The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-10-30
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Archie Conant is building bunga
low on Neil Hill.
Miss Airline Plummer, teacher in
the public schools. went to Benton
Saturday for visit at her home.
Mrs Marie Boulette is in Water
Vile caring for Mrs. Irving Donna
= (Ruth Gagne) who has little daugh-
! ter.
Miss Evelyn Bridges, teacher of
home economics at the high school,
spent the week end with friends in
} Bingham.
stated eonclaye of De Molay Com
mandery, No. 10, knights Templar,
will be held at the Asylum next Tues
day evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank LongfelIow of
Augusta returned home Sunday after
spending week with Mr. and Mrs.
Gilmore Withee.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lambert, former
ly connected with the Lambert res
taurant here, who have been at Emb-
den Pond during the summer have
gone to Ithaca, NJ Y. for the winter
AT the next meeting of Bloomfield
Temple, Pythian Sisters, the annual
inspection will be held. At the meet
ing last Friday evening, there was no
special work routine business being
transacted.
Carlton NJ. Holt attended meeting
of Ford dealers, called by the Ford
Motor Company, at Bangor last Mon
day. Representatives were present
from this district, which includes
most OF the territory in Maine north
and east of Wateryille.
Very delightful was the bridge par
ty given Friday evening by Miss
Pauline E. Oak at her home on Water
} street. There were three tables of
players. Prizes were won by Mrs.
: William Philbrick, Miss Florence
Philbrick and Miss Eunice Chase.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Buchanan of
Brockton, Mass, who have been pass
ing some weeks in the west. returned
home. They will go to Florida for
the winter. Mr.. Buchanan, who
published the Somerset Argus in
Skowhegan many years ago, after
wards became prominent in the pub
llCdIlDU DuoIHtoo III hdSAdCuuSeIlS.
From this he retired about two years
since. Mrs. Buchanan was formerly
Miss Estes, daughter of Col. w r. G.
Estes. The Buchanans have sold
their Brockton home.
About one hundred and fifty people
{ were present at the Mystery social,
given by the young people of the Fed
Grated Church, Friday night. The
, program was furnished by Miss Murel
Cover. reader, Miss Priscilla Lord.
violnist and Miss Edna Petty, soloist.
, Miss Dorothy Dane played the accom-
paniments A feature was the
Chamber of Horrors, where Harry
= Buxton and Hamlin Tobey presided
as ghosts Leaves were knee deep,
footing was insecure and those who
participated, passed through nerve
racking ordeals. At refreshment
time. pumpkin pie and ice cream were
served. About $500 was cleared.
What proved to be delightful sur
prise party was given by Miss Mildred
, A. Beale last Friday evening at her
home on Silver street. Several young
ladies', who during the fall and win
ter meet at their various homes for
a social time were entertained by
Miss Beale. the guest of honor being
Mrs. Lou Games. who birthday was
last Saturday. A lunch consisting of
fruit salad, hot rolls, olives, brownies.
cakes, candies and nuts, with a birth
day cake as a browning feature was
served and the evening was spent So
cially. Mrs. Eames was presented
with wrist watch and an Eastern
Star pin during the evening. The
house was daintily decorated with
Halloween favors and chrysanthe-
NUNS were lastly used in the dining
room. Those present beside the hos
tess and the guest of honor were Mrs.
Eva w. Mcguire, Mrs. Ethel NJ. Chris
Jensen, Miss Alize T. Goodrich, Miss
Margaret NJ. Chase and Miss Florence
Beale.
For the purpose of impressing upon
the people of the United States the
Importance of education, and of call
ing their attention to the present
condition and needs of the schools.
the United States Bureau of Educa-
ton, in cooperation with the Ameri-
can Legion and the National Educa-
ton Association. is sponsoring the
can Education Week There are
certain phases of education which, it
is generally agreed, require emphasis
from a national standpoint Among
these are respect for constituted au-
thority, patriotism, better trained and
better paid teachers, improvement of
rural schools, more adequately equip
ped school buildings, eradication of
illiteracy, and health education. In
order to give these phases of educa-
ton prominence in the observance of
American Education Week, it has
been agreed to designate certain days
in the week for calling particular at
tention to them. Monday, November
II. will be Constitutional Day; Tues
day. November Is, Patriotism Day;
Wednesday, November 10, School and
Teacher Day; Thursday. November
/, 20, 1llteracy Day; Friday. November
81, Physical Education Day; Satur-
day, November %, Community Day;
Sunday, November 20, For God and