Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-23

| ''NNti ptH ~ VII cilN'I SiPDtl, Stltl
I At about S O'Clock the Governors par
~ entered he hall. and We're met by
the reception committee, which was
composed OF II" following named peo-
pl?: Mayor and Mrs. Charles S. Hen
| boln. E<-Gov"rlor aud Mrs. John r.
| Hill. Mr.. and Mrs. Wan. ii. Gannett,
and Mr.. and Mrs. f. q. knsman.
| In the governors PARTY We're Cover
ho: and Mrs. W1i. 4. cobb. Cover
| nor ana Mrs. John r. Hill. President
| Goodwin Of the Senate. and Mrs. Good
| win Speaker Drew Of tn House. and
Mrs. Drew. tie following members of
| IN" council: Air. and Mrs. y. NJ. Jones
MI and Mrs. Gen. A. Murche Mr.. AMI
| MS. Gee. ID. Ei.bre. Il. :. Burns Wal
| ttl Il. Clarke ana Miss Hall of Bruns-
WICK, toward Pierce. Mr. and Mrs. Cy-
rus \. blanchard. and the staff: Col
VIM. b. SkcItrl. Brig. Gen. and Mrs
'hns. +. Davis. Col. and Mrs Edward
j. Mayo, Col. and Mrs James 3. O.
Neil. col. Elliot C. Dill. Lieut.. Col.
Robert ii. Gro 'kett. Lieut.. COL. Harr:
y. Ross. Lieu;. Col. and Mrs. Herman
VI. 'asther. ana Major and Mrs. Ed
ward ii. Kelley Of Bargor.
| The entrance OF thu governors Marty
| Wis the signal for the assembling OF
the guests. and they came iii such num-
beis tfat the body Of the hall was soon
| flled almost |" overlooking. There hav..
been large crowds at City han before,
| but II seemed. last evening. that many
| more guests We're present than on any
| previous occasion.
| But Notwithstanding the jam, il vas
| 4 pretty pictur.. to gaze upon Ii was
| such 4 gathering Of Miirits sons and
| daughters as is seldom st en-, and with
| he pretty faces ami handsome DOS
! tunes of the ladies. ana their We'll
! 3rOoincd escorts, Clad i'll The oonven-
| tional evening dress, {, Istituted 4
scene that WAS pleasant 10 look upon
| And il is safe to say that the STATE.
vas never more creditdbly represented
la was late when the dancing COM
menced and when the music suunu,1i
| FOR the promenade. the party on thu
| floor was of such proportions that il
was almost It wonder haw anyone
found room To dance 1T all. But All
were out for a goodti,ne, and did not
mind u little thing like humping. o.
getting bumped against. One has to
| take those things as Il matter of course
when dancing in crush, and that was
what they did. last night.
The floor was in charge of A. W.
Brooks, who looked after thetrying
duties of his office in 4 Very graceful
manner. considering the size of the
party, and he was ably assisted in his
Work by the following gentleman as
aids: i. W. PlaiSted. l.. L. Cooper.
9. +. Cook. w. G.. BoOthby, y. l.. Bas-
set. r >. Hall. Blaine Owen. NJ S
Campbell, W. ii. Davis, :. :. Patten
and VI. :. Holway. ana as honorary
aids. Col. Elliot G. Dill, Joseph w.
Simpson, Harold NJ. Sewan. Walter b.
Clarke, Edward s. Clark and Serene
r. Kimball
The dance program included 4 list Of
IL dances and two extras as follows:
Promenade and Quadrille.
Waltz.
LanterS.
1WO-Sltp
Saratoga lancers.
Waltz.
Ciuadrile
IntermisSion
rwo-Step.
Portland Fancy.
Waltz and Polka
Slui;drile Society.
1wo-Sttp.
Waltz
Extra.
Extra
Inc program itself was 4 very dainty
'Halr. consisting of IA pearl gray folder
bearing the city seal, embossed i'm Gilt
aEd enclosed IN cover OF figured silk
effect, the whole enclosing an insert of
"iSht pages. bearing the names of the
reception committee, the concert pro-
gram. the list of dances, the names OF
the floor director and aids and the sey
eral committees.
AT intermiSSion, refreshments were |
served Oh the floor below the hall by
Caterer l.. i. Weever ana an able force |
OF assistants. The governors party |
was served in the room occupied by the |
water district and the ovel seer Of the |
poor. Which WAS Hastily arranged for |
the casi"n. Tables were SET on three |
Sides OF the room ana plates We're laid |
for 60 people. The tables were decorated |
with ferns and carnations and the gen |
tral effect was rendered more attrac- |
i've by the presence of silver candeibra |
on the different tables |
The windows, of the room were also |
decorated with ferns and plants. The
iiitlit liitItutu ibDSter salad, olives. let
tu1t, cream rolls, sandwiches. fancy
cake. assorted ice cream and orange
and lemon Sherbet and the interests
of the guests We're most acceptable
looked after by A. +. McCurdy, assist
ed ~ corps of six skilled mattresses
from the Augusta House. The guests
ere served in the council rooms AT
large tables under the general superri- |
sion of Mr.. Viewer the menu consist
ing oil the same deliCacieS as mentioned |
above.
After intermissiOn dancing was re-
sumed and as the party had decreased
III size at that time. the latter part of
the program was more enjoyable than
the first. II WAS late when the last
strains of the last waltz had died away
on the night air and those who had
seen the ball through to its happy
close. together with those who had
gone home earlier i'm the evening, left
the hall with the firm conviction that
tn" Legislative reception of the year
1905 was the most successful that had
yet been given.
Too much praise cannot he accorded
the gentlemen COmpoSinp tho committees