Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-24
WINTHROP

On Thursday and Friday evening
at 7.S0 at the Gem Theatre will be
| shown the second picture in the SER
les that Winthrop Post American
Legion is sponsoring. This picture Is
entitled THE Lost Battalion" and is
In six reels. 1t being the story Of Col.
Charles Whittelsey's that was lost
in the Argonne forest. This is the
same release that ran for over IA
months In New York City and ove4.
q year in Boston. The picture Is
| formed on an actual occurrence and
| many of the original soldiers again
took part when the picture was
! filmed. The scenes are laid In New
York City. Campupton, L. L Giu Dire
Court, France, and the front lines.
The plot Is especially well worked
| out with plenty of action and thrills
| galore.
Seats will go on sale today and It
| is hoped that the townspeople will
give liberal patronage, as the pro-
ceeds will be applied to the building
| fund.
An interesting and helpful meet
| ing of the Foreign Missionary So
ciety was held Wednesday at the
home Of Mrs. Abbie MacoElber. A
bountiful dinner was served at noon
with 10 at the tables. A solemn and
| impressive part of the devotional
service was the baptism and admis-
sion to the church on probation of
Mrs. Georgia Michigan byRev H. F.
Aldrich.
The mission study book was In
charge of Mrs. r. III. Curtis and the
Mystery Box" was in charge Of Mrs.
Elvie Leavitt, who conduct I'd it in
novel manner. having the ques-
lions written on hamrock leaves adm
put in a large st. Patrick's hat.
The next meeting will be held
April q at the home of Mrs. c. p.
Rowell.
The Literary Club will hold "a
whist party at 2 O'Clock Thursday
afternoon at the Interlaken parlors.
Anniversary Meeting Of Literary
Club
The anniversary meeting of the
| Literary Club was held Monday eve
| ming with a large attendance at the
home Tof Mrs. G. N. Towle. A de-
licious chicken pie supper was serv-
ed at $50, followed by a social eve
ming. Vocal duets were given by
Mrs. HI. B. Maxf1eld and Miss Elma
Shaw. A "blackbird pie" was open
| GU anu SOillColo W Cl ChJOSC0s AL d
newspaper contest Mrs. j. P. Bishop
the prize in musical romance.
Those present were Mrs. G. N.
Towle, Mrs. L. T. Carleton, Mrs. E.
H. Penniman, Mrs. c. P. Rowell,
Mrs. Carl Hartman, Mrs. E. E.
York, Miss Elma Shaw, Mrs. H. B.
Maxfield, Mrs. r. w. Bicknell, Mrs.
J. P. Bishop. Mrs. J. H. Wellman,
Mrs. Fred @. Williams, Miss Eva
Moody, Miss Nellie Lawrence, Miss
Anne ellison, Miss Bertha Hudson,
Mrs. A. E. Snow, Mrs. Chester
Brown, Mrs. A. E. French, Mrs.
Carrie French, Mrs. C. F. Kilbreth,
Mrs. E. c. Leighton, Mrs. Ray Riley.
Mrs. c. F. Marble and Mrs. Carrie
Strout. The committee in charge
were Mrs. Penniman. Mrs. Carleton,
Mrs. Rowell and Mrs. Towle, with
Mrs. York and Mrs. Hartman in
charge of the entertainment.
Mrs. Carrie Jackson, who has been
visiting her son, L, f. jackson has
returned to her home in Augusta.
Miss Clara Lovejoy has returned
from a visit with her sister, Mrs. L.
T. Maxim, at Kent's Hill.
Mrs. Martha French and Mrs. A.
z. French were visitors in Lewiston,
Monday.
The, Martha" class of the Meth
| odist Sunday school met Monday
evening with Mrs. Marguerite
Sprague and Mrs. Elvie Leavitt at
| the home of Mrs. Sprague. A COW
cred dish supper was served at $50,
followed by social evening. There
VI ave y,sx L. -
ent and two guests.
Mrs. Alice Gilman, who has been
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Everett
Sturtevant, has returned to her
home in Oakland.
degree staff of Crystal Lodge, I. O.
o. F., for the work of first degree.
All members of the degree staff are
! asked to be present as we'll as all
members of the lodge who can at
tend. The regular meeting of the
lodge will be held Thursday evening
| with work in the first degree.
Miss Eleanor Riley entertained
at dinner Sunday, Carleton and
Douglass Roberts. Charles MEDIA,
Allen Pratt. Lolita and Lucille Perry,
Katherine Webb and Inez Shaw,
The Mission Study class will meet
at the Friend church, Wednesday
afternoon. The school children will
be entertained at this meeting.
A box of King oranges was re-
ceived recently from Mrs. E. A.
Bailey, who is passing the winter in
Florida, and have been distributed
among the cl. .dren.
THE Awakening of Maine" will
be presented by the Grange Players,
on Monday evening, March 90, at the
Friends church at Winthrop Center
and will be preceded by an oyster
stew supper at o'clock
Andrea Dim:tri was home from
Kents Hill over the week
Linwood Andrews student at
M. c. /. at Pittsfield, is passing his
vacation with his Lister, Mrs. Floyd
Yea ton.
Miss Mildred Drawn has returned
from Augusta.
Miss Flora Kimball left Monday
moHning for a visit with relatives
in Florida.
Mrs. Alden Kneeland, who has been
passing the winter with her daughter,
Mrs. w. F. Packard has returned to
her home in Princeton.
Miss Beatrice Young of East Win