Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-11-19
LOCAL AFFAIRS
Continued from page H.

| Legion Auxiliary VIII be held at the
/ Legion headquarters tomorrow
| evening at 100, to meet Mrs Ethel
| Palmer, department treasurer, who
will speak. 1t is hoped all members
will make a special effort to be pres
| ent.
| The woman's club met Tuesday
with Mrs. II. l.. Crabtree. After the
| business meeting, Miss Marion Young
entertained with two delightful piano
solos Mrs. H. NJ. Hall spoke inter
| estingly of her trip abroad and
enumerated many amusing expert
| ences.
joys grocery store has installed a
Enew combination show case and re-
| frigerator. The show case, one of
I the latest silent salesman models, is
| used to show meats, etc., and has the
| refrigerator in back to keep the pro-
ducts fresh, making an attractive as
Well as useful addition to the store
There will be a card and game
party this evening at the home of
Mrs. Harry Peters, under the aus
pieces of the Woman's Alliance of the
Unitarian church The committee
consists of Mrs. d. E. Brown, Mrs. f.
c. Osgood, Mrs. Evelyn Lord, Mrs.
Neal A. Raymond and Miss Marion
Wyman.
Mr. and Mrs Tullio Boyer, Mrs
Boyer's son, Andrew Luchini, and
Miss Margaret Davis, who have been
motoring through the New England
states, New York and Canada, for the
past two weeks, have returned home,
accompanied on their return by
Joseph Settimelli of Quincy, Mass,
who Will spend a short vacation here
Mrs. Fred Beal and Mrs. Ada
Lord entertained the ladies of the
Woman's Alliance last Wednesday
afternoon. at Mrs. Lords home.
There were thirty present. All sewed
for the Christmas sale to be held on
December 10. The Alliance received
a pleasant surprise in the form of
a $50 check from the Bangor Ali
ance. The hostesses served dainty
refreshments
The Red Cross membership cam
paign is now on. Officially, il will
continue until Thanksgiving day, but
the Ellsworth committee will attempt
to wind up the drive this week. The
city has been divided into districts
and solicitors appointed. The mem
bership fee is ST. of which so cents
goes to the support of the local Red
Cross work. which has accomplished
so much good in Ellsworth.
Charles Holz, the baker, arrived
home Friday, after a weeks visit in
New York His wife and infant
daughter Doris, who have made
longer visit there, accompanied him
home. Mr.. Holz made the trip in
his Durant six, accompanied by
Mahlon Tower. He left here Satur-
day, Nov. s, and arrived at the Har-
lem river, New York, the following
morning. On the return trip he left
New York Friday morning and ar
rived in Ellsworth at H. 35 D. m.
the same day
Officers of Philip H. Sheridan
council Knights of Columbus, were
installed last Thursday evening, by
District Deputy Baker of Orono, as
follows: e. j. Walsh, grand knight:
Harold Hawkes., deputy grand
knight; Frank Dunleavy, chancellor;
Henry Mahon, treasurer Charles
Drummey, financial secretary; Ed
ward j. Collins, p, E. Kearns, d. E.
Hurley, trustees; Thomas Gaynor,
warden: Harold Dorgan. advocate;
Daniel Harrington, inside guard;
George Fortier, outside guard; Rev.
FIR. German, chaplain; Henry Har-
ri II n
George M. Bragg's vaudeville cir
Gus is booked for Hancock hall next
Saturday evening. The show comes
we'll recommended. 1t includes
Master George Everett, clever child
acrobat and clown. Mr. Bragg
studied for seven years under Prof.
Nuella, the famous Hindu hypnotist,
and will give demonstrations of his
skill in that line. Madam Klayton,
clairvoyant, will also give an ex-
hibition in her second sight"
specialties, telling the past, present
and future of persons in the audi
ence. The show is reported to be
clean, and entertaining to both old
and young.
DR.. E. H. Baker left yesterday for
Allentown, Pa, called there by the
death of Mrs. Bakers father, Charles
Hoffman, which occurred Monday
morning at Kingston, Pa Mr.
Hoffman, whose home was in AL
lentown, had been a frequent Wis
itor in Ellsworth, and made many
friends here. He left here only
about month ago, and soon after
reaching his home, suffered a shock.
He had been in a critical condition
the past three weeks. He leaves
three daughters, Mrs Baker and
Mrs. w. f. Aiken, both of Ellsworth,
and Mrs. r. C. Williston of Bangor;
also seven sons. The three daugh-
| ters We're with him at the end.