Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-11

| Athens were in town Friday on bust
ness and shopping.
| The mid week service at the Gen.
| tenary Methodist Episcopal church in
the vestries on Thursday evening,
| was Of unusual interest to the large
number in attendance. The choir was
present and the song service was
i much enjoyed. The pastor, Rev. Her.
bert L. Nichols gave helpful sermon
, on THE Place of Song in Life" and
several present spoke of the influence
of song in their lives. After the SER
vice, the choir remained for social
! time. The choir director. Mrs. Rose
/ c. Burrill, in appreciation of the CO.
operation of the members of the choir
t and of their work, served ice cream
and cake and most delightful time
was spent.
| Mrs. Fred V. Barker of Athens was
Friday. the guest of her sister, Mrs. J.
F. Williams of Mount Pleasant ave-
nue. and her nephew. H. c. Judkins
of Water street.
Mrs. Florence Waugh Danforth was
! in Waterville, Thursday, where she
attended a meeting of the executive
board of the Maine Federation of
Women'S Clubs. Mrs. Danforth is the
, treasurer of the Maine Federation.
Plans were made for the annual meet
. ing to be held in Castine on Sept IA.
Is and 16, which will be one of spe-
cial interest to club members.
Irwin Lashey. Percy Buker Forest
Gammage and Wilbur Murray are en-
joying several days fishing at Bull
Dog pond.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Fl. Fuller of Rich
mond, Quebec, who were on their
honeymoon trip. on Thursday We're in
Skowhegan. visiting Mrs. Fuller's
! brother, Fred X. Day, an operator at
the Weston plant of the Central
! Maine Power Co. They returned by
way of Boston.
The annual get-together conference
of the Maine Telephone & Telegraph
Co.. was responsible for the new and
strange voices that responded to the
telephone calls at the local office on
Thursday. The service throughout the
day was excellent although large
percentage of the force were at Rum
: ing were the chief operator. Mrs
Pauline Bragg Green Mrs. Bernice
Tftcomb, Miss Gertrude Laney, Mr.
and Mrs Leon Fox, Miss Arlene Tur-
cote. John Whitney and G. n. Bragg;
from Madison: Thomas Spear, Vivian
Hilton. Grace Handley. Bertha Booth
and zelda Moody; from Norridgewock
Mr.. and Mrs. George j. Chandler, Ell
sic Savage and Sadie Loveioy. The
party was composed of officers, d.
rectors, stockholders, operators or the
traffic force and the managers and
, plant men. numbering about 100. Pres.
5. w. Storey of the New England
| Telephone Co, of Boston. was pres
ent and spoke. Mr. Storey of Lewis
| ton, Mr.. Haggaman of the plant de-
partment of Boston, Mr.. Pattengill Of
Rumford, Judge Maynard S. Bird of
! Rockland, Frank L, Butler of Farm
ington and Carlton p. Merrill were
among the men present. The ex-
change of greetings occupied the time
until HE when the company gath
cred at the Opera House, where a
group picture was taken. At II o.
clock delicious dinner was served in
the Universalist church. The place
cards and napkins were decorated
with bell, symbolic of the telephone
service. A song service followed the
dinner, which lasted for a full half
| hour, which was led by Mr.. Du Friend
Of Portland, of the Commercial force.
Departmental conferences were held
and the speakers We're Mr. Haggaman
to the plan men and at the traffic con-
ference. Mr.. Crowell and Mr.. Burns of
Portland of the division traffic en-
glneerS' offices. After the conferences
visit, which was much enjoyed. was
made to the Rumford Electric &
Power plant. The Skowhegan, Madi-
son and Norridgewock officers on
their return had supper at the Dix
! field House and came home in the
evening. There were present repre-
sensations from all of the branches of
the Maine Telephone & Telegraph Co.
and the entire days program was at
the expense Of the company which
annually cntertains in like manner.
and it is safe to say that all of those
present enjoyed to the full and great
, ~ appreciated this hospitality on the
part of the company. Those in charge
were General Manager NJ. p. Abbott.
f. NJ. Buswell. Percy Roberts, Mr..
. Howard, Z. f Thibault and Miss Mil
dred Brown, the chief operator at
Rumford