Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-07-10

thy Hobart. who IS first lieutenant. and
scout Ruth Atkinson. who il training
| for second lieutenant. complete the
scout officers.
Gold attendance stars for perfect at
] tendance for the scout year were pre-
| scented to Scouts Fayalene Decker.
Mary Merrill and Phyllis Whiting. Do
rothea Clough received silver attend
ance star for 30 per cent. attendance.
The following scouts were commended
for attendance: Helen Hight. Edith
Simpson. Birdena VaHiere, Olena
viles. One more meeting attended
would have won them a silver star.
Second class badges were presented to
Scouts Dorothea Clough. Helen Hight.
Marion Jacobs, Mary Merrill. Edith
simpson, Louise Stinchfield, Evelyn
viles, Olena viles. Phyllis Whiting
and Elsie Young.
To obtain these badges the scouts
had to pass Is tests, some Of the most
important being work in first and.
i cooking, sewing, fire prevention. gen
eral service code, community service.
health records, nature work, ETC..
Many are now working for their frst
| class badges. 1t is hoped that an
other year some Of the scouts will
have attained the highest rank in
scouting. the olden Eaglet. The Sec
cnd class and the first class tests are
quite difficult and in order to be a
Golden Eaglet Il merit badges have to
be obtained, besides other things.
The regular meeting Of the Rus
sell Relief Corps was held Friday
afternoon at the Grand Army hall.
The president, Mrs. Marta Merrill
was in the chair and the routine
business was transacted, and the re-
ports were given and accepted. One
candidate war initiated into men,
bership. The arrangements and So
Letting for the picnic. which is to be
! held in connection with the annual
| Field Day of the Corps. on next
Friday afternoon. July 14th, at the
! home Of the president, on Baptist
| hill. The affair is to be held rain or
shine. The party will compose the
ladies of the Relief Corps and their
husbands, and the gentlemen of the
Russell Grand Army and their wives
and all ladies are requested to bring
dishes and silver to supply them
selves and their guests.
An all-day meeting of the Ladies
Branch of the Skowhegan Farm Blu
reau was held Friday. at the NUM-
cipal court room, with a good at
tendance. The meeting was directed
by the county home demonstration
Miss Marion G. Hare. The subject
was 'Dress Finishing and italian
IIemstitching." Bermuda fagoting
and bound button holes were dis
;cussed. A picnic dinner was served
at noon and greatly enjoyed. The
day was certainly one of profit and
pleasure to all members present. The
next meeting of the branch will be
held on the first Friday in August
the 4th, when an all day meeting
will be held and a picnic dinner
served. The subject to be taken ur
at the next meeting is salads. Miss
Hare will give a talk on Food
Values.
Enlargement and some improve
ments have been begun within the
last few days at the creamery. The
ice cream business, which they added
last year has increased and grown
So that it has become necessary to
have more room. A building - by
23 feet is being built along the en-
tire east side of the creamery. A
portion of this is to be used for a
shipping room. For the protection of
! the cream a roof is being built over
the platform, where the cream is I'M
loaded when brought to the cream
cry. The work is being done under
the direction of contractor A. f. Co.
nant by crew of his men.
Skowhcgan citizens and people liv-
ing in the vicinity will be interested
to know that the dates for the Red
path Chautauqua have been an
nounced as follows: Beginning on
Saturday, September End. 4. 5, 6. I
and closes on September Sth. The
,citizens, who this year are the sup
porters of the Chautaunua will have
q conference with the field supcrin-
tondcnt some whore month before
the Chautau1ua opens.