Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-24
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Girls Home, Scene otLawn
Fete Tor Its Benefit.
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eal lettings Of Interest.

Belfast, Me, July 23.-(SpeeiaD,-
The Girls Home, owned and main
tanned by the Children's Aid Society
of Maine, presented a gala day APP
pearance, yesterday. for it was the
date Of the annual lawn fete, which
is given for the benefit of the Home.
The Home, picturesduely situated on
Northport avenue, in the midst of
broad fields and overlooking the
Penobscot Bay, is a most attractive
structure of Colonial type and has
been for years the home of many
motheress girls, hundreds of them GO
ing out into good homes or to make
their living in the world, better equip
ped in every may, for the training and
home life they have had beneath its
roof
Yesterday morning, bright and early
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcneil. the farm super
intendcnt and ma ren of the Home,
Father and Mother" the children call
them. were busily engaged in deoorat-
n. the exterior and interior. They
were assisted by Mrs Austina Will
son and others. Flags and bunting
were used on the outside, While the
grounds were enclosed with the same
colored fabric. Inside. flowers in white
and purple, were combined with
green, the effect being most artistic.
The lawn fete opened, at 3 O'Clock,
and long before that there was a large
number of visitors on the grounds,
inspecting the house and meeting the
little ones who make it their home
Booths were arranged for the sale of
fancy articles and other home made
goods and each did a good business.
In the recrea ton and school rooms,
which we're thrown together. most
enjoya BILE program was given in which
several of the children took part
Their bright. shining faces radiate
the happiness they felt and it was a
pleasure to watch them. The pro-
gram:
Part list. BY the children. Chorus,
My Native Land; reeita ton. THE
American Flag" Daisy Harmon,
Martha Allen and Florence Mcneil;
song. American Beauty Rose" Lucy
Pendleton: Alberta and Bessie Allen.
Part q Duet. THE Battle Eve" Bon
neur. Frederick r. Hodge and Wal
lace Chase, of Newton. Mass: piano
duet. Miss Gladys Pitcher of Belfast,
and Miss Margaret Stone of Wellesley,
Mass; reading. Miss Alice Simmons.
of Belfast: soprano solo. Miss Marian
Wells, Belfast; piano solo. Miss
Ethola Frost; accompanies, Mrs. Elon
b. Gilchrist. Miss Frost.
The following ladies assisted: Fancy
work booth, Mrs A. p. Mansfield.
Miss Caroline White. food. Mrs. r.
+. Dunton. Mrs. Annie NJ. Frost;
candy, Miss Maude Matthews, Miss
Elizabeth Kelley: fishpond. Miss An
ME Mcdowell and girls of the Home;
w. K. Fletcher was gate keeper. and
Mrs. Elizabeth l.. b. Bracket field
secretary, was program. press and
general committee. TIE attendance
exceeded the NEST sanguine dreams
and the affair passed into the his
torp of the Home as a tremendous
success.
Among those present was Col. Con-
elm of New York. summer visitor
at Northport and known as the
friend of the children. He annually
entertains the little ones and on his
arrival. yesterday, was hailed with
delight by them all. He presented
them with quantities of fruit on this
occasion. Edward Sibley. Mrs. Char
lotte Thorndike Sibley Hilton and
Harold Sibley, presented the Home
with a check for S100 in memory of
the late Mrs. Edward Sibley, who was
foncgof the ardent workers for the
cause. Hon. \. s. McCausland of Old
Town was also among the guests.