Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-06
WINTHROP.
Grange Entertainment,
day Evening, a Success.
Women's Literary Club Enter
tanned BY Mrs. IngsIsoIL.
Patience Stanley, o. A. R., Enter
tanned by Mrs. Shaw.-Loeals.

The Grange entertainment held, Friday
evening, brought out a good attendance
in spite of the rough weather. over
hundred tickets We're sold at the door,
and the program given was one of the
most amusing seen here for a long time.
The audience was kept constantly in an
uproar by the band concert, the prize
contest and the comedy quartet. The
program was in three parts, opening with
a band concert by the Ladies' Kitchen
band. This included 10 ladies': Mrs. Cliff
ford, Mrs Cobb, Mrs. Millspaugh, Mrs.
TaggHrt Mrs. Adams. Mrs. Whitney, Mrs.
Taylor, Miss Alden, Miss Thaanum and
Miss Adams, with kitchen utensils, with
zobo attachments Mrs w. n. Kimball
was the leader and welded the baton Wig
orously Her music rack was three mop
handles and a washboard. Her tuning
fork was composed of II iangling tea
spoons The ladies wore white suits with
red regalia and white hats with red ro-
settes Their program included the fol-
lowing numbers: Dewey March; eornet
solo, Mrs j. L. Cobb; Dixie; singing. eho-
rus; eornet Duet, Mrs. Cobb, Mrs. W. t.
Adams; Marching Through Georgia; cor
net duet, Mrs. c. w Taggart Miss Bea-
trice Adams; Pink Lady Waltz; finale,
Yankee Noodle illustrated by kitchen
scene by Theresa Cobb. Vera Thaanum,
Winifred Grant and Doris Webb. The
second part of the program opened with
a laughing speciality by Frank Taylor and
included the well-llnown Bachelors Rev
erie" acceptably presented by Roscoe
Hudson, assisted by MISSES Aida Hay
ward, Vera Thaanum, Theresa Cobb DO
ris Webb, Bertha Hudson. Mrs. Florence
Taggart Ida Maxwell and Ruth Alden.
The third part was burlesque prize con-
test The contestants seated in Kinder
garten chairs and arrayed in blouses and
windsor ties each recited THE Landing OF
the Pilgrims" Each had a different rem
dering and the effect was uproarously
funny. The speakers We're J. l.. Cobb, =.
E. Symes, Frank Taylor, Lewis Mills
paugh, Joseph Moore and Fred Ring. w.
n. Kfmball was the teacher. fhe audi
ence acted as judges and gave the prizes
aeather medals) to ]. l.. Cobb and Jo-
seph Moore. After the contest the school
quartet Mr. Symes, Mr.. Millspaugh, Mr..
Ringi and Mr. Kimball. attempted selec-
ton, but their comicaI mistakes and their
difficulty in keeping from giggling caused
concert, cake and conee We're served and
social and dance closed the evening
gaieties 4 good sum was realized. MISS
Hannah Howard acted as the evenings
accompanist.
Mrs w 5. Ingersoll was hostess, Friday
evening. of the Women's Literary Club.
and 10 ladies were present. The program:
Roll call, responses from Anthony and
Cleopatra: paper, Egypt from the Ro-
man Conquest to the Present Time" Mrs.
Ingersoll: paper. Cleopatra and the 9th
er Egyptian Queens Mrs. Page.
Patience Stanley Chapter, d. A. r., was
entertained, Friday afternoon, by Mrs. c..
H. Shaw and Miss Elma Shaw at the
home of the former. The program includ-
| ed the flag salute, singing of America,
| roll CALL and papers on Paul Revere
Ride and 1.-The Boston Tea Party by
! Mrs Rowell and Mrs. Foster. Sandwich
es, cakes, coffee, fruit and olives We're
served
| Miss Edith Freeman of East Winthrop
| has accepted a position with the Augusta
| Trust Co., Winthrop branch.
| Mrs. C. II. Shaw visited her daughter
at the Maine General hospital, Portland,
| over Sunday Miss Shaw is eonvalescing
rapidly and expects to be at home by the
| middle of the week. She was much pleas
] ed to receive shower of post cards,
booklets and letters on New Years day,
many of them from friends made in other
| towns where shs has sung.
| The installation of the officers OF Albert
| II. Frost Relief Corps will be held,
Wednesday evening, at Odd Fellows hall.
! The ladies will have as guests their fam
| lilies and members of the Grand Army
and their families. A banquet, at s
| O'Clock, will precede the installation, and
! a short program will be given.