Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-08-27

fecfionery went like hot cakes. The
table was in charge Of Mrs. Coney
Brown, Mrs Edgar Brown. Mrs. George
vose and Mrs. Irving Staples
E. A. vose with hot buttered popcorn
made a hit during the afternoon and
evening and he was kept busy a great
er part of the time in preparing the de-
Iic:ous popcorn, which was sold at hve
cents a bag.
Misses Bertha Cobb and Maude Her
ron served cake to the public at five
cents a piece, and this table was next
to the ice cream table, cake always
adding the finish to ice cream. The Ia
dies In charge Of the Ice cream were
Mrs. c. Albert Allen. Miss Allen. Mrs
Hutchinson. Miss Warren. Mrs. Newell
and Mrs. c. D. Bishop.
The well equipped barn. which is
so famous to citizens far and near,
was the scene Of the show for the
day. and for the price of dime
there was continuous performance
and each time the room was filled
and many standing. Most Of those
who participated in the program
were members Of the younger set,
and the little girls and boys dis
played promising stage talent both
in the afternoon and evening.
The program opened each time
with a selection by the orchestra
from the Myrtle street school and
there was not a musician there over
IA years of age, and many very
| much younger. The director was
Miss Katherine Prince who is also a
worker at the play grounds.
The entertainment consisted Of
solo dances and vocal selections. and
each number received hearty ap-
plause from the house. The num-
bers were as follows: Autumn"
solo dance. Bertha Arnold; color
fairies recitation, In China" vocal
solo, Mrs. Marjorie Weber; vocal
solo, Tommy Lad" Norman Has
kell; High Jinks." Miss Dorothy
Norman; singing Of the ''Marseil-
laise' and 'Kisses'' by the Misses
I Gloria and Jackquelia LeClair, about
five and three years of age; Golden
Rod Fairies. in which Marie Robar.
Glendore Nedeau. Gloria LeClair
and Rosamond Bailey took part;
solo dance, Adraine Clukey; vocal
selection. Bessie Levine: tamborine
dance, Thereasa Miller; Highland
fling. Mary Rose Robinson: elbow
ing Bubbles" Master Charles Pool
er and Faith Coney and Barbara
Johnson; solo dance, Faith Coney;
reading. Margaret Simpson; vocal
solo. Miss e. Edna Emery; Irish Jig
dance, Helen LaChance; reading,
Mrs. Minnette Simpson; vocal
selection. Mrs. Napoleon Bison
cornet solo. Raonel Cyr; Irish
Washwoman," Bertha Arnold;
Charles Chaplin" impersonated by
Roger Robinson and Benedict Col
ford; violin selection. Marjorie Huot
To the committee in charge Of the
entertainment. which has worked Sc
hard in the past few weeks coach
ing the children. is due much credit
The members Of the committee are:
Mrs. Charles Pooler, Mrs. Mas
Clark. Miss Katherine Prince, and
Oia<kin and Stephen Aver.
In the evening the grounds were
crowded and as far as could be
seen were automobiles parked on
either side Of the street. and in some
cases in double column. Headquar-
tersfnan Scribner Of the Waterville
police department was right on the
Job and kept everything orderly as
far as traffic was concerned and
proved very efficient for It was not
an easy position to hold.
The Waterville Military Band, un-
der the leadership Of W. D. Haines
gave a very pleasing band concert
in the evening and was the center
Of attraction, for where the Water
willie band is found, there 10 always
q big throng Of people.
| BY Q o'clock in the evening most
Of the articles were sold. in fact
earlier than that many of the booths
we're closed. The crowd remained I'M
| til late hour.