Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-12-09

Members Of Priscilla Eebacca
Lodge are requested II meet IN L o.
O. T. hail Wednesday morning at 9.45
o'clock n aTtsnd the funeral services
of Mrs. Sophia 5. Marble which viii
be held from the home Of her SOD
wilulot & Whittier II 1D.30 o'clock.
Monday being a holy day Of obliga-
ton feast Of the Imacula1s C0ncep-
tom a low mass was 1elG a. A NJ
a high mass 81 7-I5 and The Bensdic-
lion of the Blessed Sacrament Al 10
in the evening AT the Church Of our
Lady Of LUurdes
Miss Florence II. Douglass of Nil
burn, N j.. Y. NJ. c. 4. worker re-
Gently returned from France Is visit
ing the family Of Rev. George Msr-
ram for d few days.
Little George Merriam visited with
his father George r Merriam over
Tie week END and Monday morning
returned To Wa1erviIie where ne Is
living with his aunt Mrs. Lesrer T.
Y eeks.
Arthur Plumrnar returned 10 Madi-
sou where he is employed II the gar
agt Of Holt & Hight Monday morning
after passing Sunday III town with
his family.
A very pleasant affair was given a
he home Of Mrs. Chester Hussey II
her home on Summer street. Sarur-
day evening. the occasion being the
. birthdays of both. Mrs. SussFy ana
Claris Bunnen Of the Independent
Reporter office. The whole force Of
the Independent were invited ann
NJ. Partan. Miss Eva Blair MI. and
Mrs. H c. Sheridan. Nj. and Mrs.
Henry Lewis. Eeima Tiles, VIVIAN
Hubbard, Ernest DIunne. Nelson
Was1burne. Della Carriveau and
Merle Roulla-d We're present Mrs.
Hugsev had made birthday cake for
Nj BuuneIl which was DECORATED
with ., candles. Games were en-
loved and STORIES told Delicious re-
f7eshrnents consisting Of ice cream
assorted cakes and cookies were
served.
John Little went II Portland on
the morning train Monday. Mr. LIT
lie will return 70 SkuwheEan for the
holidays.
Attorney and Mrs. Folsom Merrill
returned Saturday evening from a
trip which took them through =
states. as far west as Minneapolis.
MINI. and as far south as Virginia
The MerriIls spent some Guys IN
Washington and New York City and
nae their Thanksgiving dinner with
Mr. Msr--ilrs sister, Mrs Armen
Ioebeck who is living IN Madison
Wis
There win be dance IN Grange
hall Tuesday evening under the
AUSPICES Of SkDwhegan Grange.
Tarney's orchestra will furnish the
music.
George z. Merriam delivered an
address a. the Bethany Baptist
church Sunday, II which he gave a
graphic description of 7. NJ. c. A.
work II France during the war. NJ.
Merriam Was assistant u the region
a. secreraTy at Brest and the sur
rounding region which includes the
camp Al PouraneZen through which
the majority Of the troops passed
Els work included the placing Of
both men and women employed in
- -
rangemsnts fur their 1re while on
leave Of absence N France and
transportation ID America OF those
released. Mr.. Merriam IN IN inter
view, Monday demonstrated the in
tensely practical siie Of the Us
work and ny photographs and maps
| illustrated the difficulties under
! which his organization Rbnred. He
went on To snow how these diff
cuities We're overcome. how supplies
Of fruit and pulp were Obtained
from Spain when we were snort Of
transports. how factories for the
manufacture Of TN cans for Jam
and writing paper for the soldiers
were erected by the "" in France,
in some cases employing whole
towns. IN fact. his resume was an
unanswerable argument TO the crit
les Of the z. NJ. c. A. II is to be re-
grertad that Mr.. Merriam viii be IN
able to address a Skpwhegan audi
goes 10 Massachusetts Tuesday
where he will resume his work with
the 7 NJ. c A
The train due in SkUwheEan at
U15 A. N and the outgoing LAO
A NJ. come under the order Of can
collation.. Il is reported that these
trains win run on Tuesday and Sat
urtiaw only hereafter.
A party consisting Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest AEore Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Woodburv, DIR. and Mrs. Stinc1field
and Mr. and Mrs. Ed. DurreIl spent
! the wnek END AZ the Awore cottage at
Birch Point, Lake Wesserunnsett-
The ladies are among Skowheganss
famous cooks and a very pleasant
time was passed.
The gentlemen of the Milburn
! Club and a few invited guests enjoy
ed social evening Fr1fia- last A
very fine buffet lunch was served
The Ladies' Social Circle Of the
Methodist Episcopal church win hui6
their annual fair on Thursday, De-
cemher 18th. A hot meat dinner win
be served from 1e to O'Clock There
win be fancy work table an apron
table. a table on which the articles
viii range II price frnm SC IN csc.