Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-08-05
First Announcement Of
Fete Week Festivities.
Fake Parade Will Be One Of
the Novel Features.
PROGRAM includes Yacht Races, Baseball,
Golf and Tennis Tournament, Etc.

| ciaD.-Plans for Fete week have mate
rializcd very rapidly during the past
few days. The first public announce
| ment of the proposed festivities appears
| in the columns of the Journal. The
chairman of the various committees
are each rounding their departments
into shape and if possible, Fete week
this year. will be grander occasion
than ever before. Everybody is enter
ing into the spirit Of the thing with
zeal which indicates that the POSSIBLE
tiles of Fcte week will be more fully
realized. AS previously mentioned in
these columns, Fete week will be Gel
ebratcd Aug. l4-19
The tennis courts have been put in
to fine shape and judging by the large
number Of players who daily occupy
the court, there ought to be 100 entries
for the tennis tournaWent which Will
be played off during the week. The
finals, which will decide the champion
shin of the island, will be played on
Saturday morning. AS usual the entry
fee will be awarded in singles and
doubles. Prof. ]. William Black of
Waterville, has the tournament in
charge-John Oldham Of Wellesley
Mass. is chairman of the golf tourna-
ment, which will have large entry list
| this year.
The yacht races this year will be sail
| ed off Friday afternoon over one OF the
prescribed courses. Alexander Doyle.
| as chairman of the yachting commit
| tee. has instigated Il novel motor boat
=, e1, IN
boat fast or slow Il fair chance. Time
and speed allowances will be figured
out beforehand and handicaps allotted
so that every boat should cross the me
| at the same time 1t is safe to say
that this race will be full of interest as
the many naphthas approach the fin
iSh.
The field and acquatic sports of which
Arthur f. Libby is chairman, VIII DE
held on Fete day morning. at O'Clock.
| Medals suitably engraved VIII De
awarded the winners.
| A fake parade will be substituted.
| this year for the lantern parade OF
past seasons. David Owen has the pa
rude in charge and large entry is ex-
pecte,i. The parade will march over the
| island on Friday evening.
on the afternoon of Fete day Squirrel
will meet Boothbay Harbor in the last
game of baseball of a series Of four al
ready arranged with them. TED STAN
| wood, an old Bowdoin and also SOUR
rel Island player will have the game in
| charge.
All the cottages are requested to lllu-
inmate on Fete day evening, from ~
to 6. Fireworks will also be set off at
this time, from 4 barge anchored IN
Spring Cove, by 4 competent profess
sional The ladies of the Improvement
Association will give the Fete ball IN
the Casino after the illumination. EV-
cry other spare minute OF the week not
provided for above will be filled by
baseball and basketball games during
the day, and by hops. whist and Chat
ing dish parties during the evening
hours Further announcements will be
made as plans are formulated.
4 very large audience of islanders as
well as visitors from ncighborinS resorts
were highly entertained in the Casino,
Thursday evening. by Squirrels talented
musicians The program was one of UNI
usual excellence and from the start the
) entertainment found high favor with the
lau,icncc Miss Bessie May Bowman, the
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