Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-01-02
WELLESLEY GRADS SUCCESSFUL
new YEARS ASSEMBLY TO RAISE
LOCAL. Quota OF COLLEGE FUND

Father Time ushering in the New
/ Year 1922 was portrayed in a brilliant
and impressive scene which featured
/ the dancing assembly given Saturday
I evening at the Augusta House by the
members of the Augusta Branch of
+ the Western Maine Wellesley Club.
1t was Il delightful and successful So
Cial affair, about 125 couples being
! present and the full quota of money
being raised toward the Wellesley
college endowment fund.
Just before midnight. Freeman +.
| Burr, former State reoloCist, repre-
scnting Father Time, appeared at
one end of the hall in characteristic
Garb, with his scythe, and rccited
fcw original lines. after which he in
PRODUCED at the other end of the hall
his new born child. 1922. which was
represented by little Miss Marjorie
Cray, who danced forth, attractively
arfaycd. The departure of the old
Year was accompanied by thessinging
of "Auld Lang Syne, by the entire
gathering.
A long order Of dances was enjoyed
during the evening. music being fur
nished by kellcy's orchestra of seven
pieces which upheld its reputation of
having one of the best dance music
ORGANIZATIONS in this section. Both
dining rooms at the hotel were given
over to the dancers. and in the par
lors were tables for these who pre-
fcrrcd to play cards.
! In the receiving line were Mre. O.
G. s. Davies, Mrs. Il. III. Bodwcl
Mrs. Fred T. Lord. Mrs. Erskine T..
Moves. Mrs. Donald Q. Burleigh and
Miss Mabel Little. These ladies to-
cether with Mrs. Norman l.. Rasset
and Mrs. George r. Campbell made
m the committee of arrangements or
which Mrs. Moves was chairman. The
ushers were Guy r. Gannett. Thomas
/ A. Cooper. F.. +. Noyes. Donald ..
Rurleish. Fred Lord and Major Fran
, els Farnum.
| In two of tho dances favors We're
: distributed. they being prettily color
! cd "ticklcrs" and tinted rose buds.
Dainty refreshments of frozen plld-
ding and cakes were served at IN
termjssion. and punch was served
/ through the evening.
The dance order was concluded
with n march and directed by Mr.. ana
I Mrs. Moves in which the dancers
formed many pretty figures. hnallY
making a large circle in the center OF
which was enacted the scene depict
ing the arrival of the new year
Mr.. Burr representing Father Time
rccited original lines which were es-
pccialIv appropriate and added much
! To the impressiveness of the OCCASION
and at u o'clock when the new year
en- c,nverlv represented by Miss Mar
iorie Gray arrived. IL strokes or the
4 bcr indicated the forces referred 10 IN
the fourth verse The original mes
given by Mr.. Burr were as follows:
Cbronos am ]. father Of all the hours
! And DAYS and months ana years 'h"N
slowly pass: ~,
! SLOWLY to him who watches, gram ~
grain. , ,,d
! The sand slip through my glass; "'''
/ Tho dav when he some mighty deed
swiftly 10 him who, knowing Time
! Ava DntW ali fnds still some task at
hand; ,t.r,,o
! In spite of let or hlhderahee' t'' ''''S
safe in the knowledge of Eternity
/ tvrarno1s master, J, with heavy
! Exacting thankless toll with hopeless
! end;
/ Grinding with pitllcss heel t"e mo Il
! who serves,
! Uohhinp his sOul of immortality.
4 servant. faithful. diligent and true
! To him who. owning serNltude
To God alone, works for the common
Knowing full we'll he holds the title
To that which Times fell hand cannot
/ destroy.
From tbo dim past. beyond the ken of
! Master or servant have I been to all:
| For. know that of himself each man
| must choose
! Whether to fail at last to my keen
scythe.
| or to stand straight and merit eternal
/ life.
! Hours. DAYS, years. cycles pass. and
Nineteen long centuries have rolled
! away,
| Since out of lowly Nazareth. there
came
/ The greatest Good this way-worn
world has known.
| The weary year is passing, stay him
| not:
His brief span merits neither sigh nor
| His dragging feet turn backward into
night;
He nears the threshold--he is passing
bark, es.s
ss-sreed-sin-war-
ness-and worldly gain: