Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-28

tiOndl sunday ScnOOI nelQ q business
meeting Tuesday evening at the home
of Mrs. Ii. w. stevens. Several mat
tiers Of business were disposed of and
the following officers were elected:
President, Mrs. Stevens: vice presi-
| dent, Mrs. Z. w. Maxwell: secretary.
| Mrs. Helen Kimball; treasurer, Mrs.
| E. P. Sturtevant.
Miss Eileen Clement has returned
| from the Sisters Hospital at Water
! vile, where she was a surgical pa
| tient.
| The Mothers Club will meet with
] Mrs. A. r. French Friday afternoon at
| 3.15 for the annual election of officers.
| Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Wing and daugh-
ter Helen and Mrs. Wings mother,
! Mrs Annie Green OF Bangor. leave to-
day for Bellows Falls. Vt. where they
/ will remain over the holiday.
The many friends OF George w.
Sedgley regret to hear of his critical
| illness at his home on Middle street.
| Mrs. l.. j. Kennedy of Freeport is in
| town, called here by the serious Illness
! of her father, George w. Sedgley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Atalbert Tole of Port
land are visiting relatives in town.
Mr.. and Mas. N. l.. Hannaford were
| visitors in Turner Wednesday.
Mrs Ella Spaulding of Portland is
visiting friends in town.
Mrs. Annie Green of Bangor is the
| guest of her daughter. Mrs, Ulmont Fl.
Wing.
| The Women's Foreign Missionary
/ Society Of the Methodist church met
| Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs.
| II. E. Foster. The regular business
was transacted, followed by the mys-
| terry box. which was conducted by Mrs.
| LaVerne Maxfeld. Delicious refresh
ments were served.
| Mrs. T. S. Bowker and daughter
Martha of Belfast are guests of Mrs.
II. S. Bell.
On Thursday Mrs. Bewker and
| daughter visited Mrs. Bowl1ers aunt,
Mrs Martha Shorey. in Monmouth.
| The ladies of the Women's Relief
Corps plan to make wreaths at the
/; Moose hall this afternoon and evening
and with covered dish supper. Any
help will be appreciated.
j A lecture demonstration on Elec-
trio Cookery is to be given this
afternoon. Friday May %, in the
hall of the Congregational church
by Mrs. ]. f. Fifeld, a home econ
omist of New Britain, Conn. The
cooking school is being arranged
under the auspices of the local Of
! flee of the Central Maine Power
company an everyone in this vicin-
ity is cordially invited to attend.
The lecture begins promptly at 2:30.
Nature Study Club
On Tuesday afternoon the members
Of the Nature Study Club met with
Mrs. II. W. Stevens. A walk afield
! had been planned earlier in the day
but this was given up on account of
the strong, unco~ Portable wind
which persisted in blowing, and a
pleasant afternoon was spent in
doors. Sever,l matters of business
occupied the early part of the meet
ing. Mrs. F. H. Pitman. former
president of the Club and Miss Helen
Pitman. the secretary, who have
recently moved to Portland, were
made honorary members and Mrs.
Stevens was elected secretary in
place of Miss Pitman. 1t was de-
cidcd that during the summer months
two ladies be appointed to have
charge of the meetings for each
month and the following were ar
ranged: June, Mrs. Williams and
Mrs Eastman; July, Mrs. Rogers and
Mrs. Wilson; August. Mrs. Mills
paugh and Mrs. Stevens; September,
"A most interesting letter to the
Club from Mrs. Pitman. giving a de-
scription of her new home and sur
roundings, was read and greatly en-
I joyed. Bird Notes" were read by
the members and an especially fine
article on Seed Scatterers" was
read by Mrs. Wilson. which de-
scribed the work of flowc lovers in
scattering flower seeds in waste
places, making highways and barren
spots more attractive and helping
conserve our wild flower life. Specl-
mems of the Marsh Marigold, Caltha
palustris. that golden flower of the
meadows. picked near the Newbury :
port Turnpike by one of the mem
| bers and the Painted Trillium, Tril-
lium erythroCarpum, were studied.
| Other flowers reported by the mem
bers were Bluets, anemones. white
and blue violets, bellwort, Canada
mayflower. early crowfoot and
fringed polygala New MOSES for
the afternoon were Mnium puncta-
tum. Mnium cincl,dioides. Tremato-
don amdiguno. Aulacomnium palustre
with fresh specimens of the Physo-
comitrium turbinatum. Bryum BIZ
mum, Bryum caespiticum, which
were brought by one of the mem
bers. Pressed specimens of the
/ Liverwort, MarcAantia polymornha
attracted much attention. This is a
true lverwort, having no stem but
lying fiat upon the ground. habitat
of wet banks, boys and often found
about greenhouses, which latter To-
| cality was the home Of our specimen.
| a big lemon, some nuts and pruncs
from California We're shown by the
hostess.
Among the late birds reported
We're the Rose Breasted Grosbeak,
! Canadian Warbler, Pewee, Bobolink
and Brown Thrasher. During the
afternoon candies were passed by the
| hostess. also a pleasing part of the
| program. The next meeting will be
held in two weeks at Mrs. Williams
| cottage on Lake Maranacook.
EAST-Mr. and Mrs Edwin A.
| Whiting left Thursday morning for
| Annapolis, Md, where they will at
tend the graduating exercises of the
| Naval Academy on June s. tn ,ir son,
| Charles J. Whiting, Midshipman,
| being a member of the graduating
class. Their daughter, Alice Whit
ing. will join them at Stanford
! Conn. They will visit with friends
and relatives in Boston, New York,
| Philadelphia and Washington, en-
route. Charles is to remain in the
service and will be stationed on the
S. S. New Mexico, at Seattle, Wash
| ington.