Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-04
FARMINCTON

The next entertainment in the
| course for this winter arranged
Jointly by the Protestant churches
of this village, will take place in
Merrill Hall, Saturday evening, Dec.
| 10, when the DeMarch Harp En-
semble will be the attraction. There
are five in this group of musicians,
Miss Betty Nelson, solo harpist,
Hans Baldauf, who is not only
noted 'cellist, but equally noted as a
sculptor, also two other harps and
violin, which accompany the SOLO
lists and take part in the ensemble
work. The group was arranged and
has been coached to point near
perfection, by Miss Elena DeMarco,
musician, organizer and instructor
of marked ability. A program of
great variety has been provided for
this evening of music. The course
was originally planned to include
five evenings of entertainment, but a
sixth, to take place in March, has
been added, without additional cost
to the holders of course tickets.
The Glass in the Corner of the
Methodist Sunday school held it's
annual meeting at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles w. Norton on
Church street, Tuesday evening with
good attendance, and elected the
following officers: President. Mrs.
Nellie Russell; vice president, Mrs.
Maud Norton; secretary, Mrs. Clara
Hodgkins: treasurer, Mrs. Katherine
Voter. A social evening with VIC
trola music and dainty refreshments,
followed, and all found it a very en-
joyable occasion.
The election of officers of Farm
ington Grange will take place at an
all day meeting in Drummond hall,
beginning at 1890 o'clock. There
will be dinner at noon, and all who
have not been solicited are asked to
carry pies or cakes, or both. The
dinner will be in charge of COM
mittee consisting of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold Colburn, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam A. Titcomb, Mrs. Annie Haines
and Ruel Barrett.
The annual meeting of Excelsior
Pomona Grange was held yesterday
with Temple Grange, No. 81, at
Temple, with a good attendance for
the time o. fyear. After the opening
and flag salute Leslie b. Hamlin.
master of Temple Grange spoke a
few well chosen words of greeting,
to which Charles +. Oliver of In
dustry Grange responded. the de-
gree of Pomona was conferred on
several candidates, the music being
in charge of the lecturer of the host
grange. The grange voted to go on
record as opposed to the Grade A
Milk Law in its present form, be-
cause of the many ways in which
it may be had and has been in
terpreted. But the Grange is not
opposed to a proper Grade A Milk
Law correctly interpreted. A din
ner was enjoyed at noon, after
which a census was taken, reports of
subordinate oranges by the lecturers
received, and the following officers
elected Master, c. Allen Thompson
of New Sharon; overseer, Archie n.
Taylor of New Sharon; lecturer,
Mrs. Nellie T. Williams of Farming
ton: steward Elwyn III. Jones of
North Wilton: assistant steward.
Malcolm Averill of Pennington;
chaplain, Rev. Frederick Newport of
Wilton: treasurer. G, Lee Savage Of
North Chesterville: secretary. Mrs.
Gertrude NJ. Walker of East Wilton:
gate keeper, Leslie B. Hamlin of
L efllples SeEGS, az
lor of New Sharon; Pomona, Mrs. c.
A. Thompson of New Sharon; Flora,
Mrs. Mildred F. Jones of North Will
ton; lady assistant steward, Miss
Olive Craig of Pennington. Two
members of the executive committee,
Jesse ". Hodgkins of Pennington,
and Will +. Allen of East Dixfield,
retired. and their successors will be
Ijeleoted at the January meeting with
Wilson Grange at East Wilton when
the officers will also be installed. The
Home Economics Committee will be
appointed by the master and an
nounced a little later.
The Every Member Canvas of the
Old South church will take place
next Sunday, from $50 to 500 p. NJ,
with Albert Judkins as director. The
budget this year figured up TO
S4211 % and that Of next year. now
to be subscribed amounts to S4olS.1o.
of which $500 is for the pastors
salary. The budget provides for
some needed repairs and some min
or improvements, and is believed to
be conservative. but ample. The
Wilton Congregational church will
also have its Every MEMBER Canvas
Sunday.
The Pennington church was we'll