Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-18

Augusta Loyal #
Temperance Legion
Entertained, Gardiner

1t was happy party of young peo-
pie who gathered at Iron Mine Grove.
Gardiner, Saturday morning, the
occasion being a joint meeting and
picnic of the Sunshine Loyal Tenn
perance Legion and the Augusta
Loyal Temperance Legion.
With much JOY and ostentation the
Gardiner bunch conducted the Leg
lions to the grove where Immediately
the boys got busy putting up the
swings and getting in readiness for
the sports to follow. While the Su-
perintendent, Mrs. Kerr, and the
girls found @ spot for the dinner ar
rangcments. and promptly at the ring
of the noontime bell all sat down to
a bounteous spread under the trees.
With their usual thoughtfulness.
the girls of the entertaining society
had arranged for lemonade to be
served at the luncheon. the menu
of which was also topped of with
desert of fine CONNECTIONS. made by
the members of the committee IN
charge of the days fun.
A pleasing feature of the noon
hour was the presentation of a very
handsome hand painted china cream
set to the superintendent, Mrs. Lottie
Kerr also a very pretty red-blrd PIN
encaSed in a box. hand decorated
with verse in red and gold
when a Sunshine Bird
Is wee pin. too, :
1t will surely bring
Great JOY to YOU"
The presentation was made by
Miss Charlotte Black. president Of
the "Sunshnes" in a happy manner.
directly after grace had been said
and the AZ little heads raised from
devotions. Greatly surprised, Mrs.
Kerr hardly knew how to- acknowl-
edge this tribute of love and esteem
which was placed in her hands. but
thanked the children of the Sun
shine Legion heartily, not only for
the gift and the spirit of love which
had prompted it, but also for the
fine cooperation and earnest en-
dcavors which the members had put
forth in the interests Of temperance
work in which all had been working
together for the past months, and
expressed hope for a continuatio
when the Legion again resumes acti-
vities in the fall.
After the repast program of
sports was taken up in the order
given: Baseball game between the
AiiShH gnu o'hici iiiS'i"'' NbiNi'
suited in score of 20-15 in favor
of the Junior Highs. Ring toss con-
test-Elinor Fifield. 1st; Ira Colby,
and. Earl Howard Srd: Alice Grua,
4th. Tug of War. all members taking
part, won by the boys; Tug of War,
even matched. six on a side, won by
the girls: high jump it.. was at
first a tie between Frank Weeks and
Elinor Fifeld. in last trial, Frank
Weeks won by very slight margin;
broad jump, with IS contestants. re-
suited in another tie between Frank
Weeks and Elinor Fifield, later de-
cidcd Weeks the winner, with Fifield
Ia close second: Ira Colby End. None
Fowles. 3rd; running broad jump
Frank Weeks. 1st; Elinor Fifield. End
In the jump rope contest the winner
was Madge Dunville. Elinor Fifield,
second.
The whole day was indeed a happy
one in the calendar of the two Leg
ions.
The committee in charge of the ar
rarfgements who made and served the
lemonade and candy were Leola Col
by. Blanche McCarty. Grace Town.
Lois Folsom, and much credit is due
them for the pleasant surprises of
the day, and Augusta will long re-
member with thankful hearts. the joy
crammed into the few short hours
passed with Sunshine" at Iron Mine
Grove, Gardiner.