Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-05-30
WINTHROP
New FIao Used For First Time


A simple but impressive ceremony
was held at the Grammar school
grounds Friday noon when the beau
tiful flag given to the school by AL
bert H. Frost, Womens Relief Corps
and Patience Stanley Chapter, D. A.
r. was flung to the breeze for the
first time.
All the children of the Grammar
school and their teachers were lined
up facing the f1agpole and as Princi-
pal Joseph G. Jordan slowly raised
the flag the boys and girls Joined IN
singing the "Star Spangled Banner"
Following the raising of the flag. ap-
propriate poems were recited by the
school children, the American Greed,
the Preamble to the Constitution, and
all Joined at the close Of the little
ceremony in the salute to the flag.
The flag is very handsome, meas
ures 6 by 8 feet, and flies from the
top of a 65 foot pole. The pole is set
in a cement foundation 2 feet square
and feet deep. Boys of the 9Th and
9th grades prepared the ground for
the cement work and the Grammar
school Athletic Association contribu-
ted $40 toward the pole. In addition
to the flag itself, the r. A. r. and Re-
lief Corps ladies made a substantial
gift toward the flagpole.
At the Methodist church Sunday
the pastor, Rev. H. F. Aldrich will
take for his subject Controlling the
Uncomfortable Forces" The evening
service will be held at the usual hour.
Baccalaureate services will be held
at the Methodist church, Sunday af-
ternoon at 2.30.
Rev. H. E. Dunnack of Augusta
will deliver the Baccaulaureate ad-
dress and Miss Thelma Kneeland has
been secured as soloist.
! Rev. C. F. Sargent, pastor Of the
Congregational church will conduct
| services at Readfield Depot Sunday
afternoon.
The remains Of the late Millard
Richardson of Farmingdale were
brought to Winthrop, Thursday for
| burial in Glenside Cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Harris, Ern-
est Harris and Mr.. and Mrs. Victor
Harris and little daughter of Brock
ton are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. r. M
Brown.
| There will be a group meeting OF
| the Women's Foreign Missionary So
ciety of the Augusta District Monday
at the Methodist church.
| There will be a picnic dinner and
coffee will be served by the entertain
ing society. The principal speaker
will be returned missionary.
Mrs. Annette Giles and Miss Ida
Morrill, are visiting in South Gardi-
ner.
Mrs. Mary Kurtz who passed the
winter in the south and has since
| been visiting in New York has re-
turned to her home on the Readfield
road.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. N. Kimball, Mr.
| and Mrs. George Crane, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest Hayford, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. s. Perry, Clarence Perley, Mr.. and
! Mrs. I. w. Alden, Mrs. Wilton Black
and Joseph Moore. attended the fu-
| neral services for the late Millard
Richardson at Farmingdale Thurs
| day.
Mrs. Alice Staine of Pennington is
visiting friends in town.
The Charles NJ. Bailey library will
| be closed this afternoon and even
| ing in observance of Memorial Day
| On Monday evening there will be
a meeting of the official board at the
Methodist church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harland Bryant and
three children and Mr.. Littlefield OF
Auburn were recent guests of Mr.
| and Mrs. George Crane.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ulmont H. Wing ac-
| companied by Mr.. and Mrs. Pearly
J. Wood of Augusta are enjoying a
few days fishing trip to Rippogenus
Students at Kent's Hill enjoyed
their annual picnic at Maranacook
| Thursday. There was a large at
tendance, the party arriving by boat
and auto. Picnic dinner was enjoyed
on the veranda at Maranacook hotel,
and the pavilion and bowling alleys
were opened for the use of the party
A very pleasant day was passed.
Paul Holmes, the IL year old son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Holmes un-
| derwent an operation for appendi-
citis Friday at the Community hos
pital.