Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-12
OF LADIES'
AID SHOWN IN
ANNUAL SALE

/ The culMinatiou OF many hours OF
| earnest labor was realized In tbs nm
tqualiGeA success Of the annual Christ.
mas sale held Thursday By the Ladies'
Aid OF TIE Highland Avenue n E.
church. The large vestfy was decorat-
ed With christmas colors. the red and
green steamers being eleyerly inter-
twined. comiag together in the ceptsf'
| making q most distinctive decoration
| the same eolors and wers, laden with
| good things. dainty fancy work and
J many otiaar attractive articles that met
ready saie. In the afternoon the booths
J wers all libeE1lly patronfzed. and a.
the day passed the patronage became
even more generous and was by no
means confined to church members
+ As one catered the yestry hoor the
! frst~ booth was the ported plant. where
Mrs. willis Robbins presided. assisted
| by Mrs. Clarence Morrill,. Mrs. Arthur
| Robinson and Mrs. Viola Pillsbury.
| This was the same committee that did
such artistic work with the decora-
| tions. The next table was the punch
/ table. where Mrs. Cordeiia Hartman
was in charge. assisted by Mrs. Anna
Dunton.
Next in order was the domestic Ia
BILE, where could be found delicious
preserves. as we'll as many useful
household articles. Here Mrs. Z. Z.
Dill was in charge. assisted by Mrs.
F. c. Moore. Mrs. Sadie Jewett. Mrs.
John Stephenson. Mrs. Marian Melen-
| dy, Mrs. L. w. Gerrish, Mrs. Farrell.
Mrs. George Sager and Mrs. Charles
Cook, At the Japanese table could De
found attractive small wares most
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Mrs. Lou Cobb was in charge, assisted
by Mrs. Nettie Wakefield. Mrs. Jennie
Wakefield and Mrs. Lawrence Croker.
At the fancy work table there was
every kind Of dainty handiwork as well
as more substantial work. Mrs. Jes-
sic White presided. assisted by Mrs.
| Marian Eastman, Mrs. c. E. Taylor,
F, Mrs. Alice Jones, Mrs. I.ottie keene,
Mrs. Jennie Miller. Mrs. Alice Wing,
/ Mrs. c. H. Beane, Mrs. Dallas Beedie
| and Mrs Ruth McGoff. Mrs. BERTHE
! Clark was chairman of the parcel post
and handkerchief committee, assisted
/ by Mrs. Charles Howard Atkins. Mrs.
Charles Nichols. Mrs. Charles Marston'
| Mrs. Walter Millett, Mrs. Lillian Blair,
Mrs. Ella Pomeroy. Mrs. George Pierce,
Mrs. Douglas, Mrs. Fora Oliver and
Mrs. Nora Ludwig. :
Mrs. Blanche Brann was in charge
of the apron table and her assistants
were Mrs. A. H. Jones. Mrs. Sarah
Perry, Mrs. Harriet Bowie, Mrs. Newell
Reed and Mrs. Andrew Tozter. At the
candy table presided Mrs. Harry
Coombs assisted by Mrs. Leonard
Scott, Mrs. Charles Walker. Miss Alice
| Clary, Mrs. w. o. Cobb and Mrs. Her
bert Smith. At the cooked food table
Mrs. Katherine Bagley was in charge
assisted by Mrs. Maude Henderson
Mrs. Fred Merrill, Mrs. Frank Blais:
dell, Mrs. Ethel Maxcy, Mrs. Albert
Dixie Albee. This was the last of the
circle and ended O fine display of busy
places Of business.
At $50 a baked bean supper was
served at which there was an attend
ance that taxed the accommodations
provided. The supper committee con-
sisted of Mrs. A. E. Libby, chairman
Mrs. ]. F. Hodgkins, Mrs. c. L. ,Cush.
man, Mrs. Georgia d. f'oye, Mrs. AL
ton Sawyer, Mrs. Mabel Arthur, Mrs
Nathan Batchelder, Mrs. A. A. Ttb
belts, Mrs. Nellie Koyes and Mrs
Charles Whittemore. The entertain
ment committee which arranged fol
the play in the evening and for the
musical program this evening, con.
sisted of Mrs. Jennie Wakefield
chairman: Mrs. Nettie Wakefield
Mrs. Vena Holt. Mrs. Alfred Man.
son. During the supper hour and
evening, music was furnished By
, Beedles orchestla of Augusta.
| At o'clock in the evening tbs
three act comedy Three Pegs" was
most successfully presented before Il
capacity audience. The cast was as
follows:
Emily Weston, woman of Is, rich
cultured. Mrs. Bert Cobb; Aunt Eu.
phelia, SO. Who sees no romance ir
life, does everything because Of s
morbid sense Of duty, speaks in q
whining, HOPELESS manner. Mrs. Alic;
Jones; Marguerite. Ill hammered
habitual user sof slang, one of The
three pegs. Mrs. Vena Holt; Madge
dainty, delicate in health. sweet dis
position. another of the three pegs
Miss Evelyn Wakefield; Peg, viva.
cious, earnest, sincere, eager to make
others happy. the third Of the thrc'
pegs, Mrs. Viola Pillsbury; Sarah
the Irish cook. Mrs. Jennie Wake.
field; Lizzie, her sister. the maid
Mrs. Blanche Robbins: MIS-. Cont. &
talkative italian. Mrs. w. A. S. Per-
kins: Mrs. Barclay, Emily Weston't
refined friend of about 40. Mrs. Harry
Wakefield. The piece was produced
under the efficient direction Of Mrs
Vena Holt.
The success Of the affair was In p
great measure due 10 the united eff.
forts Of the entire Organization. The
sale Is to be continued today and this
evening a program win be presented
consisting of musical numbers and
readings by Mrs. Vena Holt. There
are many articles left which would
make appropriate Christmas gifts
and will be, on sale today.