Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-05-19
bEWITCHINC Chill LDREN take PART
IN DELIGHTFUL PROGRAM GIVEN
UNDER AUSPICES EASTERN Star
Many Pretty Features in Entertainment Thursday Evening
Queen of May Growing and May Pole Dance among the
Attractive Numbers-The Occasion Brilliant Success

Childrens night was celebrated by
Rose of Sharon Chapter, No. 13, o. E.
S., Thursday evening at Masonic hall
and a program replete with attractive
and novel features was carried out by
about IS young people. The various
numbers of the program included the
May Pole dance, the crowning of the
May Queen, and excellent impersona-
tions of characters in Mother Goose
and all of the numbers were carried
out by the children in a manner that
drew applause from the older people
present. Tie entire Program had been
prepared by Worthy Matron Mrs. Alice
K. Hewins, who deserves great credit
for the success of the affair. This was
the first time that a children's party
had been given by the chapter and
surely it was a delightful occasion.
At the opening Of the evenings en-
tertainment the children were invited
into the Temple, where brief remarks
We're made to them by Mrs. Hewins
She stated that the chapter looked
upon them as their successors and
gave the children a clear idea of the
purpose of the entertainment. Selec-
tions were then rendered by a quartet
made up of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Brann,
Wallace Purinton and Mrs. Lottie NJ.
Reed. The piano accompaniment was
played by Mrs. Frank l.. Dutton who
also played for other numbers during
the evening. The entire musical pro-
gram was in charge of Mrs. Lottie NJ.
Reed.
The children were then ushered in
TO the banquet hall, where they FORM
red the procession for the march, the
first number of their entertainment.
The leader Of the march was Hubert
Cross, who as marshal wore a suit of
| white satin and carried a baton. Next
in the procession came the crow:
bearer. Miss Muriel Holmes; crowner,
Miss Ruth Hazelwood; and the pages,
Knowlton Hewins and Sanford Fogg.
Little Miss Helen Wilson, the three
year-old daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilbert S. Wilson, was Queen of the
May and rode in the procession in a
prettily decorated cos ch. She was at
tended by Frank Hewins, Jr.
Others in the march were: Misses
Ida Fish, Caroline Whittier Marion
Smith, Hazel Chernowsky, Alice Nor
ton, Florence Wilson, Catherine Has
kell Margerite Chase, Edith Daggett
Loina Wardwell, Charlotte Carleton;
and Masters Spofford Giddings, Walter
Chernowsky, Bertram Kicker, Lewis
Carleton, Pasco Brann, George Neale
Leroy Wardwell, Donald Hewitt, Bev-
erly Hewins and Kenneth Chadbourne.
The next event in order was the
crowning of the May Queen. Miss Will
son, the Queen of the May, wore a
pretty dress of white voile trimmed
with pink ribbon and carried a wand
The ceremony Of the crowning was
performed by the crown bearer, Miss
Holmes, who carried the crown on a
silver tray, and Miss Hazelwood, who
placed the crown on the head of the
Queen of the May. The crown bearer,
the crowner, the pages and the entire
procession then saluted the Queen Of
the Nav. who waved her wand and rem
dered a. pretty solo entitled, "A Sun
| beam&
Eight Of the young people then drop
ned out Of the march and gave the May
pole dance, this being one OF the most
attractive numbers of the program.
The pole was successfully wound ana
unwound with yellow and white rib
bons. Those taking part in this dance
were. Misses Ida Fish, Caroline Whit
tier. Marion Smith and Hazel Iher-
nowsky and Masters Sanford foSS'
Knowlton Hewins, Spofford Giddings
and Hubert Cross.
number of selections Of vocal so
los recitations and instrumental so
los were then rendered IN very pleas
ing manner. They were as follows: r.
ano solo. Miss Ruth Carleton; vocal
solo. Merton Saunders; recitation.
Miss Katherine Haskell; piano SOLO,
Miss Margaret Merrill.
This part Of the program was fol-
lowed by a novel feature, the imper-
sonation Of a number of the charac-
ters of Mother Goose The costumes
worn in this number were excellent
and the characters were finely portray
cd. Miss NJ. Cary Barrows read the
Mother Goose rhymes and the imper-
senators made their appearance as the
names Of their characters were read.
The characters were presented as fol-
lows: Little Boy Blue" Marcellus Graf
fam; "Tom. the Piper's Son." Knowlton
Hewins; MARY Had a Little Lamb,
Beverly Hewins: "Humpty Dumpty.
Walter Chernowsky; mistress Mary,
Ruth Hazelwood assisted by Misses Kath'
crime Haskell, Loina Wardwell and Mas
49, payar,y uewins. "I little Tom Tuck.
err" Miss Charlotte Carleton: Little