Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-17


day and evening II was q cold minute
Miss Fashion. impersonated by Mss
Helene Roak- and riding in Saxon Six
from the agency o. c. A Lewis. had z
busy afternoon. and santa Claus had
f.w minutes Of peace. especially after
school when the street was full Of
mob of children. The police worked va
.iantly 70 keep the little ones out OF the
street but il was useless and they final
~ had 10 give Up and issue warnings
10 drivers % be particularly careful
Al City hall NJ Jepson and Mrs.
Smith had a veTg busy Gay OF il, the
people who came by team and autonlo-
bile began 70 arrive about as soon as
the place was opened and the first morn
ing trains brought in a number from
nearly all the points along the line.
They ali reported ID City hall and as
trey registered were given tickets To
the theatre good az the afternoon per
forrnance. and then all q them started
for Inc stores. and there were feT Of
the people who came IN during the Gay
no did TOT Do sufficient trading 70 en-
title them ID the rebate 81 their fare.
TIE forenoon crowd on the street
looked small but z visit 70 the stores
showed why Il was 50. they were all in
side buying: in the afternoon the local
people poured into the streets and there
was not room for them IN the hall and
as result the only way TO get along
the street with any speed was TO go out
into the roadway.
The frs. feature Of the afternoon TO
get a-going was santa Claus and the
big red stocking was lowered 20 him
promptly al > o'cloch. and he began his
travels Up and down the street. Until
school let out he was able TO distribute
his presents without z great deal Of
trouble bit when the young folks ap-
peared from? TIE school rooms he vas
quickly surrounded ~ q mob which
made il Impossible for anyone TO get
near him The kids were wise as 70
the exact time when the filled stocking
would come down and few minutes be-
fore il would start on its Journey, they
would start with a rush for the place
and traffic was at standstill there, IN
III il came down and Santa had started
I'd the street and the bunch had spread
out.
The singing Of the Christmas carols
in front OF the Christmas tree on the
Common by about 80 school children,
under the direction OF Miss Mildred
Stockbridge. the instructor in music
in the public schools. was an occasion
that called cut a good crowd OF local
p4op!e and il vas voted one Of the
most pleasing features Of the ceiebra-
( ton.
Il was a late hour before the PEG
Die from without the cit! started TO
, wend their way home. and judging
from the Iarga number Of bundles that
they were all carrying it had certain
" Deen a trading day. A number oil
them were interviewed as they we're OF
their wav home and all expressed
themselves as delighted with the en-
tertainment ae.orded. the hospitality
shown, and In, fine bargains that lEey
Eo1 been ajIe u find in inc stores.
Miss Eelene Eoan Mas Miss Fash
ion the fourth. ana she haf rather an
interesting time q II, Incidentally sic
fooled the people q great deal and i
took much longer than usual 70 give
out the five ore dollar bills which she
had been selected 10 deliver 10 the
DaopIe who were able to discover her.
Miss Roak was assisted by her sis
ter. Miss Marguerite. and Miss Clara
Heath. and instead Of walking about.
they were carried in Saxon SIX
a H.
lin. Miss Roak dressed in black
coat trimmed with plush and smail
hat trimmed with black lace, the coat
from the Wardwell Dry Goods Co. anc
the hat from Ida Taylor Hersom'
store. and Accompanied by her sister,
left her home on Spring street
promptly at , O'Clock in the car ana
were driven to the home Of MISS
Heath. where she Joined the party.
They returned to Main street ana
made the first stop at O. j. GlgueFes
store. She was hardly inside the door
when she was identified by Mrs wal
lie J. Rancourt, who received the first
dollar. She quickly entered the car and
went back I'D the street and then
down. calling at F. j. Goodrlnge $
SItlS WI =. vi. L 1ciDs 'e.N~
ond lucky person.
Miss Roak returned to the car ana
went around and through Merchants
court to the back of the T. merry
Brown store, into the basement ana
up the elevator to the third moor
where she changed her costume to
black plush coat and small velvet hat.
While the car waited behind the store
she came out on the street and had
fine time calling on the stores. me
crowd got wise as she went into the
Gallert shoe store and she got out OF
there in a hurry and went down the
street.
The S. o. s. was sgnalled to the car
and with about 50 women following her
she was picked up by the automobile
when nearly in front of the Bay View
and returned to the L. II. Soper store
where a new suit was put on consisting
of brown velvet coat with beaver
collar and muff and small hat. here
her sister, Miss Marguerite. started out
of the store and the crowd followed her
a time while the real Miss Fashion went
out and into Wardwell's and then up
and across the street to w. W. Berry's.
where she was again found, this time by
Miss Mary Butler, who had been follow
iyo har al Ill for hour.