Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-08

| bouquets of pine and berries Seven
teen small tables were set and upon
each was a bouquet of the evergreen
and berries and also upon the presi
| dents table.
| The netting was called to order by
the vice president, Mrs. Vera +.
Smith in the absence of the president
| Mrs. Ethel NJ. Christensen who is i'll.
The opening number on the pro-
fsram was vocal solo by DR.. Ray
mond A. DerbyShire who sang "Sun-
rise and You" DR.. Derbyshire was
accompanied by Mrs. Ethel Whittier
Ames: Mrs. Derbyshire responded to
an encore by singing The Old Fash
toned Garden" The secretary, Mrs.
Birdena +. Conant gave interesting
reports of the annual meeting and
also Of the Field Day.
Miss Anne A. Caswe,l gave hu-
morous reading which was followed
by piano solo by Miss Phyllis Whit
ing after which Mrs. Conant gave q
report of the Fall Meeting of the Fed
| Grafton which was held in September
in Dover and FOXcroft Mrs. Rose
Burrill sang DRY Those Tears" and
was accompanied by Mrs. Ames. The
; address of the evening was given by
Mrs. Anna III. Foster r. n, the dis
trict nurse who is serving in Show
hogan under the auspices of SOrosis
and the metropolitan Life Insurance
Company. Mrs. Foster gave a splen-
did outline of her work and reported
that she had made since coming to
Skowhegan eighty-th calls ana
that the largest number in any one
day has been seven and the smallest
number two.
After the address by Mrs. Foster,
Mrs. Burrill accompanied by Mrs.
Ames sang "Bless You" which closed
the program which had been greatly
enjoyed by large number present
After the adjournment the officers
I'and directors served delicious fruit
salad. hot rolls, coffe and nuts and
an enjoyable social hour was spent.
The next meeting of the Sorosis
will occur on Tuesday evening. Nov
ember the 2Sth. when the club will
unite with the Skowhegan Town I'm
provement Society and the Womans
Club in Federated meeting at which
time Or. Clarence Little, the new
president of the University Of Maine
will be the speaker.
On the evening of December fourth
the club will hold a Child Welfare
meeting. The Christmas meeting of
the club will occur on Monday even
ing, December the 18th. The first
meeting of the New Year will occur
on Monday evening January first and
will in reality be 2 New Years"
party. On Monday evening the 18th.
Of January the club will give Mu-
sicale. The annual picnic supper
which fora number of years has been
enc of the most enjoyed meetings
will occur this year one the evening
Of January goth. On the evening of
February the 18th the club will OBJ
serve Gentlemen's Night.
Childrens' Night will take place on
the Monday evening of February the
26th. On Monday evening March 10Th
the calendar announces a "Pre-Wari
Royal Wedding An educational
evening will be arranged for the
ninth Of April and the closing meet
ing of the club year will be the an
Euai meeting which, will be held on
Monday evening, April 23rd when the
club will have supper.
The officers and directors which
make up this years board are: Presi-
dent, Mrs. Ethel NJ. Christensen;
vice president. Mrs. Vera B. Smith;
secretary, Mrs. Birdena F. Conant;
treasurer, Miss Florence Philbrick:
directors, Miss Leila E. Faibrother.
Miss Dorothy Day, Mrs Edna Jen-
kins. Mrs. Ethel L. Moore, and Mrs.
Vivian G. Woodbury..
The club year opens with a MEM
bershp of seventy five members
which is the limit and with the pros
poets of year of enjoyment and i'm
provement for the members.