Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-20
MADISON

. MADISON
| The fiftieth annual reunion of the
Gilman clan was held Thursday at
| the Arson Baptist church with so
members and friends Of the family
present For the first time since the
reunions were started the program
was hampered by rain. 1t had been
planned to hold the reunion on the
spacious laWr at the residence Of Mr..
and Mrs f. j. Sabine but the heavy
showers of Thursday morning made
this impracticable. At first it was
, thought the reunion would have to
! he postponed but AS the clouds began
break away a little before noon the
cmpany gathered and tables were
sprad in the church NestrY for the
picnic dinner. beans and coffee being
furnished Tor all he executive COM
mittee. After dinner the company
adjourned to the auditorium for the
, program and business meeting with
President Asa NJ. Gilman as master
Of ceremonies The order of exer-
cises was: Selection on organ. Miss
! Agnes Dixon; PRAYER. Rev. +. r. Tet-
ley: recitation. Master Raymond Gil
man: vocal duet. Misses Emily and
Feralyn Gilman: reading, humorous
selection Miss Dixon; recitation.
Mary Moore: vocal duet by the Miss
es Emily and Feralyn Gilman; recita-
ton. Lydon Moore: song. Miss Fran
ces Kennedy; remarks. Rev. f. b.
Tetler.
! At the close of the program came
the report OF the nominating commit
tee and election of the following Off
GERS: President. Asa NJ Gilman Of
Portland: vice president. Mrs. Fem
ella Steward of Arson: secretary,
Mrs. Ruby Kennedy of Madison;
treasurer Frank Moore Of Norridge-
wock: chairmn of the entertainment
committee. Christine Albee Of Nor
rwidgewock: chairman of executive
committee. Mrs. Gertrude Gilman of
Madison. An invitation to hold the
next reunion at the residence Of Mrs
Nathan Trefrey in Noridgewock was
accepted. Among those present were,
Mir and Mrs. Asa Gilman Of Port
land: Mrs. 6. NJ Bra ckett. Miss Mad
cline Adams Mr.. and Mrs Il. c. Gil
man, Mrs Ruby Kennedy Miss Fran
ces Kennedy. Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Caldwell, Miss Allie Churchill. Rev.
and Mrs. f. Il. Tetley, Miss Emma
TetIey. N. NJ. Spear, Mr.. and Mrs. f.
A. Gilman all of Madison. James
Briggs. Mrs. Fenella Steward, Violet
Bra ckett. Mr.. and Mrs. r. G. Dag
ectt Miss Agnes Dixon. Mrs. Ella
ingalls,. Edwin ingalls,, Gertrude In
gals, Abbie ingalls,. Eva ingalls,. Mrs.
Hattie Bracket EVELYN Bracket.
Martha Bracket, Birdena Bracket
Lysander ingalls,, Mr.. and Mrs. L. J.
Berry. Mr.. and Mrs. +. J. Sabine, Ms
Lottie Gilman, Feralyn CLINE n. Emily
Gilman, Arthur Gilman Harry Gill
man. Mr.. and Mrs r n Gilman. Mr.
and Mrs. William Nickerson and Carl
Luce. all of Arson. Cal Briggs and
Mrs. Omer Briggs Of Portland. Mrs.
Ada Trefrey, Lillian Trefrey. Ida
Moore, Lyndon Moore. Harry Moore,
Alice Stilson. Ernest Gilman. Mrs II.
Ophelia Gilman and Mary H. Gilman,
all of Norridgewock.
Another family gathering Thursday
was the fourteenth annual reunion of
the Walker family held in Arson
town hall 1t was planned to hold
this gathering at the Ingalls, Pines
but rain prevented and plans wcte
changed at thel asst minute There
was a picnic dinner at the noon hour
4 = of ha 70 tl,,
ent. After dinner came the annual
business meeting and the officers
elected for the coming year were.
president. G. n. Ingalls, of Arson:
vice president, DR.. j. p. Lancaster of
Madison: secretary. Mrs. Geneva In
gals of Madison; chairman of cxecu-
tive committee, Mrs. Cora Brown. II
was voted TO hold the next reunion at
the Arson town hall unless an invita-
ton was received from some member
OF the clan
Mrs. Jennie Houghton Of Rumford
is visiting relatives and friends in
this vicinity.
Evan Hilton. who has been visiting
relatives in Madison for the past few
days. returned Friday afternoon to
his home in Walpole Mass
DR. F. l. Downey of Cincinnati. o.,
will fill the pulpit at the Methodist
Episcopal church next Sunday morn
ing. A feature of the musical pro-
gram will be a solo by Mrs. Arlen
Riley.
Mrs. Clara z. Powers and daugh-
tiers. Maud and Helen, are passing a
weeks outing at Lakewood.
B. X Edwards returned Friday
from Lewiston. where he has been
attending the meeting Of the Maine
State Cndertakers' Association of
which organization he has been pres
ident for the past two years
Miss hner A Mile The Madison