Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-05
OAKLAND
FARM BUREAU
JOINT MEETING

A joint meeting of the men and
womEn's division of the Farm Bu-
! reau was held on Friday. March >,
| in Cascade Grange hall. The meet
| ing opened in the morning about
! 1870 o'clock. Home demonstration,
Miss Helen Clarke, of Augusta, in
| structed the ladies in making bet
ties. County Agent Clarence Day of
| Augusta, and NJ. -. Jones of the
State Department of Agriculture of
Orono. were present. Fifty stere-
opticon views illustrating handy and
! convenient ways of doing farm work
were shown, and an interesting talk
| on farm management was given by
Mr.. Jones.
A baked bean dinner was served
at noon. Twenty-o one ladies attended
the meeting Of the women's division
and about 40 men were present at
the meeting of the mems division.
The next meeting of the women's di-
vision will be held April -, in
Grange hall, the subject to be dis
! cussed will be Home Convent
ences.' The mems division will hold
their next meeting April is, at the
farm of Thomas Robinson. on the
Middle road. and there will be an
| orchard pruning demonstration.
"The Swastika Glass" of the
nlted Baptist church will meet on
Tuesday evening with Miss Ivy Car
roll at the home of Fred Thomas,
on Summer street.
William Livingstone. sons of Mr..
| and Mrs. Lawrence Livingstone, re-
| turned Saturday from the Elm City
Hospital III Waterville. where he has
been for several weeks, receiving
The Fidelity Class of the United
Baptist church will meet on Friday
afternoon of this week at the home
OF Mrs. William E'oss on Water
street
Mrs. Maude Lcavitt of Augusta, is
| IN town, called here by the death of
her brother. Leland Bickford.
The Whatsoever Guild" of the
United Baptist church. will meet
this (Monday) evening. with Mrs.
Ii. q. Kennedy, at the parsonage on
| Maple street The subject OF the
meeting will be ''On the March" and
the hostesses will be Miss Lena Kerr.
Airs. Edna Brown and Miss Mildred
Perkins.
The Boy Scouts will bold their
regular meeting this (Monday) eve
ming. in the Legion hall.
Miss Arlene Beai of Madison, was
an over night guest Friday of Miss
Annie Folsom. leaving Saturday for
kents Hill, to visit friends over the
week lend.
The next meeting of the Tuesday
Club will be held with Mrs. Alice
Gilman on Tuesday. March q. at the
usual hour, 30 o'clock. The com
mittee of officers have prepared a
musical program and Mrs. j. II.
middleton, state president of the
Federation of Women's Clubs. will
be present.
THE Night Owls" met Friday eve
ming at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Woodbury.. Whist was play
ed and the first prize for ladies was
awrded to Mrs. Mildred Gleason. and
the, first prize for gentlemen to Mil
lard Gleason. Ernest Morrow re-
celved the consolation prize for gen.
tlemen. and Mrs. Ernest Morrow the
consolation prize for ladies. Light
refreshments were served and a
pleasant evening enjoyed. The next
meeting will be held on Friday eve
nihg OF TINS week at the home of
MIR. and Mrs. Willard Gleason.
Mrs. Nettie Hallett, who has been
confined to her home on Belgrade
Hill with an attack of the grippe. is
much improved.
Mrs. Harry Tozier and son. Mil
lard, are visiting Mrs Tozier's sister.
Mrs. Willard Gleason, of North Bel
grade. for few days.
Mrs. Julia Dyer has entered the
employ of Edward Bowman, of Wa
ter street.
Mrs. d. nj. Marshall and Mrs. II.
~: Hatfield entertained a party of
friends Friday evening at the home
or Mrs. Marshall on Church st.
Auction was played and light re-
freshments were served. The guests
We're: Airs. A. II. Oliver. Mrs. Mary
Strickland, Mrs. J. II. Morse, Mrs,
}. r. Morrisctte, Mrs. William Blake
and Mrs. Harry Dame.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arno Lawrence of
Waterville We're week end guests of
Mrs. LaWrence's parents Mr.. and
MIS-. r.. w. Sturtevant of Oakland
Heights.
THE Mothers Improvement Club
will hold an all day meeting on
Thursday of this week at the home
OF Mrs. Lendall on Waterville road.
Mrs. Lendall will be assisted in en-
tertaining by Mrs. Amelia McKicb-
mic.
Miss Lizzie Norton. teacher of the
school at Oakland Heights went to
Gardiner Saturday to pass the week.
end with her parents.