The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-03-02
Trtal Aritts
Mrs. Ralph Hill spent the afternoon

Among those attending. from this
vicinity, the Pathological meeting IN
Lewiston yesterday were: =. {. White,
l.. G. Stevens, T. l.. Dean, M. W. Cay
ford and Henry Wentworth.
The Order of the Temple will be
conferred at special conclaHe OF
DE Moiay Comnlandery No. 10, X. IT,,
next Tuesday evening at the Asylum.
refreshments will. be served at the
close of the work. All officers are
requested to be present at the Asylum
as near o'clock as possible for a re-
hearsal.
Fifteen young ladies attended n
surprise party rendered Miss Mildred
Lancaster on the occasion of her 18th
birthday last Tuesday evening. The
affair was given by the hostess moth
err. Mrs. Linden Lancaster. assisted
by Miss Evelyn Chase and Miss Flor
ence Dionne. Refreshments were
served Of ice cream, cake. candy, nuts
and apples. Miss Mildred was pre-
sented with white ivory and other
gifts.
The remains of Willis \. Rolfe, age
%, were sent to North Arson yester-
day afternoon for burial after his
death, which occurred at kennebec
Hospital, following a serious opera
ton for appendicitis, February 2Sth.
He was brought to the institution late
Tuesday afternoon and passed away
about eleven o'clock that same night.
He was the son of Bert and Belle
(NewelD Rolfe of North Arson. He
was born in Embden. Mr.. Rolfe was
not married. The deceased had been
i'll for about week prior to the OPP
GRAFTON.
Hattie NJ. Lord passed away at the
home of her niece, Mrs. William Fitz-
simmons, 8 Chestnut street, Halo
we'll, at O'Clock Wednesday morn
ing after a short illness of pneumon-
ia Miss Lord has many friends in
Skowhegan as she lived here for about
Is years with her sister. Mrs. Charles
Pullen. She was the last of a large
family. several of whom she had cared
for tenderly during their declining
years. Several nieces and nephews
survive. The funeral occurred Fri
day of last week at 2 o'clock from the
home of Mrs. /Fitzsimmons. The de-
ceas ed was prominently identified
with the First Universalist Church OF
Skowhegan and was member of the
lIniversaist Mission Circle.
The business meeting OF the Glenn
nIH
Monday at the home of Miss Gertrude
S. Weston. Among the matters OF
business which were discussed was
the advisability of adding a depart
ment of child welfare to the work OF
the union. The matter of temperance
instruction for the local boys and girls
was also discussed at length and it
was decided the president, Mrs. Eta
Lacasce, would approach the w. c. T
L. superintendent in the churches
and see if some means could not be
arranged so that the young people
might have more temperance training.
The next meeting will be held March
2S.
1.-THE Elusive Pimpernel,' a film
based on Baroness Ordzy's famous
novel, will be shown, March 3rd at
1870 in the Opera House. The story
is an interesting one, dealing with the
Revolutionary Period in France. and
the exploits of the Scarlet Pimernel
/ daring Englishman, who risks his
life many times to save members of
the French nobility. The tale is re-
plete with adventure and romance.
This picture is the second of series
of four. presented for the benefit of
the English classes of the High school.
They aim to portray types of modern
and classic English literature. The
picture presentation is open to the
public at the usual moving picture
prices.
AS the result of contest between
Teams l and composed of number
of local women, who have been bowl
ing at the Bowlodrome Thursday af-
ternonos, Team No. was the winner.
Team No. 2 consequently entertained
last evening, the ladies meeting at the
waiting room of the Somerset Trac-
ton Company. Team No. then es-
corted Team No, l to the Opera House
where the pictures were enjoyed and
afterwards the winners attended by
the losers went to the home of Mrs.
George l.. II. smith where lunch
was served. During the evening Team
No. received silver loving cup en-
graved, The Big Six" as gift from
Team No. 2. The following are mem
bers of the losing team: Mrs. G. +.
Avore, Mrs. O. p Merrill. Mrs. II. W.
Lowd, Mrs. j. II. Jenkins, Mrs. George
l.. H. Smith, Mrs. Walter Wyman and
Mrs w. S. Stinchfield. Team No. !
is composed Of Mrs. II. +. Smith, Mrs.
H. l.. SWEET, Mrs. T. +. Greenway. Mrs.
Annie p. Hackett, Mrs. G. c. Marble
and Mrs. G. l.. Conant.
Former friends and acquaintances
of Miss Virginia Debe, who resided in
Skowhegan from 1912 to 1919 with
her uncles, will be pleased to learn
that she is at the present time holding
position as secretary at Hotel Vic
toria in Alassio, Italy. In recent
communication received by Miss Bar
bara Chase OF this town and a former
.classmate OF Miss Debe, she states