Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-24

| ,n.c;a, music was offered by the Ocean
point quartet which is composed Of Miss
| Margaret Smart. soprano; Miss sara
smart. alto; c. A. Hyde, tenor; and
/ william Yerral, bass. Miss Lois Smart
served a. the pianist.
Il swimming meet was held at the Point
of the public doat. Thursday afternoon.
LEROY Hersum won the 25-yard dash in
fast time Huntley Buchan and Richard
Pettengill were tied for second place. In
the Seward dash Leroy Hersum was |
Il again the winner.
Miriam Pettingill won the endurance
race. This swimmer easily defeated all
conpetitors. In the diving contest |
Hunt,ey Buchan won first place and Lee |
row Hersum second. The judges Of this
meet were Messrs r. D. H. Emerson and
Orville Poland.
The Ocean Point ball-tossers went
down to defeat on Friday afternoon be- !
fore the East Boothbay nine. The score |
| of this interesting and we'll attended
game was 1871. For Ocean Point Brooks !
Newbert starred. Wiley Of Dorchester.
Mass. pitched for the Point and did well
although he was far from being invincl- |
BILE to the opposing team. This game was
the second in a series Of three games be- /
tween these two places. At present each
have one game to. their credit. The de-
Gliding game will be played at ocean
Point this week.
The Emersons have purchased another
boat this summer. The attractive ana
fitting name. ''Sea-Gull." has been given
to this pleasure craft in which many de-
lightful trips are taken.
A well attended whist party was held IN
the Casino Thursday afternoon.
The tennis tournament ended Saturday /
afternoon when the finals In the men
singles were played and also the ladles
singles and the mems doubles. Kenneth
F. kempton of Cambridge, Mass, deteat- |
ed G. Frederick Earnshaw Of chicago !
the runner up in the finals, before iarse
crowd of interested spectators. MI
Kempton clearly showed himself to De
the champion tennis player OF ocean
Point. The lady champion OF the POINT
is Miss Lila Darracott of Lowell, VINO de-
feated Miss Miriam Pettengill in close
match Immediately following the cham-
pion singles contest in which Mr.. Kemp
ton was the winner. Miss Darracott
PLAYING is of a most consistent type. Al !
the grand annual show held in the Ca
sno two handsome silver loving cups
were awarded: One to Mr.. kemptcn am
the other to Miss Darracott The donor
of these loving cups was the president Of
the Ocean Point association, Geo H. YER
rail- of Springfield Mass. Rev. A NJ
Rihbany made the presentations HIS re-
marks were most interesting and suitable
for the occasion. He presented the cups
as the symbols Of love. peace and fellow
shin for the winners from the association
Mr.. Rihbany read a list of all the win
ners in the tournament. The lady doubles
champion were the Misses Lila Darra-
colt and Pauline Jackson, the mixed
doubles champions were Miss Pauline
jackson and Kenneth kempton. The
mems doubles champions were Orvllle
Poland and Kenneth kempton. The jun
ior champion, Edward Rihbany. was pre-
scented with a gift as token of apprecia-
ton from the association.
Erldon B. Turner of Augusta motored
to the Point for the Fete day festivities.
Mr.. Turner's car took part in the parade.
, Miss Katherine Darracott who has been
passing a few days in Augusta, returned
to the Point with Mr.. Turner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roger Q. Ellis, Mrs. Frel
Gardiner, Mrs. Arthur Carey. all of Au-
gusta are passing two weeks at the Point
in the Sea-Haven cottage near the store
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter r. DollN of Bos-
ton entertained at house party over the
Fete day festivities the Misses Myra l.
Weeks, Gertrude Rebholz and S. NJ.
Daniel, all Of Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs E. H. Maxey Of Gardiner
are passing a week at the Point as the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j. Frank Blais-
dell of Gardiner. J. D. Stephenson, also
of Gardiner. passed the weekend at the
| Point.
, Mr. and Mrs. H. w. Fairfield and son
, Orel, and daughter Marion, and Mr.. and
| Mrs j. B. Brown and Miss Marion Wes-
ton, all of Augusta, are passing a week
at the Point at the Happy Nook cottage
Mrs. E. E. Carter and Leroy WEIGH of
Augusta were their guests for the week
end.
Mrs. H. L. Horseman of Worcester is
entertaining as her guests Miss Minnie
Schneider Of Providence, r. l., DR.. Ada
Harris of Worcester, Mass, Miss Mary A.
Connaughton of Boston, DR.. NJ. NJ. Cana
van of Boston, and DR.. Donald Gillian
of Worcester, at the Lobster Pot
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Carson Of Mount
Vernon are passing two weeks at the
Point in the Band-Box.
DR.. and Mrs. Priest Of Augusta passed
the weekend at the Point as the guests
of DR.. and Mrs. Warren Smith of Au-
gusta who are passing two weeks at the
point in the House That Jack Built.
Rev. and Mrs. C. j. Staples Of Burling-
ton, VT, are passing week at the Point,
at the Atlantic House.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. S. Weston Of Augusta
are passing a few days at the Atlantic
House.
Mrs. Edwin W. Wallace of woburn
Mass, and son Howard. are passing
few weeks at the Point. They were pre-
coded here by the Misses Idela and Marion
Wallace who are entertaining as their
guest Miss Elizabeth Fox, also Of Wo-
burn.
Mrs. I. Frank Stevens Of Nashua, "
, H., and children, Philip Elizabeth. Doro-
thy, Lawrence and John, are passing sew
> eral weeks at the Point, in the Ellis cot