Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-20
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WEST-The Literary Club was
entertained Tuesday afternoon at v
I. S. Hall by Mrs. Hortense Pease
There was a large attendance. The
election of officers took place at this
meeting and were as follows: Pres
ident, Mrs. Ida Lowell; vice presi-
dent, Mrs. Maude Warwick; secre-
tary, Mrs. Sadie Pearson: treasurer
Mrs. Anna Farmer: corresponding
secretary, Mrs. Florice Bailey; plan
list. Mrs. Flora Judkins; chaplain
was also accepted to membership
The program was as follows: Roll
Call. Animals We Like and Why;
Holland Of Today and Her Queen
Mrs. Flora A. Judkins. Mrs. Sadie
Pearson also gave a very interest
ing talk on her return trip from
Florida. Refreshments were served
The next meeting will be with Mrs
Clair Goodwin on June 30.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert 8. Lowell and
son, Howard and Mr.. and Mrs. AL
ton r. Coolidge of East Dixfield mo
tored to Bangor Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Philbrick OF
Livermore Falls were recently here
to visit Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E
Farmer.
\ Mrs. r. A. Morrow Of Pennington
was in town Wednesday to see her
sister, Miss Hobart, who is very i'll
Mesdames Albert s. Lowell, Harold
M. Card, Chester Davis and Larry j
Comeau recently motored to Lewis
ton for the day.
Mrs. f. Howard Lowell motored ia
Portland last week with Mr.. and
Mrs. F. E. McLeary of Pennington.
w. Carlyle Lyons Of Gardiner has
been in town this week to attend the
commencement exercises of the F. s.
N. s., his fiancee, Miss Alexander,
being q member of the graduating
class.
Real estate has taken a turn here
the past week. Supt. of Schools, Mr..
Verrill of Pittsfield, has purchased
Seneca Luce's residence and Mr.
Luce purchased of Henry Hodgdon
his residence. Then Mr.. Luce ex-
changed places with Harold M. Card
and the moving of the several fam
lilies will take place early in July.
Miss Maude Conant in company
with Mrs. Mary Z. Stackpole, Mrs.
John Allen Sweet and Mrs. H. Bur-
ton Voter of Pennington motored 10
Lewiston on Wednesday to be pres
ent at the nuptials of Miss Conant's
cousing Miss Made1in Chapman
which took place at Bates chapel at
high noon. In Lewiston they were
joined by Mrs. P. E. Dingley. who
also attended the wedding.
Through the efforts of the Literary
Club, Miss Myrtle Miles of New York
gave a most instructive talk in v. I.
S. hall. Her subject was, 1.-THE Wo-
men and the Railroads" and she as
serted in the beginning that women
are the greater buyers of transporta :
ton in this country. She talked of
household budget and enumerated
many articles in daily use, and ex-
planned that practically everything
the housekeeper buys is shipped by
rain and has it's transportation cost.
Her hearers were interested to
hear what she had to say regarding
freight rates which, she said, were
by no means as costly as is COM
monty supposed. The speaker ad-
ded that women are the greatest
travellers and get more enjoyment as
a class than men do from travel.
Facts in railroad history, touching
upon the origin and development of
transportation, also the modern i'm
provements from the old manner of
luxury and the present de luxe trains
even affording to the traveller the
luxury Of maid and manicure table.
The meeting closed by two beau
tiful vocal solos given by Mrs. Cert
rude Turner in herNusual charming
manner. Miss Miles. who is IN
charge of the women's department of
public relations of the New York
Central lines. left her efor her home
In New York.