The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-06-28


comfortable and getting along as well
as can be reasonably expected.
Alton Blaisdell who broke one bone
in his wrist while cranking an auto
mobile last week, Tuesday afternoon,
is getting along very nicely now.
MADISON
Al special meeting of the Madison
Board of Trade which was held last
Wednesday evening in the office of the
Augusta Trust Company, to hear the
report OF the committee on the camp
ground for auto tourists, the COM
mittee reported that while definite
permission has not as yet been secur-
ed from the Hollingsworth & Whitney
Co. to uso the site at Old Point which
Is desired, applications have been
made and they have strong hopes that
it would be granted. A vote was
taken to instruct the committee to
make all necessary arrangements just
as soon as possible, Another arrange
ments to come up was the matter OF
the Boys Band. Members of the
band were present and explained the
situation and after a short discussion
committee consisting of George Fl.
Vlles, A. Christopher and Walter Ray
were elected to solicit funds and
make arrangements for series OF
municipal concerts.
Ask your druggist for 2525 liver
pills. TIL
The graduating exercises of Madi-
son High Schol, class of 1923. took
place Thursday evening of last week
In the unfinished auditorium of the
new high school building. The wall
back of the stage was banked with
evergreen interspersed with yellow
roses. The letters M. II. s. 1928
were over the stage in blue and white
letters, the class colors. This Is the
largest class ever to graduate from
the school At o'clock to the "Ofd
Point March" composed by the late
E. Il. Towne. and played by Mrs.
Alice Spear Rand, the class to the
number of 40 were marshalled into
the auditorium by Ivan Fowke and
took their places on the stage. Prln-
cipal W. H. Holman, chairman of the
school committee, E. c. Weston. E. E.
Hurd and Rev. r.. b. Tetley were also
seated on the stage. The following
program was carried ont: Invoca-
ton, Rev. e. B. Tetley; salutatDry
address, Mary Elizabeth McInnis;
essay, Story of Mines, Erna Lillian
Emery; Glass History, Esther Mar
den, 1920 and 1922; Eleanor Smell,
1921 and 1923; essay, The Mexican
Problem, Harold Raymond Dahlberg;
Prophecy for Boys. Georgia Shoppert
Stoutameyer: music. orchestra led by
Mrs. Arlen McKenney Riley; Prophecy
for Girls, Erlon David Viles; Pre-
sentation of Gifts to Girls, William
Roland Ferland: Presentation of Gifts
to Boys, Katheryn Elizabeth McEl-
hiney; music, Girls chorus; valedic-
tory address, Francis Edward Head;
music, orchestra. Principal w. HI.
Holman at this time awarded the
prize of $25 given by Judge c. Oh
Small to the Senior Glass Debaters,
the negative side winning. They
were, Dorothy Bird, Thelma Davis,
Erlon Viies and Linwood Broffee. The
diplomas were presented by chair
man of the school board. q. c. Wes-
ton and the benediction was pro-
nounced by Mr.. Tetley. The class
officers were: President, Francis
Head; vice president, Louise Allen;
secretary, Eleanor Daggett; treasur-
er, Katheryn Mckinney. Class mot
to, "Be sharp, be natural, never be
fat" Class colors, blue and white !;
class flower, tea rose. Following Is
the class roll. Louise May Allen,
Gladys Arlene Beale, Dorothy Agnes
Bird, Linwood Harold Broffee, Ber-
trail Donald Brooks. Donald Conrad
Brown, Linton Clark, Vera Marie
Cooper, Marie Carolyn Conforth, Ruth
Daggett, Harold Raymond Dahlberg,
Thema Marion Davis, Lynn Hilton
Dill. Erna Lillian Emery, William Ro-
land Ferland, Lee Richard Fletcher,
Ivan Albert Fowke. Bessie Evelyn
Golding, Pearl Vera Hapworth,
Francis Edmund Head, Katherine
Elizabeth McElhiney, Esther Mae Mar
den, Mary Elizabeth McInnie. Florence
Terry Moore, Moses Nanigian, Jerome
Evengelise Ouillette, Annie Mae Pr
per. Mary Delora Renter, Elmer
James Russell, Violet Hazel Sanford,
Wesley Arthur Sawyer, Gertrude
| Viola Sessions. Frank Irwin Small,
Ellen Gertrude Smith, Amy Margaret
Smell. Eleanor Mary Smell, Marie Isa-
belle Smell, Norman Ernest Smell,
Gertrude Schoppert Stoutameyer
Erion David viles, MarcelIe Daniel
Ward, Arnold Brown Watson, Gladys
Ellen Waugh, Marion Edith Will,
Helen Wood
ALUMNI DAY
Madison high school alumni day
which was observed Friday as the
closing feature of Commencement
week, was a success from start ia
| finish Committees have been at work
| for several months to make thin
years alumni celebration real red
letter day and. the start of future cele.
bnations which will be feature Of
school life. Much credit is due tx
the officers and committees for tht