Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-10
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WomaR'S Missionary Society Meets
The Woman's Missionary Society of
the United Baptist church met We'd
nesday afternoon at the home OF
Mrs. Avis Leech. The subject of the
meeting was "Our Work Among the
Indians" Mrs. Leech was assisted in
entertaining by Mrs. Edith Living
stone and Mrs. Mary Manter.
After the meeting was called to
carried out: The monthly mission
airy letter from Edith Dulin, in
southern China was read by Mrs.
Leech: Mrs. Edward Wing read
Visiting the Monos in the Hill
Country" New Feet on the Jesus
Road" Mrs. Travis: Indians of
Verde Valley. Arizona" Mrs. Pea
ney; The Missionary Sermon" Mrs.
Walter Farren: Letters from Hope
Land, Arizona" Mrs. Angie Hersom.
Refreshments of sandwiches. cake
and tea was served and a social hour
enjoyed. The subject of the next
meeting will be Our Work in Ran
COON" and the hostesses will be Mrs.
George Benson, Mrs. Rebecca Far
rar and Mrs. Lulu Witherell.
The annual meeting of the Oak
land Library Association was held
Tuesday evening at $50 o'clock in
Library hall and the following bust
ness transacted: George Stott was re-
elected president of the association:
vice president, Mrs. Myra Holmes:
ecretary-treasurer, Mrs. Herbert
Kelley. The Library association ap-
pointed as trustees, II. w. Greeley,
II. L. Hunton and Myra Holmes and
the trustees appointed by the town
were, Myra Wells, Alice Gilman and
George Vinegar. The secretary was
instructed to present the names of
the trustees to the town clerk that
they might be placed on file and 9TH
er matters Of business were discuss
ed and the meeting adjourned.
The auxiliary to the Harry G.
Decker post, American Legion, met
Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs.
Marshall B. Holmes on Church
street. After the regular business
meeting light refreshments were
served and social hour enjoyed.
The next meeting will be held on
"wednesday evening, April %, in
Legion hall.
Among those who attended the lee
ture given on Tuesday evening at the
Junior high school building in Water
Vile by DIR. Wilfred Greenfield the no.
ted medical missionary of Labrador
were: Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Tapley,
Miss Mary Brier, Miss Elvina Whit
ten, Mr.. and Mrs. Lester NJ. Andrews,
Miss Alice Brimestine, Miss Myra
Wells, Miss Edna Walker, Miss SUI
same Greeley. Miss Nora Bartlett
Greeley, Mrs. c. Z. Small, Mrs. Ever
EFT Cover. Mrs. Mary Strickland, Mrs.
Joseph Manter, Miss Clara Manter,
Sylvester Stevens and Mrs. v. c. Tot
man and son Virgil. DR.. Greenfield
gave a very interesting account of his
work in Labrador which was illus
trated by personally filmed motion
pictures.
The regular meeting of Acme Re-
bekah Lodge will be held this Thurs
day evening in Odd Fellows hall. At
the close of the melting there will be q
rehearsal of the Degree staff and all
members are urged to be present.
The following delegates from Troop
No. ] Of the Boy Scouts: Gerald and
Harold Hallett, Lawrence Reed,
JamesFaron and Norman Blake; from
Troop No. Clyde Soule, Dwight Tay-
Tor and Robert Varnum accompanied
by Scout Master Frank Elliott left
Wednesday, morning for Portland to
attend the rodio Of the Boy Scouts of
Cumberland county held at the Exhi-
bition hal in Portland on Thursday
and Friday of this week.
Below is revised list of the names
of those desiring invitations to the
Mother and Daughter banquet to be
held Friday evening, April II, in
Grange hall: Angie Smith. Florence
Moran, Mabel Chapman, Alice Collier,
Chestena Chase, Mary Anderson, Ro-
berta Anderson. Avis Bickford, Ruby
Bickford, Olive Cochran. Mildred
Damren, Doris Day, Muriel Fogg, WV
len Foster. Thelma Houdlette, June
Painter, Martha Raymond, Arlene Rice.
Gladys Shaw. Lena Stansfield, RATHER
inc Sullivan, Ellen Tobin, Virginia
Wood. Alice Estes, Vivien Robinson,
Marion Princirato, Leonora Buzzell.
Ethel Brann, Eloda Bubier. Doris To-
bin, Myrtle Fuller. Alice Havey. Sadie
Williams, Edith Brann, Emily Taylor,
Madolyn Faron. Elizabeth Kelley.
Helen Pratt, Madolyn Pratt. June
Wood, Marion Sheffield, Alice Hammond,
Hilda Talberth, Bertha Reynolds.
Grace Wheeler, Velma Perkins. Fern
Crabtree. Isabel Knox. Cara Crotto,
Mary Kenney, Agnes Hall, Katharine
Calder, Helen Faulkner. Helen Zimba.
Mary Freeman, Margaret Bickford,
Florence Drawn, Marguerite Durrell,
Mildred Faron, Margaret Golf and Mu-
riel Merrill.
Special services will begin at the
United Baptist church and will con-
tinue over Easter Sunday. The pastor
will be assisted by Mrs. Bernauer. All
the organizations of the church, young
people and all. will rally to these
meetings. All those who desire to be
baptized on Easter Sunday are re-
quested to notify the pastor at once.
The 1dlers will meet this evening
at the home of Mrs. J. L. Morrisette
on Church street.
Mrs. Fred Blake has returned
from Rumford Fails. where she was
called by the death of her father,
Mr.. Demmons.
The Easter sale held Wednesday
afternoon, Apr. 3. in Memorial hall
under the auspices of the Ladies'
Social Circle of the Universalist
church. was a decided success.
There was a fancy table, where all
sorts of homemade articles dec
GRATED with crochet work and en-
broidery were tastefully displayed
and were in charge of a committee
consisting of Mrs. Edith Andrews.
Mrs. Bessie Stowell. Mrs. Mabel
Harris. Mrs. Mary Scribner, Mrs
Florence Helms and Mrs. Fannie S.
Morrisette: Mrs. Alice Mower, Mrs.
Clara McTaggert. Mrs. Lena 3.
Palmer. Mrs. Bessie Kelley, Mrs.
Henrietta Mccartney and Mrs Lena
s. Marshall presided at the candy
table, where bon bons and home
made candies of all kinds could be
obtained. The apron table in charge
of Mrs. ]. Mae HalIett, Mrs. Mary