Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-01
Sorosis' Ninth Meeting
A Pageant for Children

The ninth meeting Of the Show
hogan Sorosis for the season of 1921
and '22 which was held on Monday
. evening in the parlors Of the public
I library was one of much interest to
many as it was the annual Child
ren's Night" and was largely at
tended by many little people.
The president. Mrs. Jessie D
Plummer called the meeting to Or
der. the secretary, Mrs. Berdena F
Conant, giving the reports of two
previous meetings, the picnic supper,
and Gentlemen's night. At motion
/ made by Mrs. Vivian Woodbury., the
| club voted to pay SIS toward the art
collection which the Skowhegan
High school is purchasing. At a
, motion made by Miss Leila Fair
brother. the club voted to take a sill
Yer offering at the next meeting to-
ward the State work of the public
health department.
The program for the evening was
! directed by the following commit
| tee: Mrs. Sarah S. Stenhouse, chair
man; Mrs. Edrie Wyman, Mrs. Mar
! garet NJ. Day, Mrs. Elsie Fox and
! Miss Alice z. Go; !rich. The guests
were received upon their arrival by
Mrs. Wyman. Miss Goodrich and
Mrs. Fox, while Mrs. Stenhouse and
Mrs. Da"were in charge of the per-
| formers for the evening who were in
waiting in the octagon room at the
right Of the presidents table.
The entertainment consisted of the
pageant, The Nidgets of Midget
Town. Grand Parade" Mrs. Stem
house acted as accompanist. The
prelude included recitation in the
form of a dialogue by Florence Hur.
ley and jeanette Jewell.
The cast, all in costume was made
up as follows: Mayor, Jackie Jen-
hins; selectmen. Clarence Whiting
! Maurice Valliere and Jackie Wilder;
policemen, Edward Merrill, Stephen
Merrill. and Edward Quincy.
blacksmith, James Phillips: miller
William Christensen: grocer, Her.
man Martin; farmer, John Phillips;
DR.. Bones, Richard Goldsmith; mil
liner. Florence Norton; dressmaker
! Dorothy Plummer; housewife. Eliza
beth Jewett; wasfler-woman, Aithea
Green; school teacher, Edna Oddly:
/ hay makers. Henrietta Page. Laura
Chase, Phyllis Richardson, and Helen
/ Rolf; dairy maids, Elizabeth Page
Elizabeth Quincy, Dorothy Hobart
and Bertha Norton. The dairy maids
and hay makers gave a pretty little
dance.
After the full cast had made its
appearance all took places in front
OF the audience rendering an appro-
pirate song. At the close of the
pageant the children moved their
seats down front and were entertain
cd for some time by Carlton T. N1er-
rill, who proved himself quite a
magician and delighted the little peo-
PIE who were persistent in their Of
fers to assist, and rapturously ap-
plauded each trick. At the close Mr.
Merrill stated that he would have
more and better tricks next time.
The hostesses served delicious
harlequin ices and cakes of many
kinds and a pleasant time was en-
jcyed during the serving Of the re-
freshnents. This was one of the
happiest Children's meetings ever
held by Sorosis. The next meeting
will be held on the evening Of March
IS. the topic assigned being Colonial
Times"
The meeting will be arranged and
carried out by the following ladies':
Miss Gertrude S. Weston, chairman;
Mrs. Jennie Sampson, Miss Gertrude
Sampson. Miss Ruby Fathe, Mrs.
Georgia La Form. and Miss Clara 3.
Narney.