Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-10
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A large number Of the Republican
ladies met at the Register OF Pro.
bates office Friday. evening for the
purpose Of organizing a Women's
Republican club. The meeting was
called to order by Vice County Chair
man, Mrs. Lillian Wight of Parkman
who explained the purpose of the
meeting, after which she appointed
the ladies' to serve as a nominating
committee, Mrs. Marcia Cross, Miss
Louise Munroe, Mrs. w. L. Simp-
son and Mrs, r. c. D. Chandler. The
committee brought in the following
slate of officers which were elected
President, Mrs. John Leland. Vice
President, Mrs. Martha Warren, Sec
rotary, Mrs. Maude Sawyer, Treas
urer, Mrs. Elmer Glover.
A membership committee was
elected as follows: Mrs. w. c. Wood
bury, Mrs. Leroy p. Dow, Miss Sarah
Sanders, Miss Edith Blethen and
Mrs. A. L. Gilman.
I Plans were talked over for the COM
| ing campaign. and 1t was decided to
have Judge BENZ. Blanchard Of Ban
| gor, a candidate for congress, to
| speak to the ladies some night this
| week, the date to be announced later.
This meeting will be held in the
Court House. 1t was also decided
to ask Congressman Ira G. Hersey.
| Of Houlton to speak at some future
meeting. There will be a meeting at
| the Court House on May II and at
| this time the bylaws will be adopt
| ed.
| Much interest is being manifested
| throughout the county in the Wo-
mems Republican clubs, nearly all Of
| the county is already organized. All
| Republican ladies who have not join
| ed are urged to do so. Republican,
| principles and candidates will be dis
| cussed and from time to time speak
rs of interest will be present to
| address the ladies.
| Much credit is due Mrs. Eva Ma
| son, Vice Chairman Of the Republic
can State Committee and to Mrs. Lii
lian Wight, Piscataquis Vice Chair
man, for the excellent manner in
which the Clubs are coming into
line.
| Herbert E. Douglas was a business
caller in Dexter Friday afternoon.
| Levi r. Fine who is attending the
State Highway Police school at Au-
| gusta has been passing the week
end in town, the guest of his family.
Elmer Little was a business caller
in Dexter. Friday.
| There will be stated meeting Of
Miriam Chapter, o. E. s., Monday
evening, May 10.
| There will be a regular meeting
| Wednesday evening, May II, OF Can
| ton Kineo. The ladies' auxiliary Will
meet the same evening. Supper VIII
| be served at $50 o'clock. There is
Important business to be transacted
and all members are requested 70
attend.
Mr. and Mrs. Victor L, Warren
have returned from Washington, ID.
IC., where Mrs. Warren acted as del
| egate to the Continental Congress.
D.. A. r.
The many friends of Linwood
Retts. son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. g.
Belts of this town, will be pleased
to learn that he has been elected
| associate editor of the Maine cam
pus, weekly newspaper at the Cni-
| versity of Maine, where Mr.. Betts
is junior.
Fred Farris and daughter, Maude,
of Haverhill, Mass are in town. the
guests Of relatives.
A. NJ. Carleton has been In Bos-
| ton in the interests of the New YORK
| Life Insurance company.
| The regular meeting of the Dover,
1 Foxcroft Merchants Association Will
be held at the Ladies Of the G. A. X.
| hall on Tuesday evening, May IL,
| at 7.30 o'clock. All MEMBERS are
| urged to attend.
| The Ladies Of the G. A. r. are
busy making preparations for a sale
| which they will hold on May ~.
DIR. and Mrs. Charles n. Stanhope
have returned from short Visit IN
| Boston. The doctors mother. Mrs:
a. III. Sanhope. is in town and VIII
| conduct her millinery business as
| usual.
The noon mail service from New
| mort by motor has been resumed
having been discontinued for several
months. ho
Miss Katheryn Guiditis who mas
been employed for several months IN
Hudson, Mass, has returned TO ner
home in this town.
Items for this column may be mail
ed to N. G.. Penley, Dexter.
Harry Dysart of Waterville was In
tonw on business this morning.