Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-01
WINTHROP,
Memorial Day Is Observed
In Fitting Manner.
Rain InieTferes, But Very Fine
Program Is Rendered.
Minthrop.keni's hill Ball Game Is
Stopped in Third Inning.

ciSes were not as extensive as had
been planned, because of the rain, but
they We're very largely attended.
The Winthrop Military Band ledfthe
members of the Grand Army and Sons
of Veterans to the cemetery for the
! decoration of the graves, then return
was made to TowQ hall, where a brief
| service for the unknown was held at
| the soldiers monument.
| The indoor exercises were held in
the hall. opened by music by quar-
! tet composed of Marsters c. Edwards.
| tenor; Mrs c. w. Taggart soprano;
/ Mrs. r. C. McIlroy, alto and S. Lee
Woodman, bass, with Mrs. Whiting
as aecompanist.
| F. S. Wadsworth, superintendent Of
the schools, made appropriate re-
/ marks and prayer was offered by Rev.
| G. f. Sargent of the Congregational
| church.
| The children of the Kindergarten
| school, under the direction of Miss
Hazel Shaw, sang very sweetly. Co
lumbia, the Gem Of the Ocean"
II. +. Foster introduced the speak
| er, Judge Benedict Maher of Augusta
and it is seldom indeed that Win
throp audience has had an opportuni-
| ty of listening to so fine a speaker.
Mr.. Maher held the undivided at
tention of crowded house for an
i hour, and his "reminiscences of the
past and his prophecies for the future
We're alike uplifting and entertaining
The musical numbers were exceed
ingly well rendered, especially Mr..
/ Woodman's solo.
| The exercises were closed by the
lbenediction, pronounced by Rev. Garlic
! ton Wood of the Winthrop Center
Friends church.
! Tho Town hall was well filled,
Thursday evening, in spite of the rain,
TO witness the presentation of the
tahleauy entertainment and living pic
lures of the war, which were staged
under the auspices of Albert H. Frost
!, Post. G. \. r. by Mrs. Lottie Edwards
York
The piece was poem history of the
war, and WAS read by Mrs. York. the
curtain rising at intervals to show
tableaux Illustrating the text APP
propriate selections were sung during
each tableau. The list of scenes was
as follows:
The Star spangled Banner" solo.
| by Mrs. Taggart; THE Children's
| Offering" chorus by little girls; THE
Soldiers Farewell, Male Quartet;
! Where Has Your Soldier Gomez
girls chorus; .erhe Wifes Pairing;
solo Take Your Gun and Co" Miss
! Hazel Shaw: Mothers Parting
Blessing SOLO. God BE With You
Till We Meet Again. Miss Ema
Shaw; Drill of the Young Recruits
| boys chorus, Yankee Doodle; bat
| tletield scene; solo Someone's Darl-
ing Miss Hazel Shaw; "The Ones
I At Home" solo. when the Cruel
War is over" Miss Elsie Davis:
'.Tenting AT Night; 'Tenting To-
! night, Mr., Woodman and Male Quar-
| tet; prison scene; Tramp, Tramp,
Tramp MIR Edward and Male Quar-
tel; a plantation scene; Kingdoms
! Coming Fred Osborne and Darky
chorus; Dreaming of Home. Ladies'
1 Quartet; Union Helpers; Babylon
is Falling" Alfred Maxwell and
! Dark chorus: Defense of the Flag,
/ "Rally Round the Flag chorus;
"rhe Soldiers Returns When John
ny Comes Marching Home" chorus:
! THE Vacant Chair Male Quartet;
| wreath drill young ladies' THE Fall
I. en- Flag young ladies'; requiem.
| 'kest, Beloved, Rest" mixed quartet:
| THE Goddess of Liberty America, .
| chorus and audience.
The pictures were exceedingly pref
| ty and very well acted. some of the
| scenes being very realistic, All call
| ed forth generous applause. In the
| east were: Mrs. Taggart. Misses Mar
| guerite Jackson, Lila Hammond
4 III
and Mildred Benson, Lottie Laid
/ Ethel Hopl<inson. Alice Fortier and
! Airline Bisson, Fred Benson, Miss
! Elsie Davis. Miss Hazel Shaw, Miss
| Ruth Wood. Miss Attaiie Gale. Miss
! Ernestine Thompson, Miss Elma
/ Shaw, A. II. Webb, Ralph Putnam.
| aIr. and Mrs. Il. Crawford McIlroy.
! katherine and Dorothy McIlroy Mas
| tiers Clinton Weber, Bosworth Pink
| ham. Leo Bissonnette Irving Pink
| ham, Neddie Dostie, Leroy Carleton,
1 Miles c. Tremhlay, NJ. G. Edwards,
! Winthrop Webb. S. Lee Woodman, Il.
! E. York, Arthur Walton, Fred Os-
| borne, Edward Cummings, Alfred
| Maxwell, Leonard Thomas, Clyde
Benson, Misses Josie Penney. Violet
| French Maude Taylor. Leah Hoxie
and Helena Bissonnette and Mrs.
| May Walton and chorus of tiny
misses The Male Quartet was COM
! posed of NJ. c. Edwards, LIST tenor;
| Winthrop Webb, 2nd tenor; f. f.
York, baritone; and S. Lee Woodman,
bass.
| In the ladies' quartet were Mrs, G.
W. Taggart, LIST soprano; Miss Hazel
Shaw, End soprano; Mrs. A. Fl. Webb,
LIST alto; Mrs Il. Crawford Mcllroy,
| End alto.
| The mixed quartet included Miss
/ Hazel Shaw, soprano: Mrs. A. IL.
! Webb. alto; Winthrop Webb. tenor;
! and A. H. Webb, bass.
| The High School Orchestra PLAYED
| two very fine selections at the begin
I ming Of the entertainment.
| Mrs Leah Hoxie acted as aeeompa-
mist and the stage arrangements were
in charge of NJ. 6. Tremblay
A Meritted Tribute.
Although Memorial day was rainy
the usual exercises We're carried out.