Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-20
Plans Progressing
for Charity Ball

The nrst meeting Of the committees
for the New Years ball for Hoover's
Destitute Children was held. under the
craftsmanship Of Mrs. Guy p. Gannett.
Saturday afternoon at the 7. N. C. A.
The enthusiasm Of the gathering and
the care with which plans were made
would indicate that the ball will be
the most brilliant and productive
charity affair Of the entire year.
All the money made through the
agency Of this entertainment will be
added to the fund for relieving the
desperate need Of three and one-half
million children OF eastern and cen-
trail Europe still dependent for their
very lives upon the charity Of Ameri-
ca.
Tickets for the ball are now on sale
at Fletcher's Pharmacy. One dollar
is charged for general admission and
10 cents extra for reserved places at
the tables which will be arranged
about the walls Of the dancing door.
The FIRST to buy tickets will have the
first choice Of tables.
The ball committee feels that, when
1t is fully realized that the price of
one admission will buy food enough
to sustain for one full month the life
Of little child, there will be q great
demand for the tickets, not only
among those who plan to attend the
ball but also among those who will in
this way contribute to the buying of
life itself for little children.
Charles E. Downing, chairman Of
tina tinLaf bo. =
and still hopes to dispose of tickets
primarily through the efforts Of the
girls of Cony High school. To make
the sale Of profit as well as Of interest
to the girls he secured and offered a
number Of prizes to be awarded to the
girls disposing Of the largest number
Of tickets. SO few girls responded to
the call to be present Saturday after
noon that this plan may have to be
changed. The girls who came to the
'Y' on Saturday to secure tickets for
sale were Misses Lillia Jones. Nellie
May. Rebecca Higgins. Rena Reynolds.
Marie Frost, Anna Faulkner and Wv
ian Foss.. Mr.. Downing has announced
that unless enough Cony High girls
come to his store for tickets by OF
before Monday night to assure the sue
cess Of the sale, the help Of other or
CARNATIONS will have to be enlisted.
After the ball committee had dis
cussed the ticket situation and made
the necessary arrangements, various
other committees were named and
plans discussed.
The refreshment committee, under
the direction Of Mrs. William B. Will.
hanson and Mrs. Charles E. Down.
ing. will serve sandwiches and coffee
ice cream and cake. and soft drinks
A candy committee. which will look
out for the sale Of sweets. will be
sponsored by Mrs. John Wadleigh and
Mrs. Fred Belyea. e.
Mrs. Paul D. Sargent, Mrs. F. B
Purinton and Mrs. Walter s. Wyman
assisted by committee Of ladies to
be named by Mrs. Sargent. will have
charge Of the tables.
Mrs. Burleigh Martin. chairman OF
the mattresses, announced that the
young girls who would be asked to
serve would be dressed in the cos.
tunes of the countries Of Europe
whose children must be fed this win.
ter through the generosity Of America
or perish.
The decorations committee, under
| the guidance Of Mrs. Jefferson Bar.
| nekov and Fred r. Lord, will use ev.
| ergreens and balloons of all colors
The publicity committee is made VI
| Of Mrs. Alden Hichborn and Mrs
Percy H. Whiting. Mrs. Hichborn has
| secured a number of exquisite hand
drawn posters to be displayed in thu
| windows downtown.
| The special features committee will
soon announce it's program, which will
be one of the most interesting features
Of the evening. This committee il
made up Charles P. Kinsman. Law
renee Purinton. Alden Hichborn, Har
ris Woodman and Perley NJ. Law.
renee.
| The members Of the committee WHIT
met with Mrs. Gannett Saturday wer.
Mrs. Herbert Locke. Mrs. Fred r
Lord. Mrs. G. Cony Weston, Mrs. Will
liam 3. Williamson, Mrs. A. IL Stur
tevant, Mrs. Charles e. Downing, Mrs
Harris Woodman. Mrs. Jefferson Bar
nekov. Mrs. Robert Cony. Mrs. Bur
leigh Martin. Mrs. Madison Gilman
Mrs. Roland Mckay, Mrs. Maurice
Priest Mrs. Frederic Owen. Mrs. F
B. Purinton. Mrs. D. W. Adams. Mrs
Paul Sargent and Mrs. Percy H. Whit
ing. and P. NJ. Lawrence, Alden HIGH
born. Fred r. Lord, c. e. Downinf