Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-22

mas tree at the Methodist church On
Christmas Eve from $50 20 7-so. WIN
q Christmas party Tor the eniioren
followed by Q short program Every.
body Is welcome.
Miss Nellie Boyd has completed
and has accepted a position as book
keeper at Pillsbury's store IN Ben.
ton.
Augustus Gregory and John LAvry.
Jr,,students at Uniyersity Of Maine,
are passing the Christmas holidays
at their homes.
Miss Caro- Chapman Of Deering ar
rived home Friday to pass the Christ
mas holidays with her parents.
Pupils Of the North Grammar
school not absent during term. Grade
uI-Lloyd Shirley. Jennie Waincr.
Ciarice Wheeler; Grade u-John
Bassett, Eta Dickey. John Holovach,
Albert Moore, Merle Otis, Robert
Taylor, Stephen Wainer.
An alarm was rung In sunday
morning from Boz % for a fire In the
Pomerleau meat market. which
caught from spark from the stove,
but was quickly put out by the IRE
department without any serious dam
age to the building. ~
The Corinthians Of the First Bap-
tist' church met at the home OF Mrs.
Alonzo Day last Friday evening. A
covered dish supper was served and \
Christmas tree enjoyed. The follow.
ing officers were elected for the COM
ing year: President, Ruth Richard
son: vice president, Merial 6rophv:
secretary and treasurer. Ruth Me-
Lellan: chairman OF the entertain
ment committee, Gertrude Totman.
, with Glenys Crawford and Gwen
dolyn Belyea as assistants.
The members OF the Christmas
Club had a supper and Christmas
tree at the home OF Mrs. Frank
Leighton on Western Ave-, Friday
evening. The rooms were tastefully
decorated with poinsettas and holi-
day colors Of red AMI green. At 6
o'clock the guests sat down to a de-
licious supper OF stified meat mashed
potatoes, corn, pickles. hot rolls,
cakes. cookies and jello with whipped
cream.
After the guests returned to the
living room where q Christmas tree
: laden with gifts was enjoyed fol-
! lowed by a social evening with Vic-
trola music.
The American Legion Auxiliary Of
the Geo. o. Grover Post Unit No. IA
will meet alta the home OF Mrs. Eta
Grover on Upper Main street this
evening at 1880. Each member 10
asked to bring a gift with them. as
a Christmas tree will be had and the
gifts will be taken from the tree dur
ing the evening. Each member who
| was selling knives Is asked to bring
the money obtained from the came.
! as all money must be in this month.
Clayton Atkins of Portland passed
the week end at his horne.
Mrs. Levi Dyer went to Dexter
Saturday to visit relatiN es.
| Miss Doris Desmond n student at
/ Mt. Merici in Oakland is passing the
| Christmas recess at her home In
! Shawnut.
Mrse Ralph Huber and son Paul
who have been visiting Mr. and Mrs
George Smell for several weeks left
F., Thursday for Saugus, Mass, where
they will visit Mr.. ami Mrs. George
Quimby before returning to their
home in Akron, Ohio.
Miss Katrina Dung went to Au-
gusta Saturday where she passed the
/ week with Miss Gertrude Mcfarland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Wheeler passed
Sunday in Burnham with Mrs.
Whceler's parents, MIR. and Mrs. Le-
ander Young.
/ Miss Ethelyn Pinkham who teach.
es in Fairfield Centre has gone. to
her home in Southport for the
Christmas vacation. after passing the
| week end with Mr.. and Mrs., Marshall
Campbell.
r The beginners, and primary de-
partments of the First Baptist church
school will have a Christmas tree
, and party in the lower vestry Tues
day, Dec 20. from to 4.
Stephen Bradley. who is studying
at the Massachusetts college of
; pharmacy, arrived home Friday TO
pass the holidays with his parents.
Santa Claus Is sending word
through the Kennebec Journal that
he will be in front Of The Wilson
pharmacy this afternoon at 2 o'clock
to take every boy and girl who Is
there at that time into :he Star thea
tire, where Mr.. and Mrs. Chene have
kindly invited them to free enter
tainment.
b. +. Aucher of Rockport, Mass,
is visiting his sister and husband, Mr..
and Mrs. William r. Anderson.
MISS arlene Harris ana MISS Doris
Ackley of Phillips arrived homo Fri
day to pass the Christmas recess.
Mrs. Clarence Ackley is confined to
her home by the grippe.
Mrs. Jennie Kreger has returned
from Cambridge Mass. visiting her
son. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry kreger.
The friends Of James Thompson,
former resident Of this town. will be
sorry to learn of his death, which &C
CURED Friday at the home of his
daughter in North Vassalboro. Mr..
Thompson was former resident Of
this town