The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-05-31
Sknluhrga, Gntal Nrrus


Bowdoin College Tuesday night.
Miss Marie Bison left yesterday for
Brunswick to attend Ivy Day exer-
cises at Bowdoin College.
DR.. and Mrs. A. b. Borden have
been on an automobile trip which took
them as far as Portland this week.
Allan J. stinchfeld entertained
number OF his friends at the Stinch-
field cottage at Lake Wesserrunssett
last Friday night.
D. LaFond, proprietor of LaFond's
Dry Goods Store, and family moved
Monday to Lakewood where they have
engaged the Poulin cottage for the
early part of the season.
Miss Molly v. Blunt will attend
the Float Night and Tree Day exer-
cises at Wellesley College tomorrow
night and Saturday. These are parts
of the graduation events at Welles-
ley.
Miss Gladys Rowell returned from
Posse School in Boston last Saturday
night. She has just graduated from
that institution and her mother, Mrs.
Elmer Rowell was present at the
graduation, returning with her daugh-
ter Saturday.
The fifty-seventh annual assembly
of Mount Moriah Council will be held
in Masonic Hall on Wednesday even
ing, June 90. Annual reports of re-
corder and treasurer will be given and
the election and installation of Off
GERS will occur. w. It. Seekins is
the present Thrice Illustrious Master
and B. A. Sawyer Is recorder.
William Turgeon, who became we'll
known here last season while operat-
ing his seaplane at Lake Wesserunsett
was In town Monday and Tuesday
greeting friends and on business con-
nected with the Wesserunssett Fly
liz Club, an organization of Somerset
County men who purchased seaplane
and operated it for commercial pur-
poses.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Elliott of Bos-
ton have been visiting here with Mr.
and Mrs. f. r. Merrill and have been
enjoying an automobile trip with Mr.
and Mrs. Merrill to Quebec. Mr. FL
lott is especially prominent in the
Massachusetts Consistory, Scottish Rite
Masons, being at present the First
Lieutenant Commander, next to the
highest Office In the Consistory.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Cover. Mr.
and Mrs. d. A. Porter and Mrs r. c.
Lord attended the May party at
Wheaton College in Norton, Mass,
last week. The Misses Carolyn Cow
er, Alta Porter and Helen Lord are
all students at Wheaton. The trip
was made In the Cover car. Mrs
Porter is remaining in Massachusetts,
until after next Monday when her 9TH
er daughter, Miss Verna Porter grad
yates from the Wheelock Kindergar
ten School.
Mr. and Mrs. George F. Paddock Of
Portland have been visiting here at
the home of w. e. Porter. They came
to be present at the burial of their
son. the late Roy w. Paddock in the
cemetery at North Fairfield. Mrs.
Roy Paddock and her sister and hus-
band, Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor of Bing-
ham were also in town for the burial.
Simon Peters Post went to the South
side receiving tomb where they con-
Quoted their service and panied
the body from its temporary resting
place there to the final burying place
in the cemetery already mentioned.
Mr. and Mrs. F. p. Pennell have re-
ceived word that their grand daugh-
ters, Dorothy and Geneva Pennell have
been made honorary fraternities at the
University Of Washington in Seattle.
Miss Dorothy who is a senior has
become affiliated with Sigma XII, Il
national honorary scientific fraternity
and Miss Geneva who Is a junior has
made the Mu Phi Epsilon, a national
music fraternity. They are the daugh-
tiers of Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Pencil and
formerly lived here. This is quite an
honor from the fact that their are
thousands in each one of the classes.
A regular meeting OF Bloomfield
Temple, Pythan Sisters was held last
Friday evening at Castle Hall. A
report of the grand lodge was tender
ed by Mrs. Annie Gilfllian who rep
TeScHleu DlOOfhaclu lctlpiC " ticoc
meetings. After the regular meet
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Mitchell were
rendered a surprise party In the shape
of farewell prior to their trip to
England. Mrs. Mitchell was given a
Pythian Sisters pin and Mr.. Mitchell
bill folder. Refreshments of ice
cream and cake were served by Mrs
Mary Eames, Mrs. Flora A. Dealey and
Mrs. Annie Wilson.
A meeting of the official board of
the Skowhegan High School Alumni
Association was held last Friday af
ternoon with the president, Mrs. Ma
bel Phillips Judkins. Owing to Mrs
Blanche NJ. Friend, the secretary being
under quarantine at the home of Ern
est Decker where she Is caring for
Fayalene Decker, Miss Celia Pack
ard Is acting as substitute secretary
The Association is starting scholar
ship fund the income of which will be
used to aid worthy graduates from
the school to further education and 1t
is hoped that all the graduates will be
interested in this fund and will wish
IN mako oOntribution