Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-08-11
WINTHROP

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Town Celebrates in Honor Of
Returned Soldiers and Sail.
orr; Dance by Moonlight on
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2 Winthrop rendered due homage to
her returned soldiers and sailors BY
giving them banquet and dance. / on OF
Saturday evening. August 9th.
Sleepy old. Pondtown woke up and
dressed in her best for the occasion. !
Flags aid bunting were lavishly
used and the street. presented an at
tractive appearance. The invita-
tons to the banquet named til,
hour Of gathering at the hotel at 7
o'clock and about sixty responded. A
delicious banquet was served bv
Landlord Davis, girls in Red Cross
costume. acting as mattresses. and
the time between the cuorses was e1,-
ivened by stories and war songs nv
the boys In the meantime Main
street had been roped off at Bowdoin.
Green and Union streets and TO
teams or automobiles were allowed in
this part Of the street. Everybody
came and brought his wife and fam.
lily and had the affair been else.
where than out Of doors the s. r. q.
sigh would have been put out early.
Atis was there was room for all al
though the seats which were distri-
buted up and down the street were
soon taken and the sidewalks filed
to overflowing with interested
spectators. Hobbs Band, arriving
by auto from Lewiston. was station
ed in front Of the hotel and furnish
cd music for the evening. At about
o'clock the boys, under command
OF Lieut.. Charles Benson, marched
out and came to attention facing
the hotel, from the balcony Of
which Hon. L. T. Carleton made a
pleasing address Of welcome.
Dancing followed, the new macadam
street making an admirable dancing
moor. 1t was a pretty sight with the
boys in their. uniforms and the
girls with their light summer frocks
under the rays of the full moon and
the many electric lights which were
strung across the street. Many sum-
mer people were present and partici-
pated in the dancing as well as the
townspeople and many from adjoin-
ing towns. The service nag, with its
1O4 stars, was prominently displayed
while arcross the street was stretch
ed banner with the inscription.
Soldiers and Sailors, Welcome
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The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist
church will meet Thursday afternoon
at the vestry and will work on the Quilt
which they are making.
Miss Mary Hegarty who Is employed
in the law ONCE Of Norman Bassett In
Augusta. Is having weeks vacation.
Miss Hegarty has been the guest Of
Mrs. OLIVE Pettengill at Rumford for
few days.
Alden Hutchinson Of Monmouth In the
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Buzzell,
Mrs. Herbert Bell recently entertain
in honor of her cousin, Miss Hazel Jud.
kins. Whist was played, Miss Aida
Hayward receiving the first prize and
Miss Marion Maxim the consolation.
Dainty refreshments were served. The
guests were Miss Julkins, Miss Ger
trude Longfellow. Miss Attalie Gale,
Miss Mary Putnam. Miss Marion
Maxim. Miss Eta wilkins. Miss Aida
Hayward, Mrs. Ora Maxim. Mrs. e. p.
sturtevant and Mrs. George Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Cooling and
daughter Doris and Harold Maxim left
Saturday Cor Orr's Island to remain for
a week.
The Methodist society 10 planning to
hold picnic sometime in the near fu-
ture in Lindholm's Grove.
: Mr.. and Mrs. Card Conner Of Unity
have been in town the past week.
Misses Irene and Emma Davenport
are visiting relatives in Hyde Park,
Mass.
Miss Evelyn Parkman has returned
from a visit with her cousin, Miss Helen
Foster at waterville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hopkins of Jacksonville.
Fla. have been guests of Mrs. Lydia
Moody the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Libby and
daughter, Miss Dora Libby, have re-
turned from Pine Point, where they
passed the month of July.
Rev. and Mrs. v. E. Bragdon re.
turned Friday from Old Orchard
where they have been for the past
week.
It is reported that e. A. Norris
has sold out his bakery to Kendall
Harris,
H. w. Libby and daughter Mabel of
Camden have been guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs =. P. Libby during the past
week.
Miss Margaret McIlroy left Satur-
day for Portland where she will be
joined by her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
J.. II. McIlroy andwill go to Buxton
to visit Rev. and Mrs. Charles F.
Sargent and witness the production
Of the "Old Peabody Pew" given III
the original church and by the orig
inal cast of characters.
!. The Misses Ruth and Rita Alden.
Mrs. A. s. Perry and Clifton Loon
We're In Kennebunl< Sunday calling
on Miss Marion Thaanum, who is
employed In that place during the
summer, -
J. P. Pinkham and family Of Port
land were in town Sunday. :. ....4..
Mr.. Ralston and family, who have
been living in the Pinkham rent on