivated on the Gridley
Fogg farm where it is planned to also
establish a concentration camp.
The Second Maine Infantry is to be
recruited to full war strength accord
ing to orders recently received by
Col Hume at Augusta. Captain Roy
l.. Marston of Co. E of Skowhegan
states that five young men interviewed
him Monday morning regarding their
desire to join the company, some of
them being men whom Marston had
been trying to get to enlist for num-
Der of months but had been unable to
do SO.
At the bimonthly meeting of the
local Carpenters Union No 1856, the
members were hosts at smoke talk
held in G. A. r. Hall Monday evening
of this week when they entertained
the members of the local Painters
Union No. $50 and the local Plumbers
Union No. 696. A most enjoyable
evening was spent. There were about
fifty present. The hours were passed
with cards and during the evening
there were numerous speeches by
members of. the three unions after
which light refreshments were served
n. Lester Shepley and Charles Stinch-
field comprised the committee on ar
rangements The next meeting of
the carpenters will be held Monday
evening, June fourth
The Catholic Order of Foresters will
observe its 34th anniversary this even
ing with an entertainment and dance
at l. o. o. M. hall. The members
Of the committee on arrangements are
Edward Sayers, Majorique Forth.
Edouard Turcotte, Joseph Chabot,
Thomas Lessard, William Lessard and
Willie ]. Breton. The program will
consist of vocal selection by Miss Ma
bel Breton, Joseph Fluett and Miss
Alice Turcotte; piano solo by Miss
Rose Lemieux, and a voilin solo by
Hector Chabot accompanied by Miss
Eva ChabOt DiaDist Mrs Rpatr rice