The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-12-23
PEACE ON EARTH AND GOOD WILL TOWARD ALL MANKIND
IS THE CHRISTMAS MANDATE FOR THE NATIONS Of The WORLD
Skowhegn to Recognize Yetde by Varied ObvancesOy Cer
monies in the Churches--Xmas Trees for the Children

chestra accompaniment. Mrs. A. B.
Borden, organist, will direct the pro-
gram and the soloists are to be Mrs.
Eliza Lashon, Mrs. Josephine Goul-
lette, Miss Alice Bouchard, Mrs. Rosa
lie Cote, Miss Beatrice Pomerleau,
Harold Pooler, Adolph Beaulieu,
Charles Beaulieu and Damase LaFond.
Father Renaud will deliver a Christ
mas sermon The rosary and bene-
diction of the Blessed Sacrament will
occur at $3.50 with special music by
the children.
Next Sunday at this church at the
10: 80 mass there will be Christmas
music. The usual low mass will be
offered at $50. The Sunday school
session will be omitted and the Rosary
and Benediction will occur as usual at
$3.50.
AT THE TOWN FARM
The inmates at the Skowhegan
Town Farm will not be forgotten at
this holiday season, Superintendent
James Mills and Mrs Mills, the matron
with gifts for all the inmates. A
special Christmas dinner, which will
include chicken with all the fXings
will be served. The members of the
w. c. T. L. are to meet this after
noon at 2:30 at the Public Library to
pack a box of fruit and candy and
small gifts which will be sent to the
inmates. Anyone outside of the
union are invited to contribute to this
box There are at the present time
two women and three men at the in
stitution.
AT THE STATE REFORMATORY
Preparations are going on for
Christmas at the State Reformatory
for Women. The matrons are buSily
engaged preparing gifts to be distrib-
uted among the inmates and Christ
mas tree will have its rightful place
on the days program. A special
Christmas dinner will be served Su-
gar has already been contributed by
someone who does not wish to have
his name made public in sufficient
quantity to make candy for all, while
Mrs. e. M. Lawrence, a member of the
board of trustees has sent fruit grown
in the Lawrence orchards in Florida
to be distributed among the inmates.
AT THE BETHANY CHURCH
The Christmas tree entertainment
at Bethany will occar on Friday even
ing, beginning at O'Clock. Gifts
will be hung on the Christmas tree and
a cantata will be given entitled 1.-THE
Christmas Joys" under the direction
of Mrs. Violet V. Fogg, assisted by
Mrs. Ethel Whittier Ames, Mrs. Ethel
NJ. Hight Miss Ruth Yallere, Miss
Ruth Ames. Mrs. George Burton and
Miss Beatrice Whittemore. The pro-
gram will be as follows: King
Christmas. Smith Ames; Queen Christ
mas, Reba Vail; pages. conrtiers, por-
ters and heralds, members of Mrs.
Ames class with Chesley Moore, lead
ing part. The Steward. Linwood Saw
age; bell drill Miss Alice Whltten's
and Miss Clara Williams classes
the bells. Dorothy Emigh; the lights
Maurice Nalliere. the fairies. Miss
Beatrice Whittemore's class the
wideaWalles. Miss Valliere's and Miss
Ruth AmcS. classes; the snow
Frances Bean; the gifts, Frances Ian
caster and Ralphard Hartline; the
feast, Maurice Gates; the decorations,
Dorothy Plummer and Albert Valliere:
the Christmas tree. Elmer EmiGh !;
Santa Claus. George Hawes; the Spirit
of Love, Ivanetta Newton; the Christ
mas pageant. led by Murray Decker
and Faylene Decker; Angel Song,
Miss Williams class; carols, by choir
and children. This cantata is COM
posed of about one hundred children.
The committee for decorations is Miss
Dorothy Day, Miss Florence Philbrick
and Miss Marie Fletcher: Christmas
tree decorations, Mrs. George Mer-