Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-26

ing his mother. Mrs. Ella \. JewetI
and other relatives in town.
Among the Christmas festivals of
Tuesday was the annual Christmas
tree observance in the Methodist YES
try for the. Sunday school pupils
Three trees bore evidence of Santa's
generosity and Il pleasing program
was presented by the children under
the direction of Mrs. Leslie E. ia
cobs. There were choruses by the
young ladies of the school. a solo BY
Miss Gladys +. Penneil, church choir
director, prayer and remarks by Pas
TOT turner, welcome by Airline Neal.
a song by the Primary department,
songs by Ethelyn Mills and Emerald
Young and recitations by Marguerite
Savage, James Smith Edgar Blsnop.
Nelma Fairbrother, Norman Watson.
Chiffon Jacobs. Fern Bishop. Edith
Harris, Gordon Young, Esther Burrill
Myia Towle. Marion Jacobs Ruth
Niles, Howard Bishop. Phyllis Weston
and Robert Niles.
Carroll &. Flanders was In Tiinck
ley Monday afternoon to visit with
ms former classmate. Clifton Wheeler
formerly of this town. now OF Wat
ertown, Mass and student at TUFTS
Dental College.
litchteld Moore have been visiting
with MIR. Moore's relatives in Car
diner this week.
Miss Mildred Duren passed Christ
mas with relatives in Richmond.
}. Clinton Green Of Atlantic City
\. j., was in town during the day
Monday. heins on his way home alter
2 visit with his aunt. Mrs Rebecca II
Treeton in Madison
Thomas l.awleN. the genial clerk al
Hotel Coburn. has been off duty this
week owing TO Illness
Earle Keith OF the boiler DEPART
ment Of the I. $. s. Dreadnought, at
present stationed in New YORK rar-
boz. departed Tuesday after visiting
with his sister. Miss Lena Keith, at
her home on East I-eavitt street. He
expects to sail shortly for France. Miss
Annie Keith Of Bangor another sister
who has been visiting here. also Ge-
parted Tuesday.
Mise Rose Buzzell Of Portland and
Miss Alice Bnzzell ~ Sanford have
been visiting this week vita their d:
rents, Mr. and Mrs. George M. Buz-
zell, in the I.arone neighbornuoo.
Dr, George Otis Smith, VINO has
been i'll with typhoid fever in Wash
ington, d. O. has sufficiently recov
cred to return to his home ~ IN.
town where Mrs. Smith is still re-
naming, although the family usraliy
pass their winters At the National CAP
ital.
The children Of the Primary depart
ment at Bethany Sunday school made
merry in true Christmas style in the
I Elizabeth Smith Sunday school room
of Bethany church Monday afternoon
Mrs. G. H. F'ogs and Mrs Ethel Whit.
/ Ter Ames weIe directly in charge c1
the arrangements and Miss Marie G;
Fletcher as MIS-. Santa Claus otficiate(
! AT the gift glN- ls tintc Popcorn anc
candy were on hand for all ana some
OF the children brought gifts Those
having Rotations We're Emery Eeta-
brook, Clayton Shepley. Lynette Ian.
tor. Leah Washburn. GleDnis \
! Haines. Richard Estaltook. Mildred
and Frances Lanca ster Abbie Stincil.
h"!d. Halphard Maritime Frederick Bur.
rifl. Ruth Davis, Elizabeth Lord. Ken
moth Croker, Albert Decker. Nathalie
i1urrill. Eugene Burrill. .Athea Porter
There was an exercise Dy several boys
piano solos by Florence Norton. Fred.
erick Burrill Elvira Porter and song,
by the Primary department and Davit
and William Halves. The gift giving
was confined entirely to the little ones
this season as the money ordinarily
spent Tor presents was turned over tC
the ArmenianS