Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-15
OAKLAND

celNeS w Oiu l1ONt Duh, w itO
Is in L. S. Service-Annual
Meeting Lakeview Cemetery
Association
The Fidelity class of the Free
Baptist church will meet Thursday
afternoon at 80 at the home of Mrs.
A. 4. Moody on Goodwin street. a
good attendance is desired.
A meeting of the solicitors who did
such fine work in the Liberty Loan
campaign has been called by the
chairman OF the Oakland branch Of
the Red Cross Wednesday night.
at 7.45 and the plan is 70 get together
so as to map out a campaign for the
Red Cross drive, which comes next
week. Hon. Frank Redington of Wat
erville. who is the organizer for the
Red Cross drive in that city. will ad-
dress the meeting. Not only the So
licitors but all citizens who are in
terested are cordially invited TO at
tend the meeting. In this connec-
ton, il is interesting to note what
has been accomplished by the local
branch during its year of organiZa :
ton. In a financial way the result
may be shown by the following fig
ures that are presented by Mrs. Ma
bel Harris. the treasurer. Receipts,
membership fees and So forth,
S467.0S: LEGAL benefits, $5o7.6S; indi-
vidua contributors, SIS; Hillside
camps. $3.50; Rome Sunday school.
$40; Rome benefit, $40; sale of sun
dries, S13.06; % per cent special
drive, SS5o,20. making total of
S144959 Expenditures. supplies. post
age and so forth, $3.50 80 per cent.
of membership fees, S23475; yarn.
hospital garments and so forth.
$1040S4. which with cash in hand of
s16S.10 balances the total Of receipts.
This is record of which the people
of Oakland may Justly be proud. In
the last drive for funds for the Red
Cross this town raised over $1,000. In
the campaign next week we are ask
Cd to raise as minimum allotment
=
$500. Surely after the splendid rec
ord that Oakland has made in ev-
cry campaign thus far the town Will
not go below it's minimum but we
confidently expect ii viii strike near
the maximum figure. Let 1t be re-
membercd that % per cent. of the
money SO contributed will be avail
able for work in our own branch.
AT the regular melting Of the Odd
Fellows which was held Tuesday
evening the first degree was con-
ferred on several candidates. This
will be the last work in this degree
for the season.
Mrs. r. T. Mitchell and daughter
Miss Gladys Mitchell, have returned
from Boston where they passed the
winter. Miss Mitchell having gradu
ated from the Boston School of En-
preston.
The Ladies Aid of the Methodist
church will hold an all-day meeting
in the vestry of the church on We'd
nesday. A picnic dinner will be
served at room. All those Interested
in church work are invited to be
present.
Miss Mile Leonard returned to
her duties at Poland Spring. Tuesday
morning. after visiting Mrs. Arthur
Leonard of Summer street.
Mrs. Harry Dame is passing a few
DAYS with relatives in Portland.
Murray Leonard has completed his
duties for the American Express Co.
having been one of the 50 men who
are called under the draft, May %.
walter Blake. who was employed If
the Cascades wooden mill, left Monday
night for Charlotte \. G. Mr.. Blake
who comes under the draft, was mott
fed to report there Nay 10.
The annual meeting of the Lake View
cemetery was held Monday evening al
the home of Geo. b. Bryant on Church
street and the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year, Geo. I
Pcnson. president; lester NJ Andrews
vice president; George Bates Bryant
treasurer; Mrs Alice F. Blake, secre
tary The auditing committee consists
of c. T.. A. Winslow, Mrs. Florence
Given and Fred r. Hallett.
Alvin Foster, cashier of the bank al
Cato y. Y, and his mother, Mrs. Mar
tina Foster of Auburn, Me. are visiting
of High street, Mr.. Foster formerly re
sided here and was a graduate OF the
Oakland High school.
George Bush Of Fairfield street ha:
G.. Bush. who enlisted last Novembe,
in the medical department OF Sanitar,
Squad No. l. A. 2. Q. No 701, has beer
in a hospital in France since March 3
having undergone an operation for ap
pendicitis. and also had an attack o
scarlet fever. but at the time the lette,
was written he was convalescing slowly
Mr.. Bush has two other sons in TIL ser
vice in France, Arthur and Edward
Bush
visiting Mr.. Thomas, who is employed
in Skowhegan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Bragg and sol
Alton have returned from St. Adams
where they were called by the illness o
Mr. Bragg's mother, Mrs. Anthem,
Bragg.
Miss Marjorie Emmons has returned
from a weekend visit with her cousin
Miss Alicia Sweeney of Lewiston.
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