Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-11-09
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Mrs. A. ]. Pine Of Rumford Fails 10
visiting her mother. Mrs. George
Decker for a few days.
Miss Margaret Gallant Of Bath Is
the guest Of her sister. Mrs. William
Dubay.
Mrs. Ralph Sturtevant left Friday
morning to meet her uncle, James
Rock.
Mrs. Charles Bates and daughter.
Miss Charlotte Bates. are visiting
Mrs. Bates daughter. Mrs. Grace
Sands Of Corinna.
Mrs. Edward Dudley and son Ed
die have returned from visit with
Mrs. Dudley's sister, Mrs. Hattie
Page Of Belgrade.
Miss Mabel johnson Of Boston, who
is listing the tickets for the Red Cross
Lyceum Course, finished the drive
Friday.
At the Free Baptist Church Sun
day morning Rev. c. L. Wheaton,
pastor. the topic Of the morning SER
mon at 1880 will be THE Man Who
Was Absent. followed by Sunday
School at 11.45 at which there will
be contest called The Red and the
Blue,
H. F. Cummings of Augusta was in
town Thursday on business.
Following the regular meeting Of
Cascade Grange which will be held
Saturday evening in Grange Hall. a
short program will be given. There
will be an interesting talk by Rev p.
A. A. Killam and song by Dean e.
Wheeler.
Don't forget that this afternoon
from 2.3O to o'clock the committee
Of the Red Cross appointed to in
, spect and forward the Christmas
boxes for the soldiers overseas will
f; be at the Natanis Club Rooms and
will be ready with paper and Irvine
to prepare any bundles for shipment.
Those having labels can get their
boxes of the chairman or the secre-
| tary and the local Red Cross would
like TO announce that IL any relative
who has a label does not feel able
rooms, there will, be provision made
so that the box will go forward.
The topic Of the morning sermon at
! the First Baptist church will be
The forerunner of peace" Sunday
school at 11.45, E. NJ. Foster superin-
| tendent. Endeavor meeting at s
o'clock will be led by the president.
Miss Clara Leech. The evening serv-
ice will be ommitted on account Of
the Oakland Forum in Memorial hall.
! Owing to the unusual demand for
tickets in the Red Cross Course, it
has been arranged that 165 seats
would be reserved for those patrons
who bought their seats in advance
instead Of 125 as planned at first.
The series will present one enter
tainment the last Of this month with
Davis, the musician as the star per.
former.
A largely attended meeting of
the Ladies' Social Circle connected
with the Baptist church was held
at the parsonage last Thursday aft
ernoon, the pastors wife being the
hostess. Work was planned for COM
ing days and arrangements were
made for the campaign luncheon
which will be given by the ladies
next Thursday night for the solicit.
ors Of the campaign for the drive
This will be the windup SUP per. OF
the series
Chairman W. E. vigue Of the Unit
ed War Fund campaign. announces
the arrangements are nearly CON-
pleted for the open forum or mass
meeting to be held in Memorial hall
Sunday evening as preliminary to
the War fund drive. The musical
features will be interesting and will
be furnished as a solo, duet and
double quartet. The solicitors OF the
campaign are requested to find thei,
seats on the platform. The chief in.
, terest Of the meeting. however, will
center in the speakers. One Of these
James Riddell, has just returned
from overseas. He is a man who ha:
done considerable platform WORK
since his arrival in this country and
will be heard with the keenest Of in
terest. The other speaker will ot
President A. J. Roberts Of Colby col
lege, who scored such a hit when III
was the speaker in the Red eros:
campaign.