Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-15

ment OF some sort Of good-tasting salad.
hot buttered rolls and hotter coffee. they
found places to sit down where they en-
joyed the first course. Then brick ice
cream and home made cup cakes and fan
cy cookies were passed around. During
the time the eating was going on there
was fine music to aid the digestion.
well-selected orchestra formed an impor-
tant part of the evenings program. The
members of the orchestra were Chester
c. Fowies, violin; George Mckinney, VIC
lin: Arthur Davis. cornet: Ralph Man
son, clarinet. and Miss Ethel Knowles,
piano.
i With Major Phiibrook again to the
foreground as announcer. the program as
arranged by the entertainment committee
vas presented. Carl Gilman. lately of
State House Minstrel fame. sang There
Something in the Name of Ireland That
the Whole World Seems to Love in his
particular manner, and was encored.
Miss Edith Wadsworth sang Come Back
to Erin" which was very enjoyable. Miss
Gertrude (Goitiel Welch sang "A Little
Bit Of Heaven Sure They Call 1t Heaven
ir a delightful manner. Miss Elizabeth
Noble sang group of songs, old Plaid
Shawl. Philosophy" 1.-The April Girl
and "Four-Leafed Clover" Miss Mobiles
rendition of this pretty group OF melodies
was pleasing. Walter b. Fraser, also of
! state House Minstrels fame, sang You
Brought Ireland Right Over Here" Be
| fore the musical numbers partners for
the march were secured by the matching
! numbers n fa
Milliken. who made a special effort to re
turn from New York in time to attend the
Thursday evening event, with Mrs Mill
ken led the march. Downstairs and up
stairs, through department rooms, a cir
Gle within circle and out again, through,
corridors and all over the place they led
the merry line of marches. the destination
being from where they started.
The "Tuber Scoop" furnished some
real gales of laughter for all. Three
teams were formed and l.. Ernest
| Thornton was the winner. He was
rewarded with yards of Irish crepe pa
per. Lester NJ. Hart sang verses and
verses. all about folks who work I'M
der the State House dome. Paul Sar-
gent. with smile. Roy Wardwell
!
~ all dressed up and no place to go.
James Bagley looking wise and telling
all he knows the Brainerd sisters, Har-
ry Thurlow, Anne Bibber rolling her
| eyes, Charles Brown keeping away
| from the girls and Joe Grenier posing
as all French. that's camouflage,"
were all included in Mr.. Harris song
and then some. The echoes that the
singers started in the dome of the
House were woke up by the laughs
which Mr.. Harris poem song brought
| forth. He didn't forget Miss Hickey.
who did a song and dance, Miss Null
vahill. who would wed If she could,
Frank Ball. who balled out a clerk.
who bawled and climbed a hill in his
song Of strange sights under the dome.
Following the entertainment general
dancing was enjoyed. the same orches-
ira furnishing music. Everybody
seemed to be having such a good time
and laughter was everywhere. The
general committee which hugs Off the
honors of such a successful occasion
with the other committees deserves
much praise. The general committee
was Alice Weston as chairman, assist
ed by Lester Hart. Hazel Bean. Charlie,
Sturtevant, A. M. G. Soule and Marion
Brainerd. The entertainment commit
tee was Anne Cover. Myrtle Hodgdon
and Roy Leach.
As the party broke up at q late hour
everyone felt that they had had q most
delightful evening, a swell time, said
the young ones, and the more sedate
! haf 10 M
then is relished by the best Of men,