Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-24
AT THE ISLANDS.
LiveIiest of Season at SPUR
rel and Capitol.
Fete Week at Former Closes After
Most Brilliant Celebration.
Cottaeers and Visitors at Latter
Thoroughly Enjoying Life.

Squirrel Island, Me-, Aug. 23.-(Spec-
iaD.-Friday evening was a grand sue
cess. Everybody entered sincerely into
the spirit of the thing and tried to make
his own exhibit the very best. Hours
of work were spent on ingenious and
| original make-ups, and everyone in the
parade is to be congratulated as hearIi-
ly as the prize winner. At 7 o'clock,
gaiy dressed patrons began to form
in line and during the hour following,
masked paraderS came in faster than
the passing minutes. All the cottages
We're Illuminated with red fire and Jap
anese lanterns and the effect was the
most charming of any similar affair on
the Island. Nature was very assiduous
her attractions and lightly smiled on
the gas procession with her northern
lights. Passing ships added to the
making of this one of the grandest af-
fairs which ever happened on Squirrel,
and cast their searchlights of many
candle power from the dark waters
across the brilliant island. Miss Della
Mitchell was the winner of the cup,
which was the gift of A. H. Davenport
of Maiden, Mass. The judges We're
Rev. Llewellyn Phelps, Mrs. e. M.
Bowman and Mrs. e. j. May.
Following is a list of those in pa
rade, and if any have been omitted it
is on account of the complete and clev-
er disguise of contume: Bass drummer,
Prof. E. M. Bowman; snare drummer,
Prof. W. J. Black; bugler, Rob Maxcy;
butterfly, Mrs. John l.. Ames; Indian,
Eugene Grant; sailors, cruisers from
the 'Madcap;" Little Red Riding Hood,
Alice Davenport: Japanese, Miss
Blanche Lauriat; The Pagoda, an ex-
hibt by Miss Daisy Brooks; witch,
Miss Mildren Baldwin: Chinaman, Mr..
Foster; Indian in canoe, Miss Della
Mitchell, mascot of the island. The ca
noe was carried by Albert herman and
Johnrandall; winter, Mr.. and Mrs John
Oldham and Mr.. and Mrs. H. p. Hol
den Japanese, Miss Clara Pierce; man
afraid OF the fish warden, Mr.. Frost;
Japanese in sedan chair, Mrs. Grace
Jones. The famous hobo band of the
island led the procession and played
familiar college airs, which We're taken
up by the spectators. Following was
the line of march:
The lantern parade formed in Spring
cove on the board walk between the
Chadbourne and the Bayview cottages
The column moved promptly at s
O'Clock, over the following route: From
the starting point to the chapel, to the
Casino, thence south to Park row,
| thence east, along Park row and
lo 10 ha n tho On
sino thence south along the main
board walk past the Tennis court, past
the Owen and Mutell cottages, around
the Frye cottage, back to the main
board walk, past the Merrill cottage
and return to the athletic field, where
| the procession disbanded. The judges
stand was upon the rocks along Park
| row, opposite the cottage of Mrs. Foss.
In addition to the awarding of the
Davenport cup to Miss Della Mitchell,
| for the exhibit of the little Indian maid
| en- in a canoe, the judges also make fa-
| vorable mention of the following ex-
| hibits: The butterfly, an exhibit by
| Mrs. Ames Boston; the Sedan chair, an
| exhibit by Mrs. Jones, Orono; the Pa
| CODA, an exhibit by Miss Daisy Brooks,
| Augusta; the Chinese giant and his
| four wives, an exhibit by Miss Doyle.
| New York. The committee of judges
| further praise the other exhibits in
| general and also the Squirrel Island
| Band.
| Fete morning dawned with threat
Of rain along the horizon, but this soon
| turned into a wind storm, which in
| creased in velocity as the day pro-
| pressed. 1t was at one time deemed adj
| visable to POSTPONE the races when the
| light crafts were jockeying around with
their rails under the foaming water.
| Cat boats did not dare leave their
| moorings Ted Stanwood, i'll his new
knockabout. Polyp, won the Daven-
| port cup. Levi Wade took the prize
money in his sloop. Apache III. The sail
| and mast of the Ishkoodah were blown
entirely from the deck into the water
In. r. Sortwell, owner Cambridge
| Mass, VIM Carter, Washington, ID. o.
and |. F'laring, Newton, Mass, were on
board and fortunately were not injured
The Ishkoodah is a fast one and lost
the cup, last year, by few seconds
The rocks and wharf We're dotted with
camera enthusiastics taking pictures
of the speeding boats.
Nine o'clock found every young fell
low on the campus, practicing for the
field events. The girls showed consid-
cradle of athletic ability. Hundreds OF
visitors and islanders were in attend
ance to the games. The winner of the
first Mace in each event will be award
ed with a silver medal suitably en-
rrayed Following were the events
and the winners: Girls, so yards dash
under eight. first, Gertrude Blake; sec
ond. Gertrude Emery: third. Frances
Simpson: 60 yards dash, under 16, first
pootrioa Rlake: second, Hazel Gardner
third. Mildred Hayes: 60 yards dash
over IS. first, Miss Parkhurst; second
Miss Helen Maxcy; third, Mrs Voor'
hees. Throwing base ball, Miss Laura
Thomas. second, Miss Janet Emerson
tbird Miss Mary Clapp. Egg in spooI
race first. Eulafie Reed; second, Haze
Gardner; third, Mildred Ingersoli. Oh
stacle race. first Irene Tetreauit; see
| third. Marguerite