Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-10
WoMAN'S CLUB HOLDS
ANNUAL SPRING PICNIC

The annual spring picnic OF the
wateryille Woman's club was held
Tuesday evening at the vestry OF the
Methodist church and was a very
successful and pleasant affair. the
tables were decorated with bouquets
Of carnations and jonquils giving Il
springlike effect, and they were also
loaded with good things to tempt the
palate of the epicure. There were
scallops, salads. rolls, delicious cake,
whips of various kinds, doughnuts
and coffee all Of which we're enticing
in aspect and proved as good as they
looked. The members of each depart
ment sat together and nearly the en-
tire membership Of the club was
present.
Following the supper a short busi-
ness session was held at which time
the president, Mrs. II. T. Muzzy an
nounced that the Ke1nebec Fedora
ton Of Women's CLUBS would meet
with the Waterville club the first
Friday in May. Also that the annual
spring meeting Of the State Fedora
ton Of Women's clubs will meet in
Orono from March 1926 and that
delegates will be chosen later from
the local club to attend.
1t is expected that the lessons in
citizenship will begin on March Is
with lecture by Carroll n. Perkins
on National Government" This
lecture will be open to all women Of
the city and special invitations will
be forwarded to the women of the
various societies in town to attend
it is expected to have six lectures.
the second on State government, the
third on city government, the fourth
on voting and the machinery of cleo
tlos, fifth on bills now pending in
Congress and a talk on noted politi-
cal leaders of today and finally a. talk
on the responsibility of citizenship.
After the business meeting came
the stunts Of the different DEPART
ments. This started with a kinder
sarten school presented by the Edu-
cational department, at which 10 bows
and girls attended school with Mrs
Webster Chester as teacher. The
Youngsters boys and girls gave mo-
tion songs. recitations and other
games and retired amid great an
pIause.
The Arts and Crafts had a mns;ca,
program with a quartet CONSISTING
OF Miss Nora Greeley, Mrs. Horton
kierstead, Mrs. G. E. Owen and Mrs.
2. NJ. Foster. also a reading by Miss
Marion Worthing. The Current
events gave a pantomime show
ing the people who lived in the house
that Jack built. The characters
were as follows: The farmer, Mrs
Mary H. Clark; Mary Jane. Doris
Bunker: John Henry, Miss q. =
lowering: the Redheaded Lout. Mrs
II. NJ. Lawrence; the Dude. M.
Harry Ferris; the mother Of the
dude, Albert Wade.
The Music department entertain
cd With an old fashioned round
"Scoeland's Burning" and SOM
with original words pertaining TO
the club. by all members Of the de-
partment. The Library department
gave a doll stunt, being two clown
coils and two rag dolls. The dolls
IN real life were Mrs. George r
q.
James Barnes and Mrs. Horton
klerstead. Mrs. johnson also read
Little Orphan Danny" from James
Whitcomb Riley. The Travel and
History department offered selec-
lions from Sheridan's School for
Scandal" read by Miss Clara Gam.
ageo Colby.
The Domestic Science department
gave flower drill which was yerv
pretty. The flowers nodded over =
wall. each fioer having for its CEN
ter face. There ere pansies but
tercups. four leaved clovers. sun.
flowers with black faces and. w,Ia
roses. With each flower a song was
sung ana at the last. "The Last Rose
OF Summer" as given.
The entertainment OF the .r+,,.
evening showed much orisinal;tv
and was highly pleasing to all pres.
ent P'eS