Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-05
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A joint installation of Sergeant Wy
man Post, 6. A. r. and Sergeant wy
man Women's Relief Corp was held
Monday evening in the Post rooms.
The ceremony was semi-public and a
large number were present. including
about 20 members from the L. P. Pratt
Corps of Fairfield. The following Off
GERS were installed for Sergeant Wy
man Post, G. A. r.. for the ensuing
year by Commander y. P. Beverage.
assisted by Department Commander
George W. Goulding: Commander, \.
Up. Beverage; senior vice commander.
George w. Gouldihg; junior vice COM
mander, L. y. Small; quarter master.
Geo. Fl. Bryant; adjutant 6. d. Ben
son; officer of the guard, David Clark;
Fred III. Leech. past division command
e.. of j. Wesley Gilman Camp. Sons OF
Veterans, acted as officer of the day.
Mrs. benjamin Rackliffe of. Fairfield
installed the officers of Women's Relief
Corp and she had appointed as her
staff, Mrs. Williamson. conductor and
the four color bearers OF the L. p.
Pratt Corp, No. II, of Fairfield, The
officers installed We're as follows:
vice president. Mrs. Lottie Lafln: jun
ior vice president, Mrs. Anna Bailey;
! treasurer Miss Maggie Johnson: Sec
rotary. Mrs. Avis Leech; chaplain,
Mrs. Lacy Davis; conductor, Mrs. Stei-
la Baetlett: guard. Miss Louise Ben
son: assistant conductor, Mrs. Edna
Dusty; assistant guard, Miss Frances
Pike; patriotic intructor, Mrs. Eliza
| beth Hodsdon: press correspondent,
Mrs. leila Bartlett; color bearer No. l..
Mrs Carrie Taylor; color bearer No. ?,
Mrs. Nina Fowlie; color bearer No. 8,
Mrs Mayoia Parent: color bearer No. T.,
Mrs. Mayme Damren; musician. Mrs.
| Dora Haynes. After the installation
the newly elected president took the
chair and thanked the members for the
help extended her the past year and
asked that the same help be given the
officers for the coming year. She also
thanked the installing officer. Mrs.
! Rackliffe and her staff for the efficient
manner in which they performed their
duties. after which she presented Mrs.
Racklffe, in behalf of the members of
the corp, with a handsome handpainted
dish. The conductor then escorted Mrs.
| Williamson to her station and the presi-
| dent in behalf of the Corps, presented
her with a card case. Mrs. Williamson
! and Mrs. Rackiffe responded in a
pleasing manner. Remarks were made
| by Mr.. Holmes of the Fairfield Corps
and by Past Department Commander
/ George w. Goulding of Sergeant Wy
man Post.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Marshall have
returned from several days visit with
Mr.. aud Mrs. Benjamin Marshall of
cortland.
Cla-srce Skillings, who has been WIS.,
| iting his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
sylvester Sllillings, and his aunt, Mrs.
Carrie Peavey. has returned to his
| home in FoXcroft.
| Gordon McTaggert, inspector OF ties
on the Maine Central railroad, has
gone to Lake Moxie on business for u
few days.
The ladies' Aid of the Methodist
church will meet this afternoon at
$50 o'clock at the home OF Mrs. Cor
don McTaggert.
MI aud Mrs. Dana Emery have re-
turned from a weeks visit at their
home in Newport.
Funera. services for the late Clifford
l.. Perkins will be held this morning
| at 1876 O'Clock at the residence OF
his sister. Mrs. owen Adams. Rev.
! IVES ton L. Holman of the Methodist
I church will offciate and the remains
will be taken to Lewiston for burial.