Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-05-23

louSe, hnlghtS of PythiaS, in Lewis
ton last week, E. c. Osgood of Ellis
worth was reelected grand master
of eXchequer.
The annual business meeting of
the Unitarian Alliance will be held
next Wednesday evening at 7.3O,
with Mrs. Elmer E. Rowe
The American Legion auxiliary
will hold special meeting for
Memorial day preparations Friday
evening at 7.30, at the home of the
president, Mrs. H. F. Wescott. All
members are urged to be present.
Wlvurna encampment will hold it's
regular meeting Monday evening.
Those planning to attend the district
convention in Brooklin on June l9
should be present, as matters per-
tanning to this event will be brought
up.
There will be work in the third de-
gree at Lygonia lodge, F. and A. NJ.
tomorrow evening. 1t will be great
ly appreciated by the officers if those
who do not attend the commandery
ball in Bluehill will make an effort
to be present
ler was recent visitor in Ellsworth.
returning last Saturday with her two
grandsons, Arnold and Everett,
whose mother, Mrs. J. Austin Nc
Keen, recently underwent an opera
tion for appendicitis at the Hurley
hospital.
Missionary E. A. Davis of the
Baptist State convention, will preach
at the Baptist church Sunday morn
ing and evening. Mr.. Davis is we'll
known here, having begun his minis
try with the little church in Trenton;
also having served the Sedgwick
church for some years.
Through the generosity of the
Ellsworth Baptist church and friends
at Hancock and Trenton, the pastor,
Rev. Clarence Emery, will attend
the meetings of the Northern Baptist
convention, to be held at Atlantic
City, N. j., May 1929, with expenses
paid. He left for Atlantic City on
Monday.
The woman's club will entertain
the Island Federated clubs next Sat-
urday, at the Congregational church.
There will be business meeting in
the forenoon, and luncheon will be
served in the vestry at noon. An
open meeting, to which the public
is cordially invited, will be held at
o'clock in the afternoon.
Wellington Haslam received word
last week Of the death of his cousin,
Luther E. Kimball, at Allston, Mass.
Mr.. Kimball was native of Surry,
but had lived in Boston since a
young man. He made frequent and
extended visits here, however, and
| made many friends, who will learn
of his death with regret. He leaves
widow, two sons and a daughter.
Mrs. Sarah Frances Whitmore,
formerly of Ellsworth, died suddenly
at the home of her oldest son, Bert
j. Whitmore, in Somerville, Mass,
May II. She was the widow of
Capt. Joseph M. Whitmore. Her
death is deeply felt by her two sons,
Bert j. and George W., and her many
friends of Somerville, Mass, and sur
rounding cities. She leaves, besides
her two sons, three grandchildren
and three great-grandchildren.
Plans for the observance of
Memorial day, under the auspices of
Frank e. Whitmore post, A. L., are
under way. The post will be assisted
by the few remaining G. A. r.
veterans and the woman's auxiliary.
The program for the day includes the
decoration of graves in the forenoon,
a dinner to soldiers and sailors at
noon, exercises at the soldiers monu-
manf 9ftpr HinnDr fn11oua1 l,xrf
exercises at the hall. The address at
the monument will be by Rev. c. T.
Jones of the Unitarian church, and
that at the hall by Rev. George S.
BroOkes of the Congregational
church. Mayor Foster will preside
at the afternoon exercises.
The week of June 4-1O is to be
known nationally as Better Homes
Week. The aims of the better
(COptinnad on no 100 1Ol