Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-23
WINTHROP

The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist
church held one of the best fairs it
has held for years at Town hall Tues
day. The booths were unusually at
tractive and each received liberal pat
ronage The first booth. near the door
as one entered the hall, was the 10
cent booth in charge of Mrs. Percy
Clifford and Mrs. Carrie French. This
was a most patriotic looking booth, all
in red, white and blue with a quantity
of small flags attractively arranged
with pictures of George Washington
among them. A variety of 10.cent
articles Of excellent quality covered
the booth. Next came the rugs, quilts
and miscellaneous articles, which were
displayed by Mrs. Ella Dow and Mrs.
Roy Brown. This booth was prettily
trimmed with white and green and
held many attractive articles. The
fancy work table, In white and pink,
in charge of Mrs. J. Z. D. Purington,
Mrs. l. A. Hills and Mrs. Abbie Ma
comber. showed many pretty and use
full articles. Cornballs and cand yof
all kinds met with ready sale under
the supervision of Mrs. Ruth Webb and
Mrs. Bina Penney. Their table was
in white with most realistic cherry
tree in the center of the table. Many
red hatchets and a picture of George
Washington completed the decorations.
A big variety of aprons. large and
small. were sold by Mrs. Fannie Cooling
and Mrs. Mary A. Fuller at a pretty
red and white booth. which also bore
pictures of Washington. Ice cream
was sold from dainty pink and green
table in charge of Mrs. Edith Carleton
and Mrs. Mabel R6well. The evening s
program included splendid lecture,
with lantern slides. by Rev. Olaf
Tandberg. with music by a male quar-
tet from Augusta and by two young
ladies from Auburn. There was a good
attendance and good sum will be
Melted from the proceeds of the fair.
The Women's Relief Corps will
meet Thursday evening at the Meth
odist vestry.
There will be basketball games at
Town hall Friday evening, one be-
tween the high school girls and the
high school girls from Oakland, and
it is expected that there will a lso be
one between the boys teams as we'll.
Ray Kimball, student at the Uni
versity of Maine. has been passing
the week end at his home in Winthrop.
c. H. Shaw has returned from Bel
fast, where he passed the week end
with his daughter, Mrs. Thomas Bow
ker.
I Mrs. Dolly Wood Kimball returned
to her home in Bangor Sunday after
passing a few days with her mother,
MIRA Rufina Wood.
The Winthrop Literary Club met
Monday evening with Mrs. Alice Pen
niman with Is members present Roll
call was answer by current events.
An interesting paper ON Thomas B.
Reed was given by Mrs. L. T. Garlic
ton. Mrs. Carrie French gave pa
per on Legal Rights of Women and
a fine parliamentary talk was given
by the president, Mrs. Edith Wilson.
Reports Of the Federation meeting
held last week in Augusta were also
given.
The Rural Letter Carriers Asso-
citation Of Kennebec county met at
Legion hall Tuesday morning at
1880. The meeting was opened by
the president, John Pinkham of Mon
mouth. The usual routine work was
taken up. and following officers were
elected. President, John Pinkham,
Monmouth; secretary, Scott Webb,
Winthrop; treasurer, Kenneth Webb,
Winthrop; delegates to State Con-
vention. Ray Hammond, Belgrade,
George Stevens, Winthrop. Dinner
was enjoyed at Alpha Cafe and in
the afternoon the postmaster. H. C.
Miller, gave few remarks, followed
by Mrs. Adams of Litchfie1d and a
pleasing address, by. Francis Bate on
Americanism. Voted to hold the next
meeting in Waterviile one year from
today. About "a members were pres
ent and the meeting was one Of the
best ever held.
Game Warden Prosecutions
r. j. Upton of Augusta, chief game
warden for Kennebec county, reports