Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-16
Opening Day Els0n Art
Exhibit Pronounced Success

The opening day of the Elson Art
Exhibit was pronounced success
The city hall was crowded both after
noon and evening. The pictures
numbering some two hundred and ar
ranged in chronological order, were
attractive and interesting. A cata
logue giving brief information abou:
the author and more detailed infor-
nation about those examples of his
art available in the exhibition was
obtainable and made the viewing OF
OF the collection easier and of great
er value.
The afternoon program, in charge
OF the grammar school, was excellent
1t included piano solo by Doyle Vo-
tour. solo dance by Sarah Fuller, n
chorus by Charles Blake, Cedric
HeweS. Thelma Campana, Violet
Morgan. Weltha Choate and Betty
Barker of the fifth grade, a solo dance
by Margaret Blake, reading. Don't
by William Perkins, a vocal solo by
Cedric Hewes, a clarinet solo by Carl
Getchell and solo dance by Julia
Lerette. All the numbers were excel
lent and were warmly applauded
Homemade candy was sold by Her
mione Dufresne. Ruth Treworgy
Elizabeth Carey, Barbara Murphy Ar
Iene Smith, and Helen Fuller. Miss
fitzpatrick gave an interesting talk
or art as represented by the pictures
in the exhibit.
In the evening the program was
wholly musical one by pupils of the
thigh school. The opening number
was a selection by the high school
orchestra. Loranna Pientiss. Clara
Simonson. and Evelyn Hallett. vio-
Inns: Kenneth Pelky. Harrison Miller
Leo Sheldon and Karl Hooper, cor
nets; Francis Wingate, clarinet:
George Barker. drums; Harold
Choate, piano: Mrs. W. +. Bradford,
director. Then came vocal solo by
Katherine McGinn, q piano solo by
Catherine Woodside, and Il cornet So
10 by Kenneth Pelkcy. The closing
number was an orchestral section.
All the numbers were encored. Miss
Fitzpatrick then called attention to the
more important of the pictures of the
exhibit. emphasizing among others
the Hermes of Praxitiles, the Victory
of Samothrace. and the work OF
Raphael and Michael Angelo. Her
talk was intended particularly for the
younger members of her audience, OF
whom there mere many present, and
This afternoon, Current Events
Club will present it's annual musical
program at City Hall. This will he
the regular meeting of Current
Events Club. but will be open to the
public. 1t is in charge of Mrs. w. r.
Bradford. The meeting will open at
2.30 p. NJ. The following program
has been prepared: piano duct, Miss
Hewins. Norman Maxwell: soprano
solo. Mrs. johnson: solo dance, Elaine
Radcliff: paper. Mrs. W. p. Bradford !:
piono solo. Mrs. Robinson: baritone
solo. Kenneth Turner: talk on classic
art. Miss fitzpatrick.
The evening program viii be given
by the grammar school. 1t will in
Glide: a piano solo by Iva Cain. a vo-
cal solo with ukulele Accompaniment
by Catherine Goodrich. a violin solo
by Edward Maxwell. vocal solo by
Priscilla Golfer, chorus by Margar-
ct Blake, Genevieve Collins. Lillian
Matthews. Richard Norton. Earl Mer-
rill. Victor Morgan. Juliette Bowdoin
and Stanley Perkins. from the sixth
grade, n solo dance by Elaine Rad
cIiffe. vocal solo by Carl Cetchell.
q vocal trio by Keith Miller. George
WaterlIouse. and Warren Head. a
banjo solo by Wilbur Mansur and q
piano solo by Bernard Holbrook.