Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1915-09-02
Bustins Island


thursday was q perfect DAY lot
the Fair and Pageant held on the
knoll just beyond Camp Whittier. 1t
was an ideal spot for the various ia
bles and booths, and the usual Bus
tins spirit made the function a
pageant, arranged by Mrs. Russell
and Miss Bracket, was given on the
green beside the "old Farmhouse"
The stage setting was Natures own
and so unsurpassed The pageant
was given by Elizabeth Eugster, Cath
crime Twiss; Carolyn and Barbara
Brainard, Helen Dane, Doris Wander
Pyl, Martha Greul, Anna Wrye, Mol
lie Sawyer, Mildred Vorce and Eve
Ign SWEET. The scenes were:
THE Sacrifice Of Iphegenia, q
Orpheus and Eurydice, 3-The Home
Scene, 4-The War Scene, 5-The
Growing of Bacchus, 6--Dance OF
the Muses., Toilet of the Bride, s
The Pipes of Pan. The fancy arti-
cles were in charge of Mrs. Cheney,
Mrs. Dixon and Mrs. Newhall. This
committee took in $35.53. Mrs. Ian
caster was in charge of the Turkish
Bazaar and made $5.46. She was as
sisted by Miss Weller, Miss Richard
son and Mrs. Evans. Mrs. Pratt, Mrs.
Pidge, Mrs. Taft and Miss Taft were
on the cooked food committee and
took in $20.01. Mrs. w. D. Twiss
sold ice cream zones and cleared
$2.05. Miss Julia Macdonald told
fortunes; $1.55 was cleared on this.
Miss Bower, Miss Clarke, Mrs. Brain
ard, Miss Soule, Mrs. Jaynes, Mrs.
Elosmer, Mrs. Grant, Mrs. White and
Mrs. Darling served coffee. Eleven
dollars was taken in on this. Mrs.
Eugster and Mrs. Smith sold candy
and made $14.26. Miss Miller and
Mrs. McCammon were on the flower
committee and took in So Dorothy
Norris and Dorothy Obear were the
flower girls. One hundred dollars
and seventy-two cents was cleared on
this Fair
The tuesday Island Party" was
held at the Lower Garfield" cottage
with Mrs. w. w. Cheney as hostess.
Work was continued on the romperG
and dresses for the French refugees.
During the afternoon the organiza-
ton Of the women into a club was
effected, and an election of officers
resulted in Mrs. H. F. White as Pres
ident and Mrs E. S. Hosmer as Sec
rotary and Treasurer. These Island
Parties have proved a great success
and have brought the women in
much closer touch with one another.
Mrs. Cheney served iced tea and
cakes.
Monday night the first real lecture
on Bustins was given in the Grove
Dining Room by DR.. F. B. Greul OF
Toronto, Can, on Traces of Insanity
in the Kaiser"
On Friday evening Mrs S. C. Lam
octn l.
1t was enjoyed by all present. The
program was as follows:
} (a) The Robin Sings in the Apple
tree, MacDowell; CD Down in the
Forest, Ronald-Mrs. Huston; Char
acteristics of the Southern Negro in
Verse and Story-Mrs. Palmer; The
Clang Of the Forge, Rodney-Mr. A.
4. Head; Duet, Passage Birds Fare
we'll, Hildach-Mrs. Lancaster and
Mrs. Huston; Selections from T.
Tembarom, Burnett-Mrs. Russell:
(a) Elegie, Massenet: (b) Slumber
Song, Tito Matti-Mrs. Lancaster:
Obligato by MIR. Hosmer; Rose of My
Heart, Fabyan Rose-Mr A. E.
Head; Selections from Alfred Noyes'
poems-Mrs. Russell; Duet, Maying,
Smith-Mrs. Lancaster and Mrs. Hus-
ton.
Mrs. George Patten of Merrimac,
Mass, returned home Friday, having
spent the summer with Mrs. Lancas-
ter.
MI. and Mrs. Larkin and Miss Lit
tie c. Merrimac, Mass, returned home
Wednesday after having spent two
weeks with Mrs. Lancaster at The
Cedars."
Miss Edith NJ. French of Somer-
will
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. w
French.
Miss Doris Harworth of Cambridge,
Mass, is a guest of Miss Edith M.
French.
Hon. r. J. Peaslee Of the New
Hampshire Supreme Court has been
spending a few days with his sister,
Mrs. E. w. French.
Mrs. Eva M. Henderson of Dor
chester. Mass, is the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. w. J. Stevens at the Curtis
cottage.
Mrs. King and Miss Beatrice King
Of Cambridge, Mass, are at the
Camp Shamrock" for two weeks.
Mrs. l.. c. Law, who has been at
Pennington. Me-, and Miss Fannie
Parker, who has been at Boston,
Mass, have returned to Mrs. Laws
cottage, THE Alders."
Mr.. George Law arrived Saturday
to spend the balance of the season
with his mother at THE Alders."
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Crosby of Dex-
ter, Me-, arrived Monday to spend a
week at the Silver cottage.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. i. Norris, Master
Dana and Miss Dorothy Norris of
Lexington, Mass, have returned
home. having spent the summer at
the "AIcazar."
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Luke, also of
Lexington, Mass, have returned
home.
Miss Angelina Silver of New Ha
ven, Conn, returned home Saturday.
having spent two weeks at the Silver
cottage.
Mr.. Harold G. Bond of Maiden.
Mass, arrived Saturday to spend the
remainder Of the season with Mrs.
and Miss Dixon at THE Ledge"
Mr.. Harding and Master William
Harding, who have been amending