The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-11-06

ter o. E. S. will be held tomorrow
(Friday) evening at 745.
w, H. Hight. c. w. Day, L. H. Gold
smith and John L. Fish attended the
Smithield Inn opening last Friday
night.
New books added to the public lib
rary during October: Fiction, Rug
ged Water" Lincoln; After the Yer
dict" Hichens; 1.-THE Man. from Smil-
ing Pass Robinson; Mother Mason"
Aldrich; 1.-THE Passionate Quest"
Oppenheim; "The Custard Cup" Liv-
ingston. Rose of the World" Norris;
THE Clouded Pearl" Ruck; THE
Red Riders Page; Lights Along the
Lodges Payne; THE o. Henry Mem
orial Prize Stories for 1928" Non
Fiction, "Old Prout's Neck" Moulton;
Life of DR.. Lyman Spalding, the ORR
ginator of the United States Pharma-
copoeia,' Spalding; Home Parties
and Entertainments PiercA; James
Phinney Baxter Baxter; memories
and Adventures" Doyle; "The Secret
of the Sahara: Kufara," Forbes;
THE Worlds Living Religions"
Hume; Letters from Theodore Roose-
welt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles,"
CowleS (edD; Jeremiah" Smith;
Aristotle and the Ancient Education
al Idea" Davidson; pieces for
Every Day the Schools Celebrate"
Deming and Bemis. Juvenile. boy
Scouts on Katahdin. a story of the
Maine Woods Eaton; Leadbetter's
Luck Day; Laughing Last" Alb
bolt "Audacious Ann" MARSHALL
sally Simms Adventures It," Sea
man; "Greylight," Greene; THE Gold
en- Boys at the Haunted Camp Wy
man; "Robin Hood and his Merry
Men" Sterling (ed); Where our His
tory was made Faris.
Funeral services for Mrs. Emelie
NORM Renaud widow of Hormidas
Renaud., were held Friday forenoon
at the Notre Dame Church. with A.
d. Cote as funeral director. The
children of the parochial school, ac-
companied by the Ursulne nuns. at
tended in a body, as did the Ladies'
of St. Anne, an organization of which
the deceased was a member. The
remains were escorted from the Rec
tory home of Rev. J. l.. A. Renaud
and Miss Alma Renaud by a delega
ton of pupils and the Ladies of st.
Anne. The body rested in a casket
of deep purple and within a rectangle
of candles St Marys choir as
sisted in the solemn mass, in which
Rev. j. l.. A. Renaud, son of the de-
ceased was the celebrant He was
assisted by FIR. Joseph 0rieux of the
Notre Dame Church in Waterville, as
deacon, Rev. Felix Martin of St Fran
els de Sales Church of Waterville as
sub deacon and Rev Phillip DUDE of
Bath, at present substituting in the
local parish as master of ceremonies.
Rev Matthew Curan of the Sacred
Heart Church in Watervlle and Rev.
John Michigan of st. Sebastian Church
in Madison We're within the chancel.
The body was inferred at Calvary
Cemetery by the side of the husband
of the deceased, who died a month
ago. Three daughters, Mrs F. F.
Fenno, of Lynn. Mass, Mrs. Rudolph
OMalley of Ottawa, Ont, and Miss
Albertine Renaud, who has for some
time been a patient at the st. Mary's
Hospital in Lewiston, were all in at
tendance.
The Hallowe EN- Dance which was
held in the Foresters Hall last Fri
day evening, October 31st. under the
auspices of the Womans Benefit As
sociation, was a decidedly success
full affair To show the pro-
per fraternal spirit, the occasion
opened by a march led by the Show
hogan degree team escorting the Wis
iting Waterville team into the hall.
The Skowhegan girls all carried
spears, the leaders carrying the flag OF
our nation and the lodge flag, and the
lodge colors, black, red and white,
were very cleverly displayed. ribbons
of the above colors being tied to all
the spears. Mrs. Lulu T. Roberts,
the State Commander, was escorted
into the hall in the same manner, be-
ing received by Miss Gordon. The
opening was followed by grand march
and the regular line of dances. trots
and waltzes. Many very clever mas
querade costumes were worn during
the entire dance. Several prizes were
awarded as follows: $3.50 gold piece
to -Adeline Goodwin for selling the
largest number of tickets, number
sold, AZ. $3.50 gold piece to Lottic
Dionne. who was winner on the prize
fox trot. her partner being Hank"
Lessor. two pound box of Eliza
beth Dyers home made chocolates.
which were very Hastily packed by
Mrs. Dyer for the occasion. was
awarded also to Miss Dionne, as she
and her partner were fortunate
enough to preserve their balloon
throughout the balloon dance, all
others being broken, causing a great
deal of confusion and excitement dur
ing the dance. Just before intermis-
sion a Halloween Drill was put on
by the Waterville girls, they being
costumed in orange dresses and black
masks and head dress, very appropri-
ate for Halloween, this drill being led
by our state leader, Mrs. Roberts and
Mrs. Kelliher from Waterville. who
were dressed in the same colors but
TO represent witches. The affair
closed with a confetti fox trot. and
the hall was clouded with confetti and
streamers throughout the dance. The
hall was very cleverly decorated in
Halloween colors. A booth was built
at the head of the hall for the sale
of ice cream and was also highly
decorated. The whole affair, includ-
ing advertising, decorating arrange