Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-02-06
WINTHROP

gatioRal church under the auspices O.
the Winthrop Literary Club. His talk
will be on state Issues" and every
one is cordially invited to attend.
Mrs. H. Z. Foster will give ten-ten
party Monday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. l.. T. Carleton.
Tuesday afternoon the Ladies' Social
Circle of the Congregational church
will hold popcorn and cornball sale
at the Winthrop News store.
The Home Missionary of the Meth
odist church will NEE. Wednesday aft
crnoon with Mrs. Z. p. Libby at ner
home on Central stree.
The Methodist Ladies' Aid will
meet Thursday afternoon at the
Methodist parsonage with Mrs. r. J.
Clifford.
Rev. D. B. Holt, D. D.. occupied the
PULPIT at the Methodist church sun
day and also gave a short address to
the Sunday school. A fine missionary
program was presented at the Sun
day school under the direction of Mrs.
l.. T. Carleton and Mrs. L. Everett
Webb. One hundred ana thirteen were
present.
A family dinner party was enjoyed
Sunday at the home of Mrs. Alma AL
Gen of West Winthrop, the occasion be-
ing in honor of Mrs. Alden's BIRTH
day. Those present were Mrs. Alden,
| Miss Ellen Alden. ,Ir. and Mrs. Ev-
erett Alden, Rita Alcen, sir. and Mrs.
A. w. Black. Mrs. and Mrs. f. D. KIM
| ball, Mrs. Mary A. Fuller. Mrs. S. A..
| LaCroiN, Mr.. and Mrs. w. y. Kimball,
! Miss Jennie Fowler and Chester Par
| fridge.
The Winthrop Boys Sporting Club
was organized Friday evening at the
home of Richard Mcnamara with nine
| members. Norman Maxwell was
elected president, Arthur Beatty. vice
president, Marsters York secretary ard
| Richard -McNamarr treasurer. The
! club will meet next week with Ken
meth Maccmbcr.
! The Owls Head class was delightful
! ly entertained by Dorothy and Kath-
! crime McIlroy Saturday evening at her
home on Main street. The evening
was spent in dressing dolls for hos
pital children and delicious refresh
ments were served by the hostesscs.
Tho meeting adjourned TO next Friday
afternoon with Miss Gladys Kinds.
The Tell Me Club met Thursday
evening with Miss Gertrude Longfel-
| low. Mrs. Arthur Stilphen, Mrs. Helen
/ Maxwell and Mrs. Zaidee Sturtevant
| acted as substitutes Mrs Barbara
| Young had the highest score for the
! inc of nS I, mo oh
The Ladies' Whist Club was enter
tanned Saturday at the home of Mrs.
| Nora Towle. A delicious luncheon
was served at l O'Clock and the aft
crnoon spent at whist. Mrs. Helen
| Sanborn had the highest score for the
afternoon and received the prize, whl.c
Mrs. Effie French received the conso-
| lation. The club will meet next week
with Mrs. Ethel Towle.
The Mission Study Circle of East
| Winthrop met Friday with Mrs. Sadie
| Baker with IL members present. De-
! votional exercises were followed by Il
brief business session, after which the
time was devoted to study.
| The people of Winthrop and vicinity
will have an oppor,un::y 10 hear
| Blaine S. Nilcs and other Augusta
| speakers at Winthrop Town hall on
Tuesday evening, Feb. Z, at 7.4J oclocH.
! Mrs. Vilcs will addi css the ladies o.
| Winthrop.
| The monthly meeting of the Home
| Nursing class was held Friday after
| noon att nc home OF Miss N. Ellen
t1Ipn with q good An pttnn6 :
ance. The meeting was addressed by
Miss Edith Soule, State Supervising
Nurse and Walter D. Thurber, the
executive secretary Of the Maine Pub
lie Health Association. both of Au-
gusta. Miss Soule and Mr.. Thurber
spoke regarding the formation of a
Winthrop Health Association, an or
! EanizatiOn which would cover the
whole town and be of benefit to the
townspeople in the way of health and
service. They gave valuable suT-
gcstions along the lines of public
health work. regarding the schools,
school cantecns, etc. The school can
teen was warmly advocated and it
would seem that there is splendid
opportunity for some organization to
do considerable work in this direction
as the canteen here has been run only
for one week during the winter. At
the close of that week there were 36
pupils who were ratronizing it. The
value of the canteen to the pupil,
mentally as we'll as physically, was
brought out by their talk as we'll as
other valuable points. Further ac-
ton is hoped for later in the season
in regard to the public health work.
The Fourth Quarterly Conference
was held Saturday evening at tho
Methodist church and trustees and
stewards for the coming year were
elected. The meeting was well at
tended. Rev. p. d. Holt, D. D.. pre-
siding. 1t was unanimously voted to
request tho return of the present pas
tor. Rev. p. j. Clifford, for another
year.
Miss Doris Dow Of Colby college
was theweek-end guest Of Mr.. and
Mrs f. T. Clifford.
Mrs. Rodney Howard and dughtcr
Pearl, arc visiting relatives in Fair
field.
Mrs. Clyde Watson has returned to
her home in Rumford after n visit
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. II.
McIlrOy.
Mrs. NJ. r. Richardson, who has
been the guest of relatives and friends
in Winthrop and Monmouth has re-
turned to her home in Gardiner.
Frank Berdine of Newburyport.