Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-08
Heights was a visitor in Oakland and
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The meeting of the Thursday club
of Oakland Heights which was 70
have been held on Saturday after
noon has been postponed until next
Thursday afternoon when it will be
held at the home of Mrs. Wesley
Fletcher. The members are request
ed to come prepared to sew.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester NJ. Andrews
have returned from several days Wis
lit in, Portland.
Mrs. Maria Decker was delightful
~ entertained Saturday at the home
of Mrs. Newman kennison the occa-
sion being her 73rd birthday. The
day was pleasantly passed and at
noon a delicious dinner was served
and there was a large birthday cake.
prettily decorated bearing the dates
of 1S49 and 1922. Mrs. Decker was
born in Rome, Me-, and is a daughter
of the late Mr.. and Mrs. David
Brown. She has three sisters, Mrs.
Hiram Bean of Oakland, Mrs. Fred
Hilton of Waterville and Mrs. Martin
Of Rome and a brother, Charles
Brown Of Mercer. Mrs. Decker is a
markable woman for her age. She re-
ceived shower of post cards and
several nice gifts in honor of the day.
For the past II years she has been a
resident of Oakland and has large
circle of friends in town who extend
their best wishes for many happy
birthdays.
/ Joseph Spear who was an overnight
guest recently Of his niece, Mrs. Har-
ry Blaisdell, has returned to his home
in Portland.
Mrs. Arson Bickford and daughter.
, Miss Leola Bickford and son, Leland
Bickford who have been passing the
winter in st. Petersburg, Fla, re-
turned Friday night to their home in
town.
Mrs. Minnie Wade, who has been a
guest of Mrs. Sumner Leech, has re-
turned to her home in Rockland, Me.
Miss Daisy Snow passed the week
end at her home in North Fairfield.
DR.. Edge Grant received large box
of Mayf1owers Saturday from Mrs. Ina
Perry of Rumford Center. The bios
SONS were. in fine condition and
made three large bouquets.
Sarah Sampson Tent. Daughters
| Of Veterans at their regular meeting
/ to he held this Monday evening in
the Post rooms, will give a birthday
supper to all members whose birth
days occur in January. February and
March; and the affair will be in
| charge of the following committee:
Mrs. Gladys Crowell, Mrs. Mary
Strickland, Mrs. Helen Elliot, Mrs.
! Nina Boynton and Miss Frances Pike.
I These parties will be held every three
months for members whose birthdays
| occur in that time.
! Dana L. Clark Of Dover. y. II. was
! a week end guest of his sister, Mrs.
! Nellie Ellis and will leave this morn
ing on a business trip through Maine.
! Mrs. Walter Blake is confined to
, her home on Fairfield street with an
attack of the grip.
| Harley Nairs is quite i'll at his
/ home on Main street with an abscess
/ in his head.
! The Jolly Eight club will meet
/ Tuesday at the homo Of Mrs. Harry
/ Higgin".
Sergeant Wyman Womcn's Relief
| Corps held its regular meeting We'd
nesday evening. Miss Maggie john
son, president, presided. Among the
regular order of business the Corp
voted to send to the department pa
/ triotic instructor, Mrs. Annie Wilson
. of Saco, a sum of money to help pur
chase a flag to be presented to one of
/ the schools in the city of Bangor
where the annual convention will be
held in June. The remainder of the
proceeds will go toward a scholarship
fund which the National Woman's
Relief Corp is trying to establish in
/ the international college at Spring
( field. Mass. For good of the order the
patriotic instructor called upon Miss
/ Louise Benson. the National presi-
dent of the d. of Y. for remarks. She
+ having just returned from Washing
ton where she attended the Tooth an
I niversary of L. :. Grant. Miss Ben
son gave the Corp some very inter-
estIng points in the observance of the
Grant Memorial; and also relating
much of interest in regards to the
various tents which she visited and
! tho receptions which were rendered
! her, which We're very pleasing. A
rising vote of thanks was given to
Miss Benson by. the lodge. The
meeting closed with the American
creed and flag salute.