Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-06
|SkOWnEGAN local NEWS
Somerset County Headquarters Phones, Farmers 81 :;
Interesting Meeting of w. c. T. y.

! Tuesday evening the monthly
| meeting Of the Clemcntine Weston
Woman's Christian Temperance Tn
/ ion was held in the parlors of the
public library with good attend
ance. The hostesses were Miss Cert
rude VI. Elliott and Mrs. Maria Cool
ey.. The decorations were beautiful
hyacinths. The president, Mrs.
Blanche M. Friend, presided and
greeted the members and guests.
| The devotional exercises were con-
/ Quoted by Mrs. Kate c. Holbrook.
| Vocal solo. Morning" was sung by
| Mrs. Donald +. Burrill, who was ae-
compa MED by Mrs. Howard b..
| Friend; report OF the last meeting;
| report OF w. c. T. u. work at Re-
formatory was given by Miss Cert
rude Carter. who said in part that
| the union had in each church a su-
Herbert l.. Nichols: Bethany church.
Mrs. Everett Goodrich, and that she
represented the Federated church.
! and that these ladies' had charge of
| the music at the Sunday afternoon
! religious services being held by the
pastors of the three churches.
Miss Carter suggested that the
union give the girls at the reform
atory party on March 18th. AT the
giose 1t was moved that the union
give the party and so voted. The
| union instructed the presidents to
appoint the committees who will
have charge Of the affair. and Mrs.
Friend appointed: Entertainment
committee. Miss Carter, chairman,
vice president Mrs. Ira A. Norton.
and the secretary, Mrs. Herbert c..
Judkins; refreshment committee.
Mrs. f. +. Iaipes, chairman. Mrs.
Henry Plummer. Miss Gertrude s.
Weston. the treasurer. and Mrs.
Maria Cooley: transportation COM
mittee. Mrs. Friend and Mrs. +. Il.
Folsom.
Mrs Friend played Invitation to
Dance" Won Wcbber) and gave as an
encore Alice (Ascherl, which was
greatly enjoyed. Mrs. Burrill sang a
second solo. when My Caravan Has
Rested accompanied by Mrs. Friend.
Mrs. Laura II. Dinsmore read a
beautiful tribute TO Lillian NJ. n.
Stevens. whose birthday occurred on
the first day of March. after which
Mrs. Friend spoke briefly of Mrs.
Stevens and stated that she felt that
Inc kefOrmatOry for Women in
SkoWhegan was the result of untr-
ing efforts on the part of Mrs. Stew
ems and that Mrs. Stevens only
child, Mrs. Gertrude Stevens Leavitt
Of Portland is a member of the board
at trustees of the institution and
tina 1.-THE largest cottage at he insti
tuition Is stevens, named for Mrs.
Lillian NJ. n. Stevens.
w b. Woodbury.. superintendent of
the Skowhegan Mission schools, was
tho speaker of the evening and his
subject was "Illlteracy in Skowhe-
gan and as he added with special
reference to the ~. CXT. l.. At first
Mr.. Woodbury. emphasized the i'm
portance of literacy to the individual
and to society in general, saying that
one who Is illiterate cannot enjoy or
produce as much as one with "A Ger
tain amount of learning and he
urged that right ideals be used in
education. He gave illustra tons
where certain knowledge was detri-
mental instead of n benefit to the in
dividual and the society.
Mr. Woodbury. went carefully over
the condition in Skowhegan accord
ing to the 1920 census and stated
that the evening school WAS doing
something to help the present condi-
ton but that not as many people
awaited themselves of the evening
school as should and told of the
many ways they had used to encour-
age people to attend the evening
scnoul and spoke of the interest the
evening teachers took in the work.
Mr.. Woodbury. suggested that an
other year the W. G. II. L. might
perhaps organize mothers class
and do something for the illiterates
in that way and that was where
his reference especially to the W. c.
T. |. came in. Mr.. Woodbury. is u
pleasing speaker and told several
apt ana humorous stories
After his address Mr.. Woodbury.
answered several questions put to
him and general discussion ensucd
for a short time. and was followed
by social half hour when the ladies
ana guests had the pleasure of meet
ing Mr. Woodbury.. A rising vote OF
thanks was given to Mr.. Woodbury..
Mrs. Burrill and Mrs. Friend. The
next meeting of the union viii he
held on the 18th of March when Dr.
Julia Nay kincaid will give Il paper
on the Uses ana Abuses of Alco-
hol.'