The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-05-08


Fred Campbell of Mercer was In
town Monday making arrangements
Tor the funeral of the late w. H.
Doran of Mercer.
DR.: Augustus o. Thomas, state COM
missioner of education, in a commu-
hicallon sent out Thursday to the
superlntendents of schools, says that
through proclamation of the governor
May y, Is designated at Arbor day and
snould be celebrated by the planting
OF trees and by special attention to
the care of trees already planted.
Mrs. H. L. Nichols left Tuesday for
Springfield, Mass. to attend the gener-
al conference of Methodist Episcopal
Churches, which is to be held in that
city. This is the first time in fiftv
years that the conference has met in
New England. She will also visit
with her brother, George P. Sampson,
a contractor and builder in that place
Mr.. Nichols plans to go to Springfield
next week.
Mrs. 7. E. Greenway returned Sat
urday evening from New York and
was accompanied by her mother, Mrs.
| Aoeii dh -. Wal olOu, WIOlIl Sll6 met Ill
that city after a sojourn in ST. Au-
gustine, Fla, during the winter
months. Miss Molly V. Blunt, the
latter's granddaughter who has been
in the south with her, remained over
Sunday in Boston reaching Skowhe-
gan Monday night.
About $40 was cleared from the
May dance given by the Ladies' Aux
iliary of the American Legion. The
decorations were patriotic in nature
and the Stars and Stripes were much
in evidence. Punch was sold by Mrs.
Ivan Dyer and Mrs. Alton Ellis, who
were the committee in charge and to
whom much credit is due for the sue
cess of the affair, as we'll as to Mr..
Ellis and Mr.. Dyer who assisted in
The arrangements. Mrs. Oddy's Or
rchestra furnished an attractive pro-
gram of music and here was large
attendance.
| Mrs. Florence Waugh Danforth and
Mrs. Sarah P. Reed. the president and
corresponding secretary of the Maine
Federation of Womens Clubs, were in
Winslow Friday to attend the annual
meeting of the Kennebec Union of
Women's Clubs. Mrs. Danforth was
one of the speakers, delivering an ad-
dress on Child Labor" Among the
other Skowhegan club women who at
tended were Mrs. l.. A. Dascombe,
Mrs. R. f. Wilson, Mrs. H. A. Dins-
more, Mrs. s. r. Greenwood, Mrs. w.
A. Bailey and Miss Clara B. Varney.
But one of the local clubs. the Town
/ Improvement Society, is affiliated
with the Kennebec UNION.
Although there was a heavy down
pour of rain last Thursday morning,
the BPW Club Rooms were well filled
with early morning visitors, the &C.
casion being a May breakfast served
by the club. One hundred tickets
were sold and in spite of the rain
about sixty partook of the breakfast.
Fruit, bacon and eggs, hot rolls, hot
doughnuts and coffee were served,
Miss f. C. Ward, being chairman of
the committee of arrangements. The
servers were Miss Margaret Chase,
the president, Miss Florence Beale,
Miss Ruth l.. lies, Miss Amanda and
Juliette Corriveau, Mrs. Marion T.
Oddly and Miss Grace Paradis.
New books in Public Library dur
ing April: Fiction-The Lady of
Pentlands tJordan); The Leap Year
Girl (Ruck); The Dear Pretender
/ (Colver); So Big GERBER; Lummox
| 0Hurst). n-Fiction-Japan, Pow
ers) In the Footsteps of the Lincons
| (TarbelD; Twelve Tests of Character
(Fosdick); The Maturity of James
Whitcomb Riley (Dickey); Sunlight
and Song (Jeritza); Stories from
Great Operas (McSpadden); The
Character of Paul (Jefferson); The
Path to Home (GuesD; The Passing
Throng GUEST. Juvenile-Libby
Jones (Butler); The Adopting of Rosa
Marie (Rankin); The Cinder Pond
| (Rankinl Bowser the Hound bur
gess); Old Granny Fox (Burgess);
Happy Jack (Burgess); Mrs. Peter
Rabbit (Burgessl; Boys and Girls of
Bookland (Smithl.
Funeral services for the late Miss
Sadie Flanders, who died in Boston
Hospital following a surgical opera
tion for a cancerous affection, were
held Saturday afternoon from the
home of her brother S. l.. Flanders,
Rev. George Merriam, pastor of the
Bethany Baptist Church officiating.
There were many beautiful flowers.
The interment was in the family lot
at the East Ridge Cemetery in Corn
vile. Out of town people attending
the obsequies were John Hancock OF
Dedham, Mass, Mrs. Waldron
Sprague of Waterville, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Wescott, Mrs. Ella Merrill,
Mrs. Fred Gray of Madison, Mrs EN-
ma Rowell, Howard and Hilda Row
ell Mr.. and Mrs. Almon Whittier
Cornville and Mr.. and Mrs Lee w
Foss of Athens. Mr. Flanders had
been in Boston for several days with
his sister prior to her demise.