Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-01
THE ANNUAL NAY FESTIVAL OF
UNITARIAN SOCIETY DELIGHTS 1
LARGE AUDIENCE 1T CITY HALL
About 100 Children Take Part in May Of the Nay
Crpwped-Mauy Elaborate Costumes Worn and Dancers
Generously Appsauded-Eatire Program Success

About 20 children Of tais city and Hal
lowell took part IA the annual Nay ses-
civai given By the Unitarian Society Sat
urday afternoon at City hall aad watch
proved TO Be one Of the MOST pleasing
events o. frs kind ever given IN the city
The program was rsplats with delightful
fesrures ialcludfng the appearances and
cHwaing 81 tae May Gs'Ieen and the May
pole dance, and at the close OF the con-
cert the young people enjoyed dancing
| Until o'clock The hail rss wssl filed
and a part o. the proceeds viii De given
20 local charity.
Many 5r the children were dressed in
costumes. scr.e % watch were very elan
o.atA and were deserving of much praise.
Arferx those wearing fancy costumes
were tie following Mss Frances KlHs-
mar. csaI r1se; Water True, Eaovi-or
Herias Philip Miluken ard Sanford
Fsxx, bears and wolves: LlewslIya Coop
er and Dudley E;aoh. Colonial naer Mss
Margaret Beach suffrsglst; Miss frances
e,lshon, sierrerre. Ffuaert Cross, drum
RIA ;or. form Elnaors Dutch boy.
The Queen 81 the May was Mss Mat
sI4ae csaanetf, who Wa pretciIy dressed
IN white VITA pink sash ard carried A
beautifully decorated team drawn by two
goats While in frort 81 the team marched
TIE Two Colonial a1sn, I1eweiIYn Cooper
ard Dudley sshb. Miss Csaaaecc vas
crerreI with roses ard ferget-rneC-ndts
by Misses Marion Mower and Grace Pat
tanssN
The concert program was openef With
tie grand march III which All tie children
participated, being LED BY the drum ma
jor, Ffaoert Cross. The first cnupte IN
the march were Mss ida FISH ~ Hdllo-
welI and SpofTori csicdings.
very attractive feature was A iarc-
ing Guet by Misses Marion Mower and
Grace PatrsngaH. Their Costumes we're
black ard whics. Mss Mowers being
trimmed With greeu and Mss Pa5ran
gals with Grange. The title u their
sancs was lust FOR Fun and some pref
ty steps we're demonstrated.
The MAJ Pole dance vas gwen hY
the following young penple Misses
Ida Ffsh. Marion Smith and Caroline
Whittier Of EaIlnweu, Misses R3,rh
Pettergtfl, Josephine PatrangaI and
Ffsien EFarris Of this city and Masters
Waiter True, Spoffor1 Gi6dings, San
ford F'ogg. Enoplr0n Ffewiis and Fer
rars Perm If this city and Phillip NIL
Iixer of FEaiI6wei1. These six couples
Who had heen carefully trained ~
Mrs E0sarua r CJr.ldr7e. deserve
much ere6lc for rhe excellent manner
in which the dance Wa carried! OUT
The boys had vi7lCe ribbons and the
girls green rt5bnns ard the pole was
successfully wound and srNouu6.
h.r with the audience By her rendition
~ the song i've Lost Ny Teddy
Bear and at tie chorus four Terc5
bears gave 4 dance.
Dennis orchestra furnished ni1ssic
FOR the dance which followed and il
goes Nirhour saying that the dances
~ere Thoroughly enjoyed BY the gGGr2,
people At the conclusion " the Ga6c
ing program the chi drsn were erter
tanned with F'7incn ard JrGy show
gwen ny Harold Partridge.
TIE tsbies about The hall II which
May baskets, candy. cooked food ard
zee cream ware sold receIvsr. good
patronage during tt + afternoon. Tf:s
grab bag this year r. k she form II 2
f;li}, bed with yeiinV tulips f6r eha
girls an,f red FIR eiie hogs This VS.
il, charge of Ms Fohert f'artr!Gga
fcha irn1a14l Mrs r T: F-srlhtnr- Mrs.
Sylvester ) I::eaoh Mrs Charles
Fame, Dr. Doris Klaus. Miss Eth.
Partridge and Miss C.race Patcs riga u,
( The ladies' fn charge Of the other
tables were AS follows
( Cooked foof-MFS W r Pzctan
eal1 fchairraan) Ms Va tfen Westor,
Mrs oscar D1.nbar. Mrs Sanford r.
Fogs, Mrs Paul > F'halen and Mrs.
r. f. NsWtert.
1 f,sndy-Miss Msrz7erfte Lowell
( fcf4aifnan). Mrs. Fre nk Libby. Misses
Grace srothers ana Char9otte "
Mower
7 Ma gbaSkats-Mrs Frank z. Smith
4 (1ha lrnaanJ, Mrs. F'recerick W. PlaIs-
tel Mrs. Warren &. PhiIhroos ard
Mrs. Hiram T. F'.ss hn-
I The ice cream table Vas tn charge
Of Mrs l. l.. Cooper, who was assist
ed by Smith Coop@r ana Harvey Fogg
( costunnsa az chefs
/ 4 beautiful doll which was u diz
play at the MayaaAket table Tz=
given ~ Miss Margaret Beach
The corarafttee tn charge ~ t1e
Nay pole dance was composed o.
Misses Eoss raont Cornor and Marion
Mower N!ss Charlotte Mower fur
nlshed nusfc AT the piano for This
d nce AND the duet dance given BY
Misses Pattangzu ard Mover
TIE program was in charge 0. Mrs.
Paul g PhaEea, who vas assisted BY
Ire John Wadleigh.