Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-24
OAKLAND
Improvement Club

An all day meeting of the Mothers
Improvement Club was held Thurs
day In the vestry of the Methodist
church. A baked bean dinner with
salads, cake and coffee was served
at noon and covers were laid for AZ,
including members of the Club,
school children and 13 girls from
the two groups of Camp Fire Girls,
with one guardian, Mrs. John S.
Tapley. The business meeting OPEN
ed in the afternoon at go with Mrs.
Vesta Garland, vice president, pre-
siding. After the regular business
had been carried out the remainder
of the afternoon was given over to
tho report of the State Federation of
Women's Clubs held in Bangor the
past week.
Mrs. Plaisted, the delegate at
tended the convention on Thursday
AMI gave a very interesting report
OF the business transacted. Press
clippings and articles which she had
prepared were read by different
members. The hostesses for the
next meeting which will be held in
the Methodist vestry November 9TH,
are Mrs. Giberson, Mrs. Donna Axtell
and Mrs. Sadie Beverage.
The committee on the Halloween
party which will be held at the Com
munity House next Friday night at
o'clock held a meeting Thursday
night and plans were made for the
games, stunts and horrors that will
be employed. 1t will be a Masquer-
ade Party although costumes will
not be required. There will be good
music in connection with the games.
Basket lunches for two, provided by
the girls will be drawn by lot by the
young men. A small admission fee
will be charged and tickets will be
on sale by the young folks.
Mrs. Will Butterfield, who has
been stopping at the home of Mr.,
and Mrs. George Hall while visiting
her brother, Wallace Flanders, has
returned to her home in Madison,
making the trip by the way of
Skowhegan and visiting her sister,
Mrs. Abbie Hilton.
A. H. Oliver, who has been on a
hunting trip to Misery Siding the
past three weeks, has returned to
his home in town.
The Chehakoolo Group of Camp
Fire Girls met Thursday afternoon
at the Sawtelle pasture on Alpine
street. Eight members with their
guardian, Mrs. John s. Tapley were
present. A fire was built and steak,
onions and potatoes were fried and
served with cookies, cake and ap-
Piles. Each of the girls were award
ed with honor beads and it was de-
cid to solicit subscriptions for the
magazine the Dearborn Indepen-
dent" The magazine is published
weekly and fifty cents of the amount
of the subscription goes to the camp
fire girls and the remainder to the
magazine. The next meeting will be
an out door meeting and will be held
in two weeks.
Mrs. Flora Kelley entertained the
Silent Six Club Thursday afternoon at
her home on High street. The mem
bers were all present and work in
basketry was continued and good pro-
gress made. The place Of the next
meeting, which will be held october
80, will be announced later.
Alvin H. Higgins. who has been Wis
iting friends in Portland, returned
Thursday night to his home in town.
Thirty members Of the Mems Club
of All Souls Universalist church at
tended the meeting of the Advanced
Mems Club of the Universalist church
Of Waterville Thursday evening. Both
clubs united in the program. There
were remarks by Rev. H. G. Mann,
Dean E. Wheeler, John Tap1ey and C.
HI. Martin of the Oakland club, and
from the Waterville club Prof. E. c.
Mariner and Edgar Brown. There
were several musical selections by AL
len Prescott. The popular songs of
the day were sung and refreshments
of sandwiches, cider and doughnuts
were served.
Miss Strachen and Miss Lee Baron,
teachers in the eighth grade, will give
q Halloween party for the pupils next
Tuesday evening in the gymnasium of
the new high school building.
Chester Oliver, Harley Mairs and
Adelbert Tobin will leave today for
Chesuncook on a weeks hunting trip.