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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-19
Better Homes in u. S
Encouraged By
Sec. of Labor Davis

Washington, May IL "a. p
There are two sides to ten dollar
bill. One side is the effort that goes
to earn it; the other is the care and
intelligence which 60 to the spending
Of it. One side is the mans con-
tribution the other side Is the wo-
mans. The whole question of wages
is affected by the home makers
ability to get value for her money.
In such manner Secretary of Labor
Davis sets forth the significance of
the Better Homes in America cam
paign to be conducted during the
week of June 4 to 10. Secretary
Davis is a member of the National
Council for Better Homes in Amer
lea. Other members are Vice-presi-
den Coolidge, Secretaries Hoover
and Wallace and Mrs. T. G. Winter,
president of the General Federation
of Womens Clubs.
1.-THE campaign is a woman's cam
paign." says Secretary Davis. "They
are taking stock of themselves to see
how they fill their side of the bill:
they are taking inventory of home
values to determine on standards.
THE best American wage earners
know that the pay check at the end
of the week belongs to the family.
lnPN KNOW dlSO tIdt iOi ~ Y
dollar a week wage does not do as
well in some families as thirty five
dollar a week wage does in others.
1.-THE demonstration houses pre-
pared for Better Homes week in June
are concrete educational means or
emphasizing the importance OF home
making. and the increasing necessity
of thorough study of it's technic. In
the homes is the nation, in the homes
is the basis Of the best patriotism.
There is nothing better we can do
than make a thorough wOrkmanltke
study of the things that make for a
better home, with architects. build
| ers, interior decorators, students.
musicians. educators and spiritual
advisors joining in definition OF
home"
The Better Homes campaign began
last year in a comparatively small
way. The result Of the first effort
is shown in the preparations this
year Of many communities to have
demonstration homes during the
campaign week in June, according to
those interested in the movement.
Many of these have been started by
the chambers of commerce, others by
groups of women or wOmen's CLUBS.
Besides fitting out the demOnstra-
ton homes for public view. the move
ment includes arrangement of lee
lures, musical. movie and radio pro-
grams. essay and poster contests In
schools, and other means to draw at
tention to the home. Many thou
sands of dollars in prizes will be CIV
en- locally and nationally in connec-
ton with the campaign. An interest
ing side issue is the preparation OF
an ideal list of books and musical
selections for the home.
In Washington the national head
quarters of the Generation Fedora
ton of Womens Clubs sponsored the
construction of replica of the
Long Island home of John Howard
| Payne that inspired him to write
Home Sweet Home" This house
will follow every line of the original
but it will be built of the best
standard modern materials. 1t is
| within short distance of the White
! House. Ultimately it will be moved
| to a permanent location where il
will be maintained as better homes
| demonstration.
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|Sk0WnEGAN LOCAL NEWS
Somerset County Headquarters Phones, Farmers *1 81: IL
PERSONAL MENTION
Henry L. Mitchell was in Augusta

