Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-27
Town Improvement Society

Tho Town Improvement Society
met at the Library Parlors Friday
afternoon and concluded its winters
study of Mexico.
The hostesses were Mrs. Jessie
Fletcher and Mrs. Carrie Webb. The
decoration was bouquet of verbenea
and ferns. The president, Mrs. Irene
n. Turner was in the chair and the
secretary Miss Alice f. Danforth
gave an interesting report Of the last
meeting and read the correspondence.
a letter from the Maine Public
Health Campaign was read and the
club voted to give $1,000 from the
treasury to the work of public health
in the State. A communication was
also read from the Redpath Enter
tainment Bureau of Boston to Edwin
p. Whiting, regarding the sale of tic
kets for the course of five entertain
ments to be given during the winter
OF 20 and 30 and the society voted
that it would assist in the sale of
tickets adopting the same plan as
last year which was that each mem
Der take two tickets and if possible
sell them and if not able to do so she
is privileged to return them.
The president announced that the
closing and annual meeting of the
society will occur on Friday a.. er-
noon, April 14th. At this time the Of
fcers for the coming year will be
elected and announcement was made
that the president. Mrs. Turner. sec
rotary, Miss DanfOrth and the treas
ur"". Mrs. Elva G. Green. do not care
10 serve another year. The commit
Tee to receive the ballots is made up
OF Mrs. Jessie Fletcher, Mrs. Lillian
Smith and Mrs. Elva Green.
The committee who was appointed
TO consider the revision of the con-
stitution and bylaws will report ut
the annual meeting. The lunch which
VIII be a picnic lunch at the annual
meeting will be directed by the Off
GERS and directors.
The program for the afternoon was
directed by Mrs. Viola r. Smith one
OF the directors. and opened with a
piano solo Invitation to Dance"
tN an Weber, by Mrs. Lila NJ. Friend:
q comprehensive and interesting pa
per on Causes of Mexican Back
Wardness' was given by Mrs. Blanch
t. Friend, in closing her paper Mrs.
Friend solicited the generous sym-
pathy for Mexico and stated that
much Of the cause of its backward
ness is due TO their bad rulers.
Piano solos. "Syphids' Waltz MAX
F'ranke) and Cherry Buds (Keats)
Lynette Mantor: the second paper Of
me afternoon and the final one on
Mexico was on american Help in
MEXICO given by Mrs. Annie Mich
DIS. who said the present time is on
perfume for launching an effort to
help the MCXicans as there is n non
uIar demand at present for educa-
ZION ana Christianization by the peo-
pie of that distant country who are
it really known. noble ana prngress-
I've people. Mrs. Nichols closing was
especially beautiful and appropriate
as the closing words of the winters
study on Mexico. She lkenod the
Me&icans to the certain man from
! ~ Tho as he went to Jericho
l"ll among thieves and the good co.>
arltan. Mrs. Friend again favored
the ladies with Il solo. PLAYING selec-
lions from the opera III 'PenserOsa
Misses Gladys and Lynettc Mantor
played piano duet Snow Balls"
tbehr) and responded to an encore
with "Gavotte D. Armide" (GIuck,.
which completed an interesting and
enjoyable program.