Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-01
OAKLAND
Services to be Resumed at
Bates Memorial Chapel
Prize Offered for Best Essay
on Patriotism - Lakeshore
Sewing Society Meets -
Waterman Damaged

Frank Elliott, James B. Neel. Roy
Brier, Willard Brier, John Walton,
A. H. Lord, Harry Dame. William
Simpson and Lawrence Livingstone
attended the meeting of Mt. Maria
Council held in Skowhegan on
Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Ernest Bates. who has been
caring for Mrs. Barton Wrigley, has
completed her duties and returned to
her home on Fairfield street.
Preaching services which have
been discontinued for several weeks
at the Asa Bates Memorial chapel at
Oakland Heights, will be resumed
and services will be held Sunday
afternoon at 2.30 o'clock, conducted
by Rev. f. s. Bernauer.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Alexander and
son, Charlie, Mrs. Minnie Cook and
Alvin Bickford have returned from
Richmond, where they were guests
at the home of Newell Alexander.
1t is requested that all tickets and
money that is out for the May Cab
aret be handed to Mrs. Leroy Nc
Kenney by Friday evening, May 1.
The members of Sergeant Wyman
Women's Relief Corps have offered
a prize of five dollars in gold to the
pupil in the sophomore class of Oak
land High school writing the best
essay on the subject of Patriotism. :
The contest will be given in Memo-
rial hall on May z. In awarding the
prize the manner of delivery as well
as composition will be taken into
consideration. In connection with
4 u. L L ID
lief Corp will at this time present
silk flag measuring 6 by . feet,
mounted on a magnificent walnut
pole with U. S. spear for the as
sembly hall at the new High School
building. The presentation will be
made by the department patriotic in
structor,, Mrs. II. Ida L. Brown, who
is also patriotic instructor of Ser
geant Wyman Corp. Mrs. Brown has
recently received a message from
the national patriotic instructor, Mrs.
Eva S. Godfrey of Seattle, Wash,
which, will be read at this time. The
public is cordially invited to attend
these exercises.
The Lakeshore Sewing Society
held an all day meeting Wednesday
at the home of Mrs. Minnie Cook. A
bountiful dinner was served at noon.
The following guests beside the host
ess were present: Mrs. Nina Bick-
ford, Mrs. Dora Bickford, Mrs. Car
RE Alexander, Mrs.l Mae Bickford,
Mrs. Mae Gleason and Mrs. Matte
Furbush.. Mr.. and Mrs. George Hol-
brook of Hallowell were guests for
the day, also Mrs. Barbara Cook,
who was taken in as member. The
day was devoted to lacking puffs and
sewing. The next meeting will be
held in three weeks at the home of
Mrs Carrie Alexander.
The May cabaret to be presented
this evening in Memorial hall prom
Uses to- be one of the most delight
full social events of the season. The
hall has been tastefully decorated
for the occasion. The program fer
the evening opens at o'clock sharp
with the winding of the May pole by
school girls. There will be colo
dancing, vocal solos by Dean E.
Wheeler and Miss Mildred Penney;
reading and solo by James b. Neel.
After the program there win be gen.
eral dancing, including both old
fashioned and new fashioned dances.
Excellent music will be furnished
and refreshments will be on sale.
The committee in charge of the
membership drive for the public
health nurse met Wednesday evening
in the High School building. The
solicitors gave favorable report of
their work the past week and 500
was added to the fund previously
solicited. A joint meeting of the
membership and executive commit
tees will be held on next Wednesday
evening at z o'clock in the High
School building.
A part of the water main on up
per High street was destroyed on
Thursday from blast of rocks near