Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-17
MatrOn Talks to Philatheas
On Work at RefOrmatOry

A committee made UP of Mrs. Violet
iV. Fogg, chairman; Mrs. Cora Hurley,
Mrs. Ora Valliere, Miss Emma Antill.
Mrs. Annie Loomis, Mrs. Bertha
Briggs, Mrs. Blanche Phillips, Miss
Marion Kilgore, Mrs. Laura Fl. Dins-
more, Mrs. Selma Potter and Mrs.
Viola Burnor, assisted by Mrs. Kate
Turner, gave delightful party to the
members of the Ella f. Mitchell
! Philathea class at the church chapel
on Wednesday evening. The monthly
business meeting was held and the
president, Mrs. Dora T. Nye conduct
ed this part of the meeting. The re-
port of The last meeting was given
by Mrs. Bessie Thompson, the secre-
!, tary. The Philathea opening was
I used and prayer was offered Ly Mrs
Merriam. Mrs. Mabel Bragg, chair
man of the flower committee, Mrs.
Merriam of the calling committee and
Mrs. Mary Washburn, chairman of
the lookout committee, gave their re-
ports. Mrs. Kate Turner, who was
! chairman of the committee in charge
! of the food sale held by the class the
! first of the month, reported that the
proceeds of the sale were s4061.
Several communications were read by
! the secretary, and a number of new
members were announced. Because
of the illness of Mrs. Angie Steward
who was receiver for the gifts of the
class for the assembly room, which
is being built, Miss Anne Caswell is
to receive the gifts.
| Mrs. Fogg, chairman Of the enter
tanning committee announced the
numbers on the program Which in
cluded the following: Piano solo, ooh
That We Two Were Maying." and
"The Merry, Merry Lark" (Nevin),
Miss Arlene Burnor: vocal solo and
encore. Mrs. Marion Thompson Oddly,
accompanied by Mrs. Dora T. Nye.
The address Of the evening was Civ
en- by Miss Thcda Holman. the pa
role matron at the State RefOrmatory
for Women, who delivered a very
plain address on the work, dividing it
into semi-topics as follows: I'urish-
ment, because of the idea of revenge;
punishment to deter others from
committing the same offenses; treat
ing those who are serving sentences
for offenses too well, so they will not
mind the sentence and will like the
home that they have during that pc
Rod. Miss Holman stated that these
people who go wrong were really
morally i'll and that the cause of this
moral illness must be found and
stopped. She said that If the ladies
present had seen the vice which she
has witnessed during the past three
years of office as parole matron at
the institution they would realize the
need of studying the cause and
means of prevention and that we
must labor to do away with the cause
of delinquency. The ladies were
much interested in the work as out
lined by the speaker and each one
and the class as n whole are anxious
to be of all possible assistance in the
work there.
Mrs. Fogg announced the play "The
Laughing Cure" which is to be given
by the class on the evening Of March
81 in Grange hall and stated that
tickets were on sale by the members,
by the boys of the III Sigma and the
girls s. s. G. club and that the club
which sold the larger number of
tickets will receive S.. which is to be
given to the work on the assembly
room.
The ladies served delicious punch,
waters and homemade candies. from
most attra ctiveIy decorated table In
the parlor the color scheme being
green and white The ladies serving
wore white aprons with green hearts
and white caps. The presidents ia
BILE was also in green and white and
graced with beautiful bouquet of
carnations. The meeting was much
enjoyed by all.
The date Of the Easter fair which
is to be given by the members of the
Sunset Chapter-~Order Of Eastern