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

in town recently visiting friends.
A stated conclave of De Molay Com
mandery, No. 10. X. T. was held Tues
day night.
James Stanley has been spending a
few days this week at his home in
Lawrence, Mass
Joseph Pollard and family are
again living in town, having been in
WaterVille during the winter.
The Country Club meets next We'd
nesday with Mrs. Lillis Goodwin at
the home of DR.. F. S. Bigelow.
The regular BPW Club board meet
ing will be held this evening at the
home of Mrs. Mabel p. Judkins
The Pythian Sisters, Past Chiefs
Association will meet with Mrs. Eta
Elsmore for n $50 supper next Tues
day night.
Mrs Fnnie Webb Fletcher return
ed Monday from Wabasha. Mimi,
where she has been visiting her broth
er, William Webb and family
The Good Will Club will meet next
Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock
with Mrs. Raymond A. Derbyshire at
/ her home on Madison avenue
There will be q box social at the
White Schoolhouss, Friday, May 8. for
the purpose of raising funds for IL
piano to be used by the school.
A regular meeting of Carrabassett
Lodge No. "a, |. o. o. F. was held
last evening with work in the third
degree. Refreshments were served.
Mrs. L. A. Sherbourne and II. A.
Young. sister and brother Of Charles
l.. Young, are leaving this week to
spend the summer in Smithfield, ac-
cording to their usual custom.
The Christmas Club met Tuesday
afternoon with Mrs. l.. II. Packard at
! her home on Locust Ave The after
noon was spent socially and the next
meeting will be on May Goth with
Mrs. l.. G. Trafton on Main street.
A daughter, eight pounds, was born
to DR.. and Mrs. Howard Sprague, in
Boston, Tuesday. She has been Civ
en- the name of Elizabeth Howard.
This little one is the great-grand-
daughter of +. B. Curtis of this place,
Mrs. T. c. Tucker left yesterday
morning for Lewiston as a delegate
| from the Home Missionary Society to
attend the Missionary Conference in
Lewiston. She was accompanied by
Mrs. John Nutting and Mrs. H. '6Prt
Ames. M,
The Akiyslan Campfire girls held
their weekly meeting at the home Of
Miss That's H. Gates. During the
business meeting a report was made
of the candy sale, also the hOnors
were reported. After the business
session social hour was enjoyed.
Tomorrow FRIDAY evening" at 7.45
a card party is to he held in the ban
quet room at Odd Fellows Hall, under
auspices of Priscilla Rebekah Lodge
All members are invited to bring
guests An admission Of 25c per
person is to be charged and light re-
freshments will be on sale.
Priscilla Rebekah Lodge will hold
dance in Heselton Hall, Thursday
evening, May Is. 1t is hoped all
those who have attended Polyanna
dances will make special effort to at
tend as the committee in charge plan
! to make it one of the plcaSantest
! dances of the season.
! Announcements have been received
here of the engagement of Miss Velma
Arlene Berry. daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Calvin ]. Berry of East Milli-
nocket to Hudson Everett Tracy. Miss
Berry's family formerly resided in
Skowhegan and she graduated from
Skowhegan high school in the class
of 1922.
Mrs. f. f. Danforth will address the
Woman's Literary Union Of Oxford
County at a meeting in Bethel on
May 18th. Miss Mabel j. DeShOn of
Portland, who has been prominent in
the grand chapter of o. +. S. and has
visited Sunset Chapter in the past,
has been secured as reader and im-
persOnator for this meeting.
! The marriage of Albert Maerz of
Auburn, a shoe cutter and Mrs Cora
McSeekins, a native of Pennington,
was solemnized Monday at the Fed
Grated Church parsonage 10 Leavitt
St Rev. George Loring Thurlow Of
ficiated using the double ring service.
The groom's parents were present at
the wedding. The couple will reside
in Auburn.
Mrs. Mary W. Libby, superintend-
ent of the State RefOrmatory left yes
terday morning for Portland. From
| there she was to continue on to Bos-
ton for a short visit with her son and
then on to Middletown, Conn., TO
conference of the committee for de-
| inquent women and girls, which is
committee of the National Prison
/ Association.
/ Clifford North and Frank Atwood of
Boston were guests Tuesday night at
dinner of Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Lind
say. They left here for Lake Moxie
for several days fishing and will be
joined probably today by Mr. Lindsay
| T.. l.. Warren of Skowhegan and r. q.
Robinson of Lowell, Mass Charles
Nitschke is also planning to be one
of the party for part of the week.
After the regular meeting of Pris-
ella Rebekah Lodge, Tuesday even
ing the two-act play Mrs Deacon
/ Spriggs" was present, the following
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