Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-08
Fete Week Plans Are
Now Being Made.
August 1922 Are Dates Of
The 18th Celebration.
Fair by Ladies' This Week.. Many
Social Events Held.

Squirrel Island. Me, Aug. 7.-(Spe-
ciaD.-The weather at Squirrel has
been unsettled for the past week but
the many visitors are apparently hav-
ing an excellent time with indoor
| amusements.
Fete week plans are being formulat-
ed and the celebration will measure w
| to past occasions. Probably one of the
Maine city bands will be engaged this
year and this will make quite an ino-
| walton for band has not taken part
| in the Fete week celebration since the
| first one-15 years ago.
| The excellent games are assured in
baseball and the last three games of
the Squirrel Island. Boothbay Harbor
baseball series will be played at
Squirrel on Tuesday of Fete week. Au-
gust 1922 has been reserved for Fctc
week.
Prof. ]. William Black has resigned
as chairman of the tennis committee
but Walter Emerson of Portland has
been elected in his stead and Mr.. EN-
erson is now making arrangements
for the big tournament.
There will be lantern parade and
frolic on the island green Thursday
evening of Fete week. The parade
will he under the charge of William
F. White.
Robert Treat Whitehouse has the
supervision of the yacht races. There
will be races for sailing yachts and
motor boats suitable prizes for the win
nerS.
The Youngsters will be entertained
with field sports on Fete day morning.
Silver engraved medals will be award
ed the winners of various events. The
ladies of the Improvement Association
plan to have something in the Casino
each evening. With good weather con-
ditions there seems to be no chance for
a dull Fete week.
The annual fair under the auspices
Of the Ladies' Improvement Associa-
ton was held in the Casino Thursday
afternoon aud evening. There were
many tables heavy with fancy work,
dolls. candies and food. Everything
was readily sold to eager purchasers.
A musical entertainment was planned
for the evening and great number
attended. Frank Owen. David owen
and Mrs John Oldham presented
one-act farce that made a great hit.
An endeavor is being made to drain
the tennis courts to make the clay
ready for use more quickly after the
hard rains.
Mrs. f. M. Bowman led the children's
service at the island chapel Sunday.
Mrs. Mack of London. Eng, has ar
rived at the de Rlois cottage.
Payson Alden of San Antonio has ar
rived at the Alden cottage.
Walter Hendee of Augusta IS
among the late arrivals.
Or r. l.. Amcs has arrived at his
Rockcrest cottage.
Or. william Abbott Smith of Suffield.
Conn. preached at the chapel Sunday.
The Squirrel Island baseball team
with a combination Of good players and
good luck, is running away with the
series with Boothbay Harbor. Inc
games now stand to in favor OF
Squirrel. They are sufficiently close TO
bold attention. Most of the games
have been won by not more than one
score There is possibility of vaud-
eville show being given very soon for
the benefit of the tennis courts.
The freight steamer Catherine. add
ed to the fleet on the Roothbay DiVls-
ion OF the Eastern Steamship Co., Is a
great accommodation to the many
passengers Of the line
The Misses Lancaster are entertain
ing their sister at the Edgewood cot
tage.
The board of overseers have issued
cards about fire protection and dis
tributcd them at seach cottage. The
island is divided into two parts The
walk that runs nearly through the
middle of the island from the steam
boat wharf is the dividing line. Diff
ferent alarms will be sounded on the
chapel bell to aid in locating the fire
The latest arrivals at the Squirrel
Inn are: Mr.. and Mrs. r. Wesley
Mills, Jr., New Haven. r. Halstead
Mills. New Haven; F. r. Kent, Rome.
n. Y; Mrs. F. b. Wheaton, Ruth
Wheaton, Washington. d. c.; Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Joseph. New York: E. A. Eddy,
Worcester. Mass; Mr.. and Mrs. ).
Henry Ewing, Boston; Mr.. and MRS.
H. s. Williamson, Miss Lillian B. Will
hanson. Miss Sue f. Williamson, Lam
caster. Penn; Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic
w. Cook, Somerville, Mass; Mrs. r.
r. Sherburne. West Medford. Mass;
Stephen Morgan. Jr. Hartford. Conn;
Mrs. " A. Hoard. Miss Marjory Hoard,
Rochester, n. Y; NJ f. Talbot, Hart
ford. Conn; Ada f. Corey, Boston;
Laura H. Brown, Baltimore: j. p. Put
nam, Boston; Walter NJ. Jackson, Mrs.
w. NJ. Jackson. New York; Walker M.
Jackson, New York; Mr.. and Mrs. {.
A. Emerson. Providence, r. l.; w. G.
Babb and wife. Philadelphia; Charles
Waynes, Jane r. Waynes, Rose f.
Waynes. Mary Waynes, Frederick Fo-
ley, Dorchester. Mass; T. Allen Wood
ward. Boston: Harold Greene, Albany.
n. Y; G. G.. Underhill. Albany, n. y;
Edward Rodman Perry, Albany; Mrs.
Albert S. Glover. Miss Glover. Newton.
Mass: Mrs. o. 0. Downs, J. H. Downs,
Rochester. n. y; Mr.. and Mrs. George
A. Latey, Miss Latey. Rochester, n.
Y; r. c. Wheelwright, Mrs r. c.
Wneelwright, Mildred T. Wheel
wright, Boston; w. f. Morrison,