Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-30
,Cobbossee Yacht Club
Does Honor
To Commodore HiChborn and
Ex-CommodOre Robinson.
Dance and Reception at Hotel
Pines Delightful Social Event.

The reception and dance given Sat
urday evening at Hotel Pines, Island
Park, by the Cobbosseecontee Yacht
Club in honor of the retiring commo-
dore, Daniel G. Robinson of Boston, the
present commodore, Charles S. HIGH
born of Augusta. and the other Off
GERS Of the club was one of the most de-
lightful social events that has been
held at Island Park for many a day.
The motel and its approaches were
decorated with Japanese lanterns as
was also the pier, and the grove was
lighted with electricity by courtesy
of the Electric Road management. The
boats in which many of the members
came were all decorated in honor OF
the event, the flagship of Commodore
Hlchborn carried the regulation set OF
flags.
Tho dining hall of the hotel in which
the reception and dance were held, was
decorated with festoons of flags run
nlng dlagonally from corner to cor
ner. The beautiful moonlight view from
the veranda of the hotel added to the
here the dancers frequently retired for
few moments between the various
numbers on the order Music for the
occasion was furnished by Dennis Or
chestra and refreshments were served
by the hotel management. Many of the
members of the Yacht Club wore the
regulation yachting cap and suits,
while most of the ladies were sewned
In white, and some very pretty toilets
were worn. Members of the club and
their ladies We're present to the num-
Der of $50; Manchester, HallowelI.
Litchfield, Winthrop, Gardiner, Mon
mouth and Augusta being represented
in the attendance
The dance was preceded by a recep-
ton and in the receiving line We're ex-
Commodore and Mrs. Daniel C. Robin
son. Commodore and Mrs. Charles S.
Hlchborn, Vice Commodore and Mrs.
Fred e. Beane. The order of dances in
cludad 10 numbers and four extras and
1t was about midnight when the gath
erlng broke up, those who were obliged
to return to Augusta and Hallowell
leaving by car, while the others took
their boats at the pier.
The floor manager was w. L. Harra-
den of East Monmouth and the aids
with their summer residences We're as
follows: f. +. Beane, Hodgdon Island:
II. l.. Sherburne. Robbins Point: Col.
f. w. Plaisted, Welch's Point: Il. f..
Purinston, North Shore; Robert Cole,
Hardscrabble; w. G.. Boothbav, Win
tnrop Cove; Alden S. Hchborn, East
Shore; John V. Lane Hammond's
Grove; Jos. w. Emery, Outlet; John n.
Taylcr, Michigan Bay; Fl. H. Hall,
Billiards. Bay.
Among those present were: Hon. and
Mrs. John f. HILL Mr.. and Mrs Dwight
L. Higgins, Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin w.
W!sWell, Earle NJ. Moves, Cart and
Mrs. Frank e. Smith, Capt and Mrs.
f. Il. Purinton, Mr.. and Mrs Frank r.
Wellman, Mr.. and Mrs. CIaud Roule,
NJ. and Mrs. Melville Smith. Mr.. and
Mrs. Doane, Mr.. and Mrs. Guy O..
Nlckcly, Mr.. and Mrs. o. c. Webster.
DR.. and Mrs. J. A. Anderson. Col and
MIS-. II. w. Plaisted, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
Frank Dyer, Mr.. and Mrs Charles T..
Fiynt, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert l.. Shcr-
burre, Mr. and Mrs +. f.. Briggs, Mr.
ana Mrs. G. +. Simmons, Mr.. and Mrs.
III. f. Emery, Mr.. and Mrs J. w. EN-
cry, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur +. PARROT
Mr.. and Mrs. c. =. kinsman, Capt and
Mrs. Blaine Owen, DIR. and Mrs Julian
Wilder. Postmaster and Mrs. John v
Lane Mr.. and Mrs. Paul ID. Sargent
Mr.. and Mrs. J. f. Pierce. Mr. and Mrs
Charles w. Jones Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
l.. Andrews, Mr.. and Mrs. +. W. Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Cooper, Mr..
and Mrs c. Irving Bailey. Mr.. and
Mrs. f. l.. Jersey, Mr.. and Mrs Ho-
ratio Packard. Mr.. and Mrs. George A.
Stafford, Mr. and Mrs Frank Il. Wood
Mr.. and Mrs. Maynard Maxim. Miss
Lola Goodwin, Mrs. II. p. Leavitt, Mr.
ana Mrs. G. r.. Penney, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick ii. owen, Jr., Miss Ruth
Partridge, Sewell Webster Miss
Welthea p. Thompson. DR.. Warren b.
Sanhorn, DR.. George A. Coombs, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles e. Downing, Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilson. Miss Agnes Gregory, Mr.
and MIS-. T. A. Cooper, Mr. and Mrs.
l.. I. Cooper, Mr.. and Mrs. John G.
Rowe
This dance and reception is the first
event OF its kind that has been held in
connection with the annual change of
oiflcers of the CobbosSeeContec Yacht
cub and 50 successful did it prove
that 1t will probably be made an annual
event. The affair next year on account
of thH large attendance which it will
undoubtedly have. will either be held
in the pavilion. or else the club will
build Il casino of its own in which the
annual reception and other social
events connected with the club will be
held.
The general committee in charge of
tn" dance consisted of George \. SAT-
ford Of Hallowell. Llewcllyn l.. Cooper.
Frank +. Wellman. George F. Stetson,
w. c. Smith, Paul D. Sargent, Hyman
Chernowsky and w. H. Reid of Au-
gusta.