Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-03
HOLIDAY SALE
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WELL PATR0NIzED

The vestry Of sthe Highland Avenue
M. Z. church gave the appearance OF
being In keeping with the holiday
season Thursday when the annual sale
of the Ladies' Aid Of the church
opened auspiciously with booths dec
grated in the Christmas colors of red
and green, combined with wreaths and
bells. The various booths and tables
were laden with articles which met
with Z ready sale during the afternoon
and evening.
In the evening the program commit
tee under the direction of Mrs. Jennie
Wakefield presented a program con-
sisting Of a piano duet by Misses An
ME Small and Margaret Cusick, read
ing by Robert Locke, and readings by
Miss Margaret Haskell. l.. r. jack
son, Gardeners sleight of hand artist,
presented . program of legerdemain
which met with the approval of his
interested watchers. Mrs. Wakefieid
was assisted on the entertainment COM
mittee by Mrs. Verena Holt. Mrs. Ruth
Carter, Mrs. Elizabeth Manson and
Mrs Mildred Church.
General arrangements for the fair
were under the efhcient management
Of the president of the Ladies' AID
society, MIS- NdHCy N1oole' AVA g
BERTHE Clark was chairman of the sup
per committee. her assistants being
Mesdames Susie Tibbetts, Lizzie Saw
yer. Georgia Foye. Jessie White, Alice
Wing. Clara Purdy. Mabel Arthur,
Mrs, Franklin Harris, Mrs. Ira Frost,
Mrs. Charles Marston and Mrs. Fred
Merrill.
At the cooked food booth delicious
cakes and other specimens of the cult
nary art were dispensed under the d.
rection of Mrs. Catherine Bagley. Her
assistants were Mrs. w. o. Cobb, Mrs.
ID. A. Chamberlain, Mrs. Mildred
Blaisdell, Mrs. Harry Coombs. MISS
Alice Clary. Mrs. Maud Holt, Mrs.
Charles Walker and Mrs. Ethel Maxcy.
Fudge and other dainties were sold
at the next booth by Mrs z. Z. Din,
chairman, Mrs. Sarah Jewett, Mrs. r.
w. Pierce. Mrs H. 3. Haskell, Mrs. III.
A. Hartman, Mrs. c. II. Cook. Mrs.
Ella Goodspeed and Mrs. Charles
Wright.
Aprons of all kinds were sold by
Mrs. Blanche Brann, assisted by Mrs.
Amos H. Jones, Mrs. Andrew Tozier,
Mrs. Herbert Pomeroy, Mrs. Harrie
Bowie and Mrs. Newell Rec.
Fancy work and novelties, all hand
worked, were displayed at the center
booth, presided over by Mrs. Eunice
Scott, chairman, Mrs. Lou Cobb, Mrs.
C. E. Taylor, Mrs. Marian Eastman,
Mrs. Blanche Robbins. Mrs. Robert
Oliver, Mrs. Jennie Miller and Mrs.
C. B. McGoff.
At the domestic table where pre-
serves and other household goods were
on sale, Mrs. Mabel Libby acted as
chairman Of the selling committee. as
sisted by Mrs. George McCausland,
Mrs. w. C. Robinson, Mrs. J. F. Hods-
kins, Mrs. Estelle Albee, Mrs. Nellie
Keene, Mrs. Henry Mcintosh and Mrs.
J. H. LeBate.
A unique arrangement of grabs was
that presided over by Mrs. Jennie
Wakefield, who was assisted by Mrs.
Nina Royal, Mrs. j. c. Kirkpatrick,
Mrs. William Colby and Mrs. Arthur
G. Robinson. The grabs were attach
ed to the stems of artificial flowers
planted in sand. This proved most ef-
fective and was literally patronized.
At the handkerchief table Mrs. Cor
don Purdy was in charge assisted by
Mrs. C. II. Beane, Mrs. Charles Mich
oils, Lillian Blair, Mrs. Nora Ludwig
and Mrs. Jesse Jones.
The fair will be continued today
when replenished stocks will be placed
| on sale by the various committees. To-
| night capacity audience is antici-
pated when the two-act comedy-drama
1.-THE Awakening of Maine" will be
presented by a group of prominent To-
cal people. Music for the evening"
program will be furnished by a ski
piece orchestra.