Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-22
PATRIOTIC FES-
TIVAL PLANS

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The plans for the coming Patriotic
festival to be given on Thursday.
June -, on the east lawn of the State
House are being developed so thai
they reveal a very pretentious al
fair. something that cannot be miss
cd by anyone without lasting regret
Practically every department in the
State House will be represented eth
or an exhibit of it's work or in some
booth and with the novel and nu-
merous booths, tents and platforms
for the vendors Of refreshments ana
other things and for the exhibits
with the thousands Of electric llghts
and the decorations. the grounds VIII
present a beautiful appearance. Best
of all, the affair should realize q
handsome sum for the Surgical Dress
ings class of the Augusta Red Cross
Chapter.
The executive committee. Supt c.
:. Brown, Mrs. Lillian Smith and Miss
Gertrude Walch. with their numerous
subcommittee are working in every
spare minute to make the thing :,
success and all hands are giving them
splendid support.
State Librarian Henry +. Dunnack
has been engaged as the Four Min
ute speaker and he will be followed
by Governor Milliken in short ad-
dress. The speakers and guests VIII
have a stand of their own on the
right. at the foot of the granite steps
as YOU enter the building. The st. &C.
elias Boys Band will be just across
tho walk, on the south side. Booths
will extend along the entire front of
the two wings and be scattered
through the grounds from the eri
trance to the building. at least % IN
number, and some Of them the finest
ever seen in this vicinity
You will set up and take notice "
the Fish and Game exhibit, showln%
as it will a complete outfit for the
woods, with even a guide cooking
trout before a fire in front Of the
camp. Much of the outfit is oeins
loaned by prOprietors of camps ana
guides, that the city people may see
how it is done in the woods.
Watch out for the display showing
the evolution Of the telephone, which
will be shown under the auspices OF
the Public Utilities Commission. IL
will include something showing every
step from the first telephone away
back arout 1874 or 1873, up to the tat
est Of today, from the original sam
Morse instrument to the new SWITCH
hoard Of Charlie Sam" Browns new
exchange at the State House. 1t is Il
wonderful and priceless exhibit. com
ing from New York with man "n
will not allow it out Of his sight ana
worth going many miles to see.
The public Utilities will also have
a wonderful electric light development
exhibit.
The secretary of State will show
auto plates from all over the Unite1
states and Canada. The state treas
urcr will have a booth for the sale 81
War Savings STAMPS. The adJutant
general and provost marshal VII
make a fine military display. The
state library will have great d's
play. but what. they refuse to tell
Others will soon join.
For sale will be various things
such as: Pop corn booth, Highway
Commission; ice cream and ice cream
cones, state House Girls Club; soft
drinks, Banking department; spruce
gum. Forestry department.; candy,
insurance department.; sandwiches.
Board Of Health; native strawber-
ries and cream, Agricultural depart
ment; coffee and doughnuts, Chart
ties and Corrections; flower booth, In
dustrial Accidents; hot frankforts,
Supt of Buildings department; ana
others to come. The punch booth
will be an elaborate house of daisies
at the right Of the entrance and an
other feature will be the Gold
Nine" in charge Of the Executive de-
partment, in which you can for a
small fec) dig out your fortune, N a
substantial form.
The executive committee has APP
pointed Chief Engineer Paul l.. Bean
Of the Public Utilities to lay out the
ground for the festival and Engineer
VIM. y. Black has the details and
assignments n charge. The elaborate
building work is in the hands of Car
renter Everett Libby. w. Earl Paine
ana VIM. F. Know will serve as prop
erty men The lighting will be by
the Central Maine Power Co. and
Brown, the decorator, Of Portland,
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