Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-10
At SQUIRREL.
Great Plans for the Fete
Week, Aug. 1924
Races, Games, Parades and
Land and Water Contests.
Growing Event Of Fete Day, Aug.
%. Will Be Grand Ball.

| Squirrel Island. Me-, Aug. 3-Spe-
ciaD.-Interest now centers around
rote week, which this year falls from
| ,,a 10 to a. The last day of Fete
week. Aug "a, will be Fete day. If pos
sibIe the celebration of the event this
yeor will be grander than ever and
| only pleasant weather is needed to
! guarantee success. Almost every min
mic of the whole week has been re-
| served for some attraction and the va
rious committees are laying out their
| work.
Prof. J. William Black OF Water
willie will have the tennis tournament
under his care and on account of the
great number of entries anticipated
the tournament will begin Aug. II and
the finals will be played on Fete day
There will be several events for men
and women and in each event suitable
prizes will be awarded. The winner OF
the singles will play a challenge
match, the present winner OF the
Presbrey cup on Fete day. Particulars
as to entries, drawings and daily
schedule Of games will soon be post
ed at the pOstOffice.
John Oldham of Wellesley, Mass, Is
chairman of the Gold tournament anu
the match play will begin Aug. 20. the
finals will be played Aug. %.
Thursday morning, Aug. %, there
will he 4 race for the motor boats ana
by the great number Of fast motors
that have been flying around here this
summer 4 fine race is expected. Money
prizes will be awarded. On Friday
there will be races for the SAILING
craft. Further particulars will be an
nounced later but there will be prizes
for each class and for boats under a
feet. length of water line, the Daveh-
port cup will be the prize. This docs
not become permanent property untii
won by the same boat three successive
wears. Walter Emerson of Portland Is
chairman of the yachting committee.
Friday evening. Aug. %, has been
reserved for lantern parade ana
fireworks. Probably prize cup Will DC
offered for the best make up in the
lantern parade. Robert T. Whitehouse
of Portland has this affair In MS
charge.
Fold sDorts will be held on the is
land green Fete day morning for boys
ana girls on the island under 16 years
of age. There will be dashes, jumps.
potato and sack races. Medals suitably
engraved will be awarded the winner
of first place in each event. If there
are sufficient entries and enthusiasm
q Gun will be awarded to the boy and
the girl who wins the largest total
number Of points from all the events.
First place will count 5 points; second,
. points. and third, 1 point. There may
be kite exhibition. The field ana
aquatic sports are in charge OF Arthur
L. Sbley. Putnam. Ct.
Two fast baseball games are as
s1lrcd for Wednesday and Saturday az
ternoons. Both games will be played
on the Island with the Boothbay Har-
Dor nine. The Fete day game VIII pe
the final game of the series. George Il.
Wcsterfeld Of New York is basepali
manager.
At spare moments there will be bas-
katball games and frolics on the cam
ms while there will be something go
ing on in the Casino each evening.
Fete day evening the ladies OF INC
Improvement Association will give
rncantion and ball in the Casino. Inc
directors of the Improvement Associa'
tion are Mrs. Willis o. Foss OF Au'
hurn acting president; Mrs. T.
owen of Bangor. treasurer; Mrs. n.
Morrill, of Portland; Mrs. M. NJ Johh'
Con Of Hallowen; Mrs. Frank Morse
IF Cambridge, Mass; Mrs. ]. Villa"
! plack of Waterville; Mrs. ]. 5. AmeS
of Roston; Mrs. Wallace H. White, Jr.
| of Lewiston They will receive uh'h
| o'clock when the ball will begin.
Rev. & p. Merrill gave an interesting
talk in the Casino Thursday aiteriio"'
| about some of his experiences in max
| ing a trip around the world. Dr. Nell u
was absent from Squirrel iast su'hi'ie'
on account of making the tour.
| Miss Mary Badger OF Wlllciies'e'
! Mass. has recently arrived.
A large number of SqulrreiiteS
| tended the Ter-centennial ceiepra',o,
| o+ Rath this week and were wei
| ,,1o. cod with the celebration.
Miss Anna Bonnelli of Boston IS WIS
| fling Miss Emma White at the Easi'
| cottage. n White
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Willlam r. -,
Charles Wilson. Miss Wilson OF Was ASH,
incton. D. c., Miss LaNake anu ~, W.,
i Doana of Boston were anloiS
who attended the wedding OF MISS
Emma FRYE White to DR.. Horace falli'
/ Stevens at Lewiston, Aug. o.
Tho latest arrivals at the squire
Inn arc. Mr.. and Mrs. George Z
Ewing. Boston: Charles E. Mildrew
Philadelphia: Mrs. J. c. Mackenzie
Mrs. Annabel Mackenzie. Brokline
Mass: Frank II. Page. Springfield
Mrs. T. L. sullivant. Miss Sullivant
| Plainfield; w. E. Morrison, Springfield
r. F. Wales. Bridgeport. Ct; Rudolph
Callati, Newton. Mass: Z. L. Temple
Il ton. Lewiston; Mrs. John Gray EOS
ter. Plainfield. n. j.; Miss j. G. Eos
ter. New York; Mrs. A. V. Hamburg
Newark. n. j.; Miss NJ. ]. Hamburg
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