Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-08-15

| GunS Will De nred thereafter at intervals
| representing the handicap Of each starter
and the time of each boat will be taken
| from its respective gun.
Note that in order that each contest
ant may learn the exact time and num-
| ber of his gun, all owners must meet
| the committee on the wharf at 1870 A.
NJ. Each should be provided with a
| watch having a second hand. and should
time the same with that of the judges.
While these conditions are novel in boat
racing. it is hoped that their fairness
| will result in a hotly contested race with
| numerous contestants.
Prizes will be-First, $40; second. S.
There will be an added prize of IS for
the boat making the fastest time over
the course.
The course will be from the starting
line n. by Z. Il E. around mark 23a
miles distant, leaving the mark to star
board, back around the judges boat. to
starboard. over the same course second
time and back across the finish line.
Ten miles in ALL
Address entries, fees and inquiries to
Chairman Yachting Committee, Box ao5
| Squirrel Island, Me.
Many IcSUeIltS VI Will
ber the Cecilian choir of Newark, n. j.,
of about 100 members. which visited here
in 1885 as guests of Prof. f. NJ. Bow
man. who had just resigned as their
choir director. At that time a brief but
impressive ceremony expressive of
friendship was held around "a large bOul-
der near the Bowman cottage. Since
then the ceremony has been of annual oc-
currence and, last Friday. was the 10th
anniversary when members and friends OF
the choir revisited the &C. c. boulder
and cast a fresh branch of evergreen
upon the rock shrine as a renewed memo
rial of friendship. Many absent members
sent an evergreen branch with some writ
ten sentiment from their homes in New
ark. n. j. Remarks appropriate to the
Phelps and Prof f. NJ. Bowman. An
original poem which was written for the
| first occasion by Rev. Samuel p. Merrill
has been part of the memorial exercises
since then. The context of the poem is
as follows:
THE CECILIAN CHOIR SHRINE.
By the, far-sounding sea. St. Cecilia. to
thee
We make this memorial shrirr;
Rock-ribbed and eternal! Spruose-crowned
and supernal!
| Happy pilgrims are We, o'cr the wide
rolling sea,
| 10 thee our OeVOtlOnS
AS with chorus and song thy praise We
| prolong,
| And We bring thee the fame we have
| shared in thy name.
| Mid pleasures no palace could mete:
And the work we have done and the glo
| rieS we've won
| We lovingly lay at thy feet.
For thy memory. too. to each Other
| we're true
And our leader we follow the murr:
| And here oft may we be. at THIS Shrnt
| by the sea,
This choir and leader galore!
After the singing of Aud Lang Syne'
and the Mizpah benediction. the exercises
of the 10th anniversary closed
| Squirrel met the Boothbay Harbor base
ball team on their own grounds, Satur.
day afternoon. and defeated them. 6 to .
Boothbay made three of their runs III tht
ninth inning. The whole squirrel team
hit the curves of Nichols tor safe hits
| whenever it was necessary. The featur'
of the game was the home run OF McGef
of the Squirrels when three men were or
bases Boothbay now has two games or
| the credit side and Squirrel one. The
game here on Fete day should attrac
crowds from miles around. for it viii! bt
a close. interesting and hhrd-fought game
from start to finish. Both teams have
plenty of fighting spirit and the resul
will be in doubt until the last inning.
| Madame s. y. BrOOkS OF aug tlStat. al.
Mrs Robert T. Whitehouse of Portland
gave a Coffee" at their cottage. Friday
morning About 100 Squirrel Island friends
attended.
| William White, c. o. Holway and w. o
| Foss were the hoStesses at Il recent tea
party given at the Eagle cottage of Mrs
II. l.. Pratt.
Mrs. R. b. Hayes of Auburn. and Mrs
~. W. Black of Waterville. will have
charge of the children's entertainment,
which will be given at the Casino, nex'
Friday afternoon.
The Chapman quartet will give con-
cert in the Casino, Tuesday evening, Aug
%. s,,oa
| Rev L. l.. Noyes of Newton. preached
at the chapel. Sunday morning. a violin
offertory was rendered by Sara lmbria
Manatt. .,,
The tennis and golf tournaments com
menced, Monday and will continue. dur,
ing the week until the finals are played
off on Fete day morning.
| Mr. and Mrs Robert Weeks OF POrt-
land are recent arrivals
u g. Woodbury. is anchored off the
island for a few days stay. :,
| The Vaudeville Thursday evening. VIII
no the best ever Admission is 30 cents,
including a reserved seat.