Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-28

Joseph Viles, the younger son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. M. @. Viles of Coburn
avenue celebrated his 10th birthday
THANKSGIVING afternoon. He enter
tanned a few of his neighborhood
chums in a royal manner. Those
present were Richard Plummer. Mar
ston Blunt and Merrill Cover.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry A. Thurlow
returned to Watertown. Mass. FRI
day morning after passing the hon-
day with their son and family, Rev.
and Mrs. George Loring Thurlow.
They were accompanied as far as
Waterville by David Thurlow, who
was returnind to his studies at COL
by.
Thanksgiving cheer was brought
to many families during the festive
days pust passed through the agen-
cies of the churches. Baskets of
food were sent by the Federated, the
Methodist and the Bethany Baptist
parishes. =,
Next Saturday at $50 there will
be a religious service at the reforma-
tory. 1t will be conducted by Rev.
George Loring Thurlow.
At the county Jail the menu for
their Thanksgiving dinner was some
what altered. Il consisted OF roast
pork, cranberry sauce. hot biscuit
doughnuts and coffee.
On December z there will be
Joint installation of Simon Peters
most and Ladies' Auxiliary of the
American Legion. The auxiliary Of
ficers are as follows: President. Mrs.
Lila p. Perkins; first vice president,
Miss Esther Roderick; second vice
president, Mrs. Mary V. Roderick;
secretary, Mrs. Vivian G. woodbury.;
treasurer, Mrs. Florence Pomerleau;
chaplain, Mrs. Belle Cooper; his
torian, Mrs. Mary e. Marston; SER
geant at arms, Miss Velma s. Viles.
The officers of the Legion are: Com
marider, Walter G. Lessard; vice
commander, Lyle S. Moore; adJutant,
Archie o. Dostie; finance officer. Roy
B. Pooler; chaplain. Enrol Chase;
historian. Guy Gilman; sergeant at
arms, Eugene Lancetot.
Robert Furber, who is passing the
Thanksgiving recess with his parents
and Elliott Chase, also home from
his business in Boston, left FRIDAY
morning for Kingsbury and Mayheld
in pusuit of deer. At Brighton they
will be Joined by Murray Decker.
Miss Ethelyn Mills, student at
Pennington state normal school, VIII
return to her work tomorrow, AFTER
passinx Thanksgiving with her aunt
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Lamb.
Edward Cowett, a student at Bay
path Institute, Springfield, Mass. IS
passing the recess with his relatives
in town.
The next meeting of the women's
farm bureau will be held on Decem-
Der at the home of Mrs. Grace
Marcia in Larone. Christmas sug-
Restions will be taken up and q re-
view Of the work OF the preceding
year gone over. Dinner VIII DC
served at noon followed by a UNIQUE
Christmas tree laden with NUMBER,
ed presents which the members Will
claim from drawn numbers.
Edward Tabb and Thomas Dionne
we're the fortunate Skowheganites to
shoot a deer Thanksgiving day. The
animal was shot in Canaan.
Mrs. Lester Packard is fast recoy-
ering from her recent operation Tor
goitre at the Deaconness hospital IN
Brookline, Mass.
There will be an exhibition ana
sale at reasonable prices OF hand-
work done by the inmates OF Ine
state reformatory for women. at tne
administration building. from 2 until
7 o'clock on Tuesday, Dec. 8. Towns
neople are invited to attend and IN
spect the work. Mrs. Gertrude Ste
yens Leavitt of Portland and Mrs.
Sadie Bates Of Sandy Point OF the
board Of trustees will be In attend
ance.
At the choir meeting Of the Meth
odist Episco opal church. an Interest
ing Christmas pageant, Gods Git
Of Love- wasJstudied. This pageant
will be presented at Christmas.
Henry Russell of VAUDEVILLE, ne
phew of Mrs. Charles Currier of Mid
die street, passed Thanksgiving with
her.
Thomas Nichols, Hector Chabot
and Joseph Cayouette will return to
Boston tomorrow afternoon. to. re-
sumo their studies at Boston Uni
versity.
Funeral Of Mrs. Maora Sawyer
The funeral services for Mrs. Ma
ora Sawyer were held Friday after
noon from the home on Madison ave-
nue., Rev. George Merriam officiating.
The bearers were Carl Holt, Charles
Day, Ira Norton and Fred Emery.
Mrs. Sawyer was buried in the new
part of the South cemetery. There
were several out of town people In
attendance. Among them were Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Norton and Frank
Norton of Pennington, DR.. Sawyer
and wife from Madison. Mr.. and Mrs.
Greenleaf from Haverhill, Mrs. Abbie
Gale from Amesbury and ]. B. Woods