Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-14
ID. A. R. to Meet

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I ters OF the American Revolution will
be held Monday afternoon at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer e.
! Greenwood on Madison avenue,
when Mrs. Greenwood will be as
sisted In entertaining by Mrs. Vina
r. Greenwood.
The study Of the Immigrants in
| the United States which the chapter
has considered this year will be con-
| tinued and the paper OF the AFTER
noon will be written by Miss Mar
garet M. Smith and will be read py
Mrs. Elmer E. McNeelie as MISS
| Smith will be unable to attend pc
| cause of illness of her father. Inc
! subject is THE Slavic Peoples
The ladies of the First Philathea
| class of the Federated hcurch held a
sewing meeting Thursday and an
other sewing meeting will be held at
the church parlors on Friday eve
ming. &c.
| bassett Lodge, No. 34fi~ held at !; y:
| o. F. hall Wednesday evening, TWO
candidates were given the initiatory
degree.
Bloomfield Christmas club held an
interesting meeting this week at the
home of Mrs. Lionel G. Trafton on
Main street. A town meeting was
held. with Mrs. Trafton, Mrs. Lester
III. Packard, Mrs. John Cool. Mrs.
frank A. NIeader and Mrs. Harlie
Bishop taking part. The afternoon
was enjoyed and a large silver oner-
ing was taken. The next meeting
Will be held on Tuesday afternoon
March 25th. at the home OF MIS-
Harlie Bishop on Bloomfield street.
The following debaters of the
Hartland Academy, Donald Newell,
Joseph Magee, and William Page,
| the alternate, will be in town this
Friday evening and will be accom-
| panied by the sub-master, Kierstead.
! They will speak at the Bates Lea
| que debate held at the Engine hall.
between the Skowhegan High school
and the Hartland Academy. on the
question, Resolved: That the United
| States Should be in the League or
Nations, representing the negative
side.
the Notre Dame de Lourdes church
and today at 3.45 and 7.15 p. NJ, way
Of the Cross will be observed.
| The students of the junior high
! school are busily gagged in rehears-
ais for a musicale to be given IN
| Grange hall, Friday evening, March
| 81. The proceeds are to be applied
| toward the purchase of Victrola rec
ords for use in teaching music ap-
probation. Tickets at nominal
price will be on sale by the Junior
high students early next week
| Skowhegan people are so loyal in
the support of the various school I'M
| dertakings, that undoubtedly the
tickets for this activity will meet
with a ready sale.
| I. H. S. Class of the Federated
| Sunday school held its meeting at
! the church parlors accompanied by
| the teacher, Mrs.. Jason Morrill,. The
| usual business was transacted and
reports were given. after which the
girls enjoyed O social hour.
| A recent issue of the Boston Her
aid contained an account of the 18th
annual reunion of the st. Johnsbury
Academy Alumni Association OF Bos-
| ton, which is of interest to Skowhe-
gan people because of the fact that
| the principal OF the Academy which
4 is located at st. JOhnsbury. VT, is
| Rev. Theodore Halbert Wilson, for
merly pastor of the Island Avenue
| Conversational church of Skowhe-
gan and the article quotes from the
address of Mr., Wilson. 1t will be of
interest to Mr.. Wilson's local friends
TO know that President Calvin Cool
idge is an alumni of the Academy.
The Maine Central Railroad are
| giving round trip tickets to Dexter
at one and one-half regular rates
! for the Carnival and Auto Show
| which will begin Wednesday, the
! 10Th and continue until the 22nd.,
| inclusive.
! Friends Of Miss Annie Scott.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Scott formerly of Skowhegan, now of
Keene, n. H., will be interested to
know of her marriage to Thomas N.
Fay of Keene, N. H. Miss Scott was
graduated from the Skowhegan High
school in the class Of 1916.