Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-14

Lrdnd court session, East NaSSal-
boro Today
Grand Court officers and delegates
from all over the State were guests at
special night before the convention
meeting at F'oresters' hall in this city
Tuesday evening, at which Court Pine
Tree. f. of A, was the host. Ad-
dresses were made by Mayor Ernest l..
Mclean, Judge Benedict F. uaher,
Grand Chief Ranger Ralph A. Urbano
of Portland and James A. O'Neil. The
meeting at F'oresters hall was attend
ed by nearly 200 members of the order
and their friends, and everyone enjoy
ed delightful evening.
The entertainment for the big get
together last evening was under the
able direction of Harold A. Fuller of
Hallowell and was of the cabaret ma
ture, with a succession of clever skits,
songs, dances and musical numbers.
Refreshments were served at the con-
clusion of the program by a group of
ladies-Annic VI. Chase Leila NJ. Jones,
Estelle Jones, Annie Bradstreet, Flea
nor Chase and Josephine Robichaud.
Grand Court Convention Today
The sessions of the 31st annual
Grand Court convention of the Maine
Department of the Forcsters of Ameri-
ca will be held at the East Vassalboro
Grange hall today with Court China
Lake. The Grand Court officers and
delegates who were present at the re-
ception and entertainment last evening
made their headquarters at the Angus
ia House and will go to East Vassal-
boro by automobile and trolley this
morning.
One Of the features of the Grand
Court sessions will be the presentation
of n silver trophy cup to Court Pine
Tree of Augusta for making the great
est increase in membership of all the
courts in Maine from January 1st until
April so this year The presentation
| will he made by Grand Chief Ranger
| Ralph A. Urbano of Portland.
will Reelec. Urbano
Mr.. Trhano has been very popular
| head of the organization in this State
. for the past year and the lodge has
prospered under his administration as
grand chief ranger. At the election of
! Grand Court officers this afternoon he
| will probably be reelected to succeed
himself.
Robert McDougal and Perley A. Don
aldson will be the official delegates
! from Court Pine Tree of this city at
the East Vassa lboro meeting John
| j. White grand financial secrctarN:
Fred +. Worthing, past grand chief
ranger, and Fred J. Heffernan. past
grand chief ranger, all of Augusta.
will also be in attendance at the Grand
Court convention today.
Splendid Program
| Past Grand Chief Ranger Fred B.
| Worthing of this city was the chair
man of the meeting last evening, and
! after several selections by an orches-
| A.. ,,,t,. FOL yt-hO
welcomed the visiting rangers to Au-
gusta, paying them a splendid COM
! pliment on their high ideals, purposes
and accomplishments The entire as
sembage Joined in singing The Star
| Spangled Banner" and then Hon. b
! T.. Maher was introduced. Judge Ma
| her delivered ringing address which
was listened to with the closest of at
! tention by the large number in the
| hall.
After remarks on the growth of the
order by Grand Chief Ranger Cr-
BANJO the several entertainment mum
bers were presented and elected APP
preciative applause from the audi
ence. Fuller brothers rendered two
catchy duet song numbers. with Mrs
Mary Moore jas piano accompanlst
Little Miss Sarah Fuller next won
the hearts and the appreciation OF
the audience by her rendition of an
| interpretive dance number.
The vocal solo and encore by Mrs
IIalCe Dameon was particularly
pleasing and charmingly rendered
and was followed by a bit of black
face fantasy with "Porky" John
Flynn as the starring artist. This
coal black minstrel boy sang several
selected numbers and parodies. The
! Mesdames Aldrich created a furore
and were forced to respond to several
encores by their renditions of some
particularly jazzy song numbers
| The two young ladies met with in
slant favor on their appearance and
their hearers were loath to let them
| leave the floor.
| Harold A. Fuller and Miss Helen
Fuller next staged sketch in which
the inimitable Harold appeared in
very much blackface and the demure
Miss Helen acted as his partner In
whilrwind of cross fire repartee
which rocked the audience with con-
vulsions of laughter. This stellar
team finished their act with song
and dance which was one of the big
hits of the splendid program.
The final act OF the cabaret was
! Freddy Williams in an exhibition OF
| real plantatloH puch anu WINS uanI
ing. in which he displayed all man
! ner of eccentric steps and acrobatlc
lthrillers. He went strong with the
| Foresters and their guests.
James A. O'Neil representing the
| Grand Court was also a speaker at
the meeting and after the singing OF
America by the entire assemblage,
the program was concluded and the
refreshments and a social hour were