Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-06
At BATES COLLEGE,
The Longworth. Roosevelt We1.dna
Ceremony Presented by Students.

Lewiston, Me. Feb. 5.--(SpeciaD.-
A very unique and pleasing entertain
| ment was given by the young ladies'
of the senior class at Bates in the
gymnasium of the new dormitory last
| Saturday evening. This entertainment
was TO raise funds for the Silver Bay
l.fund. The proceeds will be used to
send delegates to the summer confer
ence Of the Y. w. G. A. held at Silver
| Bay and entirely similar to the North
| field summer conference of the Y. w.
c. a.
| The entertainment given was Il mock
| Representation of the Longworth-
Roosevelt Wedding soon to occur at the
White House. The male parts were
| taken by young women students of
| the college who were smartly attired in
conventional evening clothes borrow
ed from their obligng gentlemen.
| friends, and it was very amusing, so
| they say, to see these linen" strutting
gravcly around with most mannerish
swaggers. No details of the makeup
| were overlooked and even moustaches
| and COATES blOssomed forth with the
| rapidity of L mushroom growth.
Ten cents admission was asked and
over a hundred ladies and college girls
! were present beside the large number
who took part.
The full ceremonial Of the most up to
date church wedding was INDUCED in.
The ribbon bearers made lane of
white rObbOn for the bridal party.
The groom and the clergyman met
| the bride bride at the altar and the
Episcopaiian ring service was read
| adapted of course to the comic nature
of the ceremony SO that the serious
parts were culled out.
| The groom, Congressman Longworth,
was represented by Grace E. Pratt.
who wore the regulation evening dress
| The bride in bridal gown and veil with
| orange blossoms was Alice Rand, the
daughter OF Prof. Rand of the Mather-
| MATES Department. The best man
WAS Ncna Young and the maid of hon
o, was unprecedented by Lula Wormcll
| One of the most taking make-ups was
that of Florence Rich as Theodore
Roosevelt. Ala Libbey. daughter OF
W. Scott Libbey, Esq. of Lewiston
played the part of Mrs. Roosevelt, while
Mrs. Longworth was represented by
| Gladys Spear of Lewiston Mr.. and
Mrs. West Roosevelt We're. respective
ly. Ina Fogs and Florence Pulsifer.
The Roosevelt children were local
youngsters and were the only parti-
cipants outside of college talent.
| The flower girls and the bridesmaids
were also represented by girls from the
college and the long bridal party en-
tered to the usual and familiar "Ho-
hengrin's Wedding March played by
Alice Quinby OF.
| As stated this entertainment was
wholly given by 1906 girls. 1t is plan
ned to have three other entertain
mcntS IN charge of the lower class girls
in town and for the same purpose.
| After the ceremony IL short bali
was given ct which the male sex were
well represented by the disguised
girls who played the male role in the
| ceremony.
Last week the students of Cobb Di-
vinity school held literary and So
| ciai meeting modelled after the re-
gular society meetings of the college.
1t is their intention to have other such
meetings in the near future.
Last FRIDAY evening the girls of the
Junior class. who room in the new
dormitory gave an informal party to
some of the men of the class in honor
| Of Miss Ware of Bangor and Miss
Florenct Bray of Whitefield, n. II.
Miss Ware and Miss Bray were for
| nlcrly in 1907 but both have been absent
from college for some months. The
evening was passed in games and
light refreshments were served.
The gymnasium classes this winter
are better attended than ever and the
special class work in tumbling bar
work and the like bid fair to provide
unusually competent squads for the
events of the Indoor Meet to be held
in City hall the last of March.