Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-11

with flag bunting with decc ritioEs OIL
pink over the tops The committee
III charge of the booth consisted oil
Leo Dunn. G airman: Cyr A. Cyr,
Harvey Peirce, Herbert Oracle ana
Charles Bresset.e.
Next was the Clerks booth, In
charge Of Harry Jones md Ellis
Walker. This booth was decorated
in red. green and white and with
the many pillow-tops which were en-
hibited there, it was a very pleasing
sight.
The Elks' Candy booth was near
the door. This booth was decorated
with flags and bunting. with purple
ard white arch. The committee in
charge Of this booth vas: John E.
Hanson, chairman: Wilbur Beale, f.
P. Dunn. Ernest Gagnon, DR.. O. IL.
Brann. DR.. w. G. Thomas. G. Il.
Eilodeau and Henry Gregoire.
At the other side of the door was
the booth Of the Augusta Firemen,
which contained the aerial" Mail.
Many people received mail by this
route. The mail in practically all
CslSeS COuSlSleu VI pehps
dolls. The booth was decorated with
red and white bunting. with a green
arch. The men in charge OF this
booth were: Chief Roy Small, chair
man; Charles Hunt, Bernard Dow,
George McCurdy. Fred Fletcher, Otis
Sherman, Ernest Keene and Joseph
Kicker.
The bonneville" Railroad, under
the directi 4 Of the Rotary Club, gave
many interesting rides. Here. too, the
passengers we're pretty baby dolls
which quite captured the hearts of
all who saw them. This booth was
decorated with color scheme of red,
blue and green and was under the
supervision of George Weber. chair
nan; Fred Perry, Frank Tracey and
Charles Bilodeau.
At the Merchants booth there
We're numerous articles offered. They
ranged from silverware and vacuum
cleaners to ton of coal. This booth
was presided over by Ralph Erskine
and II. H. Rumery. All of the ar
ticles offered were contributed by the
merchants Of this city. The color
scheme of the booth was in red and
was very pretty.
At the Knights Of Columbus booth
there was flying machine in which
. more dolls took rides. This booth was
pleasingly decorated with Sstriped
bunting and there was a beautiful pur-
| Pile and white striped arch over the
| booth. The committee in charge of
this booth was: Joseph (Pa) Grerier,
! Albert (Chad) Chadwick. James (Spud)
| Lynch, DR.. Paul Cyr, Charles O'Cor-
nor and Claude Bouget.
The Cushnoc Paper Co had a fine
| collection Of blankets in beautiful
grays and other soft colors. These
| blankets were very desirable and We're
much sought after. The booth was
well decorated in red and white bunt-
! ing with an arch Of purple. The COM
mittee VS. composed of William Par
quette. chairman: William Lamont and
Harry Bowling.
The State House had an array of
beautiful lacqucred beaded Japanese
baskets Of many sizes. This booth
| was done in red and white bunting in
a beautiful manner. The committee in
charge consisted Of Fl. a. Folsom,
chairman Harvard Young, Bryant
Jones. Estclla Weber and Lucienne
1'drtre.
The last booth was the hot-dog
stand under n" caro Of Jack McAulcy
and his son John. This booth was dec
grated with figured oilcloth and the
fragrance OF it filled the hall.
Much oredi. is due to the committee
| which has general oversight of the
carnival. The members of this COM
mittee: ]. J. O'Connell, chairman:
Blaine Nilcs. the 'esidcnt OF 20 asso-
ciati Dan Weeks, in charge of pur-
CHASING the supplies; Frank Condor.
| III Charge of the tickets; c. T. Kinsman,
J entcrtai, mert and ball; and DTn T~r-
ran, publicity, have all worked hard
and long fer the success of the affair
and they have been and will be amply
repaid 1cr their combined efforts by
! the success of the carnival
The Carnival management OK
| pressed regret that the Country club
! opening is scheduled for tonight. in
view of the fact that the Carnival
! dates were selected so far in advance.
The official program was distri-
buted on the streets yesterday and
at the hall last evening. Due to an
! error the advertisement of Ray ID.
! Gilbert should have read Republican
! candidate for county treasurer In
stead of Success in 1922" phrase
! intended for another advertiser.
Program for Tonight
The program for tonight will be
much different from last night. John
Ironhand will be there again tonight
! and he will also give an exhibition on
the street around o'clock this after
noon. There will be two other high
class acts tonight. Lambert Brothers,
worlds greatest banjoists, and MISS
Josephine Ellberry. soprano from the
Boston Grand Opera Co., will both be
present and the ~rogram will be well
worth while. In this connection 1t
might be we'll to say that the act by
Ironhand will be absolutely new, as