Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-06
WINTHROP
Young Peoples Fair
At Methodist Church
Is Fine Success

The fair given Thursday afternoon
at the Methodist vestry by the young
peoples classes Of the Sunday school
was we'll attended and the various
booths were literally patronised.
The decorations were very pref
~ ana original. The Anti Can't class
had very pretty tea room in the
small vestry, which was decorated
in cerise and silver, with tiny bells
edged with silver, and streamers of
crepe paper. The young ladies serv-
ed rarebit, fruit salad. sandwiches.
coffee ana tea, and were kept busy
most CT the afternoon. In addition
20. the team room, the class had a
tsble of fancy articles, including a
big display of bead work from the
Tnomaston State prison.
The candy booth was gay in red
and white. two large posts being
wound to represent striped candy
sticks. The Do 1t Now class had
charge here and they offered
tempting array of sweets.
The Arrow booth was one of the
most attractive and original. Against
& background of blue a large white
arrow. with smaller arrows at the
slues, and pictures of gooc thinss
20 eat made a most striking con-
trast. Here the girls of the Arrow
c.ass sold cooked food.
The Fan" was another nretty
booth. AS it's name suggests. It was
the cool off" booth, where the Sax
on class sold ice cream. The booth
was wound with yellow and black
crepe Taper and decorated with pa,
per fans.
The ('hristiop a1o
big assortment of toys and a large
stock of buttered popcorn. Their
booth was trimmed with blue and
yellow. with streamers and bows and
was very dainty.
In the evening an entertainment
was given at the Town hall, some
10 OF the young people of this de.
partment appearing In the programs
The Brightville Indoor Chautau.
qua was presented with fiye com.
plete programs, representing Chau-
tauqua's five days. Kenneth Andrews
was superintendent and made the
necessary announcements. The
necessary announcements. The op-
ening program was the Frog Holler
Orchestra With Charles Pinkham
as leader and Earl Harris as hui
morist The boys who formed the
orchestra were Earl Beatty, Paul
Holmes. Allen Pratt. Carleton and
Douglas Roberts, Gerald Adkins,
Adrian limbaugh, Hall Briggs and
Roscoe Harris.
For the second program the
saxon Comedy Company" gave
The Charming Conversationalist."
This amusing little sketch was
given by three young men, two of
them, Joseph Jordan and Marsters
York, appearing in female roles, to
the amusement of the audience.
Donald Rollins played the only male
part IN the sketch. Captain Clayton
returned from India and won the
hand Of Little Beatrice" (Marsters
York; to the satisfaction of her
chaperone, Lady Harlowe, imperson-
ated by Mr.. Jordan.
The jolly Gypsies gave the third
program. Misses Regena Curtis,
Gwendolyn Brown, Carolyn and
Helen Beatty, Frances Edwards,
Mary Pettengill and Evelyn and
Jean Andrews, dressed y in GYPSY
gowns, gave a tambourine drill and
musical reading, with Mary Petten-
gill and Carolyn Beatty in leading
parts.
"Barbara" was a one-act play very
"Sl presented ny misses Lena Nor
cross ana jessie Thomas and Earl
Holmes and Arthur Beatty. Miss
Norcross, who played the title role,
was particularly good. The final
program was a concert company and
included musical readings by Mary
Pcttengill and Calire Pairtride and
a duet by Irma Simpson and Mars
ters York
Masses lice Wood, Thelma God
frey and Elnor Bishop acted as &C
companists.