Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-17
Women's Club MEETING

Mrs. Ada r. Dascombe and Mrs.
Nellie c. Chase acted as hostesses
at the meeting of Skowhegan Wom-
ans Club held Wednesday afternoon
in the library parlors. The meeting
opened with singing pines Of
Name" the federation song, with the
president, Mrs. Sarah Pennell Reed
at the piano. The secretary, Mrs.
Vera B. Smith gave report of the
last meeting. Mrs. Annie P. Hackett
was appointed to represent the club
! on the district nurse committee
The program was directed by Mrs.
Maud Woodbury. and considered
| modern Maine women Of note. The
| first paper was on Sarah Orne Jewett
written and read by Mrs. Ruth Ian
der Merrill; the high school orchestra
directed by Miss Harriet l.. Marble
played Mignonette IL. Tacaber) and
Hearts and Secrets (Carl w. kern).
The orchestra personnel is made up
of violins. Charlotte Gates, Priscilla
Lord. Dorothy Beauford. Yvette Rou-
dean. Geneva Laney, Richard Gold
smith and Kenneth Perry: Cornet,
Chesley Moore, Emery Estabrook.
Edward Castle, Frederick Woodbury.;
trombone, Warren; drums, William
Halves; pianist, Muriel Cover, assis-
| tant pianist. Lynette Mantor. Miss
| Dorothy NJ. Elliott read a beautiful
memorial of Mrs. Sarah Rideout Alb
bott written by Miss Louise H. CO.
burn for the Josselyn Society anw
| printed in the Maine Naturalist. The
| closing number on the program was
! a paper on Lillian Nordica written
and read by Mrs. Alice p. Cover. All
! OF the papers were well written and
| delivered and the meeting was of
! much interest. The flowers used
! were beautiful chrysanthemums in
rose and white. The next meeting
| of the club will be a musicale held on
Wednesday. December 90 at the home
| of Col and Mrs. Roy L. Marston, on
Baptist Hill when, Mrs. Marston, who
is the vice president will be hostess.
| The artists will be tenor sooist, Ro-
! ger Austin Nve of Fairfield and New
York; violinist, Miss Virginia Whit
tier Ames, who is a member of the
J faculty at the State Normal school
! at Pressure Isle and pianist, Miss
Ruth Butler of New Brunswick and
| New York, who is a guest at the
| home ofg Mr. and Mrs. Leslie>H.
Goldsmith. The president announced
/ that the meeting was not a guest
day but that if any member was en-
! tertaining house guests she would be
! permitted to invite them.
Funeral Of Mrs. Minnie Robinson
The funeral service for Mrs. Minnie
Robinson, wife of Willis Robinson of
/ Newport, was held at the home
| Wednesday afternoon, conducted by
Rev. c. w. Reynolds, pastor Of the
| Christian church, and burial was made
fy, pi,-Ar
| died early Monday afternoon after a
| long y ness. She was born in Abbot,
but when six years of age the family
moved to Palmyra. Mrs. Robinson
was nearly 81 years of age. Her pa
| rents were Fred w. and Emma Stevens
thompson. Thirty-one years ago she
| was married to Willis Robinson and
came to Newport, where she had since
| resided. Before her marriage she was
teacher and recently for a number
| Of years had been a matron at the
State Reformatory for Women in
! Skowhegan and became we'll known
| here.
Mrs. Robinson is survived by her
| husband. Willis; a son. Wallace: and
| two granddaughters, Marie and Ersel
| Robinson of Newport. Two sisters,
Mrs. Frank Palmer Of Skowhegan and
Mrs. William Cole Of Plymouth; a
brother, Everett Thompson Of Auburn.
and Ave nephews and three nieces also
| survive.
The following people from skowhe-
gan attended the funeral service: Mr..
| and Mrs. Frank Palmer and daughters
Emily Palmer and Mrs. Florence Luce,
son Frank Palmer. Jr.. and Miss Diana
Eddy.
| Funeral service for Mrs. Senter
| The funeral service for Mrs. Julia
A. Senter. formerly of Canaan. who
died In Hopedale, Mass, and whose
remains arrived in Skowhegan
! Wednesday night. was held Thursday
forenoon at the undertaking parlor of
| Thomas G. Lord on Madison avenue.
| The officiating clergyman was the
| Kew. George Merriam. D. D., pastor of
the Bethany Baptist church. The
| burial was made in the Joy cemetery
In Clinton, at which DR.. Merriam con-
| Quoted the commital service. The
| bearers were George, James and Bert
| Goodridge.
Among those present from ont of
town were sister. Mrs. +. B, Hunt
ley. Richmond; a granddaughter. Miss
Mildred Rowell, Manchester, N. H.:
] nephew, Virgil Smith of Buckfield:
MRS. T. w. Rease Of Bath: niece.
Mrs. Martha Cheney of Augusta. and
Mrs. Evander Mitchell of Hinckley.
mrs. Phoebe Q. vigus's Funeral
The funeral service of Mrs, Phoebe
Clouty Vigue, widow of Gustave yigue.
was held Thursday morning at Notre
Dame de Lourdes church conducted by
the pastor, Rev. FIR. j. Louis A. Re-
maud. The burial was made in the
Catholtc cemetery on North avenue
The bearers were George Leo. Joseph
Leo, Joseph Hughes and Richard
Blanchard. The service was very
largely attended by relatives and
friends of the family.
I. o. o. 2. Masquerade Rau
This evening at the GRANGE h.I .,a
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