Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-05

! New York; cir. and Mrs. Luedeke
and two sons. New York; Joseph
Harrington, New York: Mr.. and Mrs
James. New York; Mr.. and Mrs.
Dow and two sons, Somerville. Mass;
Mr.. and Mrs. Huxford. Melrose,
Mass; Nh and Mrs. Samuel Camp
bell. Brooklyn. ). \.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester F. Rowe
were recent guests of Mr. and Mrs,
/; Z, L. French.
The postponed picnic of the Tell
Me Club will be Friday, August .
! az Thomas shore, Lake Annebes-
sacook.
Mrs. A. D Hall is entertaining
| her aunt Mrs. Margaret Martin of
! Gardiner for q few weeks.
| Miss Annie Donivan was bust
ness caller in Augusta "Wednesday.
Mrs. Georgia Mitchell. who has
been at her old home at Mt. Vernon
| for several weeks, returned We'd
/ nesday.
| Mrs. Leila Currier of Lewiston is
the guest of her mother, Mrs. Mary
| Batchelder-
Mrs. Ernest Fisk, who has been
| visiting relatives on Sturtevant
Hill, has returned TO her home in
| Providence, r. |.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Mitchell and
daughter Lucille of Montpelier, VT,
| visited Mr.. and Mrs. l.. T. Carlton,
| Wednesday.
Mrs. .Cuthbert Mills and son CAL
| vert of st, Johns. Staten Island, y.
| Y, with Mr. and Mrs. Fred NJ. Mar
! tyn Of Wollaston, Mass, are passing
: the month at camp at Piney
T Heights.
/ Mrs Fred Burrows and mother
are at their summer home on Stur-
tevant Hill for few weeks.
Miss c. w. Lawrence Of Augusta
was the guest Wednesday OF Mrs.
Abbie Edwards.
=, Mrs Grace J. Berry of Auburn is
passing August with her aunt, Mrs.
Maud West.
, +. A. Hunt of Mclrose, Mass,
with a party of friends arrived on
Thursday morning TO pass a few
days at his summer home, East
! Winthrop.
The county field day Of the Ken
nebec Farm Bureau and the two
county Pomonas will be celebrated
jointly on August II at Island Park,
Miss Hazel Peck. after visiting
relatives in Lynn for several weeks,
has returned to her home in Win
throp.
On Wednesday afternoon at the
iChautauqua tent the international
Concert Company gave one of the
finest programs that Chautauqua ever
presented to a local audience. The
company is made up an pliShed
pianist and three finely trained sing
ers, Miss Eta Bradley. soprano; Ben
Redder, operate tenor and Harry d
INewcomb. Canadian baritone, These
three gave solos, duets and trios OF
the worlds best music. gems from
opera being intcrSperSed with songs
from the best composers. The com
pany opened the program with THE
American Girl" and among other fine
numbers the eselctions The Pipes OF
Gordon's Men" and "Duna" BY Mr.
Newcomb were much enjoyed. Will
liam Haddcn, the pianist, gave fine
rendering of a Chopin Polonaise. Miss
Bradley's soprano, clear and high
vas heard to advantage in French
songs and was delightful in the en-
core number Rain" in which the
piano accompaniment simulated tho
patter of the rain upon the pane
In the evening the company again
appeared and it seemed as though
they were even obtter than in the af-
ternoon. Mr.. Haddon played the
/ Blue Danube Waltzes" by Strauss,
and his Bird Song was q delightful
, number.
Mr.. Redden sang "Dreamland" par
ticularly WEI, song the tenor eX-
planned. for fathers. The duet by the
/ two men was wonderful blending
of splendid voices and the final num-
Der by the three, the prison scene
! from Faust" brought the program
to a fitting close. 1t would be diff
cult TO explain the impression made
by Strickland Gillian whose lecture
Just Between Ourselves" delighted
the audience for an all too short hour.
This lecture is unique and the per
Sonality of the lecturer unusual. Be
tween the lines, in spite of the hu-
mOrous nature of the lecture were
bits of real philosophy, and even
pathos.
Among other bits of poetry Mr. Gill
lilan recited his famous "Finnegin
and Flannagin" and brought his Ice
ture to close with tender little