Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-01-14
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MONUMENTAL FAIR.
The Arrangements for the Fair this Week
The Promise of Success.

the Promise of success
A grand Monumental Fair and Sale will be
held at Granite Hall, on Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings. Janu-
airy 10th, 10th, 18th, 18th and 10TH under the aus
pices of the Augusta Soldiers Monument Associa-
ton, to raise funds for the purpose of erecting
Soldiers Monument in this city. The arrange
ments for the stage performances are now quite
complete, and may be announced as follows:
THE PROGRAMME.
TUESDAY EV'NG, Jan. 10Th. - Music by
IIsnagsn's Orchestra. -Address by Maj. j. o.
Winship of Portland During the evening the
"GANDER CLUB" will present the roaring
farce. entitled "FRREDoM OF THE PRESS"
WEDNESDAY EV'NG, Jan. 10th. "A Grand
Vocal and Instrumental Concert, by eminent
home talent.
music, "Hanagan's Band"-The Iaughable
Play entitled, paddle Your OWN CANOE,
by Ladies and Gentlemen OF Augusta.-Char
acter Singing Will Rowse and Friend) Music.
The stage entertainment will conclude with
the Amusing Farce, called "a CLOSE SHAVE.
FRIDAY Ev'NG, Jan. 18th. - Music by Hama
gans Full Orchestra.-The stage entertainment
will commerce with a Drama or Farce mot yet
decided) .-Reading by Miss Annie l.. Pierce
Conclude with the Farce of THE FREEDOM
OF THE Press
SATURDAY Ev'NG, Jan. l9tb.-The Augusta
Brass Band.-The Gander Club i'll present one
of their amusing farces.
1t will be seen that the programme is .vared,
and will be changed every evening, giving our
people an opportunity to enjoy series of enter
tainments of high character, and at the popular
price Of Is cents, thus enabling all to go, that
they may witness the performances and contribute
f,ra oh
evening will be announced in bills of the day.
There t0iH be no free list ohatersr, even among
members of the press. The fare is low. and all
must pay; money is what 10 wanted.
FLOWER TABLE.
There will be flower table in connection with
the fair, and all are kindly and earnestly invited
to furnish flowers for this table. a committee
will be in waiting at the table to receive them.
A VALUABLE PRIZE.
Among the items Of interest, during the Fair, q
magnificent gold watch, valued at $50. will be
given to the person receiving the greatest number
of votes. This will create little healthy rivalry.
The watch is on exhibition to-day in RusselIs
window, and it is certainly magnificent affair.
The WORK OF THE SOCIETIES.
Every religious society, Masonic Odd Fellows,
will have departments assigned them in the hall,
ard will supply and be responsible for tables OF
refreshment fancy articles, during the evenings
of the Fair and Sale.
We are confident that the Fair aud Sale would
be failure were it not for the undivided interest
manifested by the ladies'. Each religious society
in the city will have well filed table, and the
committees are at work as busy as bees, to make
the undertaking a success. Like the man who
said his pockets were full of money, and if he
had more pockets he would have more money, If
there were reilly ous societies in the city there
would be more tables at the Hall.
SUPPER.
An old-fashioned, substantial supper will be
served in the rooms under the hall, each evening,
between the hours Of 6 and o'clock. Business
men and others, with their families, can take sup
per there, instead Of going home. The women
folks will have no time to prepare supper at home,
A. they will be fully engaged at the hall. Supper
tickets only % cents.
How TO BECOME A MEMBER OF THE AssoCIA-
TON.
Anv person in the city-man, woman or child
may become a member of the Augusta Soldiers
Monument Associate ion, by the payment Of one
dollar. They are then permanent members Of
the Association, will receive a handsome diploma,
and when the corner stone Of the monument is
laid, with imposing ceremonies, the names OF
members will be placed in q box which will be
assigned position under the corner stone, where
they will DO preserved while the world stands.
A GRAND RALLY.
The movement for q soldiers monument was
begun years ago by the members Of Seth Williams
Post Grand Army Of the Republic, and failed be-
cause the people did not cooperate with the CON-
rades in the worthy enterprise. The measure fell
through because the people were not sufficiently
stimulated and interested No such failure awaits
the present enterprise. All the people are thor
oughy aroused, and the most profound interest is
manifested on every hand Funds enough will
be raised during the present Fair 10 form nu-
cleus, = rallying point, around which large and
small subscribers to the fund may rally.
Let all the citizens of Augusta, irrespective OF
party, sect or religious persuasion contribute lib
orally towards the grand result, and they will have
great satisfaction in the end, as their reward.
This is an undertaking in which every citizen
should have an unselfsh interest. The Augusts
Soldiers Monument Association under whose
auspices the Fair is to be held is entirely unsecta
rixn, is not laboring to build up party. sect OF Sc
cret organization, but is formed for the sole
purpose of raising funds to erect Soldiers Mou-
ument in Augusta. Any person may become a
member of the Association by the payment OF one
dollar.
A grand trial was had on Saturday afternoon
of the steam fire engine manufactured the pas
year in this city, by Mr.. Frank Moorlen, the ex.