Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-10
MURRAY CLUB SALE,
Annual Event Opens Successfully at
UniversaIist Church Vestry.

SHuNCIS0uSI SNurCn vcStTy.
The annual Christmas sale given by
the Murray Club opened successfully
Thursday at the vestry of the Univcr-
saiist church. The sale tables were well
patronized and in the evening an
amusing two-act comedy, "A Mans
Voice. was given Miss Marion Har-
low, the president Of the Murray Club
has general oversight of the sale and
in each department is assisted by eff
cient committees.
Special attention was given to cake
at the food table which was in charge
Of Mrs. c. H. Durham, Mrs. Cora B.
Miller, Mrs. Emeline Hobbs and Mrs.
o. O. Stetson. Ice cream was on sale
on the afternoon of the opening day
md will be again Friday afternoon at
the booth in charge of Mrs. Emma
Packard, Mrs. George P. Potter and
Mrs. W. H. Tompkins.
All kinds of dolls We're offered for
sale at table prettily trimmed with
smilax, which was in charge OF Mrs.
c.. H. Howard. Mrs. ]. D. Newman,
Mrs. E. c. Genthner, Mrs. George II.
Brickett, Mrs. w. E. Swift, Mrs. M. l..
Wheeler, Mrs. w. T. Emerson, Mrs.
Percy Greig and Mrs. A. M. Goddard.
Both fancy and work aprons were
displayed at the apron table, which
was in charge of Mrs. Alton L. White,
Miss Maud Carleton, Mrs. D. F.
Knowlton, Mrs. C. F. Deering, Mrs. l..
6. Haskell, Mrs. E. F. Hussey. Mrs. J.
W. Beck and Mrs. E. l.. Merrill Call
endars, picture frames and other ar
ticles suitable for Christmas gifts We're
found at the art table decorated in
green and red, which was in charge of
Miss Elsie Packard. Miss Hazel Lew
is, Mrs. c. 6. Tibbetts, Miss Elida Hig-
gins, Miss ARA Soule and Miss Angie
Sylvester.
The candy department table was in
charge of the following members of
Miss Harlow's class: Misses Olive
Randlett, Louise Lewis Beth Colder.
Constance Gage, Hazel Gage and
Rachel Payson. Tea was poured by
Miss Grace Gannett. The display at the
embroidery table was, an unusually
good one ard here Mrs. L. o. Tebbetts,
Mrs. c. S. Pettengill, Miss Villa Pack
ard, Miss Elida Higgins and Miss jess
sic Denslow\ We're in charge.
One of the prettiest booths was that
occupied by the handkerchief depart
nent which was trimmed with Christ
mas green and red bells and covered by
a lattice framework. Those in charge
of this booth were Mrs. e. E. Park
man, Mrs. T.. W. Coons, Mrs. Harry NJ.
Hersey, Miss Villa Packard, Miss
Sibyl Kittredge, Miss Grace Little and
Mrs w. A., Jackson. A miscellaneous
department was in charge of Mrs. F.
III. Burgess, Miss Aileen Morang, Miss
Bertha Flynt, Mrs. Chester Kingsley,
Mrs. Mabel Spinney Miss Florence
Leavitt, Miss Sophie Benn, Miss Addie
Weeks and Mrs. p. S. Mooney.
The most unique feature of the sale
YVES the mystery booth, the dwelling
Mace of the reputed palmist and for
tune teller, the Princess Uarda, whose
identity was not revealed by those in
charge. Don G. Metcalf was the
guardian of the court of mystery and
those in charge Of the booth were Mrs.
Q. T.. Metcalf and Miss Maud Jacobs.
Mrs. II. f. Tibbetts had an exhibition
of her original water colcrs, which
lrew considerable attention from lovers
of art.
The presentation of the play was ex-
rel,ortly done, all those in the cast of
the. laughable two-act comedy taking
their parts far above the average of
amateurs The amusing situations of
the play center around the attempts
of her guardians to keep the heroine
from hearing even the sound of a
mans voice until she is 25. The play
depends for certain parts of it's effects
upon the use of monograph and tcle-
phone and the electric bells used were
wired by Joseph Beck. The cast of
characters was as follows:
Miss Matilda Perkins, '--~
Mrs. George H. Brickett
Miss Arabella Perkins,
Mrs. F. H. Burgess
Mrs. Josiah ingalls, of the metropolis,
Mrs. Preston Brown
Gwendolyn Perkins,
Mrs. Winfred A. Jackson
Hannah, Mrs. Percy Greig
Betty, her maid.
Miss Marion Harlow
The Mans Voice,
Winfred A. Jackson
The sale will continue through Fri
day afternoon and Chicken Pie sup
per will be served at P. M.