Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-07-05

After the singing Of America
dances typical Of the different ma
tons were executed by four groups
each OF four girls. Each OF these
dances was unique and especially
well given, in particular. the Gre
clan dance, in which the girls wore
white flowing dresses with Greek key
designs, and tossed golden balls. The
four American dancers then led those
of the other nations in Virginia reel
The dancers marched from the stage
as the orchestra played THE Stars
and Stripes"
impulse Four .
| Impulse four portrayed the recep.
ton Of new citizens and was very
impressive. The principles Of Amer.
lean Democracy were outlined by the
Spirit Of History. depicted by Mrs
Walter Davis. Others who took par,
in this scene were: Presiding Oficer
Norman L. Bassett; new. citizen Of
American birth. Howard Beale; new
citizen of foreign birth. Charles Pei.
letter.
The Spirit Of the Present was repre-.
scented by Carrie NJ. Bradford in the
scene presenting the dedication Of the
Americans Of Today.
The Dedication IF Americans of To-
morrow was next in order. In this
two groups of children, the first OF
American birth and the second of for
eign birth, give oaths of allegiance.
| Herald: Youth of America, Max
ers of Tomorrow. the bugles of To-
morrow call. Make ready for the
march. Lift up your hearts for your
high enterprises. Make broad and
strong your shoulders for the burdens
that will be you're to carry. Make
your feet sure and swift for the long
journey. March on. o Youth, to the
| hilltops of which our fathers dreamed,
which we of the Present shall never
F: see except in faith, but where you
shall veritably stand, if you keep the
faith. and fight good fight
! With this scene, the pageant was
closed.
The pageant was indeed a fine fea-
ture of the days program, and was
something novel for Augusta people.
1t was remarkably we'll given, especi-
ally when it is taken into considera
| ton that all of the training has been
! conducted within ten days. Great
credit is due to each. member of the
directing committ'c for their untiring
efforts in making it the success that
1T proved to be. This committee was
composed of: Manager. George c.
Clarke; director Ralph Brown; dra-
matte director, H. Price Weber: di-
rector of folk dancing, Estella Clarke
of Portland; pageantry director, Adel-
Ia Fitzpatrick; chorus director. c.
Bryce Little; patriotic instructor Ada
Edgecomb; accompanist, Carrie NJ.
Bradford.
Cast Of Characters
Cast of characters of the Pageant:
Herald Donald Metcalf; trumpter,
George Morton.
Thirteen Original States: Allen
Morton, Clyde Beaton. Philip Chand-
Ter. Norman Hayden. Boyd Blan-
chard. Frederick Benn. Beatrice
Drake. Thclma Mcguire, Irene Foyt,
Bertha Ellis. Eleanor Priest, Mar
garet Brown. Helen Cassidy.
~ y HNe Later states. Marian
Sawtelle. Catherine Haskell, Mary
Jackson, Beverly Hewins, Marion
Goldberg, Marion Pullen, Katherine
Bennett. Sydney Savage, Kathleen
McDavid, Hazel Page, Irene Nudge.
Rosie Friedman, Ruth Washburn,
Rosemary Edwards. Vivian owen,
Merrill Written, Lawrence Gaslip,
Kenneth kittredge, Herbert Bunker.
Kenneth Halves, William Black.
Allen Frohock. Howard Stiles, Har-
Old Chapman, Elwood Lapham, At
wood Nelson, Fernald Bagley. John.
Fox. John Connolly, George Parker,
Webster Mountfort, Alvas Rand.
Donld Clark, Bernice Eastman.
Spirits of America: Miss Irene
Goodrich: Civil War Veteras.
George +. Gay, DR.. William McDavid:
Spanish War Veterans: American
Legion members. Leo Dunn, COM
mander and several others; Justice,
Miss Ruth Henderson: Columbia.
Mrs. NJ. +. Sawtelle; Great Britain.
Mrs. r. H. Brown; France, Mrs. S. \.
Boisvert; Greece. Mrs. Clarence A.
Day; Italy. Mrs. Josephine Parrazzi:
Presiding Officer, Norman L. Bassett.
English dancers, Betty Clough,
Teddy Clough. Gertrude Hopkins.
Mary Boyd. Frances Palmer. Caro-.
line Herrick, Melora Robinson, Helen
Skene
French dancers. Melissa Farnham.
Phyllis Ripley, Doris Buckley, Flea
nor Redman.
Greek dancers. Lucille Glidden.
Marion Chapman, Alice Hunnewell.
Vivian Currier.
Italian dance, Lillian Peters, Rosa
Stitham. Frances Fuller, Delphine
Andrews.
Minuct, Madeline Fox, Dorothy
Churchill Josephine Peters. Catherine
Murphy, Gertrude Murphy. Winnfred
Shaw. Hazel Shaw. Dorothy McFar-
land. Lucille Hanson, Priscilla Dean.
Charlotte Carleton. Edith Stebbins.
Ruth Pierpon,. Queenie Folsom, Flor
encc Folsom, Edith Hill, Faith Farm
ham, Lillian McAllister, Marian Meal
lister, Barbara Knox.
Yankee Doodle dance. Frances
Blown. Mary Campbell. Edith MILL
ken. Stella Sacque, Helen Frost, Doro-
thy Chapman, Virginia Tribou. Mar
gerry Gray. Rena Damren, Grace Shaw,
Elizabeth Parker, Charlotte Densimore,
Margaret Fuller. Emily Lippincott,
Estelle Dean, Elizabeth Quimby, Flea
nor Farnham. Edith Farnham.
Wreath Bearers, Misses Helen
Hutchinson. Harriet Eastman, Eva En-
man. Flora Brann. Bernice Parker.