Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-09
OAKLAND

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CIst churcn held 4 social in the YES
Try FRIDAY evening. Games were
played and refreshments served. The
llrst meeting of the Junior Federated
Club was held Friday afternoon in
the high school building. A fine
program was carried out. The next
meeting will be Lcld the first Fri
day in March.
The Woman's Missionary Society
or the United Baptist church will
meet "Wednesday afternoon at the
home OF Mrs. Roy Brier. The sub
Ject of the meeting will be Ne
groes."
Sarah Sampson Tent Daughters of
Veterans will hold their regular
meeting this Monday evening in the
i ost rooms.
The Tuesday Club will serve a
Mothers and Daughters banquet
Tuesday at the Baptist vestry, when
each member having no daughter
Will invite one of high school age.
The regular business mc<% will be
at ! o'clock, followed by a banquet
at o.3O. A musical program is be-
ing arranged.
The annual meeting of the Cham
ber of Commerce will be held We'd
nesday evening at the Methodist
church. Ladies' night will be observ-
ed. All members desiring tickets are
requested 10 notify J. III Stevens or
Frank Elliott as soon as possible.
The banquet will be served at $50
o'clock. {. Harry Edwards. director
or physical education at Colby Col
lege will address the meeting There
will also be a talk by district
nurse from the State department of
health at Augusta. After the pro-
gram the company will adjourn to
Memorial hall where an old fashion
Cd dance will be enjoyed.
Davis Kerr, who observed his GJtfl
birthday on Saturday completed his
duties as Il. i. ID. carrier on i:oute
No. 36, on Friday evening. MIR.
ker came to Oakland from Calais
III years ago and has been employed
as Il. Il. y. carrier on Route 50 for
the past Il years. during which time
he has made mauy friends and the
deep esteem in which lie is held is
too vel! expressed in a poem which
vas composed by enc of his patrons
who in behalf of that community
presented Mr.. Kerr with Il collection
VI Sokt pieces rs IL token OF tnCtr
appreciation for lis many acts of
kindness and courtesy during his Il
years of faithful and efficient ser.
vice. Mr.. Kerr also received q fine
sweater fIom the employees at the
local postofice. He will be succeed
ed by his son. Alton Kerr, who will
egin his duties tits Monday morn .
iLg.
The Mothers Improvement Club
Will hold an all day meeting Thurs
day at tho Methodist vcstry. Mrs.
Eliza Peavey, Mrs. Ella Stubbert and
Mrs. Sadie Reed Will entertain. The
members are requested to observe
Valentines day either in the cook
ing they bring or ir their manner of
dress. l. is requested that the roll
call be answered by quotations or
stories connected with the obser-
vance of Valentine day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter s. Dyer have
received word that they We're misin-
formed by the American Baptist
Foreign Missionary Society in New
York in regard to their son. Rev
Nerrelle w. Dyer who has been en-
gagged in missionary work at Ran
coon, India and has also done evan
selistic work throughout Burma. In
stead of sailing for America. Jan. J..
as was formerly Understood, Rev.
Dyer sailed for the Holy Lands, Jan.
J.. where lie will be engaged in mis-
slonary work for three months Ind
expects to reach home with his fam
lily about the middle OF May.
The contest for attendance which
has been carried on for several
weeks by the Young Peoples Christ
ian Union OF All Souls Universalist
church has ended. The losing side
With Gerald Iallett, captain will en-
terrain the winning side, captained
Ivy Harold Hailett at a supper on
Tuesday evening IN the church YES
Try.
Alva Kerr won second money -
the srowmobile race at the second
day at the Maine State carnival held
Thursday in Augusta.
Miss Ruby Gibson, teacher of the
school at Oakland Heights passed
the week end with her sister, Mrs.
G. Nj. Ryan.-Alton Bates. who has
been visiting his grandparents. Mr..
and Mrs. T.. w. Sturtevant of Oak
land Heights has returned to his
nome in toWn.--Mrs. S. -. Knight
has returned from Skowhegan where
she has been visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Francis Spotford.-Cecile Tuck
Ell. who for the past six weeks has
been at the Sisters Hospital in Wa
terville 10 much improved--NIrs.
Lewis Miner was q week end guest of
relatives in North Anson.-Ai Coch-
IAN is confined to his home on Oak
street with sprGined anSle.---Mrs.
J. II. Morse who has been passing