Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-05
|Sk0WHEcAN LOCAL NEWS
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PERSONAL MENTION


Judge H. H. Buzzell Of Fairfield
was in town Friday.
Mrs. Mammie Foster went to
Fairfield Friday.
DIR. I. B. Mower of Waterville was
q business caller in town Friday.
Miss Lucille Simpson, who has been
the guest of relatives in town has
returned to her home in Oakland.
Mrs. J. l.. Lashnier and children,
Russell and Alice. have returned to
Bathurst, N. 3.
; Miss Alma Gilbert, who has been
employed in town returned to her
home in Pennington Friday.
= Mrs. Mary Taller of Madison was
in town Friday on her way to Wa
tervilIe to visit her brother.
Mrs. Henrietta Bowman, Of the
State Reformatory for Women. Is in
Gardiner and Richmond on busi-
ness.
Harrison Smith, who was in town
10 direct st. Cecilia orchestra Thurs
day night. returned to Waterville
Friday morning.
= Mrs. Carroll Reynolds left Friday
for Boston and will visit her sister.
Mrs. /. f. Carr in Quincy, and q
brother. u. A. Hall in Somerville.
Mrs. Harry Durham and child.
who have been the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Emery futile. returned
FRIDAY to North Belgrade.
~ Kenneth Mower, who has been In
town visiting his uncle and aunt, Mr..
and Mrs. Bert c. Fletcher, returned
to Dexter Friday.
Misses Anna and Lorenda Foster
left Friday for Bar Harbor where
they will be employed during the
summer.
Mrs. George Merriam was called
70 watervilIe Friday by the illness
OF her daughter, Mrs. Lester F..
Weeks.
Mrs. Belle Jewett and sister. Mrs.
Stella Dinsmore, went to Augusta
Friday where they will visit their
mother, Mrs. Lottie Oils.
Miss Caroline Hobart returned
Friday to Good VIII where she
teaches. after passing Thursday
night with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Hobart.
Mrs. Edwin c. Tracy returned
Friday to her home from Pittsf1eld.
after being the guest OF her brother
and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Bert
Groves.
Misses Ethel Hubbard and Phyllis
Whiting were in Waterville Friday
to attend frat dance and were
guests of Miss Hubbard's sister, Miss
Vivian Hubbard, a student at Col
by.
Miss Helen Harris. who teaches at
Jefferson, N. H.. left Friday for
Portland where she will pass some
time before returning to Jefferson.
Charles Stevens went to Augusta
Friday. where he Is receiving treat
inent by DR.. Turner.
Democratic Women Meet
There was n large number OF
Democratic women in attendance at
the meeting held in the municipal
court room Thursday evening. Mrs.
Frances II. Smith. chairman OF the
Ladies' Democratic Town Committee
called the meeting TO order.
The speaker was Mrs. William r.
Pattangall Of Augusta. who reviewed
briefly the work OF the Democratic
women in Maine during the past
four years. She said 1t was not true
tina women do not have time for
political work and that the busiest
women are the best workers. She
admitted that women are not well
Informed on the important Gues-
tons OF the day she spoke OF the
State and National Democratic
leaders and urged organization and
that men and women work together.
She told of n meeting of the exc
cutive board OF the Federation of
Democratic Women held in Lewis
ton before the convention and Vt its
results. She urged the Skowhegan
ladies to revive the Pattangall club
but not as a Pattangall club but as
n Democratic club, and compliment
cd the Skowhegan ladies on their
al ~ n Nfy~G
pattangall spoke of the finances and
ways of obtaining money for the
work. She emphasized the need OF
sticking to their own party in the
primaries Reference was made
graciously to Alexander Hamilton.
founder of the Republican party and
Thomas Jefferson. founder of
Democracy. She spoke of the likli-
hood of the formation of q third
party in the nation.
Mrs. Pattanga1l explained the
duties OF the following committees
and mentioned the names of some
OF the women serving on the various
committees: Publicity. literature. I'm
ance. education and organization.
The only SkowheEan lady to be serv-
ing on either of these state commit
tees is Mrs. Lila II. Friend. who Is
on the literature committee. Mrs.
Pattangall was most explicit In her
address and was given the undivided
attention OF all present.
An organization meeting followed
her address with Mrs. Smith. who
was elected temporary chairman,
presiding. Mrs. Lila b. Friend was
elected temporary secretary and
Mrs. Ethel Madden was elected
chairwoman and the following COM
mittec was elected: Mrs. Grace
Gould. Mrs. A. f. Bison. Mrs. Lot
tie Griffin, Mrs. Lila Friend. Miss
Annie Carrivean. Mrs. Alton Mark
ham, Mrs. Flora McPheters, Mrs.
George B. Don and Mrs. Maud
Luckow. who will cooperate with the
work OF tie SkowheCan Democratic