Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-25
Bates Students Guests
Governors Daughter
Weekend Halloween

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| Governors Daughter
Weekend HalloWe'e en-
Cats, witches ghosts. sDooks and
COLLINS! The executive mansion was
no place for q nervous manor girfs.
Saturday evening, and Il - good
guess there were none ia the Jolly
bunch OF Bates college boys and
gifis who rot III the thrills AZ . real
Halloween party during their week
end stay At the Blaine House ~ the
guests Of Misses Nelly and Vivian
MilHken.
Cats az black az midnight and as
fierce Of mien as gargoyles. perched
on mantels. leered from windows.
bumped their backs and bristled Their
whiskers; grastly ghosts and scoff-
ing scarecrows STOOD guard in all con-
spicious corners; 5ovial- 5ack-o'-
lanterns beamed on the world from
points Of vantage, ana witches hurry
ink skyward via the broom-handle
air line were silhouetted< on the walls
and doors.
Entering the hail. ono was greeted
by festoon Of grinning pumpkins In
the doorway and q yellow fence be-
meath on which were more cats. while
the historic grandfather clock mas
guarding as q life-size ghost. looked
out from its corner. Past the row OF
5ack-o'-lanterns. lines Of apples and
Of doughnuts on strings. to be bobb-
ed for later. filled other doorways and
the stair rail was an intricate maze
of Irvine which ended In the attic.
The dining room was festive with
banks of corn stalks and grain and
the centerpiece on the big table was
miniature house made of paper,
with blazing lights, and cats peeping
from the windows. Still more cats
and more pumpkins were scattered
covered one wall Of the room and
nondescript parsonage with vacant
face was on guard over the whole.
The fun began Saturday afternoon
with the arrival OF thirty boys and
girls, members Of the sophomore and
freshman classes. who made the trip
from Lewiston by motor. bringing
! with them tennis rackets. baseball
equipment. and musical instruments
and the knowledge that they were
going to have the best kind of a good
time. The afternoon was passed in
various kinds Of outdoor sports. the
principal feature Of which was thu
, tennis doubles. between Governd-
| Miltiken and DR.. L. B. Bristol and
| Edward Roberts and Carl Purinton
of the Bates intercollegiate team.
Governor Milliken and DR.. Bristol de-
feated their opponents Ga, 7-5, 6-s. 60.
IS. 1-e, IS.
/ The Halloween dinner was served
at go and a detail of kitchen police
! acted as walters. A military routine
was the rule of the whole visit and
squads took turns at k. p. duty.
| Halloween stunts and games kept
the young people busy all the even
; ing and their fortunes were told by
Miss Edith Rideout. who read palms
by the light Of the red fire under her
4; witches cauldron. Just before taps
I, sounded the party gathered around
the big fireplace in the lounge and
told ghost stories.
| The Sunday program began with
prayers in the reception room, led by
Governor Milliken and the entire
party attended the Penney Memorial
church service. In the afternoon they
were shown around the city, person
ally conducted by the Governor, who
led the hike up State street and
Winthrop to the Blaine Memorial
park and Ganeston park. Sunday
evening the guests entertained with
a concert of songs and cheers and
mandolin music. Taps sounded at
10 o'clock as the party had to make an
early start this morning to get back
for classes. The return trip was also
made by motor.
The guests were: Wilbur N. Bat
ten, Wakefield, Mass: Leroy B.
Breneman. Auburn: Carl e. Durham.
Portland; Norman 3. Dinsmore, Au-
burn; c. Walter Johnson. Springfield,
Mass; Donald McFarlane. Jr..: Glenn
c. Ross, Paris; Richard L. Waddell.
Florida, N. Y; Louise B. Bryant,
Lebanon, N. H.: Helen s. Chase, Lew
iston;Grace r. Hebb. Bridgton; Dor
tCAAy A0AhOs VOASCclCIs l1d66sp xhOU-
berthe B. Howe. Rumford; Rather
Inc A. Stone. Waterford; Raymond j.
Batten, Wakefield. Mass; Neil r.
Conant. Auburn: James B. Hamlin,
North Bridgton: Carl E. Purinton,
Lewiston: Robert G. Wade. Rockland.
Mass: Elsie L. Roberts. Kennebunk;
Gertrude Louise Lombard, Saxton
River. VT; Elizabeth Atwood, Carver,
Mass; Elizabeth H. Files, East
Orange, N. j.; Frances and Maud
Small. Deer Isle: Hazel E. Prescott,
Worcester. Mass: Stanton Ross, Gar
[diner: Edward Roberts. Lewiston;
Donald Mcfarland. Braintree. Mass
Miss Elizabeth Chase. sister of Mrs.
Milliken and secretary to the presi-
dent Of the college. accompanied the
party.