Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-19

The business meeting Of the morn
Ing was opened by Department. .,,,,s
ident Nella ". Merrick Of Wa'e''"sa
Reports of department ofhcers az"
tent presidents we're presented. al
showing q growing interest," anu
increasing membership in inc " u,
! 4 memorial service conducled
Department Chaplain Mrs. EnAa ~.
Hodsdon of Oakland was heio 60
IN the afternoon in memory OK .'i r.
sisters of the order who have pasA
cd away during the past year, they
being: Inc Stuart and Isabella Do"
Of Tent No. /, Portland. and LII
Iordcn of Tent No. !. Lewiston. Ihe
vocal selections, Beautiful Isle OF
Snnlcwhere" and MY Father kho~s
Az" were sung very efectiFeiE oy
! Mrs. ralph Herriek and MISS E'"e'
Partridge of this city.
| speeial feature Of the afterhoo'i
session, was the exemplification of the
ritualistic work, which was given ID
IN excellent manner by the members
of the Dorothy Dix Tent, NO. u
Waterville. Beautiful bouquets al
flowers were presented to tine depart
ment president. the department Sec
rotary and the department treasurer.
past Department President MAUD
Merrick OF WateFville extended greet
ings to the two tents recently prsah'
,ze6-Eliza beth Crockett Blake Ienf.
No. s, Of Norway and Clara 6artoi
Tent, No. 9. of Augusta.
Officers Installed in Evening
The han was we'll filed in the eve
ming, at which time the oificers-e'eGt
we're installed by National Treasurer
Mrs. Nellie Goodman Of RoEbury. Mass,
The following appointed efacefs were
installed as we'll as the elected officers;
Secretary. Mrs. Mary pomroy Of Ban
eur: Guide, Mrs Lena Smith OF Au-
/ burn, assistant guide, Mrs. Maude
Leavitt uf Oakland; guard. Mrs. Annie
Ellis Of Oakland; assistant guard, Miss
Rose Benson of Lewiston; musician.
Mrs. Eta Campbell of Portland: color
, bearers. Mrs. Slyda McGann of Water
vile. Miss Ruth Brown OF Augusta and
Miss Alice Simmons of Belfast. The
installing guide was Mrs. Jennie Cowan
Of Watervile.
A pleasant feature OF the occasion
was the presentation by the new pres
ident. Mrs Baker. in behalf OF the con-
ycntion. Of beautiful bouquet OF flow
ers to Mrs Goodman. national treas
urer, and of an amethyst pendant TO
the retiring department president, Mrs
Mefla Merriek
Aq "a
cept.on was gwen ct which she retir-
ing officers received. after which the
meeting was called to order by the re-
firing department president. Nella '"
Merck. During the evening Mr.. ana
Mrs. Charles Ballard of Augusta rem
dereI fine musical program, violin
and piano
Mayor Willis F. Swift Of this city 10
, his address Of welcome spoke in high
terms of the work of the q. A. r. AMI
ths rev patriotic orders formed and
what they stand for. National "reas-
urer Mrs Goodman responded IN Il
pleasing manner, expressing her pleas
ure al finding new tent organized In
this cit".
The following program was given and
was enjoyed by all present: Reading
by Miss Alice Simmons ~ Belfast, and
encore The Service Flag" original
poem written by Mrs Ada Trask D;
Portland and read By Miss Maude Aler-
rick of Waterville; greetings from the
. @. A. r. by the following comrades:
Alfred Perkins, Thomas Benson. past
lar nHef
Cay of'the Seth Williams Post Com
rade Jordan of Bethel. Cofnrade Mef-
rick of Waterville: response by Depars-
ment President Luna Baker: original
poem written by Mrs. Estella cart
ledge. president Of Clara Barton Tent
, No ., of Augusta, and read by Depart
ment Secretary Louise Benson: greet
inss from the National Worhens Relief
Corps extended by National Junior
! Vic, President Elizabeth Savage or
Bangor: response BY Eta p. L0vejov
of Belfast. past Genartment president;
greetings from the Ladies ~ the G. a.
r.. extended ny National Secretary
Miss Myrtle Perkins of Augusta: re-
sponse bv Mrs. Carrie Ripley, derart.
r1ent senior vice president: greetings
from. wcmen's STATE Relief Torns by
Nre. Catherine Whit'eynore II I4an,p-
don. mast state president: RESPONSE ."
Nrs LEVINE C1wer Of 1yAtervi1e: greet
inca from Sors % Veterans. extended
! bv ramrr,ardar Robert A c"nv Of An
~,,s.,. ro4ocrso Nv pG"' ncra rtrr.aut
President Elzab?t1 Sewage: r-eetin~s
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