Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-15

size Of the audience will be limited
only by the capacity of the hail.
Many beautiful costumes have been
made for the children, who had q
dress rehearsal today, presenting
many beautiful scenic and costume
effects. A very fine entertainment is
promised under the direction Of the
school faculty. Arthur d. ingalls,.
principal.
Ten degrees below zero Monday
morning and nearly that Tuesday
morning. Is the latest encouraging
spring news that has come down
from Eustis in the northern part Of
Franklin county. 1t was Ave below
at Aliens Mills. less than Ave miles
from this village Monday morning.
There was good attendance We'd
nesday at the meeting of the West
Pennington Village Improvement So
ciety. at its hall In that village. Tha
Mrs. Roberta Raymond ana Mrs,
, Lena Holley.
Meetings of the women members Of
the Franklin County Farm Bureau
| for the near future have been arr
| ranged by the Home Demonstration
agent, Miss Louise Quincy; April is,
Strong, correct footwear: April is,
East Wilton, millinery; April Is,
Rangeley, millinery; April 16, Chess
terville. selection of clothing; April
| II. Mosher Hill, Farminaton, correct
footwear; April 10, Phillips, millin-
cry: April 90, Industry. remodelling;
April Fl, Oquossoc. millinery; April
%. Kingfeld, correct footwear:
April ~, club leaders conference.
Farm Bureau Office, this village;
April q. East Dixfield, millinery;
April %, Temple. millinery: May l.
Weld. selection Of clothing; May T.
Galley Hill, Pennington, table get
trict, Pennington, selection of cloth
ing; May s, North Chesterviile. chair
Gaming; May s, Jay, braiding rugs;
May Z, Beans Corner. Jay, selection
of clothing.
From present indications the last
week in June is going to be q busy one
in Pennington this years instead Of
| the quiet one 1t usually IL, immedi-
ateiy following the closing of the high
normal and Abbott schools and tbs
departure from town Of more than 40i
students. This week has been select.
ed by the spring opening committee OF
| the new chamber of commerce as Mer-
chants Week, and it is the intention
to advertis this so widely and well and
to make 1t SO attractive in every way
that there will be a crowd in town all
the week. Just what the program will
be has not yet been announced, but
there will be attractions other than
those offered by the merchants indi-
vidually-in fact, 1t will be a gala
week. and it is intended that nobody
| shall have good excuse for staying
away. The program for the week will
be given out in detail as plans de.
| Velop.
Thursday. June "a. st, Johns Day,
| Pilgrim Commandery, No. 10, X. r.,
will entertain lavishly and the town
will be full OF the silver plumes of
the knights Of this order. Pilgrim
will that day entertain st. Alban Com
| mandery, No. s. Of Portland. one of
the largest communicates in New Eng
land outside of Boston; st. Armand
| Commandery Of Kennebunk. and
| Strathglass Commandery of Rumford.
! There will be a parade, probably the
largest ever seen in Pennington, Pill
| grim Commandery having it's own
band, the only knights Templar band
in Maine, consisting of 80 pieces, and
each Of the other commentaries will
be accompanied by good band. There
| VIII propdpiy DC iVVU OF more kHl8hts
in line. The program Of the day has
not been completed, but it will include
q banquet at noon and another at
| night. concerts by each of the bands,
| probably athletic events, and a vaude-
| Vile program Is under consideration
but has not yet been definitely deter
| mined upon. The banauets will be
| served in big tent on the grounds of
the Franklin County Agricultural So
| ciety and the buildings on the grounds
| will be used as baggage rooms by the
various Communicates.
The week end of June 2s and q the
Needlecraft members and their fami-