Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-06-11
NORRIDCEWOCK

The graduating class Of the Nor |
ridgewock High School attended the
Baptist Church on Sunday morning
and listened to a most splendid
Baccalaureate Sermon by the pastor,
Rev. Calder. n. Miller. The class
marched into the church with Ellery
Tuttle of the Junior Glass as mar
shall. Miss Virginia Hussey presided
at the piano. Mr.. Miller spoke most
fittingly to the class. using their
class motto "'Tis Evening, Yet
Dawn, as his theme. The sermon
was listened to by large audi
ence of relatives and friends OF the
class. The church was tastefully
decorated with potted plants. Music
was rendered by the chorus choir.
Graduating exercises are to be
held on Thursday evening at the
Town Hall. The members Of the
Glass of 1925 are Robie Albee, Alton
Blaisdell, Harlan Blaisdell, Donald
Everett, Raymond Horne, Maurice
Hilton, Charles Hilton. Louise Jewel,
Beulah Lambert, Mildred Lambert,
Fannie Mitchell, Floyd Mitchell.
Amber Morrow, Glen MCGEE, Evelyn
Mosher, Roger Richards, Georgia
Richardson, Milford Smith. The
Glass colors are purple and gold,
the Glass flower, the white carnation.
Music for graduation exercises and
for the dance which follows is to be
furnished by the Three O'Clock
Orchestra of Gardiner.
The annual business meeting OF
the Village Improvement Society
was held on Thursday afternoon at
the Baptist Church and was called
to order by the president, Mrs. Edith
Jones. The annual report of the
secretary, Mrs. mise Bigelow was
read and accepted, as was also that
of the treasurer, Mrs. jeanette john
son. The nominating committee
presented the following list of Of
ficers, who were duly elected:
President, Mrs Blanch Folsom; 1st
Vice President, Mrs. Josephine Whit
ing; I'd Vice President. Mrs. Lillia
Tobey; Secretary, Mrs. Edna En-
| mons; Asst, Secretary. Mrs. Hazel
| Moore; Treasurer, Mrs. jeanette
| Johnson. The program committee
| then read the calendar for the COM
| ing year and announced that the
| entire year was to be devoted to the
| study of Maine. 1t was eminently
| fitting that at the evenings program
| which followed at the Town Hall.
| should have as the speaker Governor
Ralph O. Brewster, who gave an in
| spring and instructive talk on the
advantages of Maine, .agriculturally,
| industrially and recreationally. The
musical numbers on the program
were a vocal solo "Fleeting Days,
| by Mrs. Neva Jones, accompanied by
Miss Hussey; a cornet solo, "Carni-
wal of Venice" written by Herbert
Ia ri Il1a hu
Hale, and vocal solo "Homing' by
Del Riego, sung by Bernard Carr
with Mrs. Carr as accompanist.
A unique occasion was that of
Friday evening when Lebanon
Lodge No. 116 F. & A. NJ, observed
| Past Masters Night. There were
more than 100 present including
visitors from the Augusta, Wilton
and Canaan lodges. The NJ. NJ. de-
| gree was conferred. After the lodge
meeting the company repaired to the
dining hall where splendid banquet
was served under the direction of
Junior Warden, Verne T. Blaisdell
and an efficient corp of assistants.
| Speeches of much interest from the
distinguished guests present were
| listened to.
Miss Alice Hodgkins. teacher of
| llc III 81 duO oChOOl AiNllCu iiCA
pupils to a picnic at her home on the
Waterville road on Friday, it being
| the closing day of school. A large
double horse team carried the pupils
| to their destination. A day of much
| pleasure ensued, the boys and girls
enjoying the freedom Of the farm,
| and the adjacent woods. The pupils
presented Miss Hodgkins with a
beautiful gift, showing the esteem in
which she is held.
| At a joint meeting of the school
boards of Norridgewock, Smithfield,
Mercer and Starks on Monday after
noon, John Paine of North Anson
was elected superintendent of schools.
Mr.. Paine has served as superin-
| tendent in the towns of vassalboro,
North Vassalboro and China, and
| during the last year has acted as
| superintendent in Pittsfield.
The Womans Missionary Society
held meeting on Tuesday afternoon
at the Baptist Vestry.
| The Oosoola Embroidery Club
| were entertained at dinner party
| on Tuesday by Mrs. Edith Jones at
her home on Waterville Hill.
\ The school in the Tobey district,
with Miss Florice Nickerson as
teacher, closed on Friday, and the
| pupils enjoyed a picnic at the home
of Mrs. Leo V. Winslow in Larone.
|, A daily Vacation Bible School is
to be held at the Baptist Church
under the direction of the Sunday
School from July to 31st, with ses-
sions from until IL each morning.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Hilton, accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. James
Hilton of Pasadena, California drove
to Oronc Sunday to be present at
| the Commencement Exercises of the
| University of Maine. Walter Hilton,
son of the former, being member
! of the graduating class.
| Miss Thelma Smith Of Skowhegan
was the week end guest Of her
cousin, Miss Esther Witham.
| DR.. Joseph Taylor has returned to
his home in Boston after a brief
visit with his mother. Mrs! jeanette
Johnson.
Mrs. Herbert Crosby Is quite ill at
her home on Waterville Hill, having
suffered a. n11mher of heart attacks