The Portland daily press., 1896-08-03

r6O, WD1b6 anu DIue ana Il ]lDefGy lat.
The bow of the boat was filed with
evergreen trees which accorded we'll with
the other decorations Of the craft. In
the centre OF the boat was seated the
members of Camp Columbia, who are
Messrs. William J. Miller, Arthur T..
Merry, George L. Fiokett Fred e.
Dookerty, Clarence H. Lane, A. Stanley
Wass, Charles G. Gillis and VIM. +.
Smith. The costume worn by these gen.
t1emen is we'll known ON Peaks island.
and is very natty. 1t consists of white
duck trousers. blue sweaters and blue
yachting cap with Columbia marked
plainly across the front In gold letters.
AS the Columbia" foatsd along th e
line 1t was loudly oheered and applaud
ed, and each time the boats crew re-
sponded gracefully by tossing their oars
In naval salute. The crew also has a
euphonious yell which caught the crowd
and awakened the echoes along the
shore
THE PRIZE WINNER.
The boat which took the first prize
hailed from Little Diamond Island 1t
represented the "gold standard' and was
a very striking reproductionE of fierce
Viking war galley. On the brow was
a huge, green dragon, with open mouth,
blazing eyes and spreading wings. In
his mouth was gold dollar. The boat
was trimmed in gold, green and white
and the decorations on the bow and stern
xxyap a oh 70 No. Not
tensive display Of gold dollars. The oars
were gilded and trailed alongside as
the boat was towed on. In the centre
of the craft stood about 20 young ladi
dressed entirely in white with bren,
plates and helmets Of gold. They car
ried shields representing gold eagles and
spears, also Of gold. The whole effect
was very beautiful. The crew of this
prize winning galley were Misses Flor
ence and Margaret Burrowes, Ruth
Burrowes, Elsie Smith, Mabel Burrowes,
Mrs. Arthur Butler, Misses Alice Ray
mond. Alice Rowland, Mollie Warren.
Kate Larrabee, Ernsstine Leavitt, Carrie
Weber, Grace Durham, Elsie Livermore,
Mabel LIE Valley, Edney Raymond,
Mesdames Carl Warren and Florence
Durham. The Little Diamond island
yell, so famous to all the islanders, was
given by the young ladies, time and time
again, in answer to the applause and
salutes they received all along the line.
The Reed boat trimmed with rat
o'nine tails and green and white bunt-
ing, forming a canopy amid ships with
green flags and a profusion of green
leaves trailing astern, was very pretty.
1t was occupied by Miss Rose A. Pike,
Miss Crissis L. MoCoombs, Miss Bessie
Hayes and Miss Ida McGrath. The young
ladies all wore fetching costumes of
green and white
Meeting House Hill was represented by
little boat bearing pretty little house
constructed of yellow bunting, bell and
all complete and big srreamer with
Injecting House HIP painted.on it in
big letters. 1t was occupied by Misses
Char lotte Parsons and May FuringtoD,
with Messrs. R. E. Merrill and Earl Ride
out.
The steam yacht Nanon, also prettily
decorated, carried Miss Bessie Chonery
and Miss Stowel with B. R.. G. Collins
of Chicago and g. b. Springer, Capt.
Hodgdon was also on board.
The boat from the Valley View house
was very unique. 1t represented the
first Fourth of July, was decorated in
red, white and blue. even to it's mast
heads and its crew wore handsome Co.'S
tunes of these colors in Continental
style. Those who occupied the boat were
". S. Trefethen, S. A. Skillings, Addie
F. Craig, Mildred E.. .Varney, G. E. Skill
Iings, Jessie Trefethen, Philip Fisher. the
two Miss Waldrons, ]. @. and H. P.
West, f. F. Buxton and Eva Mcdonald.
Their CRY was:
@ a, Sis, boom. bah!
Rod, white and blueI
We are all
From the Valley View.