Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-03
At SQUIRREL.
Social Affairs During
the Past Week.
Oramatics Will Be Given Aug.
16--MinstreIs Aug. q.
Yachtsmen Will GO to Bath This
Week..Personal Chat.


c'ai).-ohe OF the pretticst society
events of the season was the whist
given in the Casino last Tuesday III
terno"n by Madame de Blois ana Mrs
Julia de Blois Of New York. City. The
Casino was never decorated more ar
tistically and the prevailing color was
PINK. An abundance of pink carnations,
PINK sweet pas, and pink roses COM
posed the 1oral decorations There were
~ tables occupied by bridge and six by
StralSnt whist. The prizes and the win
nerS in bridge whist We're: First. level
case, Mrs. John Oldham, Wellesley.
| Mass; second, ivory paper cutter. Mrs.
Thomas, Columbus, o.; third, fancy
painted tray, Miss Laura Thomas, CO.
lumDus, o.; fourth, gentleman's travel
ing jewel box. Mr.. Boyl,in, Norfolk.
Va; fifth, card box and cards. Frank
A. Owen, Bangor; sixth, leather meme
randa. Mrs. Ellen J. May, Auburn.
Straight Mist: First. opera bag, Mrs
Edward Warren, Boston; second, Iic-
ture, Frederick .Hamlen, Augusta;
third, box of cards, Mrs. Charles f.
I.auriat. Boston; fourth, picture frame,
Mrs. Kent. The following ladies assist
ed in serving the dainty refreshments:
Mrs. Hapsood, Mrs. Ford, Mrs. Will
liam Earle, Mrs. Wach, Miss Mary
Clapp, Miss Laura Thomas, Miss Rath-
bun, Miss Blanche Watson, Miss Ma
rion Doane.
The date of the vaudeville and min
strel on account OF the postponement
of Fcte Week has been changed to Aug.
%. Charles Wilson of Washington, y.
c., will be interlocutor. The dramatic
entertainment will come off Aug. L..
David Owen of Bangor will have the
dramatists in charge and besides TAX
ing leading parts will coach the re-
mainder of the cast. There will be two
onc-act performances but the casts
have not vet been entirely selected.
The pieces selected to be given are "A
Regular +" and the one act comedietta.
"Uncle's WILL"
The winners at the regular Monday
evening whist We're: Bridge: Miss Lit
ner, Summit, N. j., Japanese fan;
Mr.. Cable, Norfolk, Va, vase; straight:
Mrs. f. S. Ellis, Newark, N. j., silver
tape measure; Frederick Hamlen, Au-
gusta, japanese paper knife.
Mr.. and Mrs F. A. Owen of Bangor
gave Il bridge whist and luncheon at
their cottage, Owen Lodge, Wednesday
morning. Luncheon was served a little
before one by Miss Laura Thomas
and Miss June RideOut.
Mrs White, formerly of Gardiner, has
arrived.
Rev. Mr.. Mcdonald, from gospel
ship, Will occupy the pulpit in the is
land chapel Sunday.
Mrs. Rideout and daughter Miss June
Ridcout of Bath have been visiting at
Owen Lodge.
The island yachtsmen have been in
y;tcd by the Kennebcc Yacht Club to
join in the marine part of the colebra-
| ton at Bath during the Tcrcentennial
| celebration.
Mrs T. g Curtis and daughters Of
| Chicago have arrived.
The library was closed Thursday
evening on account of defect in the
gas fittings.
DIR. Eaton, an old Dartmouth pitcher.
! is the umpire for the Boothbay HarhOr-
S,IuirrcI Island baseball series.
| The latest arrivals al the Squirrel Inn
are: Henry Merrill, Lew iston; James
3. Dew, Mrs. Dew East Orange, y. j.:
w. S. Rhodes, New York; A. N. Car
hart, New York; o. A. Page, Damaris-
Gotta; Winthrop Coffin. Brookltne.
| Mass; A. T.. Jencks, Mrs. A. r. Jenclla.
Charles d. Jencks, Florence f. Davis,
Pawtucket, r. l.; Mrs. George A. Bacr,
Springfield, Mass; Mr.. and Mrs. J. n.
Emery, Boston; Mr.. and Mrs. Robert 5.
Weeks, Miss Helen Badger. Brookl:nn,
| Mass.