Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-27

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Manchester Womans Club: Ma,
bers have met under difficulties
ing to hard travelling: much wv,
/ done for Red Cross as resu,,
branch from Augusta chapter 49,
| formed.
Money Making Recipes r.
A Portland lady at this point ma.
the remark that her companion No,
most anxious to know how all III
, money had been raised. Some of n
ways in which the money was MAJ.
were as follows: Tag days. moyi,.
! picture benefits, lectures with hon,'U
! to house canvass. according to die
tricts by members for ticket selIir,
f! lawn parties and bazaars: as one wo
man said. I'VE got 500 from On,
lawn party and $50 by Hooverizinsr,
street fairs, voluntary contributor,
| dances and teas. One club memh,,
| described in a most graphic manns,
a Hooverizing way of cutting out
! layette. even down to the tin end
(which we clipped" One woman s,I
something different every week ss'
the money, for their club gave
| dance. tag day and tea and raised
over $500 in less than three weeks.
A New Member
| The Woman's Club of Luhec mad;
the petition to enter the Federation
having a membership of 20. The In.
| bee club was permitted to enter ,hs
Federation, Mrs. Myra Clark, the COZ.
responding secretary. making the r..
| port. 1t was voted to send greetins,
to the absent president and the ali.
sent vice president. The meeting wac
| then adjourned until evening. Hs.
tween the close of the afternoon soc
sion and the opening of the even;n,
session the ladies were afforded an
opportunity to visit about the city and
surrounding towns. visit the store,
and places of public Interest,".
Evening Session
At the evening session Mrs. Sarah
Rideout Abbot. general federation
secretary. presided in a gracious man.
ner. There were fully 200 present a,
this meeting ard the informal spir,
of the program added much to its
success. Miss Eunice Williams gave
Il fine piano solo. Mrs. +. c. Carl
president CT the Maine Writers Re-.
! search Club, gave a delightful Orig.
/ inal reading. "Matildo Of the HiIls"
Many heard Mrs. Carll for the first
; time Tuesday evening and she made
a most Favorable impression in her
skillful rendition o. this charming IT.
/ tie story.
Francis c. Chantereau of Portland
member of Names newest res
ment. the Third Regiment was pres
ent and sang several of his own com.
positions as well as others. Mr.. Chan.
tereau has Il voice of much possibi
ity and that with his artistic TEN.
permanent made a stirring impression
on his audience. His first song was
in French and then he sang "Th.
, Third Regiment" his own compos!.
ton, which he has dedicated to that
new organiza ton. His song "Yow
Soldiers Last Good Bye" was pref
ty thing. He sang Joan Of Are
in English and then in French and BY
request sang The Marseiles," whM
brought every one to their feet 4
reau was given q standing vote o
thanks.
! A piano solo by Miss Ruth Hazerwoe
and saxophone solo by Miss Berth
Merrill were pleasing numbers Of II
program. Following the entertainer
an informal reception was held an
practically everyone remaned in tn
hall TO exchange greetings and discus
club work.
Among the delegates and visitors :
wh;c, is not considered complete lis
as many arrived after the foilowin
list was received:
Miss Jessica Haskell. Current Even
Events of Gardiner; Mrs. Myrtle Whit
of Presque Isle; Mrs. Everett Gram
Ursula Peniman Of Machias: Mrs. o.
yer l.. Han. Home Culture and chai1
man Public Health OF Bangor; Mr.
Ethel W. Simpson. Athene Of Dexter
Mrs. William f. Brewster. Woman
Literary of Bangor; Mrs. Ira r. Wal
son, Home Culture of Old Town; Mr..
A. J. Keith, Our Neighborhood Of Oh
Town: Mrs. Ellen Small. Neeburban o
Old Town: Mrs. Harriet NJ. Spiler an
Mrs. Geneva Campbell, Study of Me
chanic Falls; Mrs. r. c. CARL, Mann
Writer'S Research of State Of Maine
Augusta; Mrs. Laura f.. Cha pman. Pas
and Present of Fairfield. Mrs. Eliza betf
. G.. Pooler, treasurer Of Federation oil
State OF Maine; Mrs. G. Omer Pooler
Current Events. Westbrook, Mrs. Cella
G.. Brown. Searchlight of Rumfon'
/ Mrs. Elizabeth T.. Merrill. Town I'm
! provement Society, Skowhegan; Mfs
Mary r. Binford. The Women's Educa
! tional and Industrial Union of Saco
Mrs. Mary F. Collins, Manchester Wo
mans Of Manchester: Mrs. Julia Speal
/ Manchester Womans Of Manchester
Miss Gertrude Mcdonald. Curren
Events of Augusta; Mrs. w L. krege
and Mrs. Abbie 5. i.add of Hour, tail
field; Mrs. Frank knowlton, Mrs. A. I
Laid, Mrs. George Page, Past and Pres
ent Of Fairfield; Miss Lena tonnor :
Dial of Fairfield; Miss Ethelyn Stewart
Bangor Teachers OF Bangor Mrs. War
ella Palmer kennebecside of Hinckiei
Mrs. F. 4. Baird Mrs. Sam Clark Mr'
Frank G; Pooler, Mrs Joseph EatoT
Mrs. Carrie Weston. Mrs. y. r. Masof
Mrs Frank $. Dolloff. Mrs. George