Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-08
AT SQUIRREL.
Fete Day Is Now the Looked
for Attraction.
Elaborate Preparations Being Made
to Insure Decided Success.
A Program Mapped Out That Calls for
Great Sport.

Squirrel Island Me, Aug. 7.(Special)
Only two moro weeks and Fete Dav
VIII crown the climax of the season of
t903. Chairmen of the various COM
mittees are hard at work and under
propitious weather conditions the an
ticipated week will be better and more
entertaining than ever before. Fete
week is only another name for Old
Home Week, during which gala time
every old Squirrelite makes q Jealous
effort to spend his vacation. Several
novel and entertaining features, such
as Gaelic football and old fashioned
long ball, have been added to the regt-
lar gaietieS of the week. Nearly all
plans have been completed, the first
public announcement of which appears
in the Journal. Following is a synop-
sis of the week; Tennis tournament
beginning Monday, August II, at 10
A. M, and continuing every day, the
finals to occur on Fete Day. Entrance
fees will probably be so cents for each
player. A large silver cup will be
competed for Particulars as to en-
tries. drawing and daily schedule of
games will be posted at the post office.
Lawrence II. pafkhurst, Boston, chair
man, tennis tournament. Gaelic foot
ball, Thursday, August 20, at 2 p. NJ,
on the campus. No one eligible un-
der forty years of age. Old fashioned
long ball, Friday, August q, 2. p NJ.
age limit same as Gaelic foot ball;
Lantern parade, Friday, August II, s
p M. Committee: Miss Mary Mer-
rill, chairman: Miss Blanche Lauriat,
Grace Doyle, Norma Starr, and Mr..
Cobart
Field and aquatic sports, A. NJ,
Fete Day. Donald c. White. chair
man. Events; 100 yds. dash, broad
jump. high jump, potato race three
legged race, sack race, swimming race,
Eowing race. A wate. melon race open
TO all Corners. Silver medals suitably
engraved. will be awarded winners of
the sports. Yacht races, Fete Day
morning; Alex. Doyle, chairman.
Yachts and cats will be divided into
three classes with prizes for each class.
The davenport cup will be sailed Tor.
a great baseball game will be played
on the campus Fete Day afternoon
with the crack team from Wiscasset.
This was the only team which won Il
game from Squirrel last season.
Fete Day evening at s p. NJ, grand
illumination of fireworks at Spring
cove. The fireworks are the git OF
a. II. Davenport, Boston Reception
and fete ball, Saturday, $50 p. NJ. a.
the Casino, under the direction of the
Ladies Improvement Association. \
golf tournament will be on during the
week. Rev. L. NJ. Noyes. Newton,
Mass. is chairman Of the golf COM
mittee. Mr.. Alex Doyle is the donor o.
an elegant silver prize cup, an inccn-
tive to a large entry list.
On Friday evening the Casino was
filed with a jovial audience that came
to witness "Soiree Vaudeville ct
DramatiuUe" and all were rewarded by
hearing humorous jokes and local hits,
given by amateur but skillful artists.
The cast included some exceptional
talent and ali the parts were carried
out in a finished and pleasing style.
The entertainment was divided into
two parts, the first of which opened
with chorus by the Zobo band. Miss
Frances Holt was the proficient lead
err and her accomplished musicians
were The Misses Marion Doane, Flor
euce Anderson, Mary Merrill, Lila
noane. Mabel Hayes, Emma Foss,
Jennie Mapp, Abigail LaNake, Mary
Badger The Misses Norma Starr,
leader F. s. Doane, Marion Badger,
Frances Mapp, Lucy Shannon, Polly
Curtis, blanche Lauriat and Mrs.
Frank Eoorhers won rounds of APP
plause by the skillful manipulation of
their steps in the "hirty girty dance
The Hey I;uble Missing Link SeXtet.
composed Of Misses Middlestich. Lila
Doane. Jennie Mapp, Grace Doyle and
Messrs Paul Murphy Payson Alden,
Lyman Middlestich and Quincy En-
cry were some of the best funmakers
of the evening.
The Misses Marion Doane and Fran
ces Mapp, the cute piccanninies, made
a hit by the clever interpretations of
their parts, and won the admiration Of
all by their cute cuteness.
Mr.. David owen in monologue en-
titled: "A few minutes of nonsense"
made a decided success and displayed
rare ability as a comedian and was