Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-05
WOMAN'S CLUB
GUEST DAY

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! On Wednesday afternoon the
| Skowhegan Woman's Club observed
Guest day. The meeting was held
i'll the Library parlors, which were
prettily decorated with evergreens
and bouquets of pinks, narcissus and
| baby breath.
The presidents table was placed
at the side of the main parlor and
the seats were arranged to make
room for the very large number at
tending. The guests upon arrival
We're received by Mrs. Eva r. Green
wood and Mrs. Della l.. Bartlett.
| The opening number on the pro-
gram was a vocal solo, dreaming
Alone in the Twilight" Hartley
Moore). Floyd G. .Nye. accompanied
by Mrs. Nye. Mr.. Nye responded ia
an encore, singing absent"
The president. Mrs. Evelyn Pratt,
graciously extended to the ladies and
their guests present best wishes for
the New Year. The speaker of the
afternoon was Rev. H. f. Dunnack,
State librarian. of Augusta. whose
subject was 1.-THE Quest of a Lost
World" Mr. Dunnack spoke for
about an hour and held the closest
interest of all his listeners.
| In opening his address, Mr.. Dun
mack stated that the subject might
seem very serious, it might contain
something of tragedy and it also
might be humorous, and he certain
ly brought out all three before he
had finished. He said that if one
is to find lost world he must first
! have and lose the world.
| There are four steps in the effort
to make civilization. First, the eff
fort to supply food for the body;
second. the effort to supply food for
the hunger of the heart for COM
ply food for the mind: and the
fourth, the effort to supply the hun
ger of the spirit for God.
! In the search after these things.
other things were also found; that
in the search after food for body,
man has found also the bi-produCts
| which he terms science. medicine,
banking, commerce and invention; in
the search for companionship man
has found his mate and organized
the home and also found ethics. mu-
| sic and art in the search to supply
food for the mind, man found edu-
cation, history, and all literature:
| searching for God man has found
law. psychology and theology. Mr..
Dunnack emphasized the fact that
the three foundations which are nee
essary to growth and permanent civ
iliZation are first. economic well be-
ing; second, intellectual force; and
third, spiritual insight.
Mr.. Dunnack traced the slow and
costly advancement of civilization to
the wonderful height attained at the
present time and mentioned the lux
uries and wonderful achievements of
the present age which we take no
thought of, appreciation in COMPARE
son of former periods.
Mr.. Dunnack spoke of the theories
advanced by DR.. Frank Crane and
Giddcns and others. He said he did
not believe that lit was the end of
all things. although it has been fire.
quently stated by many prominent
thinkers that society is falling, that
education of the present day is a
failure, that big business and finance
have been undermined and business
men are fearful and have no faith
and that even the church is feeling
the trend of the times and. as he
expressed it, had lost it's grip.
Mr.. DunnaclS then turned atten-
ton to the discovery of bacteria and
mack. the bacteria from which the
most disastrous results come is not
n bacteria which affects the physi-
cal, but rather that which affects
the mind of a people and society as
a whole.
Mr.. Dunnack traced progress
from the early ages to the wonder
full present day achievements, but
that we must check luxury and
foolishness and that the American
home must not fail but we must go
back to the simple life. Only by
being genuinely in earnest and going
back to the worship at the affairs
OF our fathers and their God can we
obtain success and save the Ameri-
can home. .,
After Mr.. Dunnack's address, Mrs.
Lila B. Friend played selections
from the opera eel Pensoroso." and
for an encore number. Invitation
Alvace." by Won Weber. The pres
ident, Mrs. Pratt, announced the next
meeting of the club, which is to oc-
cur on Wednesday afternoon, jan
II. The subject assigned for that
meeting is Topics of the Day" and
the speaker is to be Fred F'oss Law
renee, bank commissioner, Of Show
hogan and Augusta.
The following ladies served deli
cious refreshments: Mrs. Bertha
Holt. Mrs. Matte Goodwin, Mrs. Ell
len Sawyer, Mrs. Ina Goldsmith, Mrs.
Bertha d. Jenkins, Mrs. Ina Hill,
Mrs. Ethel M. Hight Mrs. Maud T..
Jewett, Mrs. Margaret X. Goodrich.
Mrs. Nellie Hill. Mrs. Eva r. Greer
wood, Miss Edith NJ. Gledhill, Mrs.
Georgia Goodwin and Mrs. Eldena S.
| Halves. The serving table was pre-
sided at by Mrs. Matte Goodwin and
Mrs. Sawyer, who poured tea. A
happy social time was enjoyed by
the hostess, ladies and guests and
the 1923 Guest day of the club was
accorded by all a much enjoyed and
really worthwhile meeting.
This Friday morning the parish
toner's of the Notre Dame of Lourdes
church will observe the First Friday
and a mass and communion services
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