Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-26
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Woodland Fete Committees

WOOotdU0 GS0 SOIIH1iItGSS
At the Ladies' Aid meeting held
Wednesday last week with Mrs. Guy
Norton, final arrangements were
made for the annual fair to be held at
the Grange hall, Wednesday and
, Thursday, Oct. 3 and 4. This years
fair will be known as the Woodland
Fete, with the following committees:
Dinner committee: Mary Dyer.
Eva Merrill, Laura Small, Mantle
Townsend, Della Wardwell, Vesta
Wilson, Ida Lewis, Celia Derby, Eliz-.
abeth Clark, Oena Pingree, Ida Stu
art, Abbie White, Vina Stuart, Mary
Harding; dining-room committee:
Sadie Tilton, Helen Hunt, Della
Withee; grocery booth: .Abbie Adams,
Nina Carey, Marion Patterson; fancy
work booth: Sadie Sherburne, kath-
crime Bryant, Fannie Cakes; candy
booth: Alice Sewall, Isabel Cooper
Friend; doll booth: Edna Evans,
Maude Fernald; homemade ice cream
booth: Adeline Norton Grace Hus-
ton; apron booth: Mae Burns, Clara
Blanchard, Susie Patten; mystery
booth: Emma Williams, Eda Gilman
advertising committee: Rannie Cram,
Della Withee.
Dinner and supper will be served
each day. The fair will close with a
garden party on Thursday evening.
The entertainment will be under the
direction Of Mrs. w. A. Cookson.
Owing to unavoidable circum-
stances the play which was to have
been given on Wednesday evening
has been postponed two weeks. when
under the able direction of Frank
Sargent the play, The Iron Hand"
will be presented with a local cast.
The Ladies' Aid will meet Wednes-
day afternoon Sept. Goth at the home
Of Rev. and Mrs. c. H. Bryant. A
large attendance is desired.
Mrs. Cad Howard of Skowhegan Is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Ring and
niece, Miss Jessie Ring, on High
street. The condition of Mrs. Ring
shows no improvement from her re-
cent illness.
Mrs. Scott Redman has gone to
Kcnnebunk for a short visit.
G. L. Jones, agent for the American
Wooden company has just returned
from a short business trip to New
York.
The many friends of Edwin Kenney,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Kenney.
will be interested to know that he has
gone to Boston, where he will enter
the Northeastern university.
Mrs. Anna Leathers and Mrs. Grace
Morse made a motor trip to Bruns-
wick on Saturday, where Mrs. Leath-
crs was called by the death of rel
ative.
Mrs. F. L. Warren has returned
from Capitol island, where she has
been to close her cottage for the sea-
son.
Leon Townsend and Mildred Van
Derkan. both graduates of Newport
high school in the class of 1923 have
gone to Lewiston. where they have
entered Bates college.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Jordan of Oak
land, California, who have been pass
ing the summer in Newport, are
passing a few days in North New
port before leaving for their winter
home. They have been warmly well
coined by old friends and acquaint-
ances.
Several of the townspeople are
planning to attend the Bangor fair
speed meeting at Bass Park on We'd
nesday, Sept. Goth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll Pratt recently
motored in the vicinity of Wilson
pond and while there, picked bushel
of blueberries. They were in a shell
tered spot and We're fine large berries
Walter Chessman of Portland. n
travelling salesman was in town on a
business trip this week
d, Mr., and Mrs. J. o. Gilman. Fred
Fernald. Mrs. Grace Warren and Miss
Carrie Sawyer motored to Boston,
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Friend also en-
joycd motor trip to Boston on Sun
day.