The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-05-23
ITEMS OF INTEREST
MADISON
From Our Correspondents


their musical comedy The Yokohama
Maid" May %, %, and 24th. Many Of
these players have already proven
their ability and successful per
Torrance is assured
The Red Cross drive in Madison Is
already an overwhelming success.
without doubt Madison will double
its quota canvas of the mills on
Friday started the ball, everybody
gave generously On Friday night
the Madison Patriotic Social club
took up a collection at their movie
night that brought in $500 for this
worthy cause on Saturday after
noon a ball game between Indian
Spring mill and the Red Cross team
was well attended. the proceeds going
entirely to the Red Cross. Saturday
evening mas meeting was held. this
was a success in every sense of the
word The Italian Band and the
Boys Band furnished music for the
occasion e o. Small acted as chair
man Among the speakers were FIR
Shea, Rev Mr. Clark, Rev Mr. Woods,
Rev Mr. Clements. also Madison re
turned soldier hero Charlie Weiner. A
good program Of songs and reeitations
we're arranged Let Me Live in a
House by the Side OF the Road. a
recitation by Miss Carpenter was ex
ceptionally well received. Later in
the evening the Madison Patriotic So
cial Club. at its regular social even
ing took up a collection amounting to-
over forty dollars, a feature OF the col
lection was the sale, by auction. OF
some pastry, Mr. Jack Wilson acting
az auctiOneer The pastry vas sold
and re-sold bringing in all s24.5O;
another bit of pastry brought $3.50.
The Madison Patriotic Social Club
announces their movie nights The
Club will run two movie nights a week
at the Weston House for the present.
Next month the club will be in its
own hall The show is for members
and friends only, no admission being
charged Education and patriotic
films will be shown, these will be FOL ,
lowed by a short talk by one OF the
members Eight reels of pictures
were shown last Friday, the feature
being a three-reel "Lubin called
Soldiers Sons" Some two hundred
and fifty members and friends were
present, vocal solos by Mrs Robbins;
What are you going to do to help our
boys?" Mr. Carr you are the Image OF
Mother; Base BALI a one reel com
edy; a two-reel Chaplin picture and
the Mark of Stingaree" completed the
bill The Saturday social of the club
was also a huge success. A collection
for the Red Cross was taken both
nights and netted over $50 for the Red
Cross. I'VE are not making much
noise say the members, but actions
speak louder than words. we insist on
leading the list for contributions to
patriotic funds. If any other local
organizations get ahead of US they'll
have to Ego some.
Capt. Young and Sergeant LeBlois
of the British Recruiting Mission were
in town, Tuesday, on business for the
organization they represent. Both OF
these returned heroes addressed the
audience at the Pastime Theatre
Their addresses were short but con-
tanned vivid, realistic word pictures
from "over there and strong appeal
for funds to the Red Cross. Capt.
day leaving Sergeant LeBlois in
charge OF the recruiting work here.
Several Canadians have already volun-
teered and as Sergeant LeBlois will
remain several days, he will prob
ably succeed in getting few more
recruits here Sergeant LeBlois was
born in Waterville and is we'll known
to many in this vicinity, He attend
ed school in Waterville and at the
time war broke out he was working
at the Hollingsworth & Whitney plant
in that city. He enlisted in Montreal
Canada on August 18th, 1914, in the
22nd Canadian and has since distin-
guished himself in a way that would
make any man proud, but though Ser
geant LeBlois wears medal for dis
tinguished conduct, the English mill
tary medal and the French Medaille
Militaire, he much prefers to talk of
getting the "Old Man Bill than his
own personal exploits. Sergeant LIE
Blois is home on a furlough. having
returned March IS, 1918 when he
went to Wateryille and spent little
time with his parents on Sherman st,
Since then the Sergeant has done
work for the British Recruiting Mis-
sion in New York, Pennsylvania,
Connecticut and Maine He is ex-
pecting to be ordered back to the front
at any moment, and apparently will
be glad to get the call. The Ser
geant tells many interesting incidents
of the war and speaks enthusiastical-
ly of how the troops carry on" over
there, but talks most bitterly of the
German atrocities This will prob
ably be better understood when one
is reminded that Sergeant LeBlois
was witness of the crucifxion of
one of the Canadians.