Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-28
RICHMOND.
Annual Fair Given by Beu|ah
R )6ekah Lodge.
Con3dy Drama "A Black Heifer"
Scores lit Of Evening.
Death Of Charles B. Waits. .Emeth
R. A. Chapter Initiation.

Richmond. Me-. Jan. >21.-tSpeciaD -
Beulah Rebekah Lodge, No. %, gave is
fairsth afternoon and evening II ste
Opera louise, the comedy drama ~ Black
Eeifer'' being presented tonight by some
CT the former members of the A. F. F.
Drama u Club, assisted by the hes' local
talent in town.
J. A. Proctor, who selected the cast
and staged this play. has had more eX-
pcrience III this line than perhaps anyone
IN town, having been president and man
aser of the A. F. +. Club during it's sue
cessful career as dramatic and social
club. Under his management this club
not only merited praise at home but play
al numerous engagements in BoWdoin-
ram. South Gardiner. Gardiner, Hallowall.
Bath and Watervile. where the plays
were spoken we'll of by the press ami
public. Since the dsbandng of the A. F.
f. Club Mr.. Proctor has taken less in
terest in staging plays for public occa-
sions and the Rebekahs We're fortunate in
securing his services for this entertain
nient.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. DuHEa II have taken
leading parts in nearly every one of the
plays staged by Mr. Proctor. and j. w.
Randlette, who has been out of town for
several years, returning recently, took
leading parts with the A. f. +. Club from
1892 to 1900. w. f. Seekins, though not
member of the old club. has been one
| Of the leading men in all the plays for
the past five years.
The play was greeted by a full house
and during the afternoon and evening
many people patronized the sale of
aprons, candy and fancy articles. The
committees on tables were as follows:
| Fancy table, Miss Carrie Leavitt, Mrs
| Ella Flagg and Mrs. RE Farnham; Mys-
| terry box. Mrs. Mabel Robinson, Mrs Let
| tie Tucker and Mrs. Georgianna Conlev
| Punch table. Mrs. May Williams and Miss
Lillian Brown; Candy table, Mrs Helen
Smith. Mrs. Mary Bunker and Miss Rule
| Curtis: Apron table, Mrs. Ida Gaubert
Mrs Cora Weeks and Mrs Cora Osborne
| The candy booth, which was first in or
der was attractively decorated in green
| and white, with canopy OF green bOu@hs
over the top. The mystery box booth
| vas decorated with red and white A
| standard across the top of the booth was
draped with red and wnlte crepe paper
| The punch table was decorated in white
The aplon booth was in pink and green
| Crepe paper was wound around the stand
ard which was put up in a poin- the
three links suspended from the top. The
! fancyworh booth vas also in pink 3nl
green. Two oval standard were over the
top with the pink and green paper woY er
| back and forth.
4 quilt embroidered with the differ en
| emblems, three links dove, moon anC
seven stars. lilies and beehive, and en-
| square which had been sent to each lodge
| in the State on which the different name.
were embroidered, was told at auctinr
The cast of characters for "A Black
| IIeifer'' follows:
Eph cincebox of swampscott Holler,
cn lals!! },6 Du Rugles of "Rognes Gal:
F. r. McKenney
Willie Smith. a farm hand, vino shutters
Weary Wraggles, a tramp,
De Ns1 Tor H9'scombe Of Ryrne's 70, &c
square Br roSi of swampscott t. vi aaaea"
Rube Miller, town constable Of swamp
| scott, wallace Curtis
Fiddle. il. Alexande,
Mrs. Arabella Simpkns. a FASCINATING
widow. who is deaf Mrs. Geo. Shaw
| Betsey Brown, a simple country n'aiGen,
| Mrs. f.. =. Favor
Scraps, a waif from New York.
Mrs. W. f. Durham
| Charles B. Watts died at the i.oue of
his daughter. Mrs. VIM. CrocEer Front
street, at O'Clock Tuesday evening. Mr.
| Watts suffered a paralytic shoci, last
Wednesday and never regained conscious
| ness. Mr.. Watts formerly lived III Ma
| chiasport, having moved herr in Nav
1896 and engaging in the dry goods bust
ness. He was u years old and widow,
| one daughter. Mrs. VIM. Croker, and
| two granddaughters, Misses IIarriette
! and Ruth Croker. survive
D. G.. II. p. Thomas II. BODICE of Au-
gusta. assisted by George c. !.iuty, con
ferred the NJ. f. NJ. degree upol a class
of % candidates before Emeth r. a
| Chapter Tuesday evening.
Miss Abbie Hatch of Hallowel was
called to Richmond Tuesday by the crit
zeal illness of her sister