Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-16
OAKLAND

The next session of the Kennebec
Advent Christian conference will
convene at the McGrath pond chap
ell, Oakland. commencing Thursday
evening, Dec. 16 and hold over Sum
day.
The Tuesday club met Tuesday
afternoon in the vestry of the First
Baptist church. The subject of the
meeting was Authors. Of Maine"
and the hostesses were Mrs. Edward
Wing, Mrs. Milford Bates and Mrs.
Dwight Mccartney. The first paper
fer the afternoon was Names
Poets which was read by Mrs. Ed
win Foster of Waterville. Mrs. j.
III. Stevens read a. poem. ''The Chal-
lenge." A poem. which was writ
ten by Mrs. Matte Baker Dunn,
Sweet Messalonskee Waters" was
read by Mrs. Chester .Winslow.
After intermission the members re-
sponded to roll call by quotations
from Maine authors. Mrs. Eliza
beth Powers Merrill Of .Waterville
read several of her original poems,
which were very interesting. An ar
ticle on "Novelists'' was read by
Mrs. F. H. Leech. A paper on
"Longfellow's Works." WAS read by
Mrs. Forest Fowles. Light refresh
ments were served. The neyt meet
ing will be held in the Baptist yes
try. Dec. %. The hostesses for the
occasion will be Mrs. William Aver,
Mrs. Alice Gilman and Miss Myra
Wells. There will be a Christmas
tree and quotations in keeping with
Christmas will be given by the
members.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Spaulding of
Augusta were recent guests of Mr..
Spaulding's father, Samuel Y.
Spauldingr and his sister, Mrs. Ma
than Beverage
Miss Theresa Stoehr has returned
to Harmony after passing the week
end at the home of her sister, Mrs.
William Balm.
Mrs. George Vinegar entertained
the Idlers Tuesday evening at her
home on Church street. The guests
besides the hostess were: Mrs. ]. H.
Morse. Mrs. w. E. Vigue. Mrs. Mary
Strickland, Mrs. Harry Dame, Mrs.
d. M. Marshall. Mrs. j. E. Norris
cite, Mrs. Dean Wheeler. Mrs. For
est Fowles, Mrs. Alice Blake, Miss
Marion Brown and Mrs. Lester An
drews. The first prize was won by
Mrs. ]. H. Morse and the consola-
ton prize by Mrs. Alice Blake
Mrs. Harry Dame and daughter,
Janet, will leave today for Portland
where they will pass the holidays
with Mrs. Danes parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Pickett.
Mrs. Jesse Hallett and Mrs. James
Shanahan were business visitors in
Lewiston Wednesday.
Mrs. Arthur Shaw was called to
North Wayne Wednesday by the illness
of her mother, Mrs. George Hall.
Howard, the young son of Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Gordon. is ill with bron-
chitis at their home on Oak street.
Mrs. William Barnesley, a former
resident of Oakland, who has been Wis.,
iting friends in town for several days.
has returned to her. home in Haverhill,
Mass.
The Advent Christian Conference
will hold meetings at the McGrath
Pond chapel beginning this evening,
and will continue over Sunday.
Mr.. Anderson of Water street has
returned from st. Stephen. n. B.,
where he was called by the death of
his father.
Corris Nugent. the young daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Sugent. is i'll
at the home of Mrs. S. D. Knight
L. IL Stafford has entered the en-
ploy of H. H. Hatfield in the Pine Tree
candy store in Haymarket square.
William E. Dyer Of Auburn has en-
tered the employ Of the Emerson &
Stevens Co. as bookkeeper
William Simpson has gone to Boston
on short business trip.
The Fidelity class of the Free Bap-
fist church will meet this afternoon
at the home of Mrs. Sargie Warren. A
good attendance is desired as officers
will be elected for the ensuing year.
At the close of the regular meeting
of the Ladies' Auxiliary to the Harry
G. Decker Post,sto be held this evening
in Legion hall, there will be a public
whist party.