Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-14
Sk0WHEcAN LOCAL NEWS
Somerset County Headquarters i'i

Mr.. Frizzell, who came here to be
present at the burial Of his wife.
Alice French Brizzell. Thursday
morning has returned to his home in
Canaan, N. H.
Miss Ethel C. Ward will go to
Portland today on business and will
return Sunday.
Mrs. G. L. Goodwin of Burnham.
arrived in town Thursday. to be a
guest of her son, 8. A. Goodwin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Davis. who
funeral of their daughter, Mrs.
Mabel Wilson arrived on the noon
train Thursday, and went to their
home in Madison
This Friday evening May Fes-
tival will be presented by the city
school pupils under the direction of
Miss Marguerite E.. Craig, supervisor
of music in the schools. The affair
will take place in the Opera House
and will include q cast of over 150
young people. There will be solo
work. and chorus numbers. the High
school orchestra will play. The pro-
duction will be an operetta, Pan on
| Summers Day.
The annual meeting Of Skowhegan
Business and Professional Women's
| club will be held Monday evening.
May II. at Oxford, hotel At 7.30 a
delicious banquet will be served by
| the hotel management. GLOWING the
| banquet will occur the transaction of
| the annual business, reports of the
various committees and the secretary
and treasures telling of the years
work will be presented and the of
| ficers and committee heads to serve
| the club for 1926 and '27 will he
elected. 1t is hoped that all mem
| bers will be present. All wishing to
attend the banquet will please return
| the cards not later than Saturday.
East Madison grange will hold a
| May Festival in their hail.. May %.
| The affair will include a sale of
fancy articles, candies, ices and
aprons. Fortunes will be told. In the
evening an old fashioned dance with
good music will be the closing, fea-
ture of the festival.
The annual meeting Of Eunice
Farnsworth Chapter, Daughters of
the American Revolution, will occur
on Monday evening at o'clock at
| the home of the Registrar, Miss Ger
| trude S. Weston. on the Island. Miss
| Weston will be assisted by Miss Ber-
rrude Sampson, Mrs. Gertrude l..
Jewell and Mrs. Florence B. Currier.
At o'clock supper will be served,
following which the election of Of
ficers and chairmen of committees
will report and a report will be CIV
en- of Continental Congress.
The younger pupils of the piano
forte class of Mrs. Dora 7. Nye on
Wednesday evening, May 10, in the
library parlors, will give a recital for
the pleasure of their parents and
friends.
Simon Peters Post of the Amer
lean Legion will meet at the Legion
rooms, Monday evening, May IT. At
this meeting arrangements for the
Memorial Day observances will be
made.
For the benefit of the large num-
Der of young people who will go from
the Federated church to the State
Congregational Conference summer
school held at Cobbosseecontee, a
food sale will be held Saturday af-
ternoon in the front of the Buick
salesrooms on Water street. The
+, young people will be assisted in con-
Quoting the sale by Mrs. Ruth Dane.
Skowhegan Grange will meet We'd
nesday evening at its hall on Pleas
| OIl SIlGSl. supper VIII pO SSl NCO Wy
section H, directed by Mr.. and Mrs.
John Chase, Mr. and Mrs. Nathan
Jackson, Mrs. Lizzie Harville and
c. E. Harville. The program will be
| in charge of Mr.. and Mrs. John Cliff
ford, Major John w. Fogler and Mr..
! and Mrs. Herbert S. Hopkins. Mem
bers are requested to answer the roll
call by telling about the grandest
| sight they ever saw.
The Country Cub will hold a quilt
| ing at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer Blaisdell on East Front street,
| Wednesday. May 19. At noon a bak-
! ed bean dinner viii be served and
| in the afternoon the regular semi
| monthly meeting of the club will be
| held.
! The Ladies' Social Circle of the
Centenary Methodist church will
meet next Wednesday, May 10. at 10
| A. M. at the parsonage with Mrs.
Herbert L. Nichols, when an all day
meeting will be held. At noon a
dinner is to be served to the mem
bers and their families.
| Mrs. Celeste Roullard of Summer
street will be hostess to members of
the Golden Red branch of the Inter-
national Sunshine Society in the af-
IClHoOi oll ia Sddy, may ~.
The Keeper of the Bees, the last
story written by Gene Stratton Por-
ter, will be produced at the Show
hogan picture house on Thursday,
May 20, as benefit for the Priscilla
Rebekah lodge, of whom tickets may
be procured.
Miss Anne NJ. Caswell president:
Miss Margaret NJ. Chase, a past
president, Miss Mildred A. Beale,
Miss Florence Beal, Miss Leila Fair
brother. Mrs. Vivian G. Woodbury.,
Miss Airline Burnor and others from
the Skowhegan Business and Profess
sional Women's club motored to Wa
terville, Thursday evening and at
tended the banquet and meeting Of
the Kennebec B. P. w. convention
held at the Elmwood Hotel. Miss
Caswell and Miss Chase were among
the speakers at the banquet.
Committal Service