Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-06

There was a large number in at
tendance at the sewing meeting held
| Thursday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Watson p. Schofield on Leavitt
| street, when large amount Of work
was accomplished for the Federated
Fair which is to be held on Tuesday,
7 November 80. The afternoon was also
| a pleasant social one and Mrs. Scho-
| field served daint~ refreshments. The
next sewing meeting will be held on
| Wednesday afternoon, November 10,
at the church, at which time a picnic
| supper will be served and the semi
monthly business session will be held
| in the evening. Sewing will also be
in order. Because of Thanksgiving
occurring on the following Thursday
the regular meeting which would
have occurred on Wednesday evening
November "a, will be held one week
earlier, November II at the church
| parlors.
Edward Thibault, who has passed
| a months furlough in town with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Thi-
| beault, returned Friday to Portland,
where he is in the army being sta
toned at Fort Mckinley. Mr.. Thu
beault has only two more months to
complete his term of three years
service.
Thursday afternoon Mrs. A Lin
wood Nutting was hostess at her
home on Alder street to the ladies
of the Kilcare club. The afternoon
| was passed socially and sewing. The
hostess served delicious sandwiches,
cake and coffee. The next meeting
will be held NOVELS at the home of
Mrs. William Withan, Mount Pleas
ant avenue.
Marie Stevens, Friday evening, en-
tertained the following friends: Mar
guerite Roberts, Evelyn Thomas.
Ruth Moore, Norman Leavitt, Edith
Thomas and Elouise Ellis, at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Perley Stevens on Leavitt street.
Halloween decorations were prettily
arranged and the dining room was
charming in yellow and black. A
delicious lunch of ice cream, cookies
and small cakes was served by her
mother. The favors were yellow
baskets of cabdies and yellow cats.
Halloween stunts were enjoyed and
Miss Marie proved to be delightful
hostess.
Mrs. Albert c. Bowman of Spring.
field, Vermont is a guest Of her par
ents, DIR. and Mrs. l.. A. Dascombe.
Mrs. Frank Merriam and daugh-
tiers, Martha, Jan and Caroline came
from Danvers, Mass, by machine
Friday to visit until the first of the
week with Mrs. Merriam's father,
John Griffin.
Colby Huff, the local photographer
expects to open his new studio in
the building formerly owned by the
late Edward Pomlow and where for
many years he conducted a restaur-
ant this Saturday afternoon.
Special reduced rates are being Of
fered by the Maine Central Railroad
when round trip tickets will be on
sale to Portland and return on No
vember s, 9, 10, IL, II and 10, limited
to return to November 25, inclusive
from all Maine Central stations in
Maine. A large number of grangers
from Somerset county will attend the
National meetings.
Arrangements are under wav to
dedicate the new l. o. o. f. hall and
the date has been set by Carrabas-
sett Lodge, No. "a, on December 3.
and the following committee from the
lodge have been appointed to direct
the evenings program: Robert
Green, chairman; Howard Herrin,
NJ. Cover, Lyle S. Moore, Albert
ellHIIilOTe, ana FRANK Oddy. The
banquet which is to be a part of the
exercises will be served by ladies of
Somerset Fortress directed by the
president, Mrs. Annie A. Loomis and
will be served in Grange hall. The
dedicatory exercises will be held in
the new l. o. o. f. Hall and will be
impressive and appropriate.
Peter Pam" will be given at the
theatre next Wednesday afternoon
and evening at the suggestion of the
librarian, Miss Lizzie T. Hussey and
trustees of the Public Library az
part of the observance of Children's
Book Week, which begins on Novem-
Der Z, and continues throughout the
week and will be observed In an an
proprlate manner at the library
Where there viii be complete line of
Rand McNally's books for children
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