Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-09
chiIdren's Day at Bethany


The following delightful program
was carried out at the Sunday morn
ing service at the Bethany Baptist
church, when the Sunday school
gave Children's Day program, di-
rected by the teachers of the pri-
mary department, Mrs. Ethel w.
Ames, Mrs. Harriet C. Mason and
Russell Craig, assisted by Mrs.
George Merriam: Bethany orchestra
played the professional; doxology;
music by Junior choir; responsive
reading; prayer, pastor, Rev. George
Merriam; response, Misses Charlotte
and Margaret Gates; song, Betty
Stanwood; recitations, Marcus and
William Parsons, Robert Healy, Mu-
riel Whitman, John Atkinson, Jane
Craig, Priscilla Witham, William
Collins, Nick Craig, Edward Lord;
song, "Can Little Child" primary
children; exercise, Ruth Moore, Lu-
cretia Witham, Barbara Witham,
Ruth Ames; recitation, Anne Luella
Cleveland; exercise, Norman Chase,
Kenneth Adams, George Fish; hymn,
congregation; recitation, Albert
Randlette; exercise. what Shall We
Give?" Pauline Atkinson, Phyllis
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choir; exercise, "Why Are We Hap
py?" Richard Healy, Harold Malbon,
Elwood Nutting, James Stinchf1eld,
Philip Whittemore; vocal solo, Mar
garet Gates; Rotations, Harold
Chase, Arthur Mason, Phyllis Park
err; offering; music, junior choir;
brief sermon by the pastor, Mr.. Mer-
Ram. The exercises were largely at
ayzinyrnd hN
the little people taking part and their
friends.
Lionel G. Trafton spent Sunday in
Cornville with his sister and hus-
band, Mr.. and Mrs. Timothy Pike. :,
Miss Alta Porter, who has been
teaching at Erslsine Academy, has
returned to the home of her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Porter, as the
Academy has closed for the summer
vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Paddock
who were called here by the critical
illness of Mr.. Paddack's sister, have
returned to their home in South
Portland. They, for many years, re-
sided in Skowhegan on Bloomfield
st.
Gordon Grundy, who is student at
Colby college, returned Monday after
passing Sunday with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John H. Grundy.
Miss Ida Roberts of East Madison
was a business caller in town Mon
day.
ton are guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ruel
Reed Of East Madison.
Undertaken Thomas G. Lord was at
South Scion, Monday morning to Of
ficiate at the funeral service of Mrs
Jane Kenney, who was 70 years of
age, at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Walter Clark. The burial rites
were performed by Father ,Carron of
the Bingham Catholic chuch. The
burial was made in the Catholic GEM
etery in Skowhegan on North Ave.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. j. Haines have re-
turned from Lakewood, where they
have been spending a few days at one
of their cottages.
Rev. George Merriam, pastor Of the
Bethany church, will leave this even
ing for Boston and will attend. the
Newton TheologicarInstitute Centen-
NAL and Commencement exercises
of which he is graduate. From
Newton Mr.. Merriam will go to New
London, N. H., where he will be
Commencement Chaplain at the
Commencement of Colby Academy OF
which he was graduated fifty years
ago. Mr.. Merriam will return to
Waterville Tuesday night of next
week to be there for the graduation
of Colby college where his youngest
daughter, Marion A. Merriam, is to
graduate.
Skowhegan Junior High school was
victorious Friday in a baseball game
played at Skowhegan between Madi-
son Junior High with score Of 10 to
8 and again Saturday with Junior
High of Pittsfield at Skowhegan in a
score of IL to 3. 8
Rev. Herbert L. Nichols, pastor of
the Methodist church, preached at
Madison Sunday morning and even
ing and at Good Will Sunday after
noon.
Skowhegan Junior High baseball
team will play Madison Junior High
at Madison next Saturday.
Miss Gala Packard returned to
Waterville Monday morning, where
she is employed at Gilmore's Insur-
ance Agency, after being a guest of
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Grin Pack