The Republican journal., 1914-07-23
GIRLS HOME LAWN PARTY.

DESPITE the repeated small showers that
kent manv people from attending and inter-
fered with some plans. the annual lawn party
given by the Children's Aid society OF Maine
for the benefit of the Girls Home Tuesday
afternoon was a very pretty and successful
function.
The beautiful Home and grounds were ar
tistically decorated and were much ADMIRED.
The front of the main building was festooned
with yellow. intersected with fans Of royal
purple, while large and small flags were useo In
profusion. A rustic arch over tne oriveWay
was twined with yellow and purple. Ihe main
hall was in green and yellow. the long balus-
trade being massed with clematis ana hne
white flowers The stairs and corrioor az the
south entrance were in yellow and green, the
reception room and north parlor in pink and
green and the large children's and dining room
thrown together for the concert, were IN green
and white The flow srs were exquisite, and
some of the most beautiful were donated by
Miss M. ]. Otis and Mr.. Willis E. Hamilton.
The GU tside decorations were in charge OF f.
Wallace Chase of Newtonville, MASS, and
William Brown of Providence, Il. l. The
flower decorations, interior, were by Mrs.
William Brown of Providence, assisted by
Misses Margaret McKenney. Mildred Arnold,
and Doris Clifford.
The following ladies presided over the diff
ferent departments: Miss Caroline E. White
and Mrs. Mary c. Mansfield, the fancy tables
Mrs. Joseph Tyler and Miss Katherine T. Quim-
by the food table, Mrs. T. 8. Dinsmore and Miss
Cora Morrison, the candy booth; Chas. R.
Coombs and W. K. MacNeil the ice cream.
which was served to the guests by three
young ladies', Misses Marian Heal, Clara B..
Keating and Dorothy Franck.
Mrs. Florence Spinney was doorkeeper
A table OF fancy work made by the girls in
the Home was attended by Misses Alberta and
Bessie Allen and Lucy Pendleton.
The twenty three girls of the family. dressed
SO dantily all in white, were by far the pref
tiest part of the decorations. and they and the
kind and painstaking matron and manager, Mr..
and Mrs. MacNeil, won many deserved COM
pliments.
The program, which was participated in by
several out of town artists as well as some of
our best local talent, was exceptionally fine
The following numbers were given
Chorus Keep the Horseshoe Over the
Door, r. Skelley
Girls at the Home.
Reading,
| Miss Anne M. Kittredge.
Piano Solo, A la Bien Aimee, op. SO, No. z,
| Edouard Shut
Miss Marian M. Heal.
Miss Katherine Rrier.
Violin Solo,
Miss Katherine Hilton.
Accompanist, Miss Ellen Sleeper.
A Group of Songs,
Mrs. Alice Houston Stevens.
Accompanist, Mrs Ralph Flanders.
| Piano Solo,
Mr.. Frank Watson.
We are indebted to E. S. Pitcher for the use
of fine Poole piano. A fine Columbia Vic
trola from j. L. Sleeper & Co.'S music room
was located on the veranda and several selec-
tions were enjoyed before the regular pro-
gram, Mrs, Howard Whitten operated, and
was also accompanist to the girls chorus
"Keep the Horseshoe Over the Door"
The receipts, while not as large as previous
wears, due mainly to the inclement weather
were upwards of Sl25.
The society wish to extend sincere thanks
to all who assisted, particularly those who
took part in the program and served in the diff
ferent departments; to Mrs. Ira M. Cobe, Chas
R. Coombs, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Brown, F. Wal
lace Chase, Mr.. E. S. Pitcher, Carle & Jone
and L. S. Shire.