Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-01
Grand Good Time.
PoIicemen's Ball Monday
Night a Big Success,
One Of the Best That Was
Ever Held in the City.
The Attendance Large and Party a
Right Merry One.

The annual concert and ball Of the
Augusta police force. to which many !
had been looking forward in pleasant |
anticipation for some time, came off |
at City hall last evening and proved as |
had been expected one Of the most sue |
ccssful social events Of the season. |
The weather was far different from
that which was desired for the occa- !
sion, for the rain came down in tor
rents and it was almost as wet UnI"r
foot as it WAS overhead, and the rain
kept many away who would have 1T
tended had the skies been fair. but
there were others whom the Storm
could not h, ~ ut h"m" or prcv"n'
from going forth in order I" trip tn
light fantastic with III" m"mEcrS oi
Augusta's finest and they W're there
III sufficient numbers to max" the event
a grand success ana 4 good time WIiich
will long Ilc cn'uil.Gred lay all VIII"
participated. 1t Was Il fitting close ii
the id wear ami Il most happy opening
Of the new.
In the early evening the outlook Was
anything but cnc"uraginG, ana FIR =
tim" il looked as if the attenIan"'
would ne light. but it was soon dem
"nstrat,d tnat Au@us a. people when
intent upon having 4 good tim" care
but little for a northeast rain storm. ar
- rain storm from any other point Of
the compass as for that matter. f"r
they Kept coming ~ tWos AMI th'c"s
until at s u'cIuc!i thr balcony # the
hall was well filled. many Of tn" ladies'
being ii. Iiy:t Gitss. Willie i showed
that They hHd c"",' to enjoy tn dune.
And they + 1T coming during u" cT'.n-
ing in 4 way which indicated ti.tt he |
rot tn" Weather Leon StorilE III" l"!
would have, been crowded.
The hall Itself WAS GrIpcl with bunt-
ing ard evergreen ana l"nis,i Very
pretty. Fcstoons Of bunting i'll tho n
tioEai colorS hung from tn" c'.iitrT "f
the ceiling to the balcony, and IL :
stage was tratcfully drapcd with cEer-
green. while at the rear o. the s,:'.7'
ard "ncirrl.d by ever green WAS :! ltr:,''
portrait Of AuGusta'- mayor.
Tie festivities If ~ evening "r.Iir
with a concert by Dennis or, hrStra nf
eight pieces. which was much enjoyed
w everyone present. Til" selections
wrr.. We'll chosen ana III" different
numbers We're rendered III 4 va" that
showed ,hnt- Dennis can furnish M
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