Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-14
|Sk0WHEGAN LOCAL NEWS
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PERSONAL MENTION


Edward Spear. who has been a
medical patient at the Somerset
Hospital was discharged Wednesday.
Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Franz
Foley formerly of Skowhegan will be
interested to know that they are
parents Of little child born at the
home of Mr.. Foley's parents in Fair
field a few days ago. Mother and
child are doing well.
Mrs. c. Jerome Abbey went to
Fairfield Wednesday where she visit
ed her niece, Mrs. Frank Foley and
was also in Waterville where she
visited her sister. Mrs. Frank Sedge-
ley who is recovering from a surgi-
cal operation.
Mrs. Rose Butler who has been in
town for several days because of the
illness of her son Clyde Nedeau at
the home Of Mr. and Mrs. L. Ii. Nor
rill on Court street has returned to
Bangor. Friends of Mr.. Nedcau
will be pleased to know that he is
improving in health.
Harrison Smith OF Watervilie re-
turned to that city Wednesday
morning after being in town Tues
day evening to direct rehearsal of
the American Legion Minstrel Show
which was held in the Legion rooms.
Tho show is to be put on at the
Opera House, February e6.
Mrs. John II. Jenkins was the hos
tess 20 the ladies' of the Good Will
Wednesday afternoon at her home on
Water street. There WAS q good at
tendance and good amount of work
was accomplished. Puffs were tackled
and other sewing done on articles
which will later be sent TO the Good
VIII Association.
Miss Mary Article Penney. presi-
dent Of the State Federation of the
business and Professional Women's
Clubs and National Vice President,
who was in town to present the
charter to the local club Tuesday
evening, returned to Portland We'd
rcsday. While in town Miss Penney
was entertained by DR.. Julia Nay
kincaid OF Madison avenue.
A. III. Taylor Speaker at Rotary
Luncheon
The weekly luncheon of the Show
hogan Rotary club wGs held Tuesday
noon at the Grand Amy hall with Il
good attendance. MIR. G.. L. Merrill,
the president presided. The song SER
Vice WIS led by DIR. Raymond a. Der
byshire with Mrs. Marion r. Oddly at
the piano. A delicious luncheon was
served by caterer, Mrs. Kate s. Simp-
son.
The speaker was Arthur II. Taylor,
of New ork, Field Agent of the Amer
lean Child Association which is head
ed by Herbert Hoover. Mr.. Taylor's
theme was crippled children and that
the association is trying to do for
them. At directors meeting which
was held directly after the luncheon,
il was voted to recommend to the Ro-
tary club that the club make cam
vas I'm the section of The county over
which the club as jurisdiction and see
to it that all cripple children have
medical and surgical treatment. IL
the club accepts this recommendation
it will be living up to lis slogan. Ser
vice above Self" this particular at
least. Among the out Of town guests
were Landgon A. Jewett of Bowdoin
coller. Fred Knowles. North New
Portland, N-alter Cleveland of YER
mont.
The following members Of the
Skowhegan Grange were in Nor
ridgewock Tuesday, where they at
tended the meeting Of Somerset
Pomona Grange: Elmer r. Rowell,
Elmer +. Harris. Dclbcrt +. Hobart,
and Francis Emerson.
Miss Faya!ene G.. Decker. daugh
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest A. Deck
err, s. H. S. '2, who was elected
to present the will at the Commence
ment exercises. and Miss Helen c.
Hight daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence &. Hight of West Front
street. s. II. s. 30 30. the valedictorian
of the class. were among the initi-
atcs at the annual meeting of the
Alpha Epsilon Chapter, Delta Delta
Delta. which was held on Saturday
at the Elmwood hotel i'll Waterville.
The next meeting of the Country
Club will be held on Wednesday aft
ernoon, the Goth. with Mrs. Harold
Chase, at the Chase home on the
River road 10 Waterville.
A requiem mass was held at the
Notre Dame dc Lourdes, Monday
morning. for Thomas Butler: on
Wednesday morning for Mrs. Mary
Martin and on Friday morning
mass will be held for Mrs. Thomas
EutIcr. The masses are conducted
by the pastor, the Rev. J. Louis A.
Remand.
This Thursday evening at the Beth
any Baptist chuch the roll call SER
vices which are being held through
the month of February at the mid
week services will be continued and
the roll will be called by the clerk.
Miss Alice Written of the names OF
the members whose names begin with
the following letters: ID. IL, +. G, III,
l. J, II. and J. are asked to be pres
ent. The meeting will begin a half
hour earlier this evening because of
the rehearsal which is to follow for
the Old Fashioned concert.
The date for the Ladies Night to be
given by DeMlay Commandery has
been placed on April 22nd. The COM
mittee who will direct this event is
composed of Commander Roscoe T..
Atwood. Frank Il. Madden, G. Ernest
Avore. Carlton NJ. Holt, C. Allan
Wentworth, Col. Sherman y. Shum-
way and Leon W. Smiley.
s. .. Atkinson who has been for
merry located in the oxford block and
who has suffered loss and being put
out Of business twice recently by fire
has taken a new location on the Is
land in the Ordway block and is now
ready for business.
1t is expected the Woolworth Com
pany are to locate in Skowhegan for
the operation of strickly five and ten
cent store. Tile location expected TO
he occupied by this company is the
two stores in the oxford Hotel build
ing, formerly occupied before the re-
cent fires by James Malos, clotllier
aud s. 0. Atkinson, baker. If the
deal is put through as now expected