Henry l.. Mitchell was in Augusta
on business Friday.
Blanche Bernier. who plays the
bells in the st. Cecilia Orchestra of
the Notre Dame church and who was
in town Thursday night to attend
an orchestra rehearsal. returned
Friday to Waterville where she is
employed in the Bennett Shop.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. +. Childs. who
have been residing in the upper
apartment of the Stinchfield house
cupy the whole house. Mr.. and Mrs.
Chase. who lived down stairs, have
moved to Willow street.
Fred d. Hersey, State Master of the
Fourth Degree. knights of Columbus
of Portland and Captain E. J. Quinn,
also of Portland, were in town Thurs
day night, being speakers at special
meeting Of Somerset Council, No.
20S9.
Miss Emma Hall left Thursday for
Augusta. where she will be the guest
of Miss Margaret Partridge and Mrs.
George Danforth. In a recent writeup
of 1.-The Country Grocery Store"
Miss Halls name was unintention-
ally omitted. Miss Hall was one of
the principal shoppers.
Rev. George Merriam motored to
North Fairfield Friday where at
o'clock he officiated at the funeral
service Of Merle Huff and returned
from North Fairfield. and drove dir
ectly to North Cornville where he
conducted the funeral service for
Miss Ellen Whittier, which was held
at the home Of her brother, Almon
Whittier
Miss Mollie " Blunt left Friday
for Bath where she attended a tea
given by Miss Jane Murpey. also a
dinner and dance given by Mrs. HUI
pert Baxter, pre- nuptial events Of
the White Baxter wedding. Miss
Blunt will also attend the wedding
and reception this Saturday after
noon. Other guests from Skowhe-
gan will be Mrs. Elise Fellows and
mother, Mrs. Deborah S. Fellows.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest II. Holman of
Wilton were in town Friday calling
on friends and on business. They
made the trip by automobile and
drove on to Athens in the afternoon.
Misses Blanche Jewett and Gail
Taggert who planned to go to the
east shore of Lake Wesserrunsett
the first of the week and postponed
it because of the cold weather and
rain went to the lake Friday where
they plan to pass some time at the
cottage of Cecil Tilton.
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Church Notices
Centenary Method

