Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-05
WINTHROP
Congregational Ladies' Circle Fair

Congregational Ladies' Circle Fair
The annual fair by the Ladies' So
cial Circle of the Congregational
church was held Thursday afternoon
at the town hall and was attended by
a large number of the townspeople.
The decorations were all in Christ
mas red with streamers from the
central chandelier to each window.
The windows themselves were gaily
decorated with red streamers and
paper bells. The platform was fes-
booths. all prettily arranged with
pine, red berries. small trets or
flowers.
The handkerchief booth was in
charge Of Mrs. Fl. 8. Woodman, Mrs.
NJ. w. Wiswell and Mrs. Herman
Wilson.
The food booth was in charge of
Mrs. c. F.. Marble. Mrs. Raymond
Riley, Mrs. Roy Thomas and Mrs.
Lewis Millspaugh; the candy of Mrs.
Arthur Stilphen, Mrs. Ora Maxim and
Mrs. Carl Bates; the fancy articles
of Mrs. H. w. Stevens and Mrs. Ray
Rogers; and the Csc counter of Mrs.
Maude Macomber, Mrs. Zadie Stur-
tevant, Mrs. Susie Hayward and Mrs.
Nellie Schmitz.
Aprons were sold by Mrs. Abbie
Kimball. Mrs. Frank Fairbanks and
presided over by Mrs. Charles Long
fellow, Mrs. J. M. Towle. Mrs. Flora
Bishop and Mrs. Margaret Foster.
Ice cream was sold by Mrs. Mabel
Wheeler and Mrs. Mabel axweli.
Each member of the society wore
n dainty badge, bearing the words,
Ladies' Social Circle"
Mrs. Augustus Snow and Miss Ida
Morrill, told fortunes and weighed all
who desired. They were in costume.
The weather was all that could be
desired and the affair was a great
success both socially and financially.
Interesting Letter by NJ, Churchill
The following extract from letter
from Newton Churchill will be Of in
terest to Winthrop friends. Frank
and Newton are sons Of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. B. Churchill and formerly lived in
winthrop and attended the Winthrop
schools. The young man writes
from Punnene, Maui. Hawaiian Is
rived Oct. 14th:
Frank Is in the main Office, sits
perched upon a stool all day. has to
be dolled up all the time. He has
easy hours, from A. M. to 400 p.
NJ, with an hours incoming. As soon
as there Is an opening he win go to
work outside as time keeper.
IT get UP at $50 A. M. and work
until 7.S0. am assistant to the plan
tation construction engineer and
architect. have to keep time Of all
the men, order lumber, ETC., do some
drafting and blue printing. The job
takes me all over the plantation ana
I drive q new special six Studebaker.
My boss Is one OF the finest men
ever met. It Is a pleasure to work
for him.
1--WE landed in Honolulu the 1sth
and left for Maui that same evening.
We went swimming at the famous
WAIKIKI Beach. Honolulu was a great
disappointment to me, little town
with narrow, crooked streets, not
nearly as pretty as Santa Barbara.
and nothing but Japs, Chinks and
Hawaiians. II 1t were not for Its To-
cation and harbor. Honolulu would
never be heard of,
"Punneue is a wonderful place. It
Is only a mile and a half from Ka-
halui. one Of the two seaports OF
Maui. On one side Of US II the ex-
tinct crater which II 10000 feet high.
and about Eve miles on the otherside
Is q mountain 5000 feet high. Ocean
on on two sides. This II the narrow
est part OF the island. 10 miles from
Pacific to Pacific. Talk about scenery.
we sure have II here. The pianta-
ton is fine, best In the islands. We
have a swimming pool. fine tennis
court. a golf course. bowling alleys,