Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-23
Somerset Pomona Tuesday mh6eld Improvement So
ev Womans' Club and Sorors Start Winters Activities
Seed Show Oct 29-Death of William E. Burgess
DRY Goods Merchant Retir

Mrs Lizzie Watson. lecturer OF
Somerset Pomona Grange, has an
nounced the program for the meeting
which will be held on Tuesday. Oct.
26. with Fairview Grange at Smith
field: Address Of welcome by the past
master Of Fairview Grange. W. M.
Ellis, and the response by worthy
Treasurer of Pomona s. II. Bradbury.
There will be readings, papers, MA
logues and solos by members of Fair
view Grange. with the following topic
for discussion: What has been my
most successful crop this year and
why?' Leon Witham. Sanford Witham
and Leon Richardson. The meeting
will open at 1890 A. M. The degree
will be worked the first thing after
the business session.
The calendar committee of the Town
Improvement Society met Miss Cert
rude s. Weston Thursday afternoon
at the home of the president and COM
pleted arrangements for the winters
study The special study will be ciri-
zenship, with a few miscellaneous pro-
grams. The first meeting will be held
on next Friday afternoon. Oct. 2eth.
in the library parlors and will be in
charge of the president. The calen-
dars are now in the hands Of the
printers and will be ready for the
members at the first meeting. The So
ciety has a membership Of Is.
The first meeting Of the Skowhegan
Woman's Club will be held en- Wedne s.
day afternoon. Oct. 9th. in the par
lors Of the public, library. The pro-
gram of the 192O-21 club study are
being printed and will be ready for
distribution at the meeting ON Wednes-
da.'.
Mrs. Sarah Durgin Of II Pleasant
street. Skowhegan, recently entertained
her daughter Mrs. G. Y. Hazelwood
OF Boston, Mass. her grandson, Harry
A. Smith and wife of Auburn. ner
great-grarddaughter and her husband
M. and Mrs Clayton Ccburn. and
he great-great granddaughter. Ruth
May Coburn of Auburn. The Oldest
members of the five generation group,
Mrs. Durgin, was born in 1888, while
the youngest. Ruth May Coburn! was
eight weeks of age. Between these
two periods of time great changes have
taken place. Mrs. Durgin recalls read
lily the coming of the kerosene lamp
the introduction OF the modern cook
stove and tho advent IF the sewing
machine. Five wars have been fought
during her life time. She has seer
the spinning wheel. the hand loom
give place to power Of water, steam
and electricity successfully. She has
seen the state threaded by steam and
electric roads, while tie automobile
has taken the place OF the two-wheel
gig. until now with tho advent OF
tho fifth generation tho flying ma
chine alone is wonder.
Mrs. Durgin, who was tile daughter
Of George and Mary (Bickford) Howe
was born near Houlton. Me-. and much
Of her early life was passed in that
city. The last 20 years she has made
her home with her daughter. Mrs
Gridley r. Fogg. Mrs. l'urgin has
one other daughter, Mrs. Elmer E
Gordon. who resides in Skowhegan or
West Front street: eight grandchildren
great-great- granddaughter. Mrs. Dur.
gin has never loSt her sHNcIcSl HI tHS
worlds work and awaits eagerly each
day the arrival of the Kennebec Jour.
nal and the Boston Herald that she
may inform herself on the affairs OF
the state and nation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie z. Jacobs. Mrs
Eben b. Chase and Miss Alice e. Dan
forth returned Thursday Afternoon
from Bangor, where they had beer
since Monday afternoon attending the
meetings Of the Grand Lodge OF ]. O
.. +. and the Rebekah Assembly
Members Of the local lodges and othel
friends will be pleased to know Of
Mr.. Jacobs election to the Office OF
grand master of the Grand Lodge Of
Maine. also of the appointment Of
Past Noble Grand Miss Alice E. Dan.
forth Of Priscilla Rebekah Lodge t.
be district deputy president Of Dis
trict No. IL, comprising Madison. Nor
ridgewock, Athens and Skowhegan
MISS Danforth is the third past nobl'