Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-22
Make Plans for Community Christ
mas Tree

Make Plans for Community Christ
mas Tree
The committee in charge of the
Community Christmas Tree compos-
ed of three members from each of
the several organizations in town
representing the Mems club, repre-
sented by Rev. William Veazie, John
l.. Tapley, and c. II. Martin; Will
liams High school, Norman d. 10th
rop, Leroy McKenney and Miss Lena
Kerr: G. A r. Post, George w.
Goulding, Nathan p Beverage and
George H, Bryant; Social Welfare
committee. Mrs. n. b. Woodsum
Bupker; Sons of Union Veterans,
Everett Cover: Cascade Grange,
Edwin Bessey, Ernest oliver, Sidney
Wentworth: American Legion, Hen
ry Hutchinson, Frank Elliott and
Maurice Coughlin; Chamber of Com
merce, James Sothern, Sturgeon
Hoar, William p. Forsythe; Metho-
dist church, Rev, ]. l.. Pinkerton,
Fred Wyman, n. b. Woodsum;
Catholic Guild, Martha Gagne. Mrs.
John O'Reilly, Mrs. James Shirley;
Mothers club. Mrs. Wallace Jud-
kins, Mrs. d. NJ. Marshall, Mrs. Y. C.
Totman; Firemen, Arthur Shaw.
Homer Lothrop, C. H. Kelley; Anon
Lodge of odd Fellows, Louis Lord
Percy Larkin: American Legion
Auxiliary. Mrs. Helen Elliott.
meeting was held Monday eve
ming in the G. A. r. hall. Rev. Will
liam Neazie presided at the meeting
j. l.. Tapley was elected president
and Mrs. Martha Gagne secretary
1l,N,a
and it was decided to place the tree
in Depot Square, Christmas Eve, and
it was left with the several commit
tees to procure the tree and the
matter of hauling at was left in the
hands of the committee from Cas-
cade Grange.
The American Legion will have
charge of erecting the tree. Rev. w
d. NeaZie, Mrs. Helen Stevens, Mrs
Mable Harris were appointed a COM
mttee to have charge of purchasing
the gifts. The Christmas cheer idea
will be carried out Individual
Christmas cheers prettily decorated
will be arranged and from to s
o'clock on Christmas Eve, cars will
carry these to the shut-in in the
community.
Christmas carols will be sung anG
a musical program will be carried
out at 8 o'clock under the. direction
of Mrs. Florence Wells, musical di-
rector. Baskets will be distributed
and this is in the hands of the We'll
fare committee. 1t was suggested
that the churches and the local or
carnations keep open house There
Will be a committee from the Ma
sonic bodies, from the Baptist church
from hn a.,
the above mentioned committees.
There will be another meeting of the
committees sometime the first OF
December at the call of the chair
man.
The Swarthmore Chautauaua is
booked TO appear In Oakland for
three days, December 3, 4 and 6, at
Memorial hall. Activities on the part
OF the local committee of which Mrs
Henrietta Totman is chairman have
already begun.
When Sunday is included in the
Swarthmore events a program suit
able to the day is arranged as in
the case of the Oakland dates this
year. The Chautauqua committee
Will endeavor to present program
on Sunday evening, Dec. ), Memo
rial hall. The hour will be an
nounced later.
The guarantors for the Swarth-
more Chautauqua will meet this
Monday evening at o'clock in Lii
brary hall. Tickets will be given out
and streets assigned at this meet
ing and all guarantors are urged to
be present.
John Walton, who has been con-
fined to his home by sickness, was
able to go out Friday.
Interesting letters have been re-
ceived from Clarence Butler who is
stationed at Schofield Barracks, Ha-
wall, United States Army. He writes