Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-15

the mems sack race, and Josephine
Nadeau was victorious in the same
event for women.
The three-legged race was close
, and exciting with the Philip Allaire-
Earl Stevens combination taking first
/ honors. With the six contestants Sc
curely blindfolded and wildly WELD
ing the cotton stuffed bludgeons. the
battle royal was perhaps the most
hilariously funny of the entire group
| OF contests. The six husky warriors
fought themselves ragged. literally.
John Quirion was adjudged the most
valiant knight and champion duel
list Of this set-to.
In two straight pulls, the ladies'
tug-o'-war team consisting Of Mrs.
Gagnon, Mrs. Cloutier, Mrs. Sher-
verte, Mrs. Poulin, Mrs. Plante and
Mrs. Denires, pulled the honors away
| from their opponents, but not with
out q real tussle.
The repair shop mems tug-o'-war
team proved too much for the weave
room combination, and also won in
TWO straight. The first was walk
| away, but in the second pull the
weavers got the early advantage. but
lost when the great reserve force Of
| the repair shop huskies was brought
chief was pulled across the line for
a victory. The personnel Of the win
ming team was: Thomas Cookshire,
Frank Derosier, Archie Humphrey,
Donald Milton, Paul Derosier. and
Ernest Humphrey. w. H. McVickar
was the announcer and starter for
these contests.
| Clever Dancing Exhibition
| The old Canadian "habitant" type
OF clog dancing has very recently
come to the fore in this city as a
most interesting exhibition style, and
one OF the cleverest opponents of this
Mr.. Poulin is adaptable as well as
versatile, and in teaming up with a
partner, he permits his partner to
lead. he Immediately swinging into
each change of step with remark
able facility. Miss Rose Dostie proved
as clever a performer as Mr.. Poulin.
last evening, and the exhibition by
this pair to the jig tunes as played
on the violin by Delphis Poulin, set
the toes tapping throughout the
gymnasium.
To the older folks present the
shuttle steps and heel and toe in
Temptations, recalled days in the old
farmhouse homes along the st. John
and st. Croix rivers. To the younger
members of the party, the steps were
a revelation, and carried a particular
appeal which was perhaps in meas
ure their heritage.
| General Dancing Enjoyed
Previous to the start Of the con-
tests, aud again after their con-
clusion, general dancing was enjoyed
on the gymnasium floor. Freeman's
| Merrymakers furnished the music
| for the evening. and proved a most
acceptable orchestra combination.
Refreshments of ice cream and
| fancy cookies were served the latter
part of the evening, in the assembly
hall on the second floor of the build
ing, and it was when the hundreds
of people filed UP the stairways to
| the refreshment counters, that 1t was
most evident how many there were
| in the Edwards group of merry
| makers.
| Milton o. Dean was the general
| chairman of the affair of Wednes-
day evening, and the other members
of his committee were, Charles r.
Chase, Henry J. Thyng, T. Bilodeau,
| Charles Quirion, M. B. Dow, w. HI.
McVickar, Harry Getchell, Edward
Lausier and Joseph Crook.
The committee on refreshments
| consisted of Henry J. Thyng. chair
man; Miss Adeline Johnson, Miss
Ruth Gould, Miss Mildred Cum
mings, Miss Olive Washburn. Mrs.
Burleigh Hayes. Hervey Fogg and
Burleigh Hayes. 49,.