Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-07
C0NY'S annual
Chizzle Wizzle Fair
Scores Success
High School Holds 28th Annual Ex-
hibition for Benefit School Athletics
Big Crowd Packs Hail-MinstreIs
Make hit-Fair Continues This At.
ternoon and Tonight

! ternoon and Tonight
In a most suspicious manner the
: en- by the students Of the Cony High
! school for the benefit of the school
organizations was opened Thursday
evening at City hall The bill for the
first night was, rs usual. the grand
riinstrel show and it was indeed a
. most enjoyable performance. repete
with first class musical numbers and
good fun.
There was Il record breaking at
tendance. Every seat in the hall was
taken before the opening overture
and there was standing room only
! Cony High students again proved
their ability as entertainers and the
, entire program was one of novel and
pleasing features.
. The grand opening overture intro
! duced the end men, the Cony Aero
Club and the chorus Of so voices
J The end men were certainly live
wires and kept interest alive every
/ moment. They were: Francis HILL
Vernon Soulc. harold Willett. ELLIS
, Walker. Richard Benn and Henry
Bangs. \ pretty feature of the ov-
erture was the dance given by the
members of the "COny Aero Club"
i they being: Misses Alice Stevens
! Doris Carey. Emily Toas Helen IIar-
r.s. Alice Sterling, Evelyn Pierce.
Rose Buckley and Marjorie Sterling,
and they We're atti!ed in white sail
solo dance Whicii was given warm
i applause
The end men then came in for their
share Of he applause. the following
selections being rendered When
Aunt Dinah'S Daughter Hannah
Bangs on that Piano" Harold Will
lett: AT the Dixie Military Ball."
Vernon Soulc: rip Van Wrinkle Slept
with One Eye Open" Rishard Benn;
Good Bye. Alexander" Henry
Iangs: "Ra"time Noses Old Time
Eomboshay.' Ellis Walker; I've Got
the Blue Ridge Blues" Francis Hill.
Miss Mary MurphyNsa the selec-
lion. "Yo Ho, Little Girls" and ex-
ccuted the sailors hornpipe dance
very gracefully, the number being
well received by all.
I.a II of the entertainers was ac-
corded warm applause, and the au-
dience was favored with encores. Be
tween the vocal selections. the inter-
locutor. Clinton L. Thompson called
upon tie end men to tell their va
RED 'cNpcriences, and finally Sug-
Eested that each try his hand at COM
posing poetry. The jokes We're new
and hit many local people. adding
lots OF fun to the evenings entertain
ment.
! Following this part of the program
came the olio in which four excellent
numbers were introduced. The Rain
bow Dance executed by Miss Irene
Goodrich was exceptionally pretty,
the steps being varied and very
gracefully done, and Miss Goodrich
Won new laurels with the large au-
dience present. She is certainly pos
sessed OF much talent and her
dancing is always greatly enjoyed.
She was attired in most attractive
| costume in rainbow hues with a
scarf of the same tints.
The second number was q musical
speciality, saxophone and zylophone
duet selections, by Miss Bertha and
Alden Merrill. who are very talented
artists and who have SO often pleased
audiences in Augusta and other places
in this vicinity. j. F. MacNichol was
the accompanist in these selections.
j Violin selections rendered by Misses
Fanny Slosberg and Jennie Miller
were greatly appreciated, both the
young ladies proving themselves vio-
linists of note. Miss Ida Slosberg ac-
companied on the piano.
The closing number of the olio was
! the duet, How Can You Tell?" from
''Hitchy Koo," by Miss Irene Good
rich and Alden Merrill this being a
pleasing singing and dancing num-
Der especially well rendered.
Douglas orchestra PLAYED for the
Ministries.
! The class booths this year are un.
usually attractive. The color scheme
of the senior booth was red and white,
the school colors. and there ice cream
and cake were sold. An especially at
! tractive booth was that of the juniors
the colors. green and white, being used
/ very effectively. Fruit punch and soda
were sold by the juniors. The colors
purple and white were employed in the
/ scheme of the sophomore booth where
| Cony stationery and arm bands are on
| sale. Candy was sold at the fresh
man booth, which was decorated with
the colors blue and white.
| Besides these four booths there was
the "Cony Cue booth where the school
paper was sold and subscriptions were
taken. The Cue has again made its ap-
! pearance after being suspended for a
/ long time and ell former students of
! Couy high and all friends of the school
are glad to see the paper again, bigger
, ana better than ever. Franklin Pat
terson 10 is editor-in-chief of the Clue.
i and r. Edward Handy 30 is assistant
editor.
The Cony Cue" booth was in charge
of Miss Margaret Merrill, Miss Gladys
Merrill! and Willard Strong, business
! manager. The color scheme of the
| booth was brown and white and a hui
, man skull lighted with red electric
bulb attracted attention to the booth.
The booth committees were as fol-
lows: Seniors-Carr Kennedy, chair
! man. Harris McGouldrick, James
Merrill Howard Beale, Gertrude
Austin, Mildred Brown, Hortense
Staples; Juniors-Addison Stiles.
chairman Perctval BraRg. Henry