Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-28
OAKLAND

Il The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist
church will meet in the vestry this
afternoon at 80. The hostesses will
be Mrs. Bates, Mrs. Bowen and Mrs
Webb. All ladies of the parish are
cordially invited to attend. ~-,..,..
Miss Dorothy Kierstead. who is at
tending Farrnfngton Normal school,
was a weekend guest at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Clark.
The following clipping, which was
taken from the Portland Sunday
Telegram, may be of interest to
many In town. as Miss st. Claire Is
well known here. having for several
years made her home with Mrs.
George Wood Of Portland. and has
frequently visited Mrs. Woods moth
er, Mrs. Frank Whitehouse of Oak
land. Miss Olive Baker entertained
a number of her friends at her
nome on Henley street Monday eve
ming In the form of a miscellaneous
shower. given in honor of Miss
Edltna st. Clair, whose marriage tn
clinton Warner will take place the
latter part of June. Miss st. Clair
received many useful articles on this
occasion. Music, dancing and games
made up the evenings entertain
ment, after which the hostess served
dainty refreshments. assisted by Mis-,
Atherton and Miss Achorn. Twenty
one were present beside the hostess
and the guest Of honor"
Senator Ralph o. Brewster. can
didate in the primaries on the Re-
publican ticket for governor, spoke
to fair sized audience in Memo
rial hall Monday evening. Rev.
Weston p. Holmes presided and In
troduced the speaker as the next
governor Of Maine. At the close of
Mr.. Brewster's address q Brewster
Club was organized, as follows:
President. Rev. Weston p. Holman:
first vice president, Mrs. Alice Gil
man: second vice president, J. E.
Harris; secretary, Mrs. Mary Strick-
land; treasurer. William Blake. It
was voted that the officers OF the
mittee
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Knight are
passing week s vacation with Mr..
knights parents. Mr.. and Mrs. =.
ID. Knight of Fairfield street. and
Mrs. Knights father, Mark Clark of
Skowhegan. Mr.. and Mrs. Knight
left st. townsville, N. Y, where
Mr. Knight is employed, Sunday
morning at , o'clock and arrived in
oakland Sunday night at 10 O'Clock.
making the trip by auto, a distances
of over 200 miles.
The members of Sergeant WINS n
Women's Relief Corps are reouesreo
TO meet in Memorial hall this after
noon TO make wreaths for Memorial
day. An invitation is also extended
10 all patriotic ladies in town,
MRS George Powell, who fell sew
erai months ago and fractured tn.
hgaments in her left knee. is still
confined to her home.
David Allen Field
David Allen Field died Sunday
nlght at his home in Sidney, after
"a q snort illness from pneumonia Mr..
10. 1S47, son of Edward Allen E'ie,c
and Judith Weeks Field. He was .
life-long resident Of the town ana
was q successful farmer. Beside hIs
VIE ne 10 survived by one son. Ed-
ward Field of Sidney, and a daurh-
TER MRS Charles Mower OF Osk-
Iaho: Funeral services will be held
az the residence this afternoon ~ 9
o CLOCK. Rev. III. G. Mann Of All
souls Universalist church will nr
nciate and interment will be in Lake
View cemetery.
Nemoriai Exercises at High Schoo,
Memorial week exercises wer.
carried out by the senior class or
Oakland High school as a reguiar
assembly program, later repeated for
the Relief Corps, who visited schooi
tuesday AFTERNOON. Opening speech.
The Meaning of Memorial Day"
Eugene Savage: Flag Salute" by
school: "A Toast to the Flag" Ber-
tina REYNOLDS: "A Ballard of He
roes." Madeline Faron; The Sol
der" Clayton Rushton; piano duer,