Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-10
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green trees. then artistic work Of Ia
dies from all three Of the clubs.
While the guests were assembling
Mrs. Dora Trafton Nye. pianist and
Mrs. Mildred Weston gave severai
beautiful selections. The first num-
Der announced by Mrs. Danforth was
vocal solo by Charles Turner, &C
companied by Mrs. Nye. Mr.. Tur-
ner sang Tomorrow" and as an en-
core gave "Yeoman's Wedding Song.
| Mrs. Danforth gave a cordial ana
pleasing greeting to the members OF
the clubs and their guests, voicing
the welcome of the three clubs whicn
were uniting in entertaining.
| The speaker of the evening was
Mrs. Anna Coleman Ladd Of Boston
sculptor, who was introduced by
Mrs. Danforth.
Mrs. Ladd- gave wonderful al
dress on art in Relation to Lie.
She expressed her delight in Maine
and spoke OF the beauties in nature
which she had that afternoon en-
loved as she came from Portland to
Skowhegan The most interesting
feature of Mrs Ladd's address was
the work which she had herself been
privileged to do in France IN making
masks for soldiers whose faces were
disfigured. She showed upon screen
the marvellous changes wrought by
the masks. showing the men before
and after wearing, with the masks 30
wonderfully fitted to their faces that
it was impossible to distinguish where
they began or left off.
The ladies serving as ushers ana
hostesses for the evening were. from
the Women's club: Mrs. Minna Saw
age. Mrs. Alice Flower, Mrs. Sarah
p. Reed and Mrs. Alice Cover; from
Sorosis, Mrs. Berdena Conant. Mrs.
Vivian Woodbury., Mrs. Vera Smith,
Mrs. Ethel Moore. Misses Dorothy
Day Marie G.. Fletcher and Leila
Fairbrother; Improvement society,
Miss Gertrude S. Weston. Miss Alice
E. Danforth, Mrs. Kathleen CLANCY
and Mrs. Sarah Dyer.
After the lecture the guests passed
short time singing war songs. Ice
cream and waters were served in the
parlors, at which time the people
present had the pleasure of meeting
Mrs. Laid. The serving table was
| very handsome with pink and white
hoops hanging from the framework
over the front and ends, and the table
itself was attractive with many small
branches of pine.
Altogether the 1921 guest night OF
the Skowhegan clubs was a most en-
joyable occasion. The next regular
meeting of the Woman's Clubs Will
he held in the library parlors on Dec.
%, when it will be day in observ-
ance Of Annie Louise Cary.
The Sorosis' next meeting will &C.
cur on the evening Of Dec. 10 which
will be a Christmas meeting also in
the parlors of the public library.
The Town Improvement, Society
will convene for it's next meeting in
the library parlors on the afternoon
of Dec. 16, when a program in charg"
of the secretary. Miss Alice F.. Dan
forth will he presented which will in
clutle the following numbers: EARLY
Christmas Customs" Christmas
poems; Van Dykes Christmas Civ
ing and Christmas Living" Legends
of Christmas: and a Christmas tree.
Each member may invite one guest to
attend this meeting. Those VINO at
tend are requested to bring a gift
suitable for either aged people or
children to the value of at least rs
cents. these to be given to the i'll.
shutins and needy in the town as a
Christmas gift from the society.
The December meeting of the Ella
r Mitchell Philathea class of the
Bethany Baptist Sunday school will
be held on Wednesday evening. Dec.
IA, instead of Monday evening, Dec.
-. The change is made because OF
the second number Of Chautauaua oc-
curing on Monday evening. Arrange
mcnts are being made by the recently
elected board, it being the first meet
ing since the election. All members
arc urged to attend as plans for the
wears work will be presented by the
executive board.
Mary L. Adams
The remains Of Mary L. Adams.
who died at the State sanatorium at
Fairfield. where she had been pa