Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-01-20


Dnald Royal left yesterday, for
Boston, where he plans to find en-
ployment.
There will be rehearsal at the
festival chorus tonight at 7.30, at
Society hall
The Womans Auxiliary will hold
its regular meeting at Legion head
quarters, Friday evening at 7.30.
Lejok lodge, |. O. O. F., will con-
fer the initiatory degree Friday eve
ming, Jan. 20. A alrge attendance is
desired.
Mrs. Fl. L. d. Woodruff, who is at
the Hurley hospital, rallied nicely
after surgical operation, and is
now doing we'll.
The Thursday club will meet with
Miss Florence Smith on High street,
instead of with Mrs. Charles Burrill
as previously announced.
Mr. and Mrs. j. C. Estey of Frank
lin are receiving congratulations on
the birth of a daughter, born this
noon at the Hurley hospital.
The Boys Poetry Club of the
Congregational Sunday school will
meet on Thursday at Z p, M, at the
home of Willis Smith, Pine street.
Miss Evelyn Alexander of Calais
is visiting her cousin, Mrs Fred
Shea of this city. Her mother, Mrs
Olive Alexander, is visiting Mrs. Ed
ward Card.
T Mrs e, e. Springer, who has been
visiting her daughter in Delaware,
and other relatives in New York and
Massachusetts since November, re-
turned home Monday.
v Miss Mary Henry is spending a
few days with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs Herman Henry of this city.
She will leave Saturday for Bluehill,
where she has employment.
Lejok lodge, |. o. O. F., will have
an old-fashioned sociable on Tues
day evening, Jan. 26, with old
fashioned music and old-fashioned
dances. Light refreshments will be
served.
Miss Erva Giles will broadcast
Thursday evening, from to 10,
from WIZ, New York, and Satur-
day night at $50, from WMCA.
Miss Giles is sometimes announced
as Anne Lucille.
Next Tuesday evening, at the
regular meeting of Ellsworth w. c..
r. IT,, to be held with the president
on Pine street. working program
for the year will be adopted. Mem
bers are urged to attend.
Officers of Lygonia lodge, F. and
A. NJ, will be installed tomorrow
evening. The installation will be
private, but will be followed by a
sociable, to which all Masons and
their families are invited. There
will be cards and dancing. Re-
freshments will be served.
v A party of friends gathered at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. d. h.
zimmerman Saturday evening, for
surprise party in honor OF the
twenty first birthday anniversary or
their daughter, Mrs. Henry Mahon.
A delightful time was enjoyed by
all. Refreshments were served.
Mrs Mahon received many beautiful
presents.
National Commander John II. Nc
Ouigg. of the American Legion, VIII
make an official visit to Maine.
Thursday and Friday, Jan. 2S and
30. He will be in Bangor, Friday.
Jan. 30, for conference at 200 p.
m. in the Chamber of Commerce
rooms. A banquet will follow the
conference. This will be an impor-
tant Legion occasion, and all auxilia-
ries are invited to attend.
James McKeen, commander OF
Frank e. Whitmore post, American
Legion, Is pushing campaign for
increased membership. At the week
ly meetings he is speaking urgently
to present members, asking them to
talk with comrades and urging them
to join. He is giving many reasons
why they should. The larger the
membership In the legion, the great
er will be the strength of the or
ganixation.
Casman McGOwn. native OF
North Ellsworth, died Thursday at
hospital In Bangor. at the age or
sevenNy-one years. Mr.. McGown was
for many years employed as team
ster at Seal Harbor, later moving to
Milford. He leaves two sons, Willis
of Milford and Wallace OF Bar Har-
Dor The funeral was held at Ban
gor Friday, the body being deposit
ed in the tomb at Mt. Hope to be
brought to the family lot at North
Ellsworth in the spring.
\ Miss Mildred Bartlett OF East