Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-17
EASTER MONDAY BALL.
Augusta Camp No. 7400, M. w. A., En-
tertains at City Hall, Monday Evening.

| One of the social events of the sea-
son was the Easter Monday concert and
| ball given by the members of Augusta,
| Camp. No. 1400. Modern Woodmen of
| America, at City hail last evening. and
1t was not only successful from Il fl
| lancial Standpoint but also as Il source
OF pleasure for the dancing public of
Augusta and the ncighborinG towns
and cities. many of whom We're III at
| tendance.
The affair could not help proving a
| success financially, as that was guar
antecd before The date of the ball ar
| rived. over 200 tickets We're sold in
advance. and that in itself would pro-
vide quite party of dancers, and
! those, with the many others who
bought their tickets at the door united
| to form one of the largest dancing
| parieS that has assembled at City hall
| since the Governors reception last
! year.
But those who attended were not all
| dancers, and the balconies We're filled
with large number of people who
went to look on and watch the fun.
1t was the finest occasion for merry
season. and that fact may have ac-
| counted in part for the size of the gath
| ering. The people were not all from
| Augusta, for many came up from
Hallowcn and Gardiner, from Winthrop
and other places. All were out for Il
good time, and judging from all APP
pcarances they had it.
The program of the evening COM
| n1nnnnI with ~. U,I ~.
| full orchestra, c. {. Ballard leader
| The selections were well chosen and
rendered in Il way that met with the
| approval of everyone present. The
| numbers were as follows:
| March-"Palm Limited" Lincoln
\ Fashionable lntcrmczzo-"City Swclls"
| NcilsSOr
| Naltzcs-"tfoldcn Sunset" Hall
oNertIrc-"Po"t and Peasant, Suppa
| March-"The New Thought, Heed
Some after Q o'clock and after the
| concert had been concluded, the dane
| crs formed on the floor for the grand
| march The number was a large one
and with the light and varied costumes
Of the ladies the picture presented was
a brilliant and pretty one.
| The floor was in charge Of H. w.
NorcrOSs as floor director, with Charles
| +. Bilodeau as assistant director, and
| they were ably assisted in their by no
| means easy task by the following eff
cient force Of aides: Harry Thompson,
| Thomas Hayes, y. NJ. Narney, Bert
| Towlc, Charles Pettis, Anson Pcrley,
\. \. Cole and w. z. Berry. The dance
order included l. numbers with an
| intermisson after the seventh. during
| which ice-cream and cake We're served
After intermission dancing was re-
| Sumed and was continued until a late
| hour and after the notes Of the last
| waltz had died away. all went home
with the feeling that they had enjoyed
one of the very best dances that they
| could remember.
To the members of the local camp
Of Woodmen belongs the satisfaction
of knowing that they furnished
their many friends with a grand good
time. The ball was well planned and
| carried out in d way that left nothing
to be desired. The weather could not
| have been better the attcndanc was
large. and no details were forgotten that
could possibly aid to the general sue
cess of the occasion.
| hat inc hdll proved u success III All
| ways was due to q large extent to the
gentlemen who composed the com
| mittec of arrangements. who put a
large amount of labor into the matter
| and VINO Were as follows: A. NJ Var
| ncy, y. A. Cole, G. &. Ballard T.. NJ
| Lewis. w. 7. Berry. II. w. Norcross
c. II. Pettis, T. A. Brennan. H. w. Has
| kcll. j. {. Haskell. r. p. Robinson
j. S. Carthage, w. w. Taylor and G. W.
| TrasS.