Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-18
WINTHROP
Grammar School Notes


Captain Herman LaVallie Of the
Winthrop Grammar school basket
ball team announced Monday morn
ing that the team has played seven
official games this season scoring 2l5
points to their opponents 165. Two
boys, Donald Arnold and Bodwell
Hammond have won letters this sea-
son.
Slogans featuring a certain letter
Of the alphabet are being composed
in a contest each week at the Gram
mar school. Last weeks winner was
Harry Langdon. whose slogan fea-
turing the letter A reads. can A a
day keeps the DIS Away.
Business at the Grammar school
bank Is on the increase. One days
business the last OF the week am
ounted to over $25 and the total am
cunt of business done at this thriv-
ing little institution now amounts to
over 1915. 1t has become a regular
part OF the days program for many
of the pupils to visit the school bank.
The /. d. X. club met yesterday at
ternoon for sewing with Miss Emma
Cochrane. Refreshments were serv-
ed. The club meets next week with
Mrs. c. F. Kilbreth.
Mrs. Alfred johnson has returned
to Portland after a visit in town.
Mrs. Arlington Trethewey and
daughter Jacqueline are guests Of
Mrs. Trethweys parents Mr.. and
Mrs. c. H. Penney.
Mrs. Elizabeth I.arrabee passed the
week end in Waterville.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. e. Smith and
daughter Helen and Mr.. and Mrs.
Roswell Bates and son Robert Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. Will Atkinson in
Readfeld Sunday.
The Do 1t Now Glass, Mrs. Eta
Brown teacher. have elected the fol-
lowing officers: Pres. Frances Ed
Secretary, Helen Beatty; Treas,
Helen Harris.
Mr.. and Mrs. v. o. Lemons have
returned from a trip to Boston.
Miss Alberta Lemons is passing
the week in Portland.
The Sargent Class Of the Congre-
gational Sunday School will hold a
st. Patrick's Party at the home Of
Mrs. Dorothy Bates this evening.
Covered dish supper will be served
with Mrs. Maude Macomber. Mrs.
Marion Thomas and Mrs. Mabel
Maxwell in charge.
Harry Belyea of Lewiston was the
guest of friends in town yesterday.
Miss Marion Carver was at home
from Readfleld over Sunday.
Mrs. Clyde Watson OF Rumford
Falls Is visiting in town.
The public schools of Winthrop
will close on Friday, March II for
the spring vacation of two weeks,
with the exception of the high school
which will open again on March 81.
AN other schools will open on April
7th for the spring term Of ten weeks.
Manchester Crane
Notwithstanding the rather windy
weather with dpifting roads, Man
chester Grange members braved the
same and turned out to the number
or So to enjoy ono of the best meet
ings OF the season, on Saturday
night. The usual business was trans
acted and meeting placed in the lee
turer's hands, who furnished the off,
lowing program:
Singing, Maine. My State" by
grange; Grange Merald, Vol. 2, No. 2,
read by Lester Longfellow. contain
ing witty weather reports, thoughts
on the month Of March. original
poems, column Of Lost and Found,
also a few want ads. local hits,
Jokes. etc. and a vivid description
Of the Manchester members attend
Ing Pomona at Winthrop on one Of
the worst days OF the season.
Remarks were then in order from
visiting members. of which there
were nine. the following oranges be-
Ing represented: Capital, Lubec,
Sheepscott Lake, Willow and Win
throp. The closing number was a
violin solo by Frank Strout with
Harriet Towle at the piano, encore.
All then repaired to the dining
room. where the men had prepared
a fine oyster stew to pay off their In :
debtedness to the ladies incurred in
a recent contest. During the meal
toasts were In order, to the surprise
OF the gentlemen IS different ladies
taking part. Bessie Ford read an
original poem containing these lines:
First we did roast them,
Now We will toast them"
The POSTMASTER closed With the
following remarks: Dear brothers,
we wish to thank you for the very
hne entertainment you have fur
nished US this evening. In the bat
tie OF life, In which we all must fight.
1t 10 necessary occasionally to stop
by the wayside and refresh. This
brief snatching of pleasure makes us
all feel that there Is something
worth living for. that lie without