Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-26
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ODD FELLOWS FAIR.
The Last Evening Was Devoted to
Closing the Contests.
List Of Those Who Were Successful Awards
in Photograph Exhibit.

and the members of Asylum Lodge feel
that they have been very successful
both in raising a good amount of
money with which to furnish their hall
in proper manner, and in pleasing
those who have patronized them. They
have had several other things to con-
tend with, one among which was a fair
in Gardiner, which drew from this
one, but here they had all they could
care for in their hall every night.
There was nearly as many at the
matinee, Thursday afternoon, as there
were in attendance Wednesday even
ing. The Sunlight hop was also we'll
attended and enjoyed
| The evening of Thanksgiving day
was unfortunately rainy. but the hall
was crowded and the programme car
ried out by the Arion Banjo, Mandolin
and Guitar Club was excellent. They
| gave d IlSl CLASS uluSiCdl cHleTldlH-
ment, and they captured the hearts of
the audience with their good work on
the banjo, mandolin and guitar. The
reading of Miss Sanborn was first
| class and showed that the young lady
has particular talent in that line.
The evening hop was continued to a
late hour, many couples participating,
none minding the rain that poured out
side.
The photograph exhibit drew we'll,
| Thursday, both afternoon and evening.
| The judges were at work a long time
in the forenoon, judging on the pic
lures. The first work was to take the
names from all the exhibits, so the
judges did not know who was the
owner of any exhibit. There were
three judges on each of the two
classes, and their work was long and
difficult. There was really no one ex
hibit that layed far over another, so
that the first prize could be easily
| chosen. In each case the judges had
to get the leading ones in line and
rank them. The prizes We're given ac-
| cording to the merits of the work an
| for no other reason. A large eXhib
| or some pretty landscape views did no
| count with the judges who were com
lpetent ones. Every little detail
/ which the average amateur photog
rapher would not have thought an
| the casual observer would never hav'
| dreamed, were taken into considera
| ton. There We're many exhibits tina
showed prettier views than some tina
were given the prizes, but the meri'
laid where the prizes were given. Tn
exhibits that showed collection of al
STYLES and classes of pictures wer'
the ones that were the prize winners
A good amateur photographer cal
take a picture that requires but tn
pressure of a button and little Judg
ment about the length of the time II
the snap shot, but few can take goos
interiors and groups, and have tnt
focus distinct, the light good. and the
time just right. to say nothing OF the
developing, printing and toning. AL
these things were taken into consld-
Grafton.
/ In Glass A, which is in the one where
everything is done by the person max
ing the exhibit, Frank A. Small was
awarded first prize, and Miss Helen A.
Burbank, second prize.
Miss Sadie Lord was awarded first
prize in Glass B, which is one where
; the picture is taken by the exhibitor
who also does a part OF the work
Miss Marion Harlow was given Sec
. ond prize in this exhibit.
The hall was filled to suffocatlon
Friday evening, though there was
nothing to attract the people but to in
, dulge in the contests and to see who
was awarded the presents in the lis1
that was advertised. The various con.
testants in the many contests were
present in force, and they worked witt
Il a will until the time the contest:
closed.
/ At a little past o'clock the commit
tee went upon the stage and begun thu