Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-07

ties and three library tables with va
rious cabinets, taborettes. etc. an
made by the manual training Students
indicate both the skill of the students
and the ability of F. W. Knowlton, the
superiktendent of this department
There are also many other intricate
wooden pieces, including bird houses,
lamps. ETC., which are decidedly at
tractive. The grades participating are
the 5th. 9Th, eth and Sth grades and
the High school. David Lyons was
probably the largest exhibitor. The
drawings made in this department
were also shown while the exhibits by
pupils of the It'll and sth grades were
'. equally as interesting as the, wooden
exhibit. Miss Marah B. Stevens is
superintendent of this department. In
the household department Miss Carrie
VI. Carpenter in charge, there was
! big display of sewing. The pupils of
the 5th grade exhibited towels and
similar work, the 9Th cooking aprons,
etc, the eth aprons. kimonGs and I'M
derwear and the Sth grade a similar
lot OF work only Of a mere intricate
nature. For the most part the work
was entirely hand made, although in
the sth grade some machine work was
shown. The exhibition opened We'd
nesday and lasts until Friday. on the
opening afternoon the girls Of the 9TH
grade served punch and waters as a
demonstration Of their lessons in cook
cry.
Mr.. and Mrs A. H. Lang visited on
Wednesday with Mr.. and Mrs. 6. w.
Homsted in Palmyra.
Mr.. and Mrs. y. l.. Nutting returned
/ Wednesday from Watervi!le. bringing
with them their young son Ralph, who
has been receiving treatment at the
Sisters hospital and is now improy-
ing.
DIR. and Mrs N. z. Hanson of Rock
wood have been in town this week.
DR.. Hanson being in consultation with
DR.. Dascombe.
The Boy Scouts met on Tuesday eve
ming at the High school building and
made arrangements for the immediate
{ canvass of the towns OF Athens and
Canaan in the interests Of the Liberty
/ Loan. The Scouts are working the
scheme out unaided.
A good sized delegation of odd Fell
/ lows went to North Arson on We'd
resday night to be present at the in
stitution, of an Encampment, Parme-
mas Encampment exemplifying the
work. Next Friday evening the de-
gree staff of Priscilla Rebekah lodge
will exemplify the work in the district
meeting at Norridgewock
Thn T
High school paper, for the year, will
be issued in few days.
The next meeting of the painter and
paper hangers union will be held on
I Tuesday nigh~ the sessions having
been changed from Saturday night.
Mrs. Marion Drake Flanders, the
we.l-known soloist and teacher of mu-
sic at Somerset Academy, Athens, was
IN town Wednesday calling on friends.
The members of the Skowhegan high
school Alumni Association will attend
the graduating exercises in a body on
FRIDAY evening, June 10, marching in
classes from the municipal court room
TO tie municipal auditorium, where
seats VIII be reserved for them At
torney John Lewis will be toastmas-
ter at the banquet which is to be serv-
ed in Grange hall following the Com
mencement exercises.
Clementlne Weston w. c. T. L. held
a meeting Tuesday afternoon in Lii
| brary parlors, electing the following
delegates to the county convention to
De held IN ShaWmut June II and 10:
Mrs. Cora Nye Mrs. Celeste Roullard
Mrs. George Merriam, Mrs. Chas Bur
nor, Miss Louise II. COburn Mrs EliZ-
abeth Nelson, Miss G. s. Weston, Mrs.
Thomas White and Miss Mary Muir
ply. The Field day plans were dis
cussed and Mrs. Dora T. Nye and
Mrs. Kate Turner were appointed to
| have charge, the date of July 10 be
ing selected. 1t was voted to give the
sum Of 81 to the respective Stevens and
Willard memorials