Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-22


skating rink and Superintendent
Tapiey and Principal Peacock have
appointed a committee conststtnE OF
Ernest Rutter. Alva Kerr and Law
renee Bush and preparations are IN
progress for a skating rink wnich
will be 200 by $50 feet. Arrange
ments have been made with the
Oakland Water Co. which will make
it possible to food the grounds. The
boys and girls are anticipating mucn
sport. A small fee will be charged
and the proceeds will be used to in
crease the school fund.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Collins have re-
turned from a visit with their son,
Frank Collins of Rowley, Mass. Mr..
and Mrs. Collins were also guests OF
friends in Reading, Mass.
Mrs. Fred Lombard and Mrs.
Frank Trainer were visitors in Lew
iston Friday.
Miss Rebecca Brown Of Abbott is
visiting Mrs. Ralph Stowell.
Mrs. Eva Moers. who has been at
the home John Tapley for several
weeks, has gone to Pittsfield, where
she will be the guest Of friends for
time.
Mrs. Theodore Bragg left Friday
for Dexter to visit her sister, Mrs.
W. E. Hazeltipe.4
The Thursday Club Of Oakland
Heights met Thursday evening at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Bates.
Gentleman's night was observed and
the guests beside the host and hos
tess were: Mr.. and Mrs. W. w.
Gibbs. ". H., Fletcher, Miss Ida
Wills. Mrs. Annie Sturtevant and son
James, Mrs. Laura Washburn, Mrs.
Alice Green of Waterville, Mrs.
Chester Bridges. Mrs. Lizzie Horn.
J. A. Bridges. Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Bridges and children. Harold. Jr., and
Dorothy. Mrs. Vesta Garland and
daughter, Miss Hazel Garland. and
Miss Grace Wheeler. Games were
played and n pleasing program con-
sisting Of rccitations. music on the
Victroia and piano was given. I-e-
freshments We're served and the
guests departed at late hour after
enjoying 4 most pleasant evening.
The next meeting will be held Thurs
day afternoon, Jan. Sth, at the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Gibbs.
Russell Hallett left Saturday for
HaIlowell, where he will visit his
aunt, Mrs. Joseph Lever.
DR.. and Mrs. Everett McCurdy of
Providence. r. l., have arrived and
will pass the winter at the farm on
the 'McGrath Pond road formerly
owned by the late Amos Holmes.
Bruce McCurdy, a student at
Brown University, Providence. is
visiting his parents. DR.. and Mrs.
Everett McCurdy.
Miss Elizabeth Rines has gone u
Hinckley to pass the Christmas Va
cation with her mother. Mrs. f. NJ.
Rines. who is nlatron Of cottage a.
Good Will Farm.
Miss Mabel Foss left Saturday for
North Anson. to visit her grand
daughters. Mrs. Seward and Mrs.
Foss over the weekend.
The public schools closed Friday
for the Christmas vacation and eacli
of the lower grades had a Christmas
tree which was prettily decorated
and had bags of popcorn and candy
and gifts for all. At the lower prim-
airy school. Miss Marion McCoubrey:
teacher. the following program was
carried out: Song, CLAP You-
Hands in Merry Cheer" by the
school; recitation. Chimes Of Christ
Bucknam; story play entitled. who
Woke Little Boy Blue: recitation.
"Santa's Wireless by Frank
Leighton: Christmas Story" Lillian
Rosebush and Elizabeth Brann: reci-
tation, "My Shadow Angelina
Frost: song. up on the House Top"
by the school: recitation, Christmas
VIGIL" Roland Hallett; Christmas
Query" by Leona Ellis. Evelyn
Wood, Dana Cochran and Rolan'l
Ellis; song, "Three Little Kittens"
by Ethel Calder. Gladys Rushton and
Gertrude Cornforth: play. Christ
mas Wishes" Ethel Calder. Gladys
Rushton, Cyril Doyon, Harlapd Dur.
rell and Evelyn Perry. At the upper
primary school with Miss Bessie
Sprowl as teacher there were also
exercises in which everyone had Il
part and each pupil received as =.
gift a snap shot Of the school build
ing. The exercises were observed III
the morning at the second grade.
Miss Marion Brown teacher and an
appropriate program was carried ou..
Rather an unusual feature of tn:
Christmas tree was the fact that not
only We're there gifts for each and
every one but also gift for the pa
rents. such as book mark and calen.
ders which were made by the pupils.
During the exercises Mrs John 3. H.
Hodsdon, department patriotic in
structor Of the Women's Relief Corps
presented the school with Handsome
silk fag. this being the only grad,
in town that did not have a flag.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Danforth,
who attended the meeting of the
State Grange in Bangor. were guests
Thursday night of Mr.. .Danforth's
sister, Mrs. Geo. Hall, on the way to
their home in North Anson. They
were accompanied home by their
young granddaughter, Ruth Dam
forth, who has been the guest Of her
aunt.
The United States Grain Corpora
tion announces that its purchase Of
wheat -four last week were very
small and at prices averaging about
$10.25, Baltimore basis.
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