Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-28

Meetlng-FlrSt Pnllatnea ClaS!
ton Board
Since President Wilson has made
the declaration that our armies are iii
France fighting to make this world safe
for democracy, the real business Of the
people at home is to see to it that we
make democracy safe for this world"
said Mrs. z. l.. Marsh Of Providence.
r. L., speaking as member OF the
League for National Defence in High
School Assembly Hall here Tuesday
evening Mrs. Marsh, who is president
Of the Providence W. c. T. T.. a union
comprising about 400 members. spoke
here under the auspices Of the Clemen-
tine Weston w. c. I. U. with Mrs.
Lizzie A. Marble presiding and Miss
Dorothy Elliot directing the program
The orchestra composed Of players
from the public schools played two Sc
lections in most praiseworthy man
ner under the direction of Elmer r.
| Towue. Miss Lovina Murray sang very
sweetly during the evening and an Ell
fectiye tableau was presented with Mrs.
Marble as Columbia and girls repre-
senting the IS temperance states.
Miss Vivian Bigelow, who has been
the guest of her brother. Roscoe e.
| Bigelow and family at Willowbrook
+ Farm has returned TO Newton Center
| Mass. Miss Bigelow has recentlyScom-
pleted q three years course IN nurse
training and is now practicing her pro-
fession.
Funeral for Mrs. Harriet Ailard.
E,nneral services for the late Mrs.
Harriet Allard were held at her late
home Wednesday afternoon with KEY.
Henry Clay Turner of the MethodlsI
Church as the officiating minister. Inc
deceased was the daughter OF Georse
Ind Addie ], (Millem Corey The fam
ily came here from New Hampshire.
But three men were accepted at the
Somerset Exemption Board mere On
Tuesday last, these three being WllliaA
Miugo Of Oquossoc. Charles Fourhie'
and Thos. G. Weymouth or Concofo'
The men rejected were Melvin l.. Our
nev. Fairfield; Victor r. Pease. Anson'
Antonio DeMellio. Madison; John INc.
Gilvery and Dwight r. Viles, tlagstan'
The Board received word that FREQ w.
Durns of Lake Moxie who was called
for examination on Tuesday was SICK
~ . hotel at Bingham while the follow
ing men called did not appear: AlIreo
perry. Jackman; Alfred ]. Currloh'
Jackman and Vernon Berry, MOOSE
Piver The Local Board for the city
of Newton. Mass, returned the name OF
Valourus E. Tracy formerly OF TINS
town as being qualified and accepted
for military service.
Eddy Leo Of this town. sometimes
known as Eddy Carpenter, and LOUIS
rvr of Fairfield are being held IN
skovhegan in compliance with orders
from Massachusetts officials VIM
claim the two men. who are al M.
tary service, left Camp DeVehs WIZ
out permission, and officers are eApee
ed today to take the two soldiers pscA
70 their military headquarters.
The following pupils of the senior
class at the High school nave peeh as
signed honor parts in Enghsh' Moi'-
ford Meader, Helen Whitesloe, Lillian
Horn. Lucille Bolduc, with Chrlstihe
pooler and Velma Fogg as aiterha.es'
Class parts assigned for graduation
,re. I.isle G. Stinchtield, historian
Nellie Hamilton, prophesy' Cana Wv
don and Merton Dyer, preseii'a'io" -
lifts. and Phillip Lessor, Will.
Ont of 81 men who appeared OUT y,
Al called. the following were accepleu
for military service by the Somerset
Exemntion Board here on Wednes-
dav. Harry W. Stread, Mapleton; Lew
II Kennedy, Moose River; Lee ,. RICK
ar E,lapstaff: Harold G. Smith, Mad
ison: Dwight S. Boynton, Blnshafh'
Edmund Champaign; John Saooi All
son: John F. McIsaac. FORREST ~
Daigle. Moscow: Guy W. Soule. hart
land. Charles ". Former, Lake AUS
lin. James J. Brennan, West FORKS
charles III. Wilson, Madison; Horace
u parker ST. Adams; Charles Z. Gem
monds. Detroit.
Yosenh Doucette from Aroostook county
having passed physical examination pe
fore the Somerset Exemption BOARD iei'
here Wednesday morning for Fort VII
uams to begin service in the Chite"
states army Doucette was called last
fall and was reckoned as being one Oh
the slackers of the county. Upon invest
igation. however. this seems to be haroly
a fair name for the man. as he had ap"
pt ared before boards in two other places
thinking that he was in their jurisdiction.
The members Of Priscilla Rebekah
Lodge are anticipating pleasant closing
to the month of February as they are
giving a party this evening at ]. Q. O. r.
banquet hall. Whist sixty-three ana
finch will be played and tickets will be
Sold at the door. each member Of the
lodge being privileged to invite one guest.
Mrs. Jeanne Weller and Mrs. Agnes J..
Parsons are the committee in charge OF
the affair.
J. Harvey White and Carl w. Malley
left Wednesday morning for visit in
Bangor. =.
The federated midweek service of the
Protestant churches will he held this
evening at the Methodist church vestry
and the rehearsal Of the federated choirs
will be held Saturday evening.
The matter OF maintaining the fuel yard
which has been in operation for the past
year will doubtless be brought up at town
meeting, as will the enforcement of laws
prohibiting fast and reckless driving.
The town books are closed and the Sc
lectmen are working night and day. The
labors of this body of workers was not |
completed on Tuesday until o'clock