Centenary Methodist. Rev. Herbert
L. Nichols: 1880. Miss Winnie Mary
meeting at o'clock At p. NJ anoth-
CT story-sermon service and song serv-
ice.
Louis A. Renaud: Mass at $50; high
mass at 1870 with sermon in French: :
Sunday school at $50 and rosary and
benediction Of the blessed sacrament
at $40 Z. NJ.
Bethany BAPTIST. Rev. George Mer-
ram: 1920. sermon by Rev. f. b.
Tetlcy CT Madison; Sunday school a:
~; Christian Endeavor service at p.
NJ; evening service with sermon by
the pastor at o'clock.
Federated. Rev. George l.. Thurlow:
1890. "fIave the Young People of To-
day Surrendered the Moral Standards
of their Fathers? If SO. Why" Bibla
school at ~. Y. p: S. G. +: meeting at
$50: evening service at 7.30 with SER
mon by pastor.
Mrs. Elizabeth. Watson, the lectur-
err of the Somerset Pomona Grange
has announced the following pro-
gram for the meeting to be held on
next Tuesday with the Sandy River
Grange at Mercer: Address of well
come, Worthy Master of Sandy River
Grange, Mrs. Emma Frizzell; re-
Spouse, worthy steward of Pomona,
Mark Gray: music. grange choir;
history of Sandy River Grange, tri-
butte to the flag, Rev. Samuel +.
Emerson, Skowhegan: readings, Mrs.
Elizabeth Boardman, Mrs. Stella
Drawn; the address will be given by
County Agent c. A. Storer of the
County Extension work. closing
thoughts. Mrs. Emma Goodrich. The
topic for discussion is, In what kind
of stock can you invest 500 and get
the most profit in one year," The
discussion will be opened by D. NJ.
Bunker, J. N. Frizzell, A. d. Drawn
and others. The program will be
presented at the afternoon session.
The morning session will be devoted
to the transaction of business and the
comforting of the Pomona degree.
Dinner will be served by the hostess
grange.
The first meeting of the second
year of the Skowhegan Business and
Professional Womans club will be
held Tuesday evening, May 22nd, in
the club rooms in the Morrison and
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from their city homes for another
delightful season on the seacoast. 1t
is understood that the steamships Of
the Eastern Steamship Lines Inc.
will begin to make daily landings
here about the goth OF June and
then Northport will be once more
on the map.
The Waquoit is undergoing re-
pairs which includes repainting in
side and out. 1t will be opened on the
Both for the season.
Mrs. James D. Mo. timer of New
York. one of the first to arrive for
the season, Is pleasantly domiciled
for the summer at Snuggle Inn. her
charming place on the South Shore.
On Friday she will entertain a num-
Der of friends at luncheon. Mr.. Nor
timer who accompanied her here and
later returned to New York Will ar
rive next week for q few days.
Mrs. Charles +. Rogers OF New
York will arrive next Monday to open
her cottage on the South Shore which
she will lease for the season. She
will be accompanied by Mrs. Ira Nj.
Cobe of New York and Mrs. Charles
H. Glaster Of Bangor who has been
in New York for a few weeks.
Mrs. Vaughan Hamilton of Brook
line is at her place on the North
Shore bought last season. supervis-
vising renovations. With Mr.. Hamil-
ton she will come the last Of June
for the summer.
Mrs. Mary Godfrey Of Lowell with
Mrs. Robert Pierce and son, guests,
are at her cottage.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Manning Of
Boston will have The Lodge, owned
bv Ira M. Cobe Of Hillside Farms. for
the summer. The Mannings have
visited the Vaughan Hamiltons sew
erVl seasons.
Mrs. Mary Smith has arrived at
Breezy Point for the season.
Mrs. Nan Smallidge, who spent the
winter in Boston has arrived for the
season.
&C. Dickerson after spending the
winter in Belfast is at his cottage
on the South Shore.
A. p. Benner returned from Bos.
ton today, having received medical
treatment. His friends will be glad
TO know he was not obliged TO under
20 a surgical operation as he expect
ed to do when he left home.
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Mcclellan block. After the trans
action Of the semi monthly business
a program of interest will be pre-
scented under the direction of DR..
Julia Nay Kincaid, chairman of the
program committee.
Rev. and Mrs. George w. Hinck-
Icy, Miss Faith Hinckley of Good VIII
and Mrs. Melvin Palmer of Hinckley
were in town Thursday afternoon in
attendance at the Planting of the tree
by the Daughters of the Eunice
Farnsworth ID. A. r., at which cere-
n,ony Mr.. Hinckley was the speaker.
Both Miss Hincllley and Mrs. Palmer
are members of the chapter.
DR.. Hill Of Waterville was in town
Friday. being called in consultation
with DR.. l.. \. Dascomb on the case
of Miss Fayalene Decker, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest A. Decker
of East Leavitt street, who has been
very ill with scarlet fever. Miss
Eockers friends will be pleased to
know that her condition on Friday
was continuing to improve.
On Thursday afternoon the S. II. S.
baseball boys won another victory
when they played Oakland High at
Oakland when the score was 8 to 6.
Saturday at Fairvicw Park, Skow-
hogan, there will be a baseball game
between the Orono and the SkoWhe-
gan High.
SkowheGan is sending the follow
ing men to take part today in the
Colby interscholastic track and fed
meet which is to be on Severance
field. l.. Dionne. F. Dionne. Provost,
Mullen. Perkins, Dysart, j. Cole. Me
Allster. w. Cole. Copp, Spoiford.
Foss and Murray.
On Thursday evening, May cath.
the Ladies of st. John the Baptist
will give a whist party in Convent
hall for the benefit of the Parochial
school. Music will be furnished by
Foley's orchestra and delightful So
Cial evening is being arranged.
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Impressive Ceremony
AS Tree Is Planted

