Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-17
FAIRFIELD

The members of the Embroidery
Club and guests motored to Snow
Pond Wednesday afternoon, where
they were delightfully."- entertained
by Mrs. Jennie Ireland and her
daughter, Mrs. Marion Hinckley, at
their cottage. A most ENJOYABLE
time was spent sewing, embroider-
ing. canoeing and bathin~. and at
$50 the guests were invited out on
the piazza where a table was at
tractively laid with gay colored but
terfiy favors for each person and a
delicious supper of salad. hot bis
suits. strawberries and cream. cake,
brick ice cream and coffee was
served. The company returned to
their homes in the early part of the
evening, all voting 1t a most enjoy
able outing.
One of the long looked for gath
erings of the Social Neighbors is
their annual picnic which was held
this year with Mrs. b. L. Nichols at
her farm, Lone Elm" in China.
Thursday afternoon. and the one this
year was no exception. The mem
bers of the club and guests mo-
tored to the lake in the afternoon
and at supper time We're joined by
their husbands. A picnic supper
was served under the trees. The
afternoon was passed fishing and
bathing and fireworks were enjoyed
in the evening. The outing was one
long to be remembered by all those
who had the pleasure of being pres
ent.
Gentlemen's Night of the Past and
Present Club was observed at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Nye,
lower Main street, on Thursday
evening. Covers We're laid for about
fifty members with their guests, and
promptly at $50 they partook of
most delicious picnic supper pre-
pared by the following committee:
Clara E. Nye, Florence A. Lawry,
Alice A. Page and Esther NJ. Furber.
After supper the following program
was given in the parlors as arranged
by Mrs. Maude S. Smith, president.
Thomas Parker, the -year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward f. Par
ker, opened the program with
beautiful piano solo which was fol-
lowed by an encore. Mrs. Roger
Nye then gave a short and most en-
Pertaining talk on the Nyes' trip
abroad. She was followed by Mrs.
Arthur Curtis, who has given her
life to missionary work among the
people of India and who gave most
entertaining and instructive talk on
Old and New India. The feature of
the evening was the singing of
Roger A. Nye, Pine Tree tenor. and
he sang many beautiful songs to the
great delight of his audience.
The special feature of the second
week Of the Baptist church vacation
school was the picnic. which owing
TO the Indictment weather, was held in
the various department rooms at the
close of the session Friday morning.
Each child had brought a picnic
lunch which was quickly disposed of
and ice cream cones were distributed
to the children.
A whist party under the auspices
Of the ST. Theresa Society was held
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Lester
Ferland on Water street, Thursday
evening. Prizes were won by Mrs.
Joseph Arsenault. Mrs. James McAlar
and Mrs. w. Harrington. Refresh
ments were served.
Miss Arlene Plummer is passing
the week end with the Hanson's at
their cottage at Squirrel Island.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. w. Ellis are the
happy parents of a five-and-one-half
pound baby girl, Rachel Katherine,
born July IS.
Misses Charlotte and Ruth Farm
ham are able to be out again after
being confined to the house with the
grippe.
Mrs. Mabel Leighton, Of Minneapo-
lis. Mimi, is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Jo-
seph Ackley on Elm street.
Mrs. John French and daughter,
Esther, of Skowhegan. and Mrs. Ad-
die F. Webb. are passing the week
end in Bath.
The little Misses Margaret and
Madeline Corson, of Portland. are
visiting their grandmother, Mrs. Eva
Corson, of Lower Main street.
Miss Barbara Weaver of, Portland,
arrived in town Wednesday to visit
Mrs Marion Hinckley on Kelly street.
Rev. and Mrs. r. j. Mooney left
Friday by auto for Hollis Beach,
Mass, to visit their son. They were