Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-07
Last All Day Meet
WOman's Alliance
Proves ENJOYABLE

Inc laSt OF the all day meetings of
the Woman's Alliance of the Unfair
ian church for the season of 1885
was held at the Ware parlors yester-
day and proved one of the largest
and most enjoyable for the year. The
ladies met in the forenoon and work.
ed on articles for the May sale which
will take place in the parlors op
Tuesday. May II. At noon bounti-
full luncheon was served. which was
attended by several members. who
were unable to be present for the en-
tire day.
Following the luncheon a business
meeting was held, presided over by
the president, Mrs. Arthur Buckner.
The ladies are planning some very
pleasant social events for the sum-
mer which are looked forward to with
eagerness by all. Invitations were ac-
cepted with alacrity for a days out
ing each at the summer cottages of
Mrs. Harriet Ware and Mrs. f. A
Hartman. Committees We're appoint
ed to take care of the details of these
visits as follows: At Mrs. Wares.
Mrs. Ware, Mrs. Lou Newell. Mrs. j.
f. Jackson: at Mrs. Harriman's. Mrs
George Wallace West, Mrs. Maybelle
Brown and Mrs. w. l.. Corson.
The business activities for the
summer include the May sale next
Tuesday which has come to be an an
nual feature of the Alliance, a pa
geant to be arranged and put on by
Mrs. Buckner and preparation for the
fall fair.
Mrs Buckner announced that the
pageant would require the services of
at least 20 children and it will be
rather pretentioNs affair. The lit
tie folks will be all in costume which
will be designed and planned by a
committee consisting of Mrs. Lou
Newell. Mrs. w. P. Gilman and Mrs.
G.. Wallace West. The place where
the pageant will be held is not def
nitely settled but the Silver theatre
was mentioned among possibilities.
Mrs. G. Wallace West, chairman of
the ways and means committee of
the Alliance briefly called. attention
to the fair to be held next winter and
urged the ladies to pick up all the
new ideas possible during the sum-
mer so that the fair may be an I'M
usually attractive one. The ladies are
determined to make more money than
ever before at their Christmas fair.
The committees for the fair to which
others will be added were announced
as follows:
Fancy table: Mrs. Maybelle Brown,
chairman; Mrs. Carrie Redington
Mrs. A. W. Flood. Mrs. I Nora P.
Thayer, Mrs. w. B. Palmer
Doll table: Mrs. Harriet Ware, Mrs.
Dana Carr, Mrs. Armand E. Joy, Mrs.
Arthur Buckner.
Apron table: Mrs. W. p. Gilman,
Mrs. James f. Jackson, Mrs. W. H.
Booker. Mrs. George A. Johnson, Mrs.
Granville Barrows.
Wreath table: Mrs. Abbie Krutzlly,
Mrs Lou Newell. Mrs. H. L. Kelley.
Candy table: Mrs. Margaret Thomp-
son. Miss Grace DeOray, Mrs. James
Read.
Food table: Mrs. J. II. DeOrsay,
Mrs. c. E.. B. Walker.
Poster: Miss Barbara Allen.
Handkerchief table: Mrs. n. Fl.
Barrows. Mrs. Grace Bartlett, Mrs. F.
J. Arnold.
During the meeting. Mrs. Bertha
Johnson. who has recently returned
from California was welcomed and
called on for few remarks. Mrs.
Johnson told Of visits to various art
departments in San Francisco where
she had received some new ideas
which she would willingly pass on to
the ladies to help them in their work
for tbe fair