Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-15
OAKLAND

guest OF Mr.. ana Mrs. William Nj
Aver Of Church street, will leave this
morning for Boston, Mass. where she
will be guest of friends at the Hotel
Brunswick for week on her way to
her home in Pittsfield. Mass.
1.-THE Silent Six Club" will meet or
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Harry
Blaisdell at her home on High street.
Miss Lillian Kelley will entertain
the Swastika class of the United Bap.
fist church Tuesday evening at hel
home in town.
Mrs. A. +. Sawtelle has returned
from an extended visit with her daugh-
ter. Mrs. Emerson Heath of Philadel.
phia. Mrs. Sawtelle also visited hel
cousin, Mrs. Annie Hodgdon, at hel
summer home at Hough's Neck.
Walter Blake is confined to his home
on Fairfield street with an attack OF
neuritis in his shoulder.
The meeting of the Fidelity class OF
the United Baptist church will be
omitted this week on account Of the
State Sunday School convention held
in Waterville this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Tarren have
moved from Aver street into the
house on Goodwin street which they
recently purchased.
Mrs. Carolyn Bailey, who has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Allward
of Waterville. is the guest of her
daughter, Mrs. Jacob Knight Of the
Fairfield road, for a time.
Mrs. Walter Goodwin was a bust
ness visitor in Bangor, Saturday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Taylor
Mrs. Elizabeth Taylor, widow of
the late John c. Taylor, and the old
est woman in Oakland, died Satur-
day morning about 3 o'clock at the
residence on Belgrade avenue, aged
50 years. s months and IL days.
Mrs. Taylor was born in NVestport,
Mass, Jan. 26. 1928, daughter Of Ma
than Slade and Phebe Macomber Slade,
and was one of a family of two chill
dren. In 1882 she married John C.
Taylor of Westport. Mass, the family
residing there until 1900, when they
moved to Belgrade, Me- where they
lived until 1903, when they came to
Oakland and purchased a home on
Belgrade avenue.
Mr.. Taylor died in January, 1928.
Mrs. Taylor had been unable to leave
her room for several years and for
the past 10 months had heen con-
fined to her bed. She was a member
of the Friends church at North Fair
field.
Mrs. Taylor is survived by a step
son and daughter, Frank and Miss
Mary Taylor, with whom she resided
and who have tenderly cared for her
during her long illness. She is also
survived by one cousin. Mrs. Mary
E. Alny of Fall River, Mass, and a
second cousin, Miss Angienette Chase
of Chestnuts Hills. Mass Funeral
services will be held at the residence
this afternoon at . O'clock. Rev. Will
lard E. Overlook of West Washington
officiating, and interment will be in
the family lot in the Belgrade ceme-
terry.
Please omit flowers.
Miss Angienette Chase of Chestnut
Hills, Mass, is in town, called here
by the death of her cousin, Mrs Eliza
beth Taylor.
At the Mass meeting held on Fri
day evening in Memorial Hall, Mrs.
V. c. Totman. president of the
Mothers Impro cement Club intro
duced the speaker for the evening
w. j. Thompson, Master of the
State Grange. who gave a very in
teresting address on 4S or "a. There
was a good attendance and much
interest was shown on the question.
The Harry G. Decker Post No. 81,
American Legion will hold a game
Supper in the Legion Hall on next
Tuesday evening. The members of
the Post have been divided into two
teams with r. r. Tracy and w. f.
TraSk as captains. Each memer Is
requested to bring in SOLE game and
the team with the least number of
points pays for the supper. Much
interest is being shown in this event
the outfit it is expected that game
will be in abundance.
125 Enjoy Columbus Social
A splendid crowd of young people
with a sprinkling of elders totaling
125 enjoyed a delightful Columbus
Social given in the United Baptist
Vestry, Friday evening, Oct. 18th I'M
der the auspices of the Christian
Endeavor Society The room was
decorated in forest evergreen. The
social committee received in charac-
ter as follows: Martha Washington,
Nelma Perkins; Priscilla Alden, Dor
othy Burwood; Betsy Ross, Resale
Mosher; Little Girl. Blanche Clark;
The program consisted of intrum-
entail music by Miss Lena Kerr at
the piano: Linwood Patten, Violin
list and Harold Sawtelle, cornet; vo-
cal solos by Ted Pierce Of Colby and
a series of historic and symbolic
tableauX in costume directed by Rev.
+. S. .,ernauer as follows: Queen Is
abella and her ladies in waiting:
The presentation of Columbus at the
Court of Spain; The Voyage West
ward into the unknown: The spirit
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San Salvador and the occupation in
The triumphal return and the recep-
ton at the Spanish court; Columbia,
the Spirit of Liberty. The characters
were impersonated as follows: Queen
Isabella, Camille Livingstone: King
Ferdinand, Allen Lewis; Columbus,
Willard Brier: Priest, Geo. Bates;
Maid of Honor, Lillian Kelley; Court
Ladies. Miss Alvina Written, Lii
liam Baker, Nora Soule, Mrs, Della
Bates. Dorothy Burwood, Audrey
Spaulding: Courtiers. Ernest Rutler.
J. Alton Bragg, Walton Patten; In
dams, Mrs. Clara Patterson. Miss
Francis Bernaper Jr; sailors. ]. Alton
Bragg. Walton Patten: First Mate,
Ernest Rutler; Spirit of Virgin AM
erica, Mrs. Clara Patterson as Indian
Princess; Miss Columbia. Lillian.
Kelley. The game which followed
the entertainment were directed by
Miss Lena Kerr in a manner that
showed rare ability in entertaining
crowd. Refreshments consisting of
fruit punch nd waters were served
under the direction Of Miss Alice
Bremstine. The Columbus Social
proved so satisfactory to all that the
c. E. Society. of the United Baptist
Church plan to give Halloween So
cial Friday night, Oct. 26 to which
they invite all their friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Pulcifer are
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