Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-26

There was a Christmas tree and
concert Wednesday evening at the
Free Baptist church and the follow
ing program was carried out: Song,
Il Love To Tell the Story" Sunday
school: prayer by the pastor; reci-
tations of greeting, Edward living
stone and Charlie Pooler; dialogues,
Christmas Day." II little folks; rec
itations. by Laura Bunker. Beatrice
Pooler, Lillian Rosebush and Leona
Ellis: dialogue. Mary and Janette
Tapley; recitations. William Living
stone, Dorothy Burwood, Shirley
Bickford and Lois Warren; dialogue.
Margaret and Harold Mullen: Reci-
tations. Dana Cochran, Eldora Bu-
bier. Arthur Cochran, Thelma Houd-
lette and Merle Bickford: dialogue,
Ruth Penney. Lillian Kelly and Alice
Tapley: recitation, Lillian Baker:
exercise. "Christmas in Song and
story; tableau. Waiting tor Santa
Claus and "A Little Child Shall
Lead Them: tableau, "Mr. and Mrs.
Santa Claus" (who at the close of the
program presented the gifts to alD.
Dexter Decker Of Mercer was a re-
cent guest of friends and relatives in
Town.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Adams and
daughter Arleen were Christmas
guests of Mr.. Adams sister Mrs.
William Palmer of East Wilton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Baker entertain
ed a family dinner party Thursday
at their home on Oak street. The
house was prettily decorated with
crepe paper in green and req and
there was large Christmas tree
with gifts for all. A fine dinner was
served. Those present were Mr.. and
Mrs Thomas Bates, Charles :. Bates
Winnifred Bunker and children, Per-
cy. Thomas Laura and Mary Anita
Bunker, and the host and hostess, Mr..
and Mrs. Baker and children, Ken
meth and Lillian.
a very enjoyable Christmas enter
tainment was given Wednesday eve
ming in the vestry of the First Bap-
list church. A Christmas tree which
was prettily decorated and laden
with gifts for all, was pleasing
feature Of the evening and the fol-
lowing program in which so children
participated. was presented: Song,
Joy to the World" by the congrega-
1ion; prayer. by Mr.. Wing: recita-
lions by Marion Principato, Rachel
Foss, Charlotte Bowman. Morrill,
Bachelor, Andrew Bickford, Ger
aldine Taylor, Robert Taylor, Avis
Bickford, Raymond Simmons, Ruth
Wheeler Dorothy Fernald and Err
win Kennedy; exercise, Ronald and
Rachel Hallett; recitation, Audrey
Spaulding; exercise. Secret" by
Edith Clark, Margaret Blaisdell and
Bertha Simmons; recitation. John
Mcdonald; song. up on the House
Top" children; recitations, Rosa
lie Mosher. James Spaulding. Lucille
Simpson. Goldie Buber and Gladys
Principato; exercise, THE Christmas
STAR" Elizabeth Foss, Marion Prin-
cipato. Lucille Simpson and Bertha
Sawtelle; recitation, Elizabeth F'oss;
exercise, trimming the Tree" 26
children. Santa Claus was present
and helped to make tthe evening a
most pleasant one.
The following pupils from grade
six, with Miss Lena Kerr as teacher,
were not absent during the fall term
of school: Edna Bessey, Alzada
Bunker. Marguerite Durrell, Dorothy
Kennedy. Carl Owens, Clarence Reed,
Harold Fuller. Margaret Johnston,
Lawrence Reed and Linwood Wheel
er.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. w. Cummings ana
Miss Sadie Stimeford were Christ
mas guest of Mr.. Cummings sister.
Miss Ida Judkins. Mr.. and Mrs.
Cummings returning Thursday night
to their home in Lewiston, but Miss
Stimeford will visit her grandmoth.
er, Mrs. Judkins for the remainder
Of the week.
A most pleasant occasion was the
ming In the Post rooms, which were
very attractive with Christmas decora-
tions. Suspended from the chandeliers
were paper bells in red and green and
hung from the chandelier in the center
-of the room was mistletoe. There was
"a Christmas tree which was also deco
rated and covered with bags Of popcorn
and small gifts for all. George Pullen,
who impersonated Santa Claus in q
pleasing manner, helped to distribute
the gifts. The guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Stafford. Mr.. and Mrs.
George Pullen. Mr. and Mrs. John Or
lniston. Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Stowell,
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Graves, Mr. and
Mrs. Alton Libby, Daniel Tozier. John
King. Harold NORM, Chester Oliver,
Helen Oliver. Harley Mairs. Maurice
Coughlin. Harold Cross, Albion Blake.
Iona Fowles. Marjorie Whitney, Mar
jorie Leonard. Murray Leonard. Walter
Blake, Goldie Nickerson. Fred Young,
Eldred Afithee. Hilda Marsh, Marga-
ret Otis. Grace Brown, Robert Currie.
Eleanor Townsend. Leland Bickford.
Irving Weymouth. Elizabeth Lufkin,
Bertha Norton, Rebecca Brown. Ma
rion Brown. Willard Brier, Geneva
Brown. Mlcrcd Penney. George Brown,
Harold Pierce. Florence Talberth, Flor
ence Palmer and William Blake. Danc-
|ag was enjoyed to music furnished by