Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-11
THE CATHOLIC FAIR.
City Hall Crowded, Saturday Evening,
at the Opening.
The Fair to Continue Three Eveninu, hi.
week-0ther Attractions.


Augustine Catholic fair has bean an
annual feature ever since the nropres-
sive Rev. FIR. Hamel has been in
charge of the parish and 1t has ever
been great success. Owing To the
circumstances of the people. last wear
and the fact that there were 50 many
fairs. the reverend father decided not
| to have his annual fair and II wac not
| held. but this season it is the fret on
| the bill, having been opened SATURDAY.
evening, in City hall. As usuaI ito
| opening was attended with great suc-
ces and it Is proving a verv renumra-
tive sort of an occasion for the narisb
The money made by the fair is used
| toward the payment of the debt incur
red by the building of the handsome
church. parochial school and the CON
vent. At the last fair nearly $4,000 were
raised Tor this purpose and the debt
was thereby greatly decreased. The
work under Father Hamel has been a
great one and he has worked a
very pleasing change among his people.
SO that those outside the parish who
patroniZe the fair feel that they gre
assisting in worthy object.
The hall was the scene of n great
gathering. Saturday evening. as the
people of the parish and their friends
of this city. and of Waterville. Halo
well and Gardiner We're all there
The fair opened at O'clock when
supper was served. The refreshment
tables are on three sides of the hall
ana II one is gong to the fair he must
understand first of all aboutthe rivalry
that exists between the three. 1t rep
resents three societies ofthe church and
Father Hamei as a stimulus to good
work, has offered a prize of $50 to the
society who takes the most npney AT
its table
First of all on the right side of the
room is the table Of the st. John the
Baptist Society which is conducted by
the members of the society whose pres
ident is Edwina Laliberte. The third
table is that of the married women of
the parish who are known as the ST.
Anne Society. They say that their
leige lords in the st. John Society have
boasted too much and they are TO take
them down a peg by winning that so
Mrs. DeZelda Duclos Is the president Of
this society
A table at the back Of the room holds
a large array OF fancy work which is
on sale. Another table has refresh
ments an sale and fruit can be OBJ
tanned at another. In the center of the
hall is large booth where contests are
in progress all the time. which are
money makers for the fair
In the meanwhile the voting contests
are in progress. There are two this
year and they are for good presents to
the ones who win. The first is the
contest between two married ladies.
Mrs. Peter Couilliard and Mrs. Eirene
LeClair for parlor set valued at sl00.
The second contest is between Miss
Armozede Lehoux and Miss Leda Ber-
nard for diamond ring valued at SIS.
These ladies with their friends are
about with books soliciting votes at 10
cents each. on the last night or The
fair when the other presents that are
included in the list of those on the sea-
son ticket cards are awarded. these
contests will be closed with the final
voting.
The entertainment, Saturday evening.
was furnished by the children If The
Parochial school. who had been drilled
by the Sisters in charge of the school.
There was singing and speaking that
was very fine.
The fair will continue for three even
ings this week the final evening being
Wednesday.
The following is the programme for this
evening:
Welcome Song,
Choeur des Enfants de Marie
Drame Francois en- DeuX Actes, Les
Espiegleries de Godiche.
La Mere Gervaise, Madame A. Binet
Godiche. Mademoiselle Cora Letourneau
Madame Ia Chevaliere.
Mademoiselle Delvina Jolicoeur
NieCes de Madame Ia Chevalere.
Niles. ID. Lessard ct A. Dostie
Petite Bohemienne.
Mademoiselle Sadie Leclerc
Marche Gymnastique Mesdemoiselles Cora
Leclerc. Ella Charbonneau. Angelina
Matthew. Delvina Lessard. cora Letour |
neau, Marie Matthew. Nellie Cha1ut. |
Merida Laliberte. Zoraide Pelleuer and
Delvina Jolicoeur.