Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-11
Boys and Girls Fair,Satur-
urday, Complete Success,
Soldiers Monument Will Be
Dedicated Thursday, Septic.
Temperance Services al Methodist
Church, Sunday, Nell Attended.

hall The weather interfered largely
with the attendance but for a first at
| tempt nothing was left to he desired
| IN regard In the display The commit
tee have been untirinG in their efforts
and expressed keen appreciation for
the manner in which both children and
their elders have responded and CO.
operated with them.
The body of the hail was attractive
II hung With strcamcrs IN the nation
al coiors and decorated With CORR and
sunflo@ers. The tables containing the
displays were finely decorated and the
various exhibits arranged most artis-
iticaliy
Besides the work of the children
which. OF course, was the main fea-
sme of tie fair. the elders assisted in
making the place attractive with dis
plays of various kinds. Vegetables and
flowers for this purpose were contrib
uted by T. =. Grant. l. T Clifford, l..
II, AIillsPaegl,. NJ. f. Nerer7ss Mrs,
Norcresa. II. Z. Foote Mr.. and Mrs
Albion Towns Thomas ADAMS, George
Gray and Mrs Harriet Pcriey. Partic-
ularly attractive was a most beauti-
full floral display by Evelyn Waugh.
who was Just over the age limit for
contestants for the prizes.
A small table neal. the front 9f the
han contained one OF the most curious
and interesting & atures OF the fair. 4
display Of very old books IL T. r.
Clifford One Of these. dictionary. is
10 years ed Mrs. F. e. Grant showed
4 plate over 1o1 wears old. and pieces
Of old bead work were exhibited by
Mrs. Noreross. Mrs. Norcross also ex
hibited set Of swedish bells, Il sword
from the Mexican War and quilt
which she made 40 years ago.
Mrs. Mary Tewle. who is Is years
old, sent a silk rug and silk quit, her
own work IN i beautiful carved dish
was exhibited an attractive display Of
ghourds by Mrs. Angie ellison.
Mrs. Eva Bailey showed a partieu
larry interesting exhibit of rare woods,
an attractive display of fancy work
and Il chameleon. Willard Rachelder
lately returned from the Philippines
was present with a young Filipino boy
and the entire stage was given over
to an exhibit of the handiwoIk Of the
natives Of the Philippine islands. This
included delicate hand embroidered and
drawn work and many articles of in
teresf and curiosity made by theI
school children of the islands
Small booths for the sale % pep
corn. candies and ice cream were pre-
sided over BIZ Miss Grace Howard
Miss Winifred Grant and Mrs Z. T
Clifford.
NJ. Z. Norcross made brief remarks
in the afternoon, regretting that the
"airship could not make fight, but
il was on exhibition" and he 5rouSh;
to view huge kite
The garden exhibit by Paul Bailey
should be especially mentioned. Mas
ter Paul had very complete line Of
vegetables and they were arranged
most attractively. His cabbages par
ticularly were the subject Of much ia
vorable comment.
At the dinner hour and at supper
time picnic lunches were enjoyed with
the Changers furnishing coffee and
doughnuts.
In the evening the attendance was much
larger and a very interesting program
was enjoyed The High School Orchestra
furnished music and an address upon the
Philippines was given by Mr.. Bachelor.
Niip 1dS CAteSFi III H'HVbi Nh4h AHNht
u years. The young native boy, Antonio
Alamo. sang several selections, accompa-
nying himself on The guitar
Mr. Clifford sold at auction a number
of the floral pieces
The list of premiums awarded is given
below.
Class 1-Plain needlework and darning:
LIST. Muran Clifford; I'd. Dorothy Rey-
noids.
Glass 2-Embroidery. LIST. Ethel Titus;
ID Lila Hammond; 81, Dorothy Rey-
noIds Fancy work: LIST. Helen Titus.
Class S-knitting and crochetting mo
exhibits.
Class 4-Plain washing and ironing: LIST,
Lila Hammond
Glass 5-Bouquet of flowers (no exhibit).
Glass List of forest trees In Win
throp: 1st Paul Bailey
Class List of lowering plants. date of
coming and where found: list, Murian
Clifford; I'd, Doris Webb
Glasses s. 9. 10, 11-(No exhibit
Class f2-Best loaf of bread: list. Ber-
nice Sprague
Glass 1$-Best cake: 1st Bessie Benson;
I'd, Bernice Sprague; I'd, Helen Titus.
Class l+-Flower garden by girl fno ex-
bibitsl.
| Glass 15-Best vegetable garden by boy.
list Paul Bailey, %, Earl Cligord; Cd
Donald Clifford
Glass 16-For garden producing great
est number of pounds of selected yellow
corn per rod, on display only LIST, Earl
| Clifford; I'd, Clifton Titus.
Special premium on embroidery Anvil
| la Stevens.
| GRATUlTIES.
| Floral piece-Ralph Neal.
| Pencil Sketch
| Pen and ink Standardization Cobb. !.
fumpkins-Ralph Neal.
| Sauashes-Linwood Tall.
! Negetables-Dorothy Waugh.
Photography-Arvil Stevens.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Frost
The judges We're NJ. i. Norcross, w. T.
Adams. 9. \. Waugh, ella Norcross, Ida
Adams. Alice Waugh
Committee Of arrangements: +. 7. Cliff
ford Geo. Z. Gray, Louis Millspaugh, +.
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