The ceremony of planting a tree
in honor of Eunice Farnsworth on
Thursday afternoon at the Coburn
Park by the daughters of the Eunice
Farnsworth chapter of the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution was
most impressive and was largely at
tended by daughters of the chapter
and the public which cordially in
vited the ladies of the Good Will
Club which were special guests. The
tree, beautiful young elm, was
presented by Mrs. John w. Healy, a
daughter, who expressed her pleas
urc in giving the tree to the chapter
to be planted in honor of Eunice
farnsworth for whom the chapter is
named.
The tree was accepted by the re-
gent Mrs. Elizabeth A. Marble. in be-
half of the chapter. Mrs. Florence
Waugh Danforth a past regent pre-
scented to the regent a sealed tin box
which contained a record of the DAYS
procedure and a list of the members
OF the chapter which Mrs. Marble
placed at the roots of the tree. Each
daughter present placed a spade of
earth in the planting. after which
the bugle was sounded by Kenneth
K. Copp, who played the cornet ac-
compartment for America as all
present united in singing this ma
tional hymn. Mrs. Marble cordially
introduced the speaker of the after
noon. Rev George Hinckley. founder
of Good Will Farm. who gave an eX-
Cellcnt address in which he spoke
of the value of trees and of what 4
worthy thing it is to plant trees. He
said that the authors and poets have
eXtolled trees and that we all realize
their usefulness and beauty.
Mr.. Hinckley told of planting five
elm trees when he was a student in
Connecticut for which he was given a
prize and that now four are living
and beautiful trees.
The service was unique and great
tho out of town people present be-
sides Mr.. HinclIley were Mrs. Hincll-
ley and their dauChtcr. Miss Faith
Hinckley of Good Will and Mrs. Mel
vim Palmer of Hinckley.
The committees under whose dir
ection the affair was arranged were
composed of, on place. Mrs. Sarah
L. Eaton, Miss Louise II. Coburn and
Miss Gertrude s. Weston: tree COM
mittee. Mrs. Leila W. Weston, Mrs.
Martha l.. Griffin, and Mrs. Nina
Greenwood: music committee. Mrs.
Laura Fl. Dinsmorc. Miss Mabel J.
Pooler and Mrs. Grace M. Poulin:
program committee. Miss Faith ].
Hinckley. Mrs. Florence Waugh Dam
forth and Mrs. Edith S. Philbrick.
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PROBATE NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the fel.
the Probate Court within and for tn
County Of kennebec, and said "
pointees duly qualified.
NELLIE L. WALKER and ELSE
NJ. WALKER. both of Newton, Nag:
executives of the will of GEoRGs
w. COLEMAN. late Of Vassalboro 0t
ceased, and Jesse NJ. Whitney OF VA
salboro. agent, April q. 1928:
LAFAYETTE b. WALDRON OF Ui.
ter. Penobscot County. executor OF %.
will of ELIZA l.. MARBLE, late q
Vassalboro. Kennebec County. decease'
AP CLARK 600 G0opRIpGE Of Clinton. e
ecutor of the will Of JESSE Goul.
RIDGE, late of Clinton. deceased
HARRIET 7. BUSKEY of RANDOM
executriX of the will of HARRY ~ ~
KEY. late Of Randolph, deceased AplA
~ RoBERT A. CoNY. administrats,, Il
the estate of ABNER J. CObt ~,
late of China. deceased. May LIST. is.a
CORA f. BROWN. of Augusta al
ministratrix of the estate OF DsD.]
RAH F. SPEAR. late of Augusta "
cea sed, May /. 1923. al
CHARLES l.. TAYLOR Of Albion nr "a
ministrator of the estate OF hAan
f. TAYLOR. late Of Albion. deceass'1
WILL BERRY of Mt. VERNON -, Fl
ecutor of the will of SEYMOUR pIss s1]
RY, late of Mt. Vernon, deceased NJ
Attest: r. W. LEIGHTON, 4
Register of Probate.
may5 sat.3t
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LOOK OVER NEW
HIGH SCHOOL SITE

Superintendent w. B. Woodbury. of
the Skowhegan- Madison schools and
Clement Downs, the supervisor Of
manual training. have inspected the
barn on the property of Attorney
Amos X. Butler on West Front street
which the town purchased a few
weeks ago for the site Of the new
high school building. Mr.. Wood
bury and Mr.. Downs believe that the
Butler barn can be made into an eX-
cellent place for manual training
work and that the boys taking man
VA Training will be able to make the
alterations themselves.
If the manual training courses
should be moved from the basement
Of the prC~ent High school building
the room occupied by them could be
used by the girls taking the home
economics courses under the super
visor, Miss Gladys Hamor, who need
more room very much for their work.
This matter is being considered seri-
ously by the school board.
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belfast
Engagement Announced-Sen.
BuZzell To Speak Memorial
Day Commencement Pro-
gram Closed-D0uble Auc-
ton Party

Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Il. Spear. an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Mabel Gertrude. to Chas.
III. NJ cCrillis OF Waterville. The
wedding Will take place this sum-
mer.
Senator II. c. Buzzell of Belfast
has been chosen to make the Me-
mortal Day address in this city. The
observance of the day will be under
the auspices OF the A. T.. Clark Sons
of Veterans. The address will take
place at IL o'clock at Grove ceme-
terry. There will be no afternoon
program.
The commencement banquet and
ball on Thursday night marked the
close of the weeks festivities in
honor of the class of 1923. with the
exception of the weekend house
party at Temple Heights Inn,
Northport. which lasts over Sunday.
The banquet. held in Memorial
hall. was served by Emma White
Barker Tent Daughters of Veterans
and was one of the most delicious
ever served to so large an assem-
bly,. Two hundred or more were
seated at the ables. Following the
repast Marion Rhoades, president OF
tllc tI'lSS anu tOtSl hiiSlSi' ihti "
duced the speakers OF the evening
The class will. written and read by
Miss Julia Finnigan. was one of the
cicNerest ever heard by students of
the school. The presentation OF
gifts to the class was made by Miss
Hazel Nickerson and Clayton Col
cord. Their selections of gifts were
original and the manner of present
alton was unique, calling forth pro-
longed applause. Mayor Q. L. Frost
spoke for the city, Hillard Buzzell
for the alumni, and other speakers
included Supt. T.. T.. Roderick and
Prin. Harry \. Foster. who closes
four years work with the Belfast
High with the present term and
leaves later for Skowhegan. where
he has been elected principal of the
High School.
Following the banquet the young
people and their guests adjourned
to Odd Fellows hall where the COM
mencement ball was held. Owing
to the capacity of the hall only the
students and their guests were in
rited to this affair. Mckeen's or
chestra furnished music.
Mrs. Albert D. Mowry and Mrs
Sumner c. Pattee gave a luncheon
on Thursday at l o'clock in the
Business & Professional Women's
club. entertaining 16 guests. Auction
followed luncheon. At O'Clock
Mrs. Pattee entertained 20 guests at
supper and auction followed.
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Miss Eva Martin Given PARTY

The pupils of the Sth Grade Of the
Junior High School rendered Miss
Eva Martin, n claSsmate. who. with
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. William
Martin have moved to Auburn to
make their home, a delightful fare
well party recently.
The affair was held in Engine hall
with two teachers. Mrs. Respha l..
Decker and Mrs. Eva A. Webster
acting as chaperons.
There was a short program which
consisted of readings by Mrs. Web
ster and piano solos by Marie Pro-
Nost and Louise Laney.
The class president, Robert Stimp-
son in behalf of the class presented
Miss Martin with a fountain pen.
Games were played and delicious
fee cream was served. 1t was a
happy occasion in expression of the
appreciation of the love and friend
ship the class have for Miss Martin
who much regret her departure from
the Junior High.
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Miss Ellen Whittier

The remains of Miss Ellen Whit
tier, who died at a hospital in Au-
Susta were brought Thursday after
noon to the home of her brother.
Amon Whittier in North Cornville.
Miss Whittier was the daughter of
Norris and Sarah Whittier and was
about siXty-fivc years of age. She
was born in Cornville and there her
early girlhod was spent. For num-
her of years Miss Whittier was en-
ployed in Skowhegan at the homo
of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Manly
Pooler on Fairview avenue. and will
he remembered by many SkoWheSan
people.
The funeral service was held F'Gi-
day afternoon at $50 o'clock at the
home of her brother. Almon Whittier
who is the last one living of the
family. Another brother. Lyman
Whittier also of Cornville passed
away some months ago. Rev. George
Merriam of the Bethany Baptist
church in SkowheSan was the Off
ciating clergyman.
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Sons of Revolution
Welcome in South

