The Portland daily press., 1896-08-03
Clarence Bruon, Margaret Webb, and
Dr.. Clymer as the Rondolier.

Clarence BIuon, Margaret WeDD, anu
Dr. Clymer as the gondolier.
Tho cry of the Oceanic house was:
Are we in it?
Well | guess
Oceanic, Oceanic,
Yes, yes, yes
And they came very near being in IL
ms far as getting prize was concerned.
as nearly majority of the judges voted
to give the boat which represented the
Oceanic house the second prize. The
boat from the Oceanic house was the old
Laurel" built in 1920. and was the frat
yacht ever owned in Portland. For
good many years it belonged to Judge
Goddard and is now ownod by BENZ.
thompson, Esq. 1t was decorated as
a United States frigate and trimmed in
the national oolors. Everything on
noara was complete, even to the cannon,
6he snlp's bell, the sailors and marines
costumes and the officers uniforms.
W. Coy Sterling was tho commodore,
Siee'e stripes, chapeau, gold braid.
sword, all complete. Winslow r. Sterling
was also dressed in the uniform of the
iauAee naval officer. The crew WAS as
FOLLOWS; boatswaiu, G. W. Orr; sailors,
Y. W. Craig, F. 6. Sterling and Malcolm
+. sterling; bugler, John Clynor; drum
mer, Master Shepley Beals; marines.
Misses Ethel Beal, Maud Beal. Mabel
Lane, Lizzie Hovey, ELLA Ii. and Lizzie
Scholes and Chester Butler.
| A gondo1a trimmed in white and VOL
low, and very pretty too, was from Ever
green Landing, and was occupied br
Lucy Sherman Allen Brown, and Helen
Cove.
| Another gondola from Evergreen
| Landing was decorated in white and
pink. 1t was occupied by L. 6. Atwood.
MIS-. Fletcher and Miss Marion Sulli-
| van.
The Portland High School boat, with
John 81. Stevens, Fred b. Donahue and
Edward E. Moody On board was from
Great Diamond. 1t was handsomely
ecorated with bunting, had football
ON top OF its mast, tennis racquet. gnus
and swords, representing the High
School Cadets and the class eol5rs and
shields over the sides. 1t made great
hit.
The Oak Cottage boat was decorated
with a handsoms canopy trimmed with
large rosettes in three eolors. 1t was
occupied by Belle, Alice, Marie, Philip,
Charlie and Catherine Buxton, Mics
Cloudy and Flora Skillings.
A boat representing "Musio," decorat-
ed in whits and green bunting and ever
greens, bearing Misses Addie Durgin,
Grace Maher, Carrie Lamont and Mabel
Fletcher, attired in white and green
Grecian costumes, bearing Tyre, auto
harp and violin, was very pretty and
dainty.
Miss Florence Sullivan, Belle Gould,
Nellie. r. Maher, Blanche Dlrwanger,
Alice Maher. Raymond Clagston and
Newman Burnham. occupied boat de-
oorated in blue and yellow, representing
a may pole.
pretty little boat was from Lookout
cottage in the shape of brig handsome
ly decorated. In it were j. W. and W.
S. Sears and e. NJ Waite
The boat which took the second prize
represented a gondola from Turkish
narem. 1t was beautifully decorated and
represented an immense amount of work.
Cnder the handsome canopy of rich cush-
ions reclinad Mrs. Il. H. Gallison, Mrs.
Arthur j. Floyd, Mrs. ". H States and
Miss Elizabeth Hughes, dressed in
white in Turkish costume, with dainty
wells and sandalIei feet. Mr.. +. H. Gal
lison represented Turk and Harold
Small an attendant. The boat was
beautiful, design and very elaborate.
Misses Pearl and Bessie Dow and Mabel
Waite occupied boat representing the
gold standard idea. 1t was handsomely
decorated in white and yellow.