The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-06-07
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establish their future home.
Elaborate arrangements are in pro-
gress for the Senior Hop tomorrow,
Friday evening in Grange Hall with
arrangements in charge of Emile
Dionne, Allan j. Stinchfield, William
Wildes, Helen NJ. Halves, Hector Cha
bot and Marion E. Jacobs.
A number of members of Somerset
Council 20S9, Knights of Columbus
are planning to attend third degree
to be given, at Waterville Monday
evening. = There is to be parade pre-
vious to the exemplifcation of the de-
gree and it Is expected hat councils
throughout northwestern Maine will
be represented at this occasion.
Mrs. Abbie j. Laid of Fairfield, de-
partment Chaplain of the Women's
Auxiliary to the American Legion, her
daughter, Miss Alice Ladd, president
of the Fairfield Auxiliary and Mrs.
Jennie Flood Kreger also of Fairfield
were among the out of town people
here to attend the session and ban
quet of Somerset Council last Monday
evening.
Miss Clarissa Hewey, medical Mis-
sionary from Shanghai who has
been passing a furlough in America
because of a breakdown in health,
| and has been visiting her sister, Mrs.
| Robert Moore in Skowhegan and 9TH
er relatives in this vicinity, also CIV
ing addresses in different places, left
Saturday, for Vancouver whence she
will sail on June IA for China.
Miss Puritan Townsend of New
| York, an actress of much ability has
| Joined the summer colony at Lake
wood and will spend the season at
! the Hymer bungalow. Among the
| other recent arrivals are Mr. and Mrs.
| William T. Clarke and daughter, Miss
| Ruth Clarke of New York who are at
| the Checker cottage. Mr.. Clarke will
play in mystery production next
| fall.
There was a large attendance at
| special communication of Somerset
Lodge F. e A. M. last Monday night
| This was observed as Past Masers
| Degree. During the evening Past
| Master, Edward A. Parker, who acted
| as master for the evening, was pre-
! scented with a Past Masters Jewell by
| Somerset Lodge, Past Master Fred F..
Lawrence making the preservation
| address. Refreshments of strawber-
| ry shortcake with whipped cream was
served at the close of the work.
| \ Patients lately discharged from the
| Kennebec Valley Hospital are Mrs
| Glenwood Gordon of East Madison,
| Carlyle Corvette, son of Mrs. II. A.
| Reed of Greenwood avenue, Edward
F. Pomerleau, j c. Viles of Skowhe-
| gan and Mrs. Bernice Rider of East
| Madison. Mrs. Melvin Berry of No
| Arson went home yesterday and Mrs.
| Clifton Whittemore and little son, Mcr-
rill Charles will go home sometime
| this week.
The Ella +. Mitchell Philathea Glass
of the Bethany Baptist Church are
arranging for a June party next Mon
| day evening at 7.30 at the home of
Miss Louise II. Coburn. This will
| be the regular monthly social meet
| ing of the class and there will be an
| entertainment and interesting games.
| The committee in charge is composed
of Mrs. Dora T. Nye, Miss Coburn,
| Miss Bessie Crocker, Miss Carrie
| Crocker. Mrs. Eva Webster, Mrs. Del
| la Sanford, Mrs. Eldena s. Halves.
| Miss Evelyn Turner. Mrs. Rena Arch
| er Taylor, Miss Elsie Cox and Mrs.
Alice Boulgier.
| The next. meeting of Skowhegan
| Grange will be held on Wednesday,
June l3 at which time they will en-
tertain the Athens Gscnge. There
| will be a supper by Sections C and E.
| L. II. WOrthley of the United States
| Department of Agriculture will be
here to speak on "Moth Pests of New
| England" Mr.. Worthley was a
| Skowhegan boy and received his ear
| ly education in the Skowhegan schools
| going from here when quite young.
| He has spent twenty-five years in
| this moth work and has been sent by
the United States Government to sew
eral foreign countries to study moth
| conditions there.
| A large delegation of ladies who
| are members of the Good VIII Club
| went to Good Will farm Monday to be
| present at the graduation exercises
| of Good Will high school in accord
| ance with their regular custom. A
| picnic dinner was enjoyed, members
of the Hinckley family lunching with
thom, and assisting with refresh
ments. The last regular meeting
| of the club until next winter was held
| Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs.
| A. r. Jewett Five puffs were tackled
and pillow cases made for Good Will
| A picnic supper of fruit salad, hot
| rolls, cake, orange sherbert, coffee
| and sailed nuts was much enjoyed at
the close of the afternoons work. Mrs.
| George W. Hincklcy was a special
| guest for the afternoon.
The Juniors of Skowhegan high
school received an invitation from the
| Senior class to attend party Thurs
| day night, although it was not de-
fnitely stated where the party was to
| be held The seniors chose as the
| place of their merrymaking Grange
| Hall in Athens and thence they de-
parted. accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs.
C. B. H ght, A. o. Dostie, Miss Lyle