Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-26
Soross Club Has Maine ProgramMethodist Foreign Mis-
sonary Society Elects Officers Supreme Judicial Court
COnYenes; Jurymen RepOrt-PersOnals

The regular meeting of Skowhe-
gan Sorosis was held on Monday
evening in the parlors Of the public
library. with the following ladies in
charge of the arrangements: Mrs.
Angie Steward. Mrs. Mary Rowell,
Mrs. Bessie A. Smith. Mrs. Isabelle
r. Moores, Miss Marie G. Fletcher
and the president; Mrs Harriet l..
Parker, serving with the committee.
The ladies were received by Mrs
Moores and Miss Fletcher. In the
absence of the secretary, Miss Sar-
ali I. Snow, Miss Alice E. Written
was. secretary pro tenn and read the
report of the last meeting and sew
eraI communications. The club vot-
ed to pay 10 cents a member to the
Federation Endowment fund and the
following committee was appointed
20 collect the money: Beatrice Sy-
mons. Mildred Beale, Alice E. Whit
ten, Edna Cushing, Marie Fletcher
and Alice u. Goodrich. The presi-
dent announced that on Feb. 5, a
food sale for the benefit Of the dis
irict nurse would be held and ap-
pointed the following ladies to take
charge of it: Mrs Berdena Conant,
Mrs. Adelaide Lowd. Mrs. MARY
Rowell. Mrs. Georgia Goodwin, Mrs.
Angie Steward Mrs. Bessie. Smith.
Mrs. Jennie Sampson, Miss Clara b.
Narney. The picture benefit, also for
the 'district nurse, will be given on
March 10. Announcement of the
mid-winter meeting of the Fedora
ton which is to be held in the SEN
ate Chamber at Augusta, on Feb II
was given and the president ex-
pressed the wish that good many
OF the members should plan to go.
The first number on the progra m
was music by the Carrabassett Sex
tet, composed of Messrs. Milton
Washburn, Eugene Tarbox, Frank
oddy.S Charles Turner. Joseph N.
Smith and Lyle Moores, accompanied
by Mrs. 'Washburn. The .sextet.sang
"Hark 'Tis the Horne: and respond
cd with tt'HRsha Nah. Lii Boy" for an
encore. A reading, Aunt ,Nancy.p
VISIT written by Mrs. LizNt;,Pag
OF this town. was read by Mrs.
Maud l.: Jewett. who responded to
the hearty applause with "The Trail
err" by Holman Day. Miss Edna
Cushing sang two snngs,-"My Lad
die" by V. sArmour Thayer' and
Farewell" by Robert Frahz,s Jac-
companied by Mrs. Bessie A. Smith.
After Miss Cushihe'si song "a recess
was declared and the officers and
directors held "A business session in
the ectagon room. Mrs. Bertha Holt
the chairman of the Gentlemen's
night, and banquet committee, re-
1ported and the date was set for
Feb. 30. The speaker, of the even
ing was Mrs. Florence Waugh Dam
forth, who gave a most interesting
address on three Maine juvenile au-
thors, Jacob Abbott, Rebecca Clark
and Elijah kellogg. The ladies were
especially interested in the, things
Mrs. Danforth' told about Miss
Clark. One of them was that the cou-
sin, Mrs. Bessie Morse. who was the
one whom Miss Clark called little
Prudie," in that series is now living
with Miss Clark and caring for her
during her advancing years. In
closing. Mrs. Danforth recited the
poem written by Mr.. kellogg at the
dedication of his church at .Harps-
well. A vocal solo ana encore 1.-THE
Song that Reached My Heart" and
Cora" were sung by Evelyn st. Led
ger accompanied by Mrs. Roy l..
Marston. A story written by Harri-
ct Nash, a 'Skowhegan lady, 1.-THE
Minister'S Second" was read by Mrs.
Herbert L. Nichols. who stated that
Miss Nash read this same story at a