Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-03
They Enjoy a Banquet and
Guessing Contests.
Mayor Will c. Atkins the Guest
Of Honor For the Evening.
cobbosseec ontee Teachers Club at
Congregational Rooms.

The annual banquet of the Cobbos-
seecontee. Teachers Club. which was
held last evening at the Congregational
parish rooms, was one of the most en-
joyable and best attended in the his
tory of the association. An excellent
banquet furnished by the Star Club.
Was followed by a musical program
and cleverly arranged guessing con-
tests. Much credit is due the commit
tee in charge of the banquet, Miss
Nellie F. Springer and Miss Susan A..
Cary for the success of the event. One
of the guests of honor was Judge
James NJ. Larrabee, who taught his
first school in Gardiner exactly so years
ago at what is now New Mills. Covers
We're laid for 65.
Those present were Mayor and Mrs.
viii c. Atkins, Supt. of Schools, c. O..
Turner, Hon. 0. Is. Clason and Dan
S. Weeks of the Gardiner School Board,
President G. p. Allen of the Cobbos-
seecontee Teachers Club, Agnes Cum
rlings. Mary Cummings, May E. Gould,
Laura NJ. Shepherd, Rev. and Mrs.
LansdOn Quimby, Sarah Z. Lord,
| DR.. w. T.. Giddings, A. G.. Chase. Mrs.
! Dan s. Weeks, Judge James NJ. Lar
/ rltbec, l.. w. Robbins, Marietta PARISH
ley, DR.. and Mrs. r. f. Donnell, Julia
T. Clason, Rachel Moulton, Mrs. Jo-
seph Moulton, Mr.. and Mrs. William
! L., Powers, Clara Nj. Burleigh. Paul
| Williams. Edith G. Barber, Myra L.
| Black, Jessie a. kimball, Ena c.
| Tucker. dvard NJ. Tucker, Bath;
| Bessie a. Charles, Madolyn r. Ed
wards. Lynn. Mass; Abbie X. Stone,
| Emma Nelson. Rebecca 3. Slosberg:
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin T. Ladd, Alice M
Richards, Agnes NJ. Lancaster, Lettie
NJ. Payne, Agnes l.. Moultor, Myrtle
Barker. Marion Tasker, Annie NJ. Doe,
Alice E. Payne. Sarah NJ. Jewett, Sa-
ra E. Moore. Emma S. Day, Mary b.
Morgan, Nellie F. Springer, Mrs. Gym
thia E. Springer. Mrs. F. H. Will
liams, Blanche Woodworth, Frances
Baker, Raymond S. Carleton. Susan A.
Cary, E. Louise Atwood, Mrs. Uriel
Atwood, Lola D. Smith. W. Franklin
Nickerson. Mrs. w. F. Nickerson.
After the banquet was over each one
present was tagged with the name of
some distinguished author, which was
| pinned on the coat or waist. This tag
was kept on until the pc son wearing
| it by asking questions, which were to
be answered only by yes or no, could
determine the name of the author he
| or she was supposed to represent.
Tic musical part of the program in
Guided a piano solo by Miss Alice
Richards. vocal solo by Mrs. Will c.
Atkins and two violin solos by Ray
Carleton. The musical program as Or
iginally planned was considerably lon
ger. but several who were expected to
take part were unable to be present.
Much merriment was caused when
the baby pictures of the teachers and
| members of the School Board We're
| presented and those present We're asked
| to guess who was who. Other contests
included a letter game in which those
who took part were obliged to select
places by matching quotations, a mu-
steal romance and advertising and OBJ
servation contests.
| The first prize in the picture contest
was won by L. w. Robbins, sub-mas-
ter of the Gardiner High school. Miss
Abbie Stone won the first prize in the
word contest and Mrs. Langdon Quinn.
by the second.
One Of the most pleasing features of
the evening was the violin solos by
Ray Carleton. Miss Frances Baker
| played the Accompaniment