Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-03-20
OAKLAND


! The "Tucsday Club" mot Tuesday
afternoon at the home OF Mrs. Lester
| Andrews OF Grove street. Tho meet
| ing was called to order ny the presi-
dent Miss Iva Manson. \ record of
the last meeting was read and ap-
proved. A card of thanks was read
from Miss Myra Wells for flowers
sent her while in the hospital. \
communication was read from Miss
Edith y. Hunt of Sprinsvale in the
! interest Of Home Economics" The
call for tho spring mcctin Gof the
State Federation to be held at .Au-
gusta carly in April was read and
| Mrs. }. r.. Harris was elected dele
gate and Mrs. NJ. s. Holmes alter
| nate to attend this meeting Mrs.
| Edwin Foster reported that Mrs.
| Wheaton of the central Office of the
! Maine branch Of the Now Engla nd
Homo for Little Wanderers would
like 10 speak to the club in regard
/ to the work Of this organization and
the club voted to invite her to be
present to the annual meeting April
II. Tho following committees were
appointd: Nominating committee.
/ Mrs. William Aver. Mrs. NJ. s,
Holmes and Mrs. Milford Bates: pro-
gram committee. Mrs. Il. NJ. Foster.
/ Mrs. Edward Wing and Miss Helen
| Smiley. After several suggestions had
been presented for the study next
| year they finally decided to study
France" The subject of tho after
noon meeting was "Home Econom-
les Roll call was responded to with
War Time Economies" Mrs. Lester
| Andrews read an article on "Conser-
walton of Food and Clothing:
"Americanism Along Lines OF Home
Economics" was read by Mrs. Eta
Pullen. Mrs. Andrews then introduced
| Miss Gardiner. the teacher of domes-
| tic science in the public schools and
she gave paper on Home Econ"m
les" Mrs Everett Cover read an ar
ticel on Work and Waste of
Women" a paper on domestic
| Science" was read by Mrs. Oliver.
Mrs. Andrews conducted question
| box on Home Economics" which
was interesting and helpful. The next
meeting will, be held in the BAPTIST
vestry April |. This will be the last
meeting for the year.
The Sew-Som knit-Somt Clue met
Weda- sday afternoon with Mrs, NJ. L.
, Strickland on Main street. The aft
! ernoon was pleasantly passed with va
rious kinds OF work and light refresh
ments were served,
! Pvt. william Belliveau, who recently
&c u1ned from France and has Just re-
ccived his discharge from Camp Dev-
ems. is visiting his uncle, stephen Ellis.
for a few days on his way to his home
in Dexter
! e.. H. BlasdcIl and his brother. Ern-
est Baisdel Of Dexter. are attending
the automobile show in Boston this
week
| The Ladies' Aid Of the Methodist
church met Wednesday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. Lottic Latin of Al
pine There was good attendance an!
considerable work was accomplished.
Mrs Adelaide Farley is employed q.
| the Cascade wooden mill during tine
. absence of John Hethcrinston. who is
! confined to his home by illness
Rev. George Wolstenholne OF Colby
! college will occupy the pulpit at the
! First Baptist church this evening.
! At the regular meeting Of Sergeant
| Wyman Womans Relief Corps held
! Wednesday evening in the post rooms
! the 1nitiatory degree was worked. There
WAS a good attendance with Sergeant
Wyman Post. g. \. r.. as guests. A
social time was enjoyed and refresh
ments were served.
Sareie Warren. Lawrence Livingstone.
Sturgeon Hoad. Frances Thwing and
Robert Dudley attended the funeral
services OF their late brother Odd Fe;-
low. Frank Bickford. which were held
in Smithf1eld Wednesday.
| Mrs Bessie Wentworth of Lincoln
vile Center is visiting DR. ami Mrs.
| C. X. simmons for a few days,
| Fred Rowe. who has been confined to
his home the past week with a severe
attack of iumbago, is somewhat i'm
proved.
The slogan adopted by the Oakland
Red Cross Society in tho coming
drive for the France Belgium relief
! work Is Everybody give garr mt :"
oakland has done noble work in
the past. in their response such
work and everybody is asked to as.
sist in this call. the intensive drive
will he during the week of March
cath to goth and all garments and
material may be; left at the Red
Cross rooms. over the post office
Citizens are asked to look over their
discarded clothing and shoes and be
ready when the call comes
Miss Florence Ordway and Miss
Hazel Sawtelle have returned from n
visit with friends in Dexter
Mrs. A. l.. Walton who has been
visiting her son Harold Walton for
the past week returned Wednesday
to Livermore Falls.
Elmer Trask has resumed his
duties in the Cascade Wooden mill
after several days absence.
Edward Colby is substituting on
the Oakland & Waterville electric
car line during the absence Of Con-
ductor Halls Preble.
Mrs. Percy Butterfeld and child
rem Isaben and Mary have returned
from a visit with relatives in Show
hogan.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Philbrook left
Wednesday morning for Wilton
where they were called by the illness
Of Mrs. Philbrook's sister.