Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-12

nature study ". lass meets
Ideal Christmas weather greeted the
Nature Study class Tuesday morning
! for it's Christmas party and tree held
at O-te-sa-ga cottage with Mrs. H. w.
| Stevens as hostess. The scene pre-
scented a most unusual combination Of
| summer and winter, for through the
| trees heavy with snow and the ground
| wore a soft white carpet. the waves
of Lake Maranacook broke upon the
shore unfettered by ice. and blue as in
summertime.
The club was in holiday spirits and
| there was not a dull moment in the
entire day. The ladies' were on hand
early and had preparations for dinner
| we'll under way before Mrs. Pitman
| called them together for a brief BUSH
ness session, at which time they were
| told OF the offer of Mrs. Nellie p.
| Stanley to send bird slides and lecture
| notes from Florida, which the club ex-
/ poets to show to the public in the near
! future. This matter was placed in the
hands of Mrs. Stevens, Mrs. Eastman
and Mrs. Bishop to make necessary
| arrangements.
The table decora tons were I'M
usually attractive. A centefpiece OF
| red, circled with rosy apples, at
tractive fo-& place cards, and dainty
|
miniature pots of glass as favors.
| Christmas candies, ETC., forming a
pleasing pictures
The dinner itself was an excellent
| one, and all did ample justice to it..
i Following the dinner with Helen
| Pitman acting as Santa Claus, the
| gifts were distributed from prettily
| decorated tree, set on the verandah
| of the cottage overlooking, the lake.
| There was much merriment as the
| gifts were undone. and the. accom-
| panying verses read. each guest
seeming to get what she most need
ed. from the cart load OF coal, which
! one member received. to the lantern
and satchel which another Jealous
member was given to aid in COL
| Letting specimens.
Mrs. Pitman. the president. gave
| every club member a cocoon. OF one
| of three varieties. the Calsyboleus
| excaecatus. Samai Cecropia or Telea
! Polyphemus. and other gifts and
| '1uts." too numerous to mention were
received SO that all went home from
| the party well laden with souvenirs
| of the occasion.
A specimen OF pine identified as
the pitch pine" was exhibited. with
| cones from the same. Thirteen
| tIICiIIUClS WClc PICoChNs
Mrs. Fred Pitman. Mrs. H. w. Ste
| vens, Mrs. G. F. Sargent, Mrs. Her.
bert Peck, Mrs. Frederick Patton,
Mrs. Frank Eastman. Mrs. Herman
Wilson. Mrs. r. E. York. Mrs. L. H.
Millspau ugh. Mrs. j. p. Bishop. Mrs.
Helen Pitman. Mrs. Emerson Perry,
and Mrs. F. L. Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Marble are at
| tending the State Grange at Lewis
| ton this week.
Annual Inspection Temple Lodge
r. and A. M.
The annual inspection of the work
| of Temple Lodge. F.. and A. NJ. was
held at Masonic hall Monday even
| ing. District Deputy John C.. Arnold
! of Augusta, being the inspecting of
| f1cer. He complimented the officers
highly upon the excellence of the
work. An oyster supper was served,
following the meeting.
MRS f. S. Norcross, Mrs. Fife
French, Mrs. Mary Gage, Miss Elma
Shaw, Mrs. Mildred Purington, Mrs.
Anna Hindhpaugh. Mrs. L. r. ,Carle-
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. E. C. Leighton,