The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-03-13

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry W. Rogers
now of Portland, formerly of Skowhe.
gan, departed Saturday after being
guests at the home of Herbert Groves
The Ladies' Social Circle of the NJ
E. Church held an all day meeting
Thursday at the church yestry. Al
noon a delicious baked bean dinner
was served, Mrs. Bessie A. Smith and
Mrs. Flora Lambert being In charge
of the kitchen. Puffs were tackled
and quilt was quilted.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus Currier leave
the 18th for Lynn, Mass. to make theii
future home with their son, Maurice
Currier, who is employed by the Gen
eral Electric Co. in that city. Mr.
Currier first came to Skowhegan from
Canada fifty-four years ago and for
forty years has resided in Skowhegan
where he has been occupied at various
kinds of work.
A social is being planned by the
Eastern Star members to be held on
some evening, other than a night of a
meeting. The following ladies have
been appointed to direct the same
Mrs. w. P. Ordway, Mrs. NJ. W. Saw
age, Mrs. II. S. Hopkins, Mrs. J. H.
Lancaster, Mrs. Edrie Wyman, Mrs.
Harry E. Smith, Mrs. Carolyn Fair
brother and Miss Florence Philbrick.
Leon X. Jenkins, a former resident
of Skowhegan and student at Show
| hogan high school in the class of 1922,
has recently accepted position as
manager of the Central Maine Power
Company's store at Brunswick For
the last two years he has resided in
Auburn where he was employed in the
in-stock department of the Lunn &
| Sweet Shoe Co His Skowhegan
friends wish him success in his new
| location.
Lauriston Jacobs of Auburn, for
merly of Skowhegan and one time
Wesleyan star was approved by the
Auburn school board together with
Harry Fogg after considerable dis
cussion at a meeting of the board last
week. Mr.. Jacobs graduated from
Wesleyan in 1921 after playing first
base on the college team four years.
He played semi-pro ball at Stamford,
N. Y. for two seasons. He moved
from Skowhegan to Auburn with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. E. Jacobs.
! A regular meeting of Russell Relief
Corps was held Friday afternoon in
Grand Army Hall, when they enter
tanned the members of Russell Post,
G. A. R. After the business session
the following Washington program
was presented by the patriotic in
structor, Mrs. Agnes Dunbar: Vocal
duet, Mrs. Alma Bishop and Mrs.
Aurie Holmes; reading, Mrs. Viola
Smith; piano solo, Mrs. Lila Friend ;
reading, Mrs. Augusta Currie; quartet
Mrs. Mertie Lamb, Mrs. Lillian Smith
Mrs Aurie Holmes and Mrs Alma
Bishop; song by chorus. Refresh
ments of sandwiches, cheese, dough
nuts, Washington cream pie and cof-
fee were served by the executive COM
mittee.
! The parents of the junior high
school pupils enjoyed profitable visit
ing sessions at the school building
last Friday, when the regular work
of the young people was carried on
samples of their work, such as post
I ers being exhibited about the room.
During the last period which was a
study period, the visitors inspected
the Domestic Science quarters. A
debate was conducted on the topic
'Resolved-that the average newspa-
per is more harmful than beneficial.
1t was decided in favor of the mega
tive, the negative speakers being
John 0. Wilder Muriel Cover, Ivan
eta Newton with Edward Merrill, Al
thea Healy and Charlotte Gates sup
porting the affirmative side.
There was good attendance at the
regular meeting of Sunset Chapter o.
E. S. No. So, last Friday evening, with
the new matron, Miss Alice Z. Good
rich presiding and all of the other
new officers in the chair with the ex-
ception of one. The degree was con-
| ferred on three candidates. An
nouncement was made that at the
next meeting there would be $40
supper and the following committee
will have charge of the arrangements:
MT. anu AFS. VI. H. ANDic, Mis-. JthiIt
Armstrong, Mrs. Sylvia Arnold, Mrs
Myra Avery, Mr.. and Mrs. f. w Buck
nam, Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Bean. Mr.. and
Mrs f. A. Benner, Mr. and Mrs. Eldon
Boyd, e. c. Butler. Mrs. Maria Chute
Mrs. Sac F. Clark. Mrs. Helen w
Conant, Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Clifford
Mr.. and Mrs. E. b. Chase, Miss Eunice
Chase.
As the result of "Servicc First
Contest" conducted by the local tele-
phone operators from February to
February 90, inclusive, the winning
side gave the yictors a supper Thurs
day evening last. The local opera
tors chose sides. three to a side, with
the idea of lettering the service and
finding out the weak points. The re-
suit was that the losing side had Al
errors and the winning side 81 errors
or a total of 7S errors in handling ap-
proximately $4,000 calls. The aver
age number of locals daily were from
5000 to $500 and the average daily toll
calls were from 500 to 500, both in
coming and outgoing. The manner
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