Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-08
College fcoIQls Decorate
The Sale Booths.
Living Pictures Of the Civil
Mar Are Presented.
Methodist Women Are Holding
Unique Three. days Fair.

uay evening at the Green otreet HnetH-
Odist church with large attendance
and attractive program ana Will con-
tinue through Wednesday and Thurs-
day. The IA booths named after as
many different colleges and decorated
with the various college colors pro-
duccd very pretty erect. while the
entertainment with its wartime
scenes. tableaux and marches had a
decidedly military flavor.
The booths were placed upon both
sides of, the vestly while the church
parlors beyond We're reserved Tor a
cafe, Which was decorated with the
blue and white of the University OF
Michigan. Here Mrs. Il. f.. Folsom was
in charge and supper was served for
rs.
Candy in all it's tempting and tooth
some forms was offered for sale at the
Harvard booth, which was decorated
in crimson and was in charge of Mrs.
Charles Hoxie. Mrs. Arthur Kraus and
Miss Ethel Hoxie The black and white
of Bowdoin were the distinctive cOlors
of the ice cream booth and here Mr..
and Mrs NJ. w. Cummings and Mrs.
w. d. Hutchins were in charge. The
blue Yale banner was the distinctive
sign If the pop corn booth and here
Miss Doris Colburn, Miss Beulah AL
len and Miss Marion Fisher were in
charge.
The Bates booth in red and white
was in charge of Mrs. George Colburn,
Miss Theresa Gormley and Mrs. Frank
Page. Fancy aprons We're the leading
feature at the Wesleyan booth, which
was decorated in garnet and black and
presided over by Mrs. George NJ Ry-
DER Mrs. George Libby and Mrs. Fl. J.
Frederick. The display of fancy en-
broidery at the gray and blue Colby
booth was a particularly noteworthy
one and was in charge of Miss Ethel
Russell and Mrs. Albion Barbour. All
kinds of dolls were on exhibition at
the West Point booth, which was dec
GRATED in red, white and blue, and was
in charge of Mrs. 3. F. Smith and Miss
Addie Trouant. A demonstration of cof-
fee by Miss Minnie Lancaster was the
leading attraction at the Princeton
booth, which was decorated in orange
and black.
Fancy work, including all kinds of
neckwear and handkerchiefs was to
be found at the University of Maine
booth, which was decorated in light
blue and white and was in charge OF
Mrs. w. L. Thompson, Mrs j. c. Kirk
patrick and Mrs. Catherine Fisher.
Gold and. white We're the prevailing
colors at tie Simmons booth, where
pickles, jellies and articles for kitch-
en- use We're offered for sale by Mrs. C.
T.. Davis, Mrs. E. ]. Roberts and Mrs.
r. w. Whitehouse. The Christmas
wreaths offered for sale at the VasSar
booth, which was in charge Of Mrs.
Eliza beth Rollins, made very pretty
contrast to the grey and rose used in
the decorations of the booth. Work
aprons We're found at the Cornell booth,
which was trimmed in red and white
r1d was in charge of Miss Mary
Payne and Mrs. Ellery Folsom. The
food table was decorated in red and
blue. the cclors of the University Of
Pennsylvania and here Mrs. Robert
Welsh and, Mrs. w. S. Martin were in
charge. r"
The carnival itself is in charge of
the Ladies' Aid and the entertainment
of the opening evening was under the
direction of the Sussannah Wesley
Society with Miss Eva Chamberlain
at the head OF the committee. The
principal feature of the entertainment
was the tableaux of the Civil War.
Miss Marion Rrainerd officiated in the
capacity of reader and songs were
sung by chorus of a dozen voices.
The first of the living pictures was
.'"rhe Soldiers Farewell with Harry
and Helena Chamberlain as the char
acters. The song, Spanish Cavalier"
was sung in connection with this tab
leau. Mrs. B. F. Smith and Jerome
Smith were the characters in the tab
leau, Mothers Parting Blessing" and
with this picture was sung, God Be
With You Till We Meet Again."
Next came a drill by 18 young men
under the direction of LIST Sergeant
Harlan E. Reyes of CO. NJ. The young
men taking part in the drill were
Ralph Ingraham, Fred Fairfield, Sam
uel Jones. Tracy Weber, Stanley
Douglass, Elmer Thyng, Frank Bah
bitt, Raymond Douglass. Merle Black
and William Smith. Yankee Doodle"
was sung in connection with the drill.
Miss Dora Stubs was the nurse in the
hospital scene ana the six soldiers were
B. F. Smith, Harry Chamberlain
Jerome Smith. Martin Hughes. Robert
Welsh and Harley Bangs. The same
six soldiers appeared in the two fol-
lowing pictures, rally Round the
Flag" and 'Tenting Tonight" Mrs. B
F. Smith, Helena Chamberlain and
Harry Chamberlain were the charac-
tiers in the tabIeau 1.-The Soldiers
Dream" and Home, Sweet Home" was
sung in connection with this picture
The young men who had already APP
peared as soldiers took part tn the fol-
lowing tahleau, "rhe Soldiers Re-
turn" and in connection with this pic
ture 'When Johnny Comes Marching
Home" was sung with dramatic effect
One of the prettiest features of the
program was the Columbian drill
which was participated in by u young
ladies. Those taking part were Mar
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