Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-09
FAIRFIELD

The Past and Present Club will
meet this afternoon with Mrs. F. A.
Knowlton on Winchester street. Mrs.
F. L. Tozier will have the paper of
the afternoon.
The Ladies Sewing Circle Of the
Universalist church will meet Tues
day afternoon, Nov. 10, with Mrs.
Charles Lawry on Winchester street.
The Monday Night Club will meet
this evening with Mrs. Frank Chag-
non.,
Miss Lena circuit of waterville
was arrested by Officer Wesly Flet-
cher Saturday afternoon for violat-
ing the traffic laws, for driving on
the wrong side of Main street. She
was taken before Judge Totman and
fined 81 and costs which she paid.
The Ladies Social Union of the
Baptist church will meet Tuesday
afternoon at o'clock with Mrs. VIII
Archer on High street with Mrs.
Marion Powers and Mrs. Hannah
Barney assisting as hostesses. -
At the regular meeting Of Merry
meeting Chapter. o. E. S., No. IS,
Friday evening the Star degree was
worked on a class of candidates
Following the installation a social
time was enjoyed and refreshments
were served.
Fairfield lodge l. o. o. F., No. IS.
will hold their regular meeting this
evening in their hall.
The Faithful Glass of the Baptist
church school met Saturday evening
with Theresa Brown. The follow
lowing officers were chosen: Pres,
Ruby Rowe: vice. pres, Theresa
Brown; sect, Hazel Clifford; treas,
Lucille Harris. A social time was
enjoyed and refreshments of hot
chocolate and fancy cookies were
served.
The regular meeting of the Am
erican Legion Auxiliary will be held
this evening in their hall. All MEM
bers are requested to be present.
A public whist party was held on
Friday evening in the Legion hall.
Prizes were won by ladies': Mabel
Gullivan. Addie Mcpherson; gentle
men, H. M. Reynolds, Hubert Guilt
van, Fred Vigue. Refreshments of
sandwiches, cake and coffee were
served. The Lext whist party will
be held Friday evening, Nov. 20.
The Roger Nye Concert, Nov. 18th
A concert Of unusual interest to
the people Of Fairfield Is to be given
Friday evening, Nov. 18th, when
Roger Nye "the Pine Tree State
tenor" is to give concert assisted
by Grace Brown Purinton, soprano
with Max Cimbollach, violin, Roger
Nye is the son of w. w. Nye and was
born in Fairfield, passing his boy
hood days here and receiving his ed
ucation here.
A Fairfield boy and so loving his
own home town that at the very be-
ginning of his musical career In 1922
he gladly accepted an invitation from
the music lovers Of Fairfield to give
a concert and greatly delighted his
many friends with his beautiful voice.
Since then he has been studying with
the Florentine singing master Brag-
g1ott: and has been abroad studying
at Milan and Naples with Caballa
who has been for many years con-
ductor of the Imperial Theatre of
Russia and with Mazonne. 1.-THE
kennebec Journal at that time said:
The audience of music lovers com
posed not only of Augusta people but
of the people from many other towns
and cities were warm in their praise
Of the Maine tenor and after each
number he was obliged to appear
again and again.
Mrs. Grace Brown Purinton was at
one time a resident of Fairfield, the
daughter of Mrs. Fred Brown and
sister of Herbert Brown. She also is
4 pupil of Briaggiotti and has So
prano voice of beautiful tones and
quality.
Mr.. Nye's unusual. musical oppor-
tunities have enriched and developed