Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-06
HAIL, We SHRiNERS!
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ed toward plain materialistic feed"
On the point of the park, beneath the
wide spreading pines and birches 10 long
tables had been set and on the benches
: each side of the boards more than $40
Shriners in their red fezzes made a pic
| tuPe pleasing in memory to recall.
Speedily the corps of white aproned
walters who were potentates and Illus
trious leaders of Maine in disguise, head
ed by Chef Joe Emory of the Lake House,
| and first aid to Hungry Byron Boyd,
walters picked at random from the va
rious committees of Kora's Field day. all
laden with big pans filled with oceans
food, hustled between tables and unload
ed at each Mobiles plate generous por-
tons to each hungry man.
1t was a democratic banquet. Govern
ors sheled their clans elbow to elbow
with sheriffs, senators. representatives.
| lumbermen of State fame, state Off
Gals, big lawyers, great manufacturers
and merchants, politicians of all parties,
commercial travellers, representatives of
every industry profession and trade.
Everybody of big or less renown. was
| smiling and hungry. too.
The best part of it was the fact that
| there were no speeches and the cigars
| were fine.
| The Arabs ate for an hour and arose
| dinner smokes.
| On Lake Waters and Green Lawn.
| At the landing all the boats on the lake
| had been Communicated and these filled
| with lovers of the water enjoyed sailing
E! and fishing on the lake.
Baseball Remarkable.
| Baseball fans started1a game, the cap.
| tains being Byron Boyd of this city anl
| Squire Weber of Auburn with Dana NIL
| liams of Lewiston King of the .game.
| Say, it was one great game for FUN.
| bles, fouls, muffs and strikes and the
| pitching frightened the birds..f ! -
| Tie journal man arrived ion the scene
| just in season to witness Captain BOYD
| ferociousy hit a side line foul and that
| bird came home to roost for minute
| after the statesman retired on strikes
| But for talking to the umpire and boss.
ing his nine Byron showed the talent oil
| which great players are made.
| Noble Lewis y. Burleigh pitched gooc
| BALTIC Inland the last part of the game
| that Noble was playing first base. Squire
| Weber caught some of the balls and the
well, the strong point of the game was
! the batting and that was fiercet
To allow the fans a chance to see the
vaudeville in the pavilion the game was
| declared draw, Il to II. at the end OF
the 'steenth inning, we believe.
Foot Ball Sky High!
/ ID,,&
New York had a busted tire or ate toe
much dinner in town and their cal
not having yet arrived at the Lake, Z
football was thrown into the field anG
a scrimmage resulted into which par.
| ticipated several hundred of the ath.
letes from Arabian sands The bano
was playing How Dry l AM wher
the leather ostrich egg was passed
over the stand. HE lodged but the
throw ended the tune.
Where that ball would have landed
| if Noble Shrner Free of Lewiston haC
got in his kick into which he put the
great effort of his life is mystery
equal to any of the Shrine But JUS
las he was about to land the ball was
picked up and passed over a bunch OF
players and he missed-but he landed
For interference and passing il was
great game. Eventually a former
sheriff from an interior county got in
one and the ball was lost to sight
amid fieecy clouds above. When il
came down it landed in a tree top and
there it remained until one agile noble
Skinned the tree and brought it /. in
triumph back to earth.
Vaudeville Party Arrives.
BY this, the car containing the New
York vaudeville party had reached the
park and prepared to put on sketch
which had been improvised hastily,
since noon.
The sun was descending in the West
and the Shrlners had to be back in
town for tea so after a few acts by the
New York talent the bill was indef-
nitely postponed and a general break
was made for the waiting special ears
A Buffet Supper.
After a thoroughly enjoyable trolley
ridc home that was enlivened by songs
well sung the entire party of nearly
600 men took the New Augusta House
for their own and matters were lively
there.
devoted to- the Mobiles, > use. Great
tables in horse shoe form were laden
with turkey chicken, lobster salad,
rolls. cake of all kinds and in one
word thoroughly satisfactory buffet
lunch and the Mobiles enjoyed this
standing, being served by small
army of white uniformed young ladies
within the serving space.
Concert bv Cadet Band.
During the supper the Augusta
Cadet Band, which had been furnishing
excellent music throughout the day,
now stationed on the piazza of the
hotel gave a vesper concert while the
sun was finishing its glorious days
work for the Mobiles of the Shrine.
State street was thronged with peo-
pie and car parties enjoying the mu
sic and the spectacle of the red fezzed
Shriners as they came and went with