Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-05
Maria Clark May
Carnival Successful

Maria Clark's Annual May Carnival
IA. great success. The booths were
Csn prcttier this year than before
ard articles OF use and beauty were
on sale at each table, attracting ready
custom. As one entered the hall. the
/ Of grade eight. It was a large booth
IN red and white. Red crepe paper
formed the lower part of the booth
and trimmed with white and caught
no by lunches OF cherries. The top
Of the booth was composed of three
! arches. each outlined in red cherries.
The effect was gay and pretty. This
booth was for ice cream. 1t was
fanked by a table. also decorated in
red and white, where the fancy work
| vas displayed. The girls who we're
attendants at tho booth carried out
| is colOrs of red and white In their
costume. They wore white dresses
with rcd stockings. small red aprons,
| tnd white caps with red ribbons. The
fancy work was unusually good both
IN workmanship and variety. Those
ot grade eight who served at the
booth or table or sold mayfowers
we're Arlene Smith, Irene MCQuarrie,
Barbara Murphy, Oliver Beauduin,
Steiane Campana, Annie Nigue, Ma
bel Crocker, Dorothy Kingsley, Elaine
Radcliffe. and Clara tyr. The teacher
OF Grade eight is Miss lizzie Fletcher.
Next Camo the yellow and white
l booth Of grade seven, gay and spring.
Ike. This was decorated with bum
thss Of nasturtiums and was very ef-
! isctiNe. Grade seven sold cooked. food
i and had deiCaCies of all kinds. Tho
cakes were especially attractive and
j found ready sale. one. in particular.
had the words "May Carnival in
pink icing on white background.
Those serving at this Booth were ''ir-
sh'a Johnson. Winona Carbino, Mu-
rel Walls. Louise McQuarrie. Dorothy
Parent, Nclma Clark. Erma Bachel-
GER and Flora Chase. The teacher ot
MS grade is Mrs. Eliza Townsend.
her pupils booth brought in a good
sam OF money.
The booth which came after this
vas The sixth grade booth, II was or
white lattice work. covered with white
roses and green foliage. In the GEN.
sr, on the table itself. was basket
roses All over the booth were
nung mayhaskets OF various eolors
ana designs. This booth sold candy
q fopcorn and msybaskets. The teacher
srsde six Is Miss King. The candy
sea maybaskets sold readily. The
enldren serving in shifts Of an hour
oeh were as follows; John Beaudoin
ana Richard Miller. Dorothy George
aaf Elsie Malcolm Victor Morgan
sna Earle Merrill. Hazel Dawhin and
posothy Flagc. Jean Manning and
nOrothy Trial. Lillian Matthew and
pcfothy Alhee. John Fuller and Lee
snd Aehorn. Genevieve Collins and
stanley Perkins. Two boys of this
ssde, Walter Fuller and Alden Saw
YER sold pop corn.
IA the corner next the candy booth
N Grade fiive's mystery booth. This
IN the grade colors or pink and
ne and was very tastefully deco
go In the early afternoon It was
a"y me most popular booth among
we children, so that the eager pat.
Any mad to he formed in line TO await
WI turn. The preparations for the
svVn were made by all grade. Char
- sake handed up the packages.
~ supply was exhausted before the
ernoon was over The teacher In
"srse was, Mrs. Alice Bullock.
me ninth grade was well repre-
nso' AT one end OF the hall was
,"s quilt spread out against the
49, and framed by streamers of the
ue eelors, blue and white. Below
N,s me "1ello" table, in charge OF
.s Laura Lerette. Those who
:, sd at different times in the sale
Nllo we're Laura kerette. Helen
rsmr, Ella Prentiss. Iva Cain, Ruth
r..FsS' Bernice Weber. and Mar
Ss.. Kingsley, Some of this COM
Nv n.y., &c also sold flowers at an attrac-
sar u'ne and white table. Beside the
a. table was the punch booth in
,.s se OF Edgar Steele. This was
#sS, pretty. Its colors We're blue and
etse afustically arranged. The in
&selow. "ue nine Is f'in' ~ '"
i,,n various booths were continued
W M. u'e evening and What remained
surns" wares was auctioned off. The
sra, Went to Josephine c. Brad
Ia ~ .ne quilt to Elizabeth Jacobs.
nr .s'ure 10 Prin. Blaisdell. and the
Carat Florence Smith. The entire
and "a was a pronounced success
punns credit to the teachers and
School. y Maria Clark Grammar