Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-09-06
SQUIRREL ISLAND
Clever Vaudeville Entertain
nent Voted Best Ever
Finals in Tennis Tourna.
ment - Children's Field
Sports

The vaudeville entertainment at
the Casino on Friday evening was OF
a high order and was given before
a large and appreciative audience.
Hayden Hawthorne was very clever
in his song Il Am Always Chasing
Rainbows" and made a decided hit.
wore grey dresses with overskirts in
brilliant rainbow effects and black
sweaters. The program was given
variation this year by the boys from
the Naval station at Boothbay Har-
Dor doing a few Of their stunts.
These were much appreciated by the
audience. Miss Janet Emerson Of
Portland gave an exhibition of fancy
dancing, her costume being a bril-
liant red. The dance was a clever
fencing stunt amid was given with
dash and spirit One Of the best
numbers on the program was TIA
Like to be an Old-Fashioned Wife"
sung by some Of the island girls. in.
Guiding Miss Barbara Brooks, Char
totte White, Mrs. Langdon Cole, Miss
Catharine Bishop. Miss Martha
Reed, Miss Anita Reed. Catharine
Davis and Anna Davis; Miss Martha
Reed taking the leading part. Two
sailors from the Boothbay Harbor
Naval station gave musical act
which included the use Of several
instruments, among others the uka-
tele, the guitar and banjo. Walter
Hersey, an old time favorite in vaud-
eville, was at his best. His opening
n "a @f
was full of local hits that struck the
mark every time. His clog dancing
was the best ever seen here. Miss
Mary Gray Staples of Lewiston and
Miss Catharine Bishop of Hartford
gave a speciality dance that was
much enjoyed. One of the cleverest
things Of the evening was a group
OF popular songs with original words
run of local hits written by Hayden
Hawthorne. Altogether this enter
tainment was generally thought to
be the best Of the annual vaude-
vile entertainments ever presented
here and was under general direc-
ton Of Miss Margaret Oldham,
Hayden Hawthorne and w. z. Stan
wood
The weather for the tennis tourna-
ment with the exception OF Friday was
all that could be desired ard the finals
in all the tournaments were finished
Fete day with the exception of the finals
in TIC mixed doubles. In many of the
matches the play was fast and of q high
order In mems singles the finals, best
three in FIVE, Johnston beat kimball
Fisher 81, Ga. Sc. 10 Ladies styles.
semi finals, Miss Florence Hayes beat
Mrs. Ely O.. CO Finals, Miss Hayes
beat Mrs. George Kelley 6-3. 63 Mixed
doubles. LIST round. kimball Fisher and
Miss Howard beat Robert T. White
house and Miss White by default John
tocks White and Miss Boutelle CO, IS
Leigh Flynt and Miss Louise Smiley
beat Lauriat Lam and Miss Davis 6-l,
ell; Mr.. Edmunds and Miss Margaret
Oldham beat Mr. Johnston and Miss
Warren 10. i-finals, Mr.. Old
ham and Mrs. Edmurds beat Mr. Fisher
and Miss Howard SO, rs Mr., Flynt AMI
Miss Smiley beat Mr. Edmunds and
Miss Oldham Ca 6-4. Finals, Mr.
Oldham and Mrs. Edmunds beat Mr.
Flynt and Miss Smiley by default Con-
solutions. Edward Bonnelli beat Mr.
Cliff by default; Leigh Flynt beat
James G. White by default; I.auriat
Lane beat Bro oks Whitehouse 6-3. g.
60; Stanley Black heat John Oldham
81. ca Semi-fnals. Flynt beat Bon
nelli 81. co; Black beat Lane 60. 0-6.
,at.
Black So, s-3. e-s.
Attorney Frank harrington Of Angus
ia Joined his family at the Harrington
cottage for the week end.
David Young of Dover has been pass
ing his raca ton here.
The islanders were greatly inter
csted in submarine chaser that Wis
tied here for two hours Saturday
morning. She is commanded by
Lieutenant Edward Stanwood. Jr..
who called on his father at his cot
tage here and also on other friends
Lieut.. Alton Grant and Mrs.
Grant of Lewiston are the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Grant.
Samuel Q. Church is the guest Of
~h-' oio ~N4i D l. iCSASi I'm ~. NoNhtLAoS
at L'Amico cottage.
Judge S. S. Lancaster Of Augusta
Joined his family at Bay View cot
tage for the weekend.
Miss Dolly Wheelock of Lewiston
Is the guest of her sister, Mrs.
George X. Boutelle at her cottage
Miss Helen Butterf1eld of Water
vile, the Squirrel Island librarian,
returned to her home this week
The library will be under the direc-
ton of Miss Alice Emerson, former
ly of Oakland, for the month of Sep
TENDER.
Lee Briggs. formerly of Lewiston,
and his brother, Benjamin Briggs,
also formerly of Lewiston, and Mrs.
Briggs are the guests of Mr. and Mrs
William Frye White at the Frye
White cottage.
Miss Eliza beth Paine of Waterville
has been a guest at the Paine cottage.
Arthur Staples of Lewiston Joined
his family here for the weekend