Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-21
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George T. Clark and Miss Florence
Irene Harris Of Biddeford. who were
married at Camp Devens Friday night.
arrived Saturday at Biddefori and
We're given a reception at the home OF
the brides parents, Mai. and Mrs.
Frank 3. Harris of Western avenue.
They will return to Camp Devens.
where both are in the United States
service. Mrs Clark being toll operator
at the Camp Devens telephone eX-
change. Mrs. Clark is Il graduate OF
Biddeford High and has been in the
employ of the telephone company for
several years.
The Nurses Alumnae Association OF
the Maine General Hospital Training
service flag. The exercises will be held
Tuesday at 1890 p. NJ, Miss Edgecomb.
the president, will make the presenta-
ton and DR.. James +. Albion will give
the patriotic address. There are now
% graduates of the training school in
government service.
Ray A. Shepard, Bates, 10, who has
been for the last four years athletic
director at the Maine Central Institute
at Pittsfield. has joined the Y. NJ. G.
| A. war service and will leave very
soon for France. He has endeavored
to enlist in the aviation service and in
| the Regular Army. but has been re-
iected in both branches on account of
! broken arches Shepard was one of
| the finest athletes that ever attended
T, Bates College, winning his r. in
! three branches of sport, track, football
! and baseball.
| Seventy-one stars adorn the service
! Gag of the Holy Name Society Of st.
| Mary's church at Biddeford. The un-
! furling of the flag took place Sunday
| morning. The ceremony of blessing
| the flag was in St. Mary's church, after
i which it was raised to the to POT the
staff on st. Mary's hall.
! A letter written by Corp. William
| Wellington Sullivan and bearing the
| date Of Feb. was received by his par
| ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry A. Sullivan.
Biddeford, after they had received q
! telegram from Gen. Pershing that tho
young soldier had died of scarlet fever
| ir France. According to the letter he
| was well and lin no danger
| An unusual incident was the accidental
meeting OF Warren A. Yuill and his
brother, Charles Yull. both formerly of
Sanford. The two brothers met n'South
Surrey, England. while each was sight
seeing. Warren has been In the Canadian
army for three years and Is now only IS
Years old Charles Yuill enlisted in the
j Canadian army six months ago. He IS
married and has three children. Two
more brothers, Joseph and Jack YuilI
both OF Sanford, are in the draft and ex-
pect call any time. They are the sons
! OF Mrs. John YuIll of Boston. A letter
from the two brothers was received this
week. stating that both are well
! A mass meeting in the aid Of Bibla
class work among the soldiers in the
training camps and over seas was held
Sunday afternoon in Bangor City hall.
The speakers were Lieut.. Col. Frank Il.
! Cummings. recently returned from
France; Rev. John j. Hull, secretary of
the Maine Sunday School Association:
Mayor John F. Woodman and a number
of local clergymen. Two Salvation ARMY
workers, the Misses McANster of Boston
sang. There was a call for $50 as Ban
Gors share for the Bible work. The col.
lection counted s1t3 and the balance was
soon raised.
| y very simple home wedding took
place at the residence of Can't. and Mrs
! George l.. Skofield at Brunswick Sat-
| urday when their daughter, Miss Fran
| ces Sheffield. became the bride OF
Lieut.. Lawrence Wiley Smith OF the
Gas Defense Service of the JJnjteJ
|, states army. The double-ring service
was performed by Rev. Thomson El-
| bridge Ashby. pastor of the First Por
ISL Congregational church. The count,
! was unattended. Following the cerc
| mony there was an informal reception.
| al which Lieut.. and Mrs. Smith vera
assisted In receiving by their parents.
! Capt. and Mrs. Sheffield and Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter S. Smith Of Portland
f, Lieut.. and Mrs. Smith left on the after
noon train for their new home at Elm
hurst, Long Island City, New York.
where Lieut.. Smith is living while sta,
TONED at the gas defense plant in New
York.
Fruit growers in Bangor and vicinity
contributed 147 barrels of apples to the
New England apple fund for the men
IN service overseas and in the navy. Re.
| turns received from the auction sale
| gives Bangor credit for a net contribu-
ton Of $3.50
FIopapIy no Bangor man is seeing so
much Of the war at close quarters as
Dr. Harry d. Mcneil, who left a grow
Ing practice soon after the declaration
or war, enlisted in the Medical Reserve
ana IN o rev weeks was on his way to
france After short term in London
hospitals, he was sent to the front, ard
IN MS last letter home he wrote from
the trenches, where he was only 1900
feet from the German lines. DR.. Nc.
, Neil is profoundly impressed by the
utter devastation of the country and
cannot express in too strong terms the
unspeakable ruthlessness of the Huns
He has witnessed many thrilling air
| battles and had several narrow escapes
from shells. but at last accounts was in
! good health.
MT. VERNON