The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-02-02
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was so popular at the Lakewood The
atre. will return for another season
next summer.
Mrs. C. p. Barnes, of Houlton, who
addressed the mothers of Skowhegan
Monday night, was guest wnile In
town of Miss Louise II. Coburn.
Miss Adelaide II. Lancaster has re-
turned to Mason Institute at Spring
vale, after short visit at home with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. ]. II. Ian
caster.
| Alton II. Robinson returned to his
home In bingham Saturday after six
weeks business trip for the s. d. War
rem Paper Co He visited in Show
hogan on his return.
The assembly last Thursday even
ing in Grange Hall was enjoyed by a
large number of the members of the
Skowhegan Dancing Club. Wallace's
Orchestra furnished music and punch,
waters and sailed nuts were served
during the evening The next in the
series occurs February l6.
The boys of the Pi Sigma and the
girls of the S. G. G. Clubs of the
Bethany Baptist Sunday School will
hold food sale ON Saturday after
noon, February 4, in the Blasdell Au-
tomobile Block. The proceeds will
be used to furnish the dining and club
rooms of the clubs. All of the ladies
of the church are invited to furnish
food for the sale.
Owing to the illness of Mr.. Jewett,
Mrs. Jewett did not entertain the la
dies of the Golden Rod Branch, !. S.
S. as was planned on January 10Th,
at her home on Madison avenue The
meeting was held in the Municipal
room with good attendance, the
usual business being transacted. The
president, Mrs. Mary Roderick, presid-
ed. Next meeting to be held at the
Municipal room, February End.
Among the Skowhegan ladies who
attended the tea of the Margaret Golf
Moore Chapter, ID. A. r., held in
Madison last Monday were Mrs. Eli
zabeth Marble, regent, Mrs. Georgia
Wilson, Mrs. Laura II. Dinsmore. Mrs.
Birdena F. Conant, Mrs. s. X. Green
wood, Mrs G. +. Avore, Mrs. Eben
Chase, Mrs. II. c. Judkins, Mrs. F. r.
Philbrick and Mrs. Sarah Whitcomb
Mrs. Wood of Norridgewock, who is
guest of Mrs. Greenwood. also at
tended the session. The affair was
held at the home of Mrs. Arlen Me-
Kenney Riley, the regent.
! All women interested In the organic.
ing of Il business and professional wo-
mans club in Skowhegan are invited
to attend the mid-year meeting of the
Federation of business and ProfeS-
sonal Womens Clubs of Maine to be
held in Portland on February %. Be-
sides the business sessions and ad-
/ dresses there will be reception and
tea at the new club house of the Port
land business and Professional Wo-
mems Club and a banquet in the even
1 ing at the Falmouth Hotel.
The United States Civil Sevice com
mission announces that on Feb. Is
there will be an open competitive ex-
animation held for the positions for
| clerk and city carrier ut the Skowhe-
/ gan post office. Clerks in offices OF
the first and second class and carriers
! in the city delivery service are divided
! into five grades, the salaries of which
I are $1400, $500. $1,000, $1,000 and $780,
! per annum. res pectively. Clerks and
carriers will be promoted successfully
after one years satisfactory service in
each grade to the next high grade
until they reach the fifth grade, carry.
ing the $500 salary.
! The following new books have beer
added to the Public Library during
January. Fiction-Lister' Great Ad
venture, Bindloss; Believe You Me
Putnam; The Beloved Woman, Nor
ris; Nobodys Man, Oppenheim; TIC
the Last Man, Grey; The Triumph Of
Virginia Dale. Francis; The Passing
OF the Old West, Evarts; Trailing
Yew, Stapleton; Vice Versa, Austey
Non fiction Maine Register, 1921
1922; After Dinner Stories. Harrison;
The Mind Of the Buyer, Kitson; TIL,
Life of ARENAS Ward. Martyr
Heath's French and English Diction
airy. Boielle; The Bookman's Manual
! TIC oIu IiouSc
Hooper; The Indian and Antiquities Of
America, Ship; Washington, the Ma
tons Capitol. Taft and Bryce; Mod
ern American Poetry, Untermeyer
The Lure of Music. Downes. Juvenile
High Benton. Worker. Heyliger
The Mutineers, Halves; First Down
Kentucky. Paine; Arlo, Cobb; The
Irish Twins, Perkins; The Mexican
Twins. Perkinu; Mitch Miller. Mas
tiers; Book OF Cowboys, Robt. Wheel
err; Dorothy Dainty's Red Letter Days
Brooks; Lion and Tiger Stories Re
told from st. Nicholas The Secret Of
Everyday Things. Fabre; A Dutch 30,
Fifty Years After, Box; In the Days
Before Columbus, Robt. Wheeler
| Under the auspices Of the W. c. T.
u, Mrs. Annie NJ. X. Barnes, state
Superintendent Of Child Welfare for
the w. c. T. IT,. gave an address es'
pecially for the mothers In the high
school building Monday evening. The
committee of arrangements included
| Mrs. Mabel p. Judkins, Mrs. Margaret
X. Goodrich and Mrs. Mae n. Haihes