Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-01
WINTHROP

| The winthrop Literary Club met
Monday evening with Miss Ida Nor
| rill at her home. The roll call was
answered by ones favorite verse or
poem. Mrs c. l.. Sargent, q long
tlme member of the Club, was pres
emf, and all members were pleased
10 see her again and enjoyed a pa
per which she gave, entitled The
Ola war Songs" Mrs. Sargent gave
1he story of how the songs were
written and what circumstances in
nuenced the writer's of the verse. A
verse and the chorus of each song
she mentioned was sung. either Mrs.
Z. w. Tagg< or Miss Marion Sleep
er singing the verse and the club
Joining in the chorus. The stories
and songs were given as follows:
Yankee Doodle" Hail Columbia"
y Columbia the Gem of the Ocean"
John Browns Body" Dixie Land"
Battle Cry Of Freedom "Tenting
ionlsht, Marching Through Geor-
ela, Battle Hymn of the Republic"
ana Star Spangled Banner" This
was followed by a reading from Bret
Harte by Miss Gibson. Miss Morrill,
read a chapter from Luck of Roar
ing camp. entitled "Migges.' The
closing number was a short story
from -Four Million" by 0. Henry
read by Mrs. Roweil. The nrogr.n,
vas interesting to all present. Att
ef the program Miss Morrill, served
yea ana sandwiches during the So
clai hour. Fifteen members and two
guests We're present Next Nopdar
evening VIII be the annual moetino
win the president. Mrs. Foster.
IL Will be interesting PERTAINS 70
iiIelos OF Mr.. and Mrs. Sargent -
Aho" mat about two Years aso ,,a,,
oousht q small PLACE in Eas, BrooI,
i4e'u' not far from Worcester an H.
main highway between New yor,-
Iu 0oston. Their daughter Miss
way IS teaching in Couins,.iua
co"h.' IN the High school which 49,,
n noss iouf teachers. The son, Rich
.s,!u IS sergeant in the Heavv
1itliiery stationed at Fort WjlI,an,S
" Lana. He has charge of +n"
."eiVe-inch guns. and has baan ~
SoiHe important trips W
me Harmony Circle of ~ pa
hiet lof sewing Tuesday
r,a siiioon with Mrs. Leah Brel in ba,.
s.eaSah' nome. Patchwork kan, 49,
ing e'S pussy while war. tho Oh ~
~ o'ht' topic, was talked about ~
y i''e IS 70 make this weel, q 1o,.,...
~ some baby in France nanak
e1hiiS the work to do az h,>,>,l
.iliee weeks the Circle viii naa. :"
,Hrs' Cora Williams. Six,oaa "4'i
nas., present. Candy was
passed during the afternoon
onar'es f, Nelson left tow, Mo-,
"aE lf "atervillc to enter .a,,,;o
Ii'e L. = and was to leave fo,. go.
DeEehS Tuesday mornins 'p
Mciiroy fitted AIR. Nelson Win rs,
necessary knitted articles 80" me
" lla' promised to be quite /. asa,
n9 IRE OCCURRED Sunday af,arnnnr
IL nome Of J. l.. Faulkenb,n, q
.ui!a 'elY IT was discovered before
damage was done any
Mrs j. L. Faulkenbam l. ,
i'll. ''"i' Is seriously
W. AMI Mrs. Thorndike Of Announces,
'isators Sunday at the boma "f
J. :. i'aulkenham. '-$''ife VI
req Cross drive begins Nav. So
Adv. u'lFe now
f. n n,;,r, , Mrs. c. H. Higgins and
'"nAiH nave moved 10 HaIlov,u
j., T. Skillins and family bava cow,
80 augusta where they have emnlov-
"'ent at Avenue farm,
Eugene Spear and family ,ao
moved INTO the house recentIv yaca+1
Cd by G.. II. Higgins. = .
Karl Collins and family ro.,
guests Of Nj. ana Mrs. G. F. XII
oieth few days last week.
w. H. Titus went 10 Bath Mondav
where ne has employment.
Mrs, A. NJ. Abbott is boarding with
MIS- Mary Spear for while.
ihefe was q stereopticon lecture ON
Japan at the church last Sunday eve
nlng which was eniOyad ~ an