Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-24
Catholic Church Beautiful tn New Memorial Windows and
Other Adornmen;s-Nove High c DOL Exhibition IS
Planned-EagleS Entertain Soldiers

Lottie Bean, Katherine MCCARTHY
with a song Along Came Another
Little Girl" by Raymond Lacasce
assisted by a group of girls. The
third try-out is a comedietta, "Our
Aunt Robertina" in which Fred
Chase. Caroline Cover, Gertrude
Sampson, Langdon Jewett. Ella NJ.
Flanders, Leland Currier and Mylon
Jacobs appear. =. garden party
with Follow the Girls Around" by
Langdon Iewctt and all the girls OF
the class is the fourth try-out while
the closing number will be IA Musi-
cal Match with Lovina Murray and
Raymond Lascasce as the players
Fred Rayner is stage manager and
the accompanies are Mrs. Roy l..
Marston and Miss Ella M. Flanders.
T.. Farley of st. Sebastion's parish
Madison, returned to that place
Friday after having accompanied
FIR. Reaaud to the Catholic confer
ence in Bangor the day previous.
Master George Il. Merriam was
giving a charming indoor birthday
party on Thursday. it being the &C.
casion of his sixth birthday. Sew
eral children were the hidden guests,
his two teachers in the first grade.
Miss Magma Gordon and Miss Helen
Merriam being also included. Each
child on departure was given a
Maybasket as a souvenir. The af-
fair was arranged by Master
Georges grandmother. Mrs. George
Merriam and his aunt, Miss Eleanor
7 I'd 10
Skowhegan to care for the two
children during their fathers alb
sence in France. Refreshments OF
ice cream and birthday cake were
enjoyed.
Next Tuesday the annual basket
meeting of Somerset county Mission
airy Societies will be held at Shaw
NUT with Mrs. Bosield. returned
missionary from China who has fire.
quently visited here in the past as
principal speaker. A delegation Of
ladies from the Helen Coburn Mis-
sion Circle and from the WomanEs
will probably attend. Mrs. Bosfield
is expected in Skowhegan a little
later.
One Of the happiest and most elab-
crate events given thus far in COM
pliment to returned soldiers was
the reception and banquet rendered
Thursday evening by the Fraternal
Order of Eagles. The guests of hon.
or were the following returned SOL
diers who are members of the lodge:
Guy Bernard, George Gilbert, James
Gilbert, Clyde Green, John Goodness.
David Goulette, William Goulette
George Lashon. Eddie Leo, Samuel
LemieuX. Albert Lessor. Daniel Nc
Gowan. Archie Paradis. Roy Pooler
and Napoleon Roderick, while spe-
cial guests were Selectmen CLYDE H.
Smith, w. A. Lewia and l.. G. Traf-
ton and Capt. John w. Healy of Co.
+. The affair was opened at Eagles
hall where the regimental band from
the Maccabees furnished musical
program. Refreshments were served
at the hall and later with the band
escorting the soldiers, guests and
members marched to Grange ban
euet hall, where q splendid banquet
was served by Mrs. Kate S. Simp-
son with the following menu: Grape
fruit cocktails, cream tomato soup,
lobster on the half shell, cucumber
and lettuce salad. plain bread. roast
chicken and giblet sauce. riced po-
tatoes, onions and peas, celery,
frozen pudding. cake and coffee. Be-
fore leaving the banquet hall where
appropriate music was furnished by
the band. President w. ]. Laslron
called for the raising Of money for
the Salvation Army drive and be-
side generous tips to the waitress
the assembled party raised s31 for
this worthy cause. After about an
hour at the tables. the gentlemen re-
turned to their own. club rooms
where smoke talk was enjoved. re-
freshments being served during the
pleasant hours that followed. Re-
marks were made during the eve
ming by Messrs. Smith. Lewia and
rrafton of the selectmen's board,