Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-31

Federated Club Meeting We'd
Women Jurors-School Boar
Jan. 10
A stated convention of the Show
heean Lodge, No. 70, Knights OF
Pythias, will be held on January .,
1921 for discussion to revise Bylaws.
1t 10 earnestly requested that every
member be present. The hour OF
meeting is 7.30 o'clock.
The committee of the Open Forum
meeting whose duty it is to provide
speakers for these meetings has just
received a communication from
Denis A. Mccarthy Of Boston, stat
ing that he will come to Skowhegan
and address the meeting on March
13. Mr.. McCarthy's subject Will
doubtless be "Americanizing the
Alien-and Ourselves" Mr., McCar-
thy is constantly appearing at coll
leges, academies, forums and church
and social organizations Of all kinds.
In Americanization work he is en-
ployed by the State Board Of Educa-
ton of Massachusetts,. His readings
and addresses have been found to be
highly inspirational and helpful to
teachers Of patriotic and civic sub
jects. He is a preacher of true pa
triotism to Americans of all races.
Long before the Americanization
movement came, Mr.. Mccarthy
was writing verse that has proved
helpful of late to civic reformers and
TO workers who are trying to make
the melting-pot melt. He is the
author of America First" "A Song
for the Flag" 1.-THE Land Where Hate
Should Die" and "A Song for the
Foreign Born" The committee
counts itself fortunate indeed to be
able to announce Mr.. Mccarthy as
one Of the Open Forum speakers.
Willard LeBroke Of Norway, who
has been guest at the home of
Rev. and Mrs. Herbert L. Nichols
at the Methodist parsonage since
Christmas, returned to his home on
Wednesday afternoon. -..
Mrs. w. o. Chase is in Pittsfield.
where shetis the guest Of her sister.
Mrs. l.. D. Lancaster.
Prof. Drew T. Harthorn of Water
vile, who spoke on Wednesday eve
ming before the Skowhegan Woman's
Club and guests, while in town was
entertained by his cousin, Miss Lou
Use H. Coburn. -.
Miss Pauline Eaton Oak returned
Wednesday morning from Waterville,
where on Tuesday she gave Robert
Worthington's four-act comedy, "A
Single Man." atthe guest night of the
Waterville Woman's Club held in the
vestries Of the First Baptist church.
Mrs. Elizabeth Watson returned
Wednesday noon from a business
trip to Fairfield and Waterville.
The funeral service for Mrs. Eliza
F." beth Drew Townsend. widow of the
late Rufus Townsend, was held on
Thursday morning at the home on
Winter street, conducted by the Rev.
George Merriam, pastor Of the Beth
any Baptist church.
The Ella F. Mitchell Philathea
Glass will hold a New Years food
sale on Saturday afternoon in the
Blaisdeli Automobile salesroom on
Water street. If there abe any fam
lilies in the Bethany parish who are
not solicited from who wish to aid in
the sale, any home cooked food will
be very gratefully received. Amy one
who may find it more convenient to
send the food in the forenoon may
leave it at Judsins' store. Fresh and
delicious home cooked food of all
kinds viii lbe offered for sale.
Mrs. Frank Longfellow, who has
been the guest of her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Gilmore Withee of West
Front street since Christmas. return
ed to her home in Augusta Wednes-
day afternoon.
erville Wednesday afternoon after
being in town to attend the requiem
mass for Mrs. E. J. Butler, which
was held on Wednesday morning at
Notre Dame de Lourdes church, con-
Quoted by FIR. J. Louis A. Renaud.
At the regular meeting Of Cara
bassett Lodge held on Wednesday
evening in I. o. o. F.. hall. after the
transaction of the routine business
the following officers were elected to
serve the lodge for the coming year:
Noble grand, Harold Bradley; vice
grand, Lyle Moore: recording secre-
tary. Charles Turner; financial Sec
rotary. F. A. Williams; treasurer, A.
b. Lamb; trustee, Leslie e. Jacobs.
These officers will be installed at the
next regular meeting of the lodge,
which will be held on Wednesday
evening Jan. S.
On Wednesday evening the First Fed
Grated club meeting Of the season was
held In the auditorium Of the Bethany
Baptist church. The woman's club
being the hostess club. During the
seating Of the guests Mrs. Ethel Whit
tier Ames. organist and Mrs. Dora
Trafton Nye. pianist, played "Marche
Triomphale'' by Guilmont and 1.-THE
Harp Of st. Cecilia by Auguste VIE
gaud. The ladies serving as ushers
were Mrs. Grace w. Curtis. Mrs. Maud
w. Smith. Mrs. Helen X. Hight and
Mrs. Clara E. Young. The president.
Mrs. Florence Waugh Danforth. very
cordially welcomed the guests, and
: gave the following announcement for
SorOsis, on Jan. 10, the second Fed
Grated club meeting will be held, Soro-
sis entertaining and the speaker Will be
Mrs. Ayrt1 l.. T. White, former
federation president Of Presque Isle.
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