Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-20
OAK GROVE
stormy saturday Doines

The ingenuity of boarding school
girls found full expression during the
past weekend, when another stormy
Saturday changed all their plans for
motor trips, hockey practice and out
door sports. Saturday morning was de-
voted to a general re-arrangement OF
rooms and study hour In the aft
ernoon the first basketball game Of the
year was played in the gymnasium.
Then the girls got together and voted
to give a party to the faculty at s
o'clock. From then until the party be-
gan there were jolly rehearsals and all
sorts Of costume making that made
endless fun. Promptly at the pro-
gram started with ludicrous panto-
mime entitled, THE Flapper." The
parts were cleverly taken by the fol-,
lowing girls: Eleanor Rogers of Hav-
erhill, Mass, Ruth Graham Of Lisbon
Falls. Fern York of Orr's Island: Mar
jorie Perley of vassalboro, Ruth Wa
lenta Of Philadelphia and Carolyn Pc
derson or Peaks Island. The second
number was very elaborate and ele-
gantly staged mock wedding. The
bride was Evelyn Hinkson Of Dayton,
Ohio, and the groom was Josephine
Rand Of Sebago Lake. The other prin-
cipals in the ceremony were Fern York
Of Harpswell. Ruth Walenta. Eleanor
Rogers, Carolyn Peterson, Jacquiline
Clark and Helen and Antoinette La
chance. The concluding number was
a minstrel stunt replete with vocal
hits that was put on by Norma Fuller
of Waterville, Bertha Warren Of Mad
awaska and Carolyn Peterson. The
orchestra provided music before and
after each part of the program as we'll
ty was complete success and showed
a great deal of dramatic talent among
the girls.
Mr. and Mrs. Owen and the follow
ing girls entertained a group of six
boys from the Delta Kappa Epsilon
house of Colby: Flora Wheeler of
Worcester. Mass, Ruth Bunker Of
Bangor, Grace Gillespie of Needy
bemps, Helen Clancy Of Rockland,
Helen Wetherbee of Newton, Mass,
and Beverly Powell Of Cambridge,
Mass.
Miss Meader chaperoned a party OF
girls to Waterville to shop, on Satur-
| day.
Mrs. Charles Fl. Rogers of Haverhill.
| Mass, and her little son Allen and
nursemaid arrived. on Friday to pass
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nor of the senior class. Mr.. Rogers
motored down to join the party on
| Sunday. They remained until Monday
| morning
Mrs. Gertrude Thompson of Bartlett.
n. H., visited her daughter Valerie
| over the weekend. motoring to Hebron
with a party Of girls on Sunday after
noon to visit some brothers at the
I academy.
Horace Perkins of Hebron was a
| guest of his sister on Sunday after
| noon.
! Miss Betty Childs of Kansas City,
Mo-, arrived on Friday and is enrolled
| in the senior class. Miss Childs was
a guest of friends at the school week
| ago and had started west for the win
! ter when her parents decided TO yield
to her request that she might return
| to Oak Grove.
Mrs owen and Miss Meader at
| tended the supper and business
meeting of the Association Of Uni
| rersity Women of America at the
| Waterville Country Club on Friday
evening.
DIR. J. J. Martin of Bangor, who Is
| the school pastor, conducted the
morning service in Sophia Bailey
Memorial chapel. His theme was
! Growing a Soul" and DR.. Martin
spoke with a depth of sincerity and
experience which was impressive
and inspiring.
The girls held their Y. w. c. A.
| meeting after the regular Sunday
evening sing. The leader was Mrs.
owen, who took the Abundant Life
as her theme, and drew a fine re-
spouse from the girls. There was
special music, and the meeting
showed the great strength of the Y.
w. c. A. for the coming year with
so many girls who are actively in
terested in it.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Jones of Wat
erville We're dinner guests at Oak
Grove on Sunday.