Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-04
M. E. Ladies' Aid
Holds Successful
Sale Thursday

The standard of Christmas previous
nual Christmas sale of the Ladies' Aid
of the Highland Avenue Methodist
Episcopal church which opened at the
vestry yesterday afternoon. Despite
the unpleasant weather it was given
liberal patronage and in the evening
the room was thronged with buyers in
search of attractive gifts for the holt
day. and home-cooked eatables, and
these they found in profusion. Red
and green, the Christmas colors, pre-
dominate in the general and booth
decorations, and the vestry presents a
most cheerful appearance.
The articles on sale include dainty
handkerchiefs, mysterious looking par
eel post packages, tempting canned
goods, preserves, and more substantial
food, an unusual display of the finest
of handiwork, with many unique nov
elites that make neat Christmas gifts,
aprons, dainty small ones and big,
honey, comfortable ones. a large ar
ray of delicious homemade fudge and
other candies, and last, but far from
least. whole table of toothsome pies,
doughnuts and other cooked food made
by the famous cooks who attend the
church on the hill, and there are many.
In the evening the entertainment
presented consisted of jolly two-act
comedy entitled Listen, Ladies"
with the following members of the so
ciety taking part: Mrs. G. A. Cobb,
Mrs. Roger Pierce, Mrs. Arthur Wake
field. Mrs Harry Coombs, Mrs. Frank
Oliver, Mrs. Jesse Jones. Mrs. w. O..
Cobb, Mrs. Harry Wakefield, Mrs.
Hugh Pettee and Mrs. Willis Robbins.
The sale will be continued today
with fresh stocks in the booths, and
in the evening program of readings,
instrumental and vocal numbers with
local and visiting talent will be pre-
scented.
To the following committees in
charge of the various arrangements
credit for the success of the affair
should be given: Parcel post and
handkerchief BOOTH Mrs, Alice Wing
(chairman), Mrs. Allen Clark, Mrs. Os-
car McCausland, Mrs. Walter Millett
Mrs. Frank oliver, Mrs, Jessie White
Mrs. Charles Marston. Mrs. Leon
Wing, Mrs. Cordelia Hartman, Mrs.
Hattie Colby. Domestic table. Mes
danes Nettie Wakefield, Pomeroy
Hooper. Charles Nichols. II. b. Has
kell. Nellie Clough, Florence Crocker,
Fred Merrill. Marion Mcintosh, A. A.
Tibbetts, Lou Cobb and Eva Kirkpat-
rick.
Fancy work booth, Mesdames Dill.
Cook, Moore, Goodspeed. Henderson.
Wright, oliver. Robbins. Keene. Apron
booth, Mrs. Blanche Brann CHAIR
mani Mrs A. II. Jones, Mrs. George
Nickerson. Mrs. Harriet Bowie. Mrs.
Lillian Blair. Miss Helen Cox. Mrs.
Sarah Perry. Mrs. Ada Danforth, Mrs
Littlefeld. Mrs. Newall Reed. Mrs.
May Vigeroux and Mrs. II. A. Tozier.
Candy booth, Mrs. Maud Coombs
(ehairman), Mrs. Charles Walker, Mrs.
Clarence Morrill,. Mrs. H. F. Twom-
hley, Mrs Marion Cobb, Mrs. Sadie
Jewett, Mrs. Roger Pierce. Miss Alice
Clary. Cooked food booth, Mrs. Cath
crime Bagley tchairman). Mrs. Eunice
Scott Mrs Marion Eastman. Mrs. Ar
thur Robinson. Mrs. Mildred Blaisdell,
Mrs. Annie Cunningham. Mrs. Ethel
Maxcy, Mrs. Jennie Miller and Mrs.
Ralph Dale
Decorating committee. Mrs Blanche
Robbins tehairman) Mrs. Marion
Eastman and Mrs Frank Oliver. Sup
per committee. Mrs. Arthur Libby
tchairman). Mrs Frank Hodgkins,
Mrs. George MeCausland. Mrs. c. l.,
Cushman. Mrs. Georgia Foye, Mrs Ma
bel Arthur. Mrs. -Keyes Mrs. Alton
Sawyer, Mrs. NJ. l.. Webber and Mrs
]. II. LaBate. Entertainment commit
tee, Mrs. 6. A. Cobb (chairman). Mrs
Roger Pierce Mrs Guy Holt. Mrs
Alice Jones. Mrs ,Nettie Wakefield,
Mrs. Jennie Wakefield, Mrs. Hugh Pet
tee and Mrs. Perkins. =. ~ sy.s.s.....,