Nashville, May IS CA. P)-More
than two hundred delegates from
nearly every state in the country are
expected here May 20. q and %,
when Tennessee will turn out to en-
terrain the National Society of the
Sons of the American Revolution in
its thirty-fourth annual congress.
The gathering will be held for the
first time in the south. With large
delegations virtually assured from
New York. Massachusetts, Connect
cut. New Jersey, Pennsylvania, ILL
nois, Ohio, Kentucky and the Pacific
coast states. preparations are going
forward to extend genuine southern
welcome to the visitors.
The congress will consider and dis
cuss various patriotic questions and
problems. w. X. Boardman, prcsi-
dent Of the Tennessee Chapter, will
hold the chair.
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PERSONAL MENTION

Mrs. Airline Hutchins and children
left Friday for Berlin. N. H., where
they are to make their home.
Mrs. Robert Boyd and daughter,
Mrs. Margaret Mackhail were guests
Friday of friends in Oakland.
Mrs. Penault and children, Bertha,
Everctte. Hazel and Doris, left FRI
day for Biddeford, where they are to
make their future home.
Col. and Mrs. Roy l.. Marston will
go to Bath today where they will be
guests at the wedding of Bruce Nj.
II. White and Miss Mary BaXtre.
Joseph Coburn Smith. son of DR..
and Mrs. George Otis Smith will be
ono of the ushers at the White-Bax-
ter wedding.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Freckett of
Three Rivers. Canada, who have been
in town on business left Friday for
Randolph. Vt.
Mrs. Hartley buckingham and
daughter. Kathleen Of Norridgewock.
were in town Thursday. guests Of
her sister. Mrs. Willie F. Witham,
Madison avenue.
Rev. +. Il. Tetley Of Madison will
exchange pmlpits with Rev. George
Merriam. pastor of the Bethany
church Sunday morning at the 1890
service.
Charles Earle. who has been the
guest since last Tuesday of his I'M
Gle, DR.. +. +. Earle at hD home in
Canaan, was in town Friday and left
for his home in Boston.
Miss Vera McCoombs left Friday
for Boston. where she will visit for
few DAYS with Miss Bertha Christien.
Miss McCoombs will attend the alu
mn banquet at St. Anne's Academy
in Marlboro. Mass, where she was a
pupil for seven years.
Mrs. Josephine Lancaster went to
Watervillc Friday to attend the fu-
neral service of her daughter-in-
law, Mrs. Mae Jcwctt. widow of the
late philander G. Jcwctt. formerly of
SkowhcEan.
Miss Sadie Martin, S. II. S., '22,
whose parents left Thursday to make
their home at Auburn. is remaining
at the home Of Mrs. Sarah S. Mars
ton. Baptist Hill. until after gradu-
alton.
Edward Brown of the C. M. =. Co.,
Augusta has been in town in the in
Kclvinator. 1t is expected that one
will be Installed at the local sales
rooms. Daniel Steward will be the
demonstration.
Mr. and Mrs. Willard Lebroke of
Norway Will motor to Skowhegan this
Saturday afternoon and will be ac-
companiod by Mrs. LebrOke's moth
err, Mrs. Herbert l.. Nichols, who has
been attending n group Missionary
meeting at Norway and visiting her
daughter. and also by Miss Winnie
May CrOokc. a missionary from
China, who was speaker at the
group meeting who will speak at
the Centenary church Sunday morn
ing. Mr. and Mrs. Lcbroke will visit
with Rev. and Mrs. Nichols at the
Methodist parsonage over Sunday.
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Sweden Loans to
Home Builders

BY unique system Of state loans
to persons who desire to establish
their own homes. the government of
Sweden has contributed 10000. 900
crowns or $32.000.0O0 to the building
Of total of $4,000 homes since 1905.
according to calculations made by the
Swedish Department of Agriculture.
The "cgna hem," literally "own
home" movement In Sweden has
proved blessing in enabling young
people. and others with limited means.
to settle on small farms and to erect
cozy dwellings through the help Of