Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-03
the MAY FESTIVAL
GIVEN At CITY HALL
IS VERY PLEASING
LenG-a-Hand Society of Unita-
rian Church Manages One of
: the Prettiest Dancing Exhibi-
tons of the Season

Inc second annual May Festival
was held Saturday afternoon at City
hall under the auspices OF the Lend
a-Hand Society of the Unitarian
church and was one of the prettiest
Juvenile events Of the season, about
50 children participating. The chill
dren carried out a program of dances
in 4 very pleasing manner under til :
direction of Mrs. Rosanna B. Odiorne
TO whom credit for the success of the
affair is largely due Many ladies
We're present and a substantial sum
was realized. a portion of which will
be given 10 the Augusta Anti-tuber-
culosis Association.
The hall was prettily decorated with
japanese lanterns and in the center
Of the floor was the Maypole from
which green and white ribbons were
suspended. Candy and cooked food
We're sold at booths al one end of the
hall and fish pond booth proved u
be a source OF a great deal of pleas
ure for the children.
The grand march was the opening
number OF the program. Spofford
GidGings and Miss Jeanne Sturte-
want led the march and all the chill
dren present took part. The children
marched around the hail and up and
down the center, making very pref
ty picture.
At the conclusion of the march Miss
Louise Tracey. daughter of Mr. AMI
Mrs. F. E. Tracey was escorted to =,
seat upon the stage by number of
the small girls and was crowned
Queen of the May. the ceremony re-
ceiving much applause.
The Maypole dance came next.
those taking part in it being Miss
Irene Goodrich and Hubert Cross,
Miss Ida Fish and Bernard Benn.
Miss Marion Smith and Georgc
Bangs. Miss Hilda Bangs and George
Davis, Miss Alice Goodridge and Spot
ford Giddinss Miss Vera Fulton and
Eldon Gray. The children went
around and around the pole and were
successful in winding and unwinding
the ribbons on the pole
This was followed by the Maxixe
executed by Miss Josephine Pattan
gall of Waterville and Hubert Cross,
who went through the different steps
of this dance very gracefully and wera
greeted with applause. The dance Of
the Wood Nymphs was next in order,
the young girls taking part being Jo-
anne Sturtevant. Mary Sturtevant
Ruth Pettengill. Frederick Fife, Dor
othy Stone and Charlotte Odiorna
The dresses worn by the girls IF
heather brown with green trimmings
and were very pretty. Miss Ida Fish
executed a solo dance as a part of the
Wood Nymphs' dance and it was es-
pecially pleasing.
A feature of the program was the
dance which was then given by Mrs.
Odiorne and Miss Marian Mower, who
were costumed in dresses of white
silk in Empire style. They executed
the difficult steps of fancy waltz in
very graceful manner. the dance as
whole being very charming.
Miss Alice Goodridge executed an
Italian ballet in manner that won
generous applause. Miss Goodridge
has several times before proved that
she was an exceptionally fine young
dancer and her dance met with mucn
favor. She wore dress of pale
green.
4 Greek flower dance was rendered
by Misses Thelma Mann. Madeline
Murphy, Leona Clement and Vera
Fulton with the soloist dancers Hill
da Bangs and Marion Smith. These
girls carried wreaths of beautiful
flowers and their dance was very
pretty.
Misses Irene Goodrich and Virginia
Odiorne then executed a dance en-
titled Just For Fun the movements
of which were very graceful. This
was followed by a unique Indian
dance given by Miss Helen Harris.
A dance entitled 'Lafurlana" was
prettily executed by IA young girls
and boys. they being, Miss Irene
Goodrich and Henry Bangs. Miss Hill
da Bangs and Donald White, Miss
Marion Smith and George Davis. Miss
Dorothy Currier and Bernard Bonn.
Miss Ida Fish and Spofford Giddings,
Miss Virginia Odiorne and Hubert
Cross, Miss Alice Goodridge and Ell
don Gray.
The concluding number of the dance
program was solo dance by Mrs.
Odiorne. who was dressed in Pierretts
costume. Mrs. Odiorne executed the
different steps of Jig very cleverly
and received much applause