The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-04-13
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Carl Curtis left yesterday morning
on business trip to Portland.
At the prayer service tonight at the
Federated Church, the pastor will
speak on The Death OF Christ"
Mrs. Fanny J. Cabot arrived home
! Tuesday evening from Honolulu,
where she has been soiourning dur
ing the winter months.
The next meeting of the Ella z.
| Mitchell Philathea Glass will be held
in the Bethany Church parrors on
Wednesday evening, April. 10.
Last evening the Phlathea Glass
met for their regular gathering at the
Federated Church, the speakers were
| Mrs. Merrill and Mrs. Thurlow.
Kenneth Smiley, student at the
| Northeastern College, in Boston, has
returned home. and will remain until
next summer, when he will resume
! his studies at the summer school con-
nected with the institution.
The concert and entertainment at
the Federated Church last. Friday
evening, was a great success, nearly
| $3.50 being secured toward decorating
and painting the interior of the
church. To everyone who helped in
any way is extended the hearty thanks
of the church and parish.
A meeting of the Girls Club of the
Bethany Baptist Church was held
with their leader, Mrs. e. l.. Savage
Saturday afternoon. Officers were
elected as follows: President, Mildred
! Lancaster, vice president, Lucille
Chapman secretary, Dorothy Nye;
treasurer, Phyllis Brownell Piano
music was furnished by Dorothy Nye
and Evelyn Mills. Games were played
and ice cream and cake were served.
A food sale will be held Saturday
afternoon in the sales rooms of the
Skowhegan Buick Company, at which
time baked beans, brown bread and
pastry will be for sale. The arrange
ments are in charge of Mrs. Clara
Decker, Mrs c. b. Hight, Mrs. Isola
Decker, Mrs. w H. Halves, Mrs Ed
! Clough and Mrs. leila VALERIE, moth
ers of the members of the Credit Glass
of the Bethany Baptist Sunday School
The proceeds will be used for the
Ocean Park Fund.
Monday evening last Miss Elizabeth
A. Webb's class of the Federated
| Sunday School, held a party in the
church parlors. The young ladies
spent delightful evening. Monday
evening also the boys of William Fol
som Merril's class met to bowl at the
church, following which two of the
lads were initiated into the Knights of
Christian Manhood. Another interest
ing event for the children of the par
ish will occur Saturday afternoon
from two to four o'clock when Mrs
| f. L. Gerald will entertain tile thil-
dren of her Sunday sch0ol class at her
home on Water street
| Eunice Farnsworth Chapter, OAR,
will be we'll represented at the Ma
tional Council in Washington, d. Co.
/ by the following ladies'. Mrs. Elizabeth
| ~ Marble, the regent; Mrs. 7. E.
! Greenway, and probably Miss Louise
| n. Coburn. Mrs Viola Weston. of
Pennington. who is a member of the
local Chapter, and direct descendant
of Eunce Farnsworth, will also at
tend. Several other ladies from Show
| hogan will also leave tomorrow morn
| ing to enjoy the trip to Washington,
included being Mrs. Howard Durrell
Miss Florence Withee, Miss Caddie
Brown and friend, Miss Mabel Piper,
of Fairfield
Last Sunday evening at the FEEDER
| ated Church, Mrs. Ida Yose Woodbury.,
| of Portland, delivered an address on
! abraham Lincoln a mass meeting
I of the Protestant Churches being in
| order The auditorium was filled with
| the large audience The address was
; illustrated and Mrs. Woodbury. began
by showing pictures of the home
towns in England of the ancestors of
Lincoln. She showed the pictures of
! the birthplace of Lincoln and his
homes in Kentucky. Indiana and llli-
nos, and many pictures OF Lincoln,
| some of his boyhood which were I'M
aginary and others of his manhood,
done by great artists and much priced.
! She showed a picture in the Ford the
atre where he received the deadly
| shot.
There will be another rehearsal to-
night of "Sylyia" an operetta to be
given under the auspices of Somerset
Council, Knights of Columbus, in the
Skdwhegan Opera House, on May 1st.
Following the usual custom new
| STYLED wrist watch and beautiful
pearl necklace will be given as prizes
to the two girls selling the most tic
kets. Miss Lena Goulette has already
! entered the race and undoubtedly
| others will follow in few days. Rev
]. L. A. Renaud director, is putting
the young people numbering over 60,
! through a lot of hard work at each
rehearsal Using former productions
as barometer it is safe to say the
demand for tickets, that are selling at
such reasonable prices, will shortly
exceed the number of seats in the
| Opera House.
A meeting of the Business and Pro-
fesisonal Womens Club was held
Tuesday evening in the Municipal
Courtroom. In the absence of the
! president. Mrs. Elizabeth w. Dyer,