Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-26
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Fine Whist Party and Dance at
Club Hous Three Fire
Alarms on Wednesday-No
Damage - Commencement
Parts at High Scho0l-Mrs.
Susan Hodges seth Birth
day

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| A successful Whist party and dance
under the auspices of the Columbus
Guild, for the benefit of the Red
Cross was held Wednesday evening
at the Taconnet clubhouse. About
400 tickets were disposed Of. The
gymnasium and banquet hail were
decorated with flags and Red Cross
banners. Whist was played from s.15
to 10.15 in the banquet hall. 33 tables
being used. The six prizes were
awarded as follows: Ladies. LIST. bu-
reau scarf, Miss Winnie Brooks; I'd,
cut glass vase. Miss Mamie Landry;
3rd, Thrift stamp, Mrs. r. Wolfe.
Men, LIST, handkerchiefs. Albert
Bourque; End, neektie. Ralph Guilt
! fer; Bird, Thrift stamp. Andrew Ware.
The gymnasium was taxed to it's ca
pacity. Dancing was enjoyed from S
TO IL. music being furnished by
Welch'S Orchestra. Flowers We're fur
nished by George F.. Terry and were
disposed of and a good sum realize
by kathereen Morrill,, Donald Smp-
son Elizabeth Hegarty and Briloy
| Thomas. who We're attractively dress
ed. F. S. Stuart, chief electrician, u.
s. navy, gave an interesting talk and
urged recruiting in the navy.
The fire department. was called IT
AS p. NJ. Wednesday to a chimney
fire at a house occupied by Sal:na
MorriSsette and owned by the Lock
wood Co., at 80 East Birch street
Two chemicals were used. Thursday
forenoon the department responded
at o'clock was telephone call 20
n chimney fire at one of the Lock-
wood Cos. houses at North Maple
street. Two chemicals We're used. AT
10 As a. NJ. an alarm was rung in from
Box 90. Clinton avenue. 1t proved to
be a false alarm and was rung in by
a small boy. who was traced to his
home Mrs Forest McNally, after
being confined TO her home the past
two months on account of sprained
ankle is able to ride out.
Elizabeth. the little daughter of Mr..
aud Mrs. Chester Garland, is i'll with
the Group.
Charles A. Higgins has completed
his duties as Waterman on the Sebas-
ticook r. r. bridge and Rudolph Che
nevcrt Is filing the position. MIR.
Higgins is employed by Norman
Rhoades.
The Seniors of the WinSloW high
school have been assigned the follow
ing parts for the Commencement in
June Prophecy, Miss Katherine
iCushman; address to undergraduates,
Howard Hapworth; class poem. Ray
mond Rush.
Mrs. Eugene Holt of Madison was
q guest Wednesday of her mother
Mrs Perry Smiley at the home of F.
A. Smiley.
George X. Rassett was business
caller Wednesday IN Augusta ana
also visited his brother. Norman L.
Bassett.
MIR. and Mrs. Sturgeon Clough or
Hinckley were calling Wednesday on
friends in town.
An entertainment and social under
the auspices of Joan Chapter Will be
held this evening. beginning at %
at the Grange hall. for the benetlt OF
the Red Cross work.
Howard Simpson is at home from
eWiston, where he has been studeAt
at the business college.
| Daniel Thing attended the funeral
"Wednesday of his grandmother at
West Pennington.
Mrs Susan Hodges. East WlnsioW'
on Tuesday celebrated her s9th blr'h-
day. A number of her friends calioo
at her home and she was the fecipi-
ent Of a number of presents ana
shower Of postcards.