Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-01
Name GOSSIP
Line Up!

Line Up!
Il amt the guns, nor armament.
Nor funds that they can pay,
But the close cooperation
That makes them win the day.
1t amt the individuals
Nor the army as a whole
But the everlastin' team work
Ov every bloomin' SOUL
-Rudyard Kipling.
For 50 years Capt William W. whit
marsh and his good wife of Norway.
have journeyed through life side by
side. the half century mark being
reached Sept. I'D. No formal reception
was held, but their beautiful home on
Bridge street was open for the day and
over 100 friends called to offer congratu-
lations Their daughter and her hus-
band, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. w. Sampson.
and the only brother of the 80 years
young bride" with his wife. Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles G. Blake, assisted in re-
ceiving. Ices and fancy crackers were
served. Lovely bouquets of flowers,
gifts of friends, adorned the home. The
bride" wore a soft silken gown of Law
ender and with her fresh fair face
crowned with snow-white hair, standing
amid the various colored blossoms she
made a picture which will not soon be
forgotten by her many friends. Seated
in his easy chair, the captain chatted
gaily with the guests. The conversation
readily centered on the vital topic of the
war in which the captain is intensely in
terested, following eagerly the daily re-
ports CT the progress of the allies. He
paid a high tribute to General Pershing.
considering him the greatest general of
modern times-greater than General
Grant under whom the captain served
in the Civil War
Miss Florence L. Nye of Boston, for
merly of the Lewiston Journal, has been
ers to take up work in a new depart
ment created by the federal government
for the duration of the war. This de-
| partment is called the Department of
| Social Hygiene and is concerned with
| reformation work among girls. Miss
wye 5 teIIllOiy Will Dc view E1HS
Caroline Colvin. professor of history at
the U. of NJ. has been appointed by the
government to have charge of the work
and Miss Nye will act as her assistant
| The position entails the reaching of all
| women's clubs and organizations
| throughout the country. Miss Nyes
| friends are much pleased that she has
IN ca ~
F. G. Wadsworth, formerly of San
| ford, has been appointed to a position
| in Washington. He was for five years
cities OF Maine. and three years agent
for elementary schools under the State
Board of Education in Massachusetts.
For the past year he has been educa-
| tional secretary of the Nassau-Suffolk
| Counties Young Mems Christian Asso.
citation in New York
| Oakland Park, the beautiful summer
playground four miles from Rockland,
conducted by the Rockland, Thomaston
s, Camden Street Railway, was visited
| by more people this summer than in
any previous season of its history. Sta
tistics compiled this week show, how
| ever, that the number of trolley fares
| was 2000 less than two years ago. In
consequence of this showing tolls viii
| be charged for automobiles in the fu-
| ture, and a first class road will be built
| for the convenience of the motor cars.
| A movement is IN foot among the
Masons of Lewiston and Auburn to form
Masonic club, to occupy the rooms re-
Gently vacated by the Waseca Club
| which was forced by the removal of sc
many members by the draft to go out OF
existence. Between 200 and go Masons
have already sgnifed their intention OF
backing such a club. and a meeting will
probably be held the, coming week to
perfect the organization.
| President Robert j. Alley of the Uni.
versity of Maine, stated Saturday tina,
no more applications for the students
army training corps at the University
| can be accepted. The university is now
| filed to its capacity with students and il
is impossible to take any more.
Manager ]. P. Rumble of the Biddeford
Opera House sprung new on the kids
Saturday afternoon by changing the
terms of admission down stairs to II
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