Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-23
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Lithgow Club Plans Red Cross
Work-H. & w. Mill to Have
Service Flag-Soldier Party
Proves Big Success-Clinton
Avenue Ladies Work for
Cause.

Miss Grace Knox who has been IT
Oakland for some time has returned to
this town.
The I.ithgow Club will meet Thurs
day afternoon with Mrs. F. s. Dolloi1
to do Red Cross work.
Charles Withee. who has been i'll for
the past week. is b to be out again.
Telephones have recently been in
stalled il the homes Of Cecil Blake,
whose call is 512-2, and Frank Roberge,
cal 5l2-3.
Money is being raised at the II. and
W. mill to purchase a service flag in
honor of the employees who are with
the colors. When the aag is procured
it is planned to have it float from the
flagstaff on the clubhouse grounds.
Entirely in keeping with its name
was the Soldier party held at the
church parlors Thursday afternoon I'M
der the auspices of Silence Howard
Hayden Chapter. j. A. f.. of Water
willie. The rooms were made attractive
with rugs, tables and plants and We're
decorated with a %profusion of French.
English and American flags. A knit
ting contest furnished much amuse-
nent. The winners We're Mrs. Ida
chapman and Mrs. Georgia Chamber
lain. George Paine read letters from
his son. Dr. Edward Paine. who has
been serving in the hospitals in France
for the past two years. This was FOL
lowed hy an instructive talk on LLOYD
George by George X. BasSett. Mrs.
Carrie Weeks hen read q numbe OF
extracts from The letters OF her son
Thomas, who is somewhere in France
and who writes most cntertainingly or
his experiences. Following the pro-
gram refreshments of tea, fancy crack
crs and cake were served. The meet
ing closed with the singing of America.
Mrs. Susan Cushnan was in charge o.
the A silver offering was taxi
en- to purchase material for Red Cross
work.
Mrs. George Paine is confined to the
house ny illness.
Charles Glidden. who has been work
ing in The woods this winter, IS expect
ed to arrive at home today.
In order that the ladies or 'Ilhtoh
avenue might do their share in the Red
Cross work a campaign has been maze
the entire length OF the road and a good
numbcv of the ladies me- Friday after
noon ut the home Of Mrs. +. a. Smiley,
where plans were made for forming a
Climb which should do systematic work
for the Rod Cross.
MISS Mary kendrick of WaterNille. !
who died in Bangor this week, VIII pc
missed by Winslow Grange, OF which
she wa 4 valued member.
Mrs. oscar Webb of Hurd street at
tended a whist party at the nome OF
Mrs Emma Phillips of Waterviile on
Wednesday, night. where she was the
fortunate winner of a prize package OF
brown sugar. ID
DIN r. Aver of Portland was a bus
mess caller in town Thursday.
lanes Hodges represented the
town al Winslow at the meeting or
.bo assessors OF the state held at Au- /,
gusta this week. j
Russell Johnson has gone 10 Hafoi-
ner for a weeks visit. .
Merton Hodges has been a recent
CUES, of his parents on MS way 1roHl
Winthrop. whcr he has been employed
nj the Hood Creamery, to Belfast where
he has been appointed manager OF the
creamery for the Hood Company. Mrs
Hodges and little son Lawrence VIII
mass a few days in town before going
10 Belfast. II
practical and original feature OF
the work at the Barton school is the
weekly letter-writing. Each pupil OF the
school writes a letter to another pu-
oil. describing some city where he or
she is supposed to be visiting. ar
ticular Mains are taken by the teacher.
Miss Stanley. to see that the different
parts of the letter are correct. the aim
of the exercise being to teach the pu-
nil not only a lesson in geography n
in composition. but the art OF writing
a letter properly.
The appropriation committee OF the
town held a meeting Thursday evening.
The hostesses of the Soldier party :,
desire TO thank all those who contrib
uted to make the affair a success.
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