The independent-reporter., 1924-02-14
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Mrs. Alberta Percival OF Portland
who has been visiting Mrs. Eliza NJ.
Percival, left Tuesday morning to
visit in Camden.
The young people of the Bethany
Church held delightful social in
their yestries last Saturday night
Games were enjoyed and ice cream
was on sale.
1t is hoped that all who are to
take part in the old folks concert
will be to the rehearsal at Bethany
Church Thursday night of this week
at o'clock sharp.
Mrs Florence Waugh Danfrth ex-
poets to gosto Lewiston next Wednes-
day to be present at the mid winter
luncheon of the .Androscoggin Liter
airy Union. She will be the guest
while there of Miss Anna Dingley.
Working League held its regular
meeting Monday afternoon, February
Il, in church parlors, with good at
tendance. Much sewing was accom-
plished and business attended to. Next
meeting will be February 25, at 2.30
p. m in church parlors.
Herbert Oddly, in the coast guard
service, stationed at Portland Harbor
and his brother, John Oddly, student
at Wesleyan University were both at
home to attend the silver wedding CIV
en- by their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Oddly last Saturday evening.
The Skowhegan Dancing Club are
arranging for their poverty ball next
/ Thursay evening, the 21st, in Grange
hall The dancers are to dress in
costumes as the name suggests and
music is to be furnished by the or
chestra directed by Mrs. Marion T.
Oddly.
Miss Ruth Walker of Portland,
Theodore Hodgkins of Pennington,
Stephen Berry of Providence, R. l..
all students at Colby College, Miss
Emerald Young and Miss Lyle c.
Stinchfield with Dr. and Mrs. George
e. Young as chaperones spent the
week end at the Stinchfield cottage at
Lake Wesserrunsett.
Among the patients at Kennebec
Valley Hospital are Margaret Page,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Bin w.
Page and Mrs. Grover Green of Sum
mer street, both of whom are surgi-
cal patients. Emery T. Dyer is re-
ceiving medical treatment at the in
stitution. DR.. Young was in Madi-
son Monday to operate.
The management of the Hotel Ok
ford Block has leased the two stores
under the hotel proper, together with
the basement of the building for a
term of twenty years to the Wool
worth concern for a and 10 cent
store. 1t is interesting to note that
the Woolworth company reports jan
uary 1924 sales S12134,022 against
$11, ,047.9 .907 in January 1928
Is it possible? George and Mar
tha Washington coming to Skowhe-
gan? Where will they stay? At
the jail?. No at the Federated
Church parlors. When? February
81, 4 to 7 p. m. What in the world
will they do here? Why, assist the
Working League to exchange home
cooked food, candies. hot and cold
lunches for cash. Be sure to meet
George and Martha.
The Woman's Benefit Association of
the Maccabees held its regular meet
ing last Monday evening, February
11th. in c. A r. hall. There was
a large attendance and the following
were initiated into membership by
Luke l.. Roberts, state commander
Grace LaBree, Cynthia Scott, Caro-
line Laurison, Delta Laurison, Mar
garet Woodbury., Della Murle Laney,
and Florence Provost.
The annual silver tea of Eunice
Farnsworth Chapter, d. A. r. will be
held next Monday afternoon in Lib
rary Parlors with Mrs. Maude II.
Avore, Mrs. Alta s. Elliott, Mrs. Flor
ence B. Currier, Mrs. Emma H. Dun
ton, Mrs. Ora w. Valliere, Mrs. Dora
G. McNeelie as hostesses. Mrs. B.
G. w Cushman of Auburn, state re-
gent and Mrs. Ethel Viles of Augusta.
vice state regent will be present at
this meeting. Each member is priv
iliged to invite two guests.
The Ladies Review of the Macca-
bees No. 26, held a short business
meeting Monday evening in the G. A.
r. hall. followed by meeting of Cres-
cent Tent No. 16 After which both
lodges were served with delicious
lunch consisting of sandwiches,
crackers, pickles, cheese doughnuts,
coffee, ice cream and cake. The lat
ter part of the evening was spent in
dancing All reported a good time.
Another meeting will be held in two
weeks. AT that meeting there will
be another dance.
A delightful dinner party was Civ
Ell by Mrs. c. A. Mills at her home
on Madison avenue last Thursday.
Those present were Mrs. l., A. Dast
combe, Mrs. G. w. Goodrich, Mrs. E.
+. Danforth, Mrs. r. f. Wilson and
Mrs. Bassett of Portland, who spends
much of her time in Skowhegan with
her daughter, Mrs. E. l.. Warren. The
table appointments were especially
charming with snap dragons and cut
flowers. This was arranged by Mrs.
Mills as a reminder of delightful
summer outing which the several Ia
dies had together at Rangeley.
The Children of Mary Sodality at