The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-04-01
SOUTH PORTLAND.
Preparations About Completed for
South POrtland's Chorus Concert.

Sunday School Association mcers-Cniteo
Order of American Observation-Disclosures
Clubs Meeting-Mr. Kings Improve
auin's Brilliant Battle-Ground Items,
etc.
The History club was entertained at the
home of her brother by Miss susie
Startling on Wednesday evening last ard
the authors of the evening from whom
selections and quotations were taken were
Gray and Pope. Other English writers
were considered and papers were read by
Josiah Cobb of Willard, Mr.. Mooney,
Mrs. Young and Mrs. Paine OF Portland.
A very fine collation. was served ana at
the close boxes of bon bons were given to
each of the members of the club, and on
the outer covers of the boxes were in
scribed the monographs of the members
daintily painted by Miss Startling and
within were fortunes for each. happily
prepared by the hostess. The event added
another red letter evening to the history
of the History club.
IMPROVEMENTS IN SOUTH PORT
LAND.
l. W. King of the King Manufacturing
company of the city has nicely prepared
plot on Cushings Point and one spot In
dictates q site on which he oomtemplates
building residence. Adjacent to that
are other available locations and MIR. King
proposes to beautify the general surround
ings.
CAPE SUNDAY SCHOOL ASSOCIA-
TON.
At the second annual meeting of the
South Portland and Cape Elizabeth Sun :
day School Association, the following
officers were elected for the ensuing year:
President-Char A. Dixon.
Vice President-Thomas Pimson.
Secretary-Harry N. Skillings.
Treasurer-Waiter Hutchins.
The committee appointed for that pur-
pose reported resolutions thanking the
members OF the North Congregational
school for entertainment and the speakers
for their services These were unanimous.
ly adopted.
COMMODORE PREBLE COUNCIL, O.
The accompaniment will be given on a
grand piano and organ from Cressey,
Jones and Aliens and over them will pre-
side Miss Holmes and Mr.. Mcdonald of
the Clavier school in their usual finished
style.
The same standards which were used in
Westbrook will be again called into
req uisition and the chorus will be so ar
ranged that one seat will be just as prom
inant as another, and each individual
member of the chorus will be well to the
fore.
u. A. M.
Commodore Preble Council. No. 81,
Order United American Mechanics,
which was instituted in Seaside hall by
State Organizer Chas. A. Smith of Cum
berland Mills, elected the following offio-
ers: Senior counsellor. Edwin G.
Hamilton Junior ex-counsellor, Roy r.
Elliott; counsellor, Andrew Y. Skinner;
vice counsellor, Lester E. Hamilton; re-
cording secretary, L. P. Brown; assis-
tant recording secretary, Lewis G. Wood
bury; treasurer. George W. Studley
financial secretary, l.. F. Poore;
inductor, Benjamin g. McManus; ex.
aminer, Frank D. Griffin; inside protec
tor, Benjamin Willard; outside protector,
VIM. H. Bassett; trustee one year, Joseph
| Mathews; trustee two years, Irwin J.
| Wallace; trustee three years. Edwin G.
Hamilton.
THE HARLEQUIN CLUB.
| To the inspiring strains of Chambers
orchestra of five pieces the grand march
of the seventh annual ball of the ''Harle
quins" was taken up at the Union OperH
house last evening, led by Scott Oliver
and Mrs. Fl. W. Dyer.
In the train of the leaders were repre-
sentetiyes of the fashionable circle of the
town, for it goes for the saying, that the
Harlequin ball is an event of the season.
Something like so couples joined in the
festivities and at the signal "Right and
left" the dancing began.
A neatly gotten up order of dances was
prepared with waltzes, qnadrilles, etc.
and during the intermission nice refresh
meuts, served to satisfy every taste, were
provided by Rich the caterer.
| Apart from dancing sociability was
provided in the upper hall, which wa
decorated in good taste with red. white
and blue. Here were arranged table:
where whist parties passed pleasant hours
looking over the gayer scenes below. The
affair was in every way successful and
these were the committees:
| Floor Director-E. K. Thompson.
Aids d. V. Willard, Scott ID. Oliver,
Albert A. Cole. Herbert r. Cole, Robert
Bailey, w. S. Small, John Malta, James
G. Smith, Il. W. Dyer.
| It can now be definitely announced that
Miss Jordan of the Rankin Clavier school
will appear at the approaching concerts
by the South Portland chorus and among
her numbers will be Liszt's beautiful Z
Major Polonaise, also the second Hungar
ian Rhapsody No. 6, which is likely te
be tour de force of the entertainment as
she renders 1t with finish, power and 9reat