Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-14
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Daughter Of Veterans

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Daughter Of Veterans
The regular meeting Of Sarah
Sampson Tent Daughters of Veter-
ans was held on Monday evening in
the Post Rooms.
A birthday supper was served at
$50 o'clock, the committee in charge
of the affair consisted of members
whose birth days occurred in the
months of January. February and
March. The menu included seal
, lcped dishes, fruit salad, hot rolls.
pickles, soft pies, cake and coffee.
There was a large birthday cake, the
work of Mrs. Mary Strickland, which
was prettily frosted and decorated
with seven lighted candles in honor
OF the seven members whose birth
days occurred in January, February
and March. The guests Of honor
We're: Miss Bertha Crowell, Mrs. Ell
va Soule, Miss LeOla Bickford, Mrs,
Helen Towle. Mrs. Zillah Bartlett
and Mrs. Eliza Peavey. After sup
per the regular meeting was held
and the Past National President Miss
Louise Benson installed Mrs. Nina
Boynton who was unable to be pres
ent at the regular installation as
| color bearer No. l and Miss Frances
Pike as council member No. 2. A
poem in commemoration of Lincolns
birthday relating interesting facts
concerning his life, was read by the
patriotic instructor, Mrs. Clara Pat
terson. The president. Mrs. Helen
Elliot appointed the following COM
mittee for the ensuing year: Floral
committee Mrs. Elizabeth Hodsdon.
Miss Charlotte Bickford and Miss
Louise Benson; relief committee
Mrs. Edna Dusty. Mrs. Lottie Latin.
Mrs. Harriet Blaisdell and Miss Ber-
tina CroWell: visiting committee, Mrs
Helen Towle. Mrs. Nina Boynton and
Mrs. Gladys Crowell.
Mrs. Nelson of Randolph is visit
ing her son. William Newguard and
family of the Pond road.
Earl Healey Of Belfast, who was
called to Paris by the death Of a
relative. was calling on friends in
town Monday. Mr.. Healey is a for
mer resident of Oakland, having at
one time been manager of the Red
Front store on Main street.
Charles Wilbur, who was called
here by the illness of his son. G,Iv
Wilbur, who is critically i'll with
pneumonia at his home on Church
street. has returned to his home i'm
Dryden.
Alvin Fl. Gilman has returned from
two weeks visit with friends in
Sidney.
At the regular meeting Of the Boy
Scouts held on Monday evening in
the Legion hall four ca boys passed
the test and Will be taken in as soon
as the credentials arrive from New
York. The second class scout re-
qulrcments are being taken UP. Ches-
ter Oliver and Arthur Bush assisted
the boys and instructed them in the
art of bandaging.,
The regular meeting of the Aux
Hilary to the Harry G. Decker Post
American Legion will be held this
Wednesday evening in the Legion
Hall. Arrangements will be complet-
ed at this meeting for the annual
installation to be held in the near
future.
Funeral services for the late John
NJ. Peavey were held at the residence
on the Peavey Road Tuesday after
noon at l o'clock. Rev. Weston T.
Holman of the Methodist church Of
ficiated. The bearers were: Roy Dud-
ley Otto Bowden, Ernest Bowden
and Alton Bowman. Interment was
in the Lewis Cemetery.
Ezra Reed Of Green is in town
called here by the illness of his
brother-in-law, Guy Wilbur.
Mrs. Frank Runnells has gone to
Sidney to care for her daughter
who has Just returned from the hos
pital.
Cascade Grange will hold an all
day meeting Saturday in Grange
hall with Sidney Grange as guests.
Dinner will be served at noon and
the committee in charge consists of
Mrs. Eugene Soule. Mrs. Ferne
Houghton and Mrs. Norman Spiller.
All members not solicited from are
requested to bring cake or pie.
There will be Il Valentine Supper
given under the auspices of the La
dies classes for all members of the
Methodist Sunday school this We'd
ncsday evening. eb. 14th, at $50
O'Clock in the church vestrN. Fol-
lowing the supner will be a social to
which all are cordially invited to at
tend. All who attend tho Social are
some friend who will be present.
Come and enjoy the fun.
Tho Women's Missionary Society
of the United Baptist church will
meet this Wednesday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. George Benson on
Maple street. The subject of the
meeting will be "MormanS" and the
hostesses will be Mrs. Benson, Mrs.
Lulu Withcrell and Mrs Margaret
Wilbur.
"Thc silent Six Club" will meet
Thursday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Harry Blaisdell on High street.
The Ladies Aid of the Methodist
church will meet this "wednesday
afternoon. at $50 o'clock. at the
home of Mrs. Nathaniel Woodsum.
The date of the meeting was
changed from Wednesday evening
to Wednesday afternoon on account
of the valentine supper and social
held this evening in the Methodist
vcstry.
Miss Eva Springer of Franklin,
who is teaching in the public
schools at Fairfield. was calling on