Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-05
May FESTIVAL
Seventh Annual De-
lights the Children

Held Saturday Afternoon At City Hal
Under Auspices Of the Claiming
Guild Of the Unitarian Church.
Program includes Charming Play
Entitled "Mother ooese's cosIinss,"
and Dainty Maypols Dance, Fol-
lowed by General Dancing
Rocking horses, grab trees, nsn
ponds and other things that delight
the hearts Of children, figured prom
inently in the settings Tor the sew
enth annual May festival. held ITO"
3 to $50 o'clock Saturday afternoon
at City hall under the auspices OF
the Charming Guild Of the Unitarian
church. 1t was a grand good t'me
for the children, an occasion winch
they had looked forward to for many
weeks; there were large NUMBER
present indicating the financial sue
cess of the affair and part OF the
proceeds will 60 to the Augusta Gen.
eral hospital.
The presence Of Mother Goose. Old
Mother Hubbard. the Old Woman
w no lltcu II 0AoO AAAN SsAAS> ~AN-O
ery celebrities added great enjoy
ment for the young folks. The at
ternoon's program opened with a
play entitled Mother Goose"s Cos
lings," given by the children and
which was very cute and charming.
A number Of recitations were given
by the little folks. Those taking part
in the play were: "Old Mother Hub
bard" Eleanor Wilcox; "Old Woman
Who Lived in a Shoe" Marguerite
Chase: Contrary Mary" Edith Nell
son; Little Red Riding Hood" Fir-
giria Wilcox; Little 30 Peep" Janet
Chase; Little Miss Muffet," Eliza
beth Phalen; ''Rockabye Baby"
Robert Leadbetter and Louise Tracy:
George Porgie." Norman Partridge;
Willie Winkle," Elizabeth Thorne;
Jack Homer" Jarvis Woodward:
Little Boy Blue" Charles Thorne;
"Humpty Dumpty," Burton
Cleaves; tom the Piper's Son."
Horton Flynt. Mrs. Norman l. Bas-
sett played the part Of Mother
Goose"
After the play Miss Josephine Pat
tangall rendered vocal solo in
charming manner. winning much
applause.
The Maypole dance. which is a
very pretty part of the program each
was danced by six young couples
who wound the Maypole in the CEN
ter Of the auditorium floor. with the
green and white ribbons. The dance
was under the direction of Miss Ros-
almond Conner. and those taking part
were: Edith Nelson. Jeanette Pur-
linton, Eleanor Wilcox. Evelyn True.
Ruth Stewart. Josephine Hanson and
Paul Giddings. Paul Bunker, Charles
Nelson, Burton Cleaves. Forrest Ty-
son and Howard Bodwell.
The last hour of the festival was
given over to general dancing for
the grown-ups as we'll as the young
folks and needless to say, all had a
good time. Music for the afternoons
program was furnished by Dennis
orchestra of six pieces.
The tables where cooked food. can
DIV and ice cream were on sale re-
ceived good patronage and were in
charge of the following ladies':
Candy table. in charge of Mrs.
Phalen, assisted by Mrs. E. b.
Thorne, Miss Grace Smothers. Miss
Ethel Partridge and Mrs. H. L.
Pishon.
Food table, in charge Of Mrs. E. f.
Newbert, assisted by Mrs. H. P.
Lowell. Mrs. Frank Simmons. Mrs.
Nathan Weston and Miss Louise Sell
bling.
Ice cream table, in charge of Mrs.
l.. L. Cooper and Mrs. Henry Stur-
gis.
Grabs and fish pond. in charge Of
Mrs. Frederick w. Plaisted. Mrs. F.
b. Purinton. Mrs. Benjamin +.
Cleaves. Mrs. Ralph Conant. Mrs.
Harry Patten and Mrs. William r.
Pattangall.
The May festival was under the di-
rection Of Mrs. John Wadleigh and
Mrs. Roy H. Flynt. The play was
under the direction Of Mrs. n. l..
Bassett. Mrs. 3. E. Bither and Mrs.
G. E. Wilcox