Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-25
Daily kenfebec journal
AUGUSTA LOCALS.
A PLEASANT EVENING.
'"e society Of St. John the Baptist Entertain,
at City Nall.

national fete was given NJ C,.,.
nan last evening. by the French
n'.ericahs In connection with the rc !.
ns'ous ceremonies Of the day previons
-. me church. and this social enter
'ent was an event Of moment n
."ese adopted citizens. The Attendance
was good but would have been mnch
larger mad not large number Of thon,
oeeh preparing to leave on an excur-
SION to Canada. today, and with m.nv
''nehus We're preparing for departure
me hall was we'll filled and dur,ng
the evening the following progra =,
which was printed in French. was car
ried out: '''
Music.
Patriotic Song-"Our Religion J.a"s, nano
manners and Laws"
aa,r Choir Of Children OF Mary
Nusic Kew. FIR. N. Desilets
Play-"St. Enhances Twelve Cents
Mora, Boys of ST. Augustine School
Character Song-"The Two Farmess SW os
men," "o-
SS1 SONG the Little Bohemian
The Band
me principal number on the pro-
gram was the address by Rev. FIR.
pesilets of Pennington, which was
carefully prepared and received the
close attention of the audience II was
mainly an appeal to the compatriots
to be good citizens and a credit to
their traditions and to their ancestry
He gave a brief resume of the history
oi the french people in Canada, the
i"uhuatlon or the colony by Cham
pam, ana closed with a timely anec-
cote of the meeting of President Nc
Einley and Sir Wilfred Laurier. the
canadian premier. where the President
told the latter that our best citizens
were those who We're truest to the hest
traditions of their ancestors. The lee
ture received much applause and the
speaker was sincerely congratulated
OF his successful effort.
The other numbers. dramatic and
musical. were given with much spirit
and talent and awolse rounds of an
piause and much merriment among
the listeners who We're quick to catch
tho bright spots in the dialogue. and
To appreciate the really good music
The marches and ChOruSes We're given
By young ladies dressed in white with
gaily colored saShcs and wearing the
maple leaf. The singing was very fine
ana some of the solos remarka BILE
executed as they We're by such young
people. Great credit is due to the
young boys of the Parochial school,
who repeated the difficult piece which
was performed by them at the closing
of the school. 1t was well acted and
given clearly without breaks. Both the
dramatic and musical parts were no.
tiCeable in naturalness and clear ar
ticulation, which shows how carefully
their voices are trained for this pur-
pose. and what attention is given pre-
paration for public performance.
Much of the success of the evening
is due to Miss Rosa Hamel who play
ed the organ at st. Augustine's, Sun
day. and. last evening, presided at the
piano. She is so talented an accom-
PIANIST that she seems to have no
trouble in carrying the singers with
her at all times. Miss Cora Latneau
also has been n great assistance to FIR.
Hamel in the preparation for this fete.
When the band played the final air
the crowd moved out of the hall well
satisfied that the social celebration of
st. Johns day had been decided sue
cess in every way. The society. pre-
oeded by the band. marched through
Water street to the hall before the en-
tertainment and presented a fine APP
pearance.