Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-13
Gannett Employees
Have Winter Party
with Varied Program

a merry time was enjoyed last eve
nin~ at the Y. NJ. G. A. when the build
ing was invaded by the employees of the
w. H. Gannett Publishing Co in their
sixth annual winter party. The merry
makers were led by w. II. Gannett. and
sports and games of all kinds were
enjoyed with vaudeville numbers. and
the evening ended in an enjoyable
dance music being furnished by the
| Douglas Melody Men. Grant catered.
serving ice cream, cake. fancy crackers
| and punch during the evening.
Tom Mathews team of volleyball eX-
| ports wiped up the floor with Johnny
] Afbson's quintet. Mathews team
| me- $ were John ROBBIE. w. l.. Melon
| aid. Robert Lockwood and Ralph Pray
while Johns apprentices were Ray
mond Simmons. Harold +. Ward. Fl. S.
! Kennedy and Clarence +. Merrill.
| Beatrice Fitch captained the WIN
| ming team in the tug of war for women,
| the others being Leona bennett, Mary
! Cullctte. Mildred Trask. Gladys Har-
wood and Josephine Wood. The losers
We're Capt. Clara Pepen. Gertrude
/ Sleeves. Viola Lachance. Pearl Sleeves,
Hazel Woodwork and Nellie Gensen.
| Jack O'Connell's giants pulled Rock
! woods team off their feet in the men s
, tug of war. being assisted by Jack
! himself, whose footwork was RESPONSE
: hle for the victory. The winners, be-
sides Jack. were Harry Poulin, Ralph
| Pray. Billie Edwards, George Derby
and John Fitzgerald. The losers were
| Robert lockwood, John Pinkham Har-
old Ward. Josiah James. Jesse Lewis
| and Irving Gay.
| The basketball game was wone by
| the team captaincd by Miss Gertrude
! Best, the others being Hazel Wood
| worth. Margaret McMastor. Madeleine
! Merrill. Hazel Haskell and Ruby Mears.
! Miss Fitch captained the losers. her
| teammates being Iva Tibbetts, Doro-
! thy Haskell. Marguerite Guimond
, Gladys HARDWOOD and Grace Glidden.
| The target range also was utilized
/ the WiaEcrs being Ruby Mcars. Billie
! Edwards, Nellie Censor. Ernest
| knight and Gladys Harwood. while
the losers were Adclbcrt Chapman
Clara Pepcn. Irving Gay. Theresa Pin
Ectte and George Pray.
Jennie Keller lead the field home
| in the Fan and Ball race while Har-
| old Ward and Adelbert Chapman
| tied in the bottle race with Ralph
| Pray finishing close up. The corn
! flake contest was won by Ray SIM
lloliS. w dltI spun 10 ttlSo WNlC Sll-
| joyed and the bowling alleys were
in use throughout the evening.
| The Entertainment
A "Sympathy Concert by the
Whffletree Falls Jazz Orchestry.'
! consisting of Harold Ward with the
| fiddle and Bill Fox at the piano. was
| the first entertainment number and
| left nothing to the Imagination in
regard to their numbers. which were
! original. novel and highly amusing
/ The boys were called back several
| times for encores. Billy Alberts, the
| lad with the restless feet. showed a
I variety of steps to the tune of mis-
/ sissippi," served out by the Gold
Dust Twins. Billy received an en-
! thusiastic hand as he cartwheeled
! off the stage at the close of his num-
! Der.
| The Knights. dispensers of melo-
dy of yesterday. today and tomor-
! row. from the Keith circuit. con-
; cluded the number, which consisted
/ Of musical hits and monologues with
! n number of clever hits worked in
, on employees of the company
! Prizes for the athletic events were
| awarded between dances.
! The committees in charge of the
affair were: Sports. Gertrude Best
and Harold Ward; refreshments,
: Elizabeth NJ. Murray and Marion f.
! Parker; entertainment. Ty Knight;
music. Jack O'Connell; referee, H.
! S Kennedy