Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-26

address, in which he paid a glowing
tribute to the boys of '61-'65.
IVY DAY. PROGRAM
CARRIED out BY
COLBY WOMEN
The annual Ivy Day program was
| successfully carried out Saturday af-
ternoon and evening by the members
Of the Woman's Division Of Colby COL
lege in spite Of the adverse weather
conditions. A large number Of people
witnessed the exercises which took
place on the Woman's Division cam
pus in the rear Of Foss Hall and were
highly pleased with the manner in
which the affair was carried off.
The program consisted Of pageant
which was produced on the campus
after which the exercises of planting
the Ivy was carried out. In the even
ing it was planned to have the pro-
duction of "a Midsummer Nights
Dream" also on the campus but a
few minutes before the time set for
the opening of this play, the rain
started to fall in torrents and con-
sequently the play was given in the
dining rom Of Foss Hall.
Miss Marion Johnson, '25, Of Pitts
field was the general chairman OF the
committee on Ivy Day and she was
assisted in her work by Miss Mary
E. Gordon, "a, of Rowley, Mass, AMI
Miss Ethel M. Reed, "a, of Harmony.
The afternoon exercises were open
ed with the presentation Of the Pa
gent by the members Of the Woman's
Division. Previous to the pageant,
Miss Mary E. Gordon, "a, Of Rowley.
Mass, gave the address Of welcome
to the guests. The Pageant, "A Mas
que of the Woodlands" was very ably
presented and the work Of all OF the
members of the cast was of the high
est quality. In the cast of characters
were: Lyssa. Idora B. Beatty. ~, or
Waterville; Armida, Eleanor F. ray
lor, '26, of Pittsfield; Charts. Priscilla
M. Russell, '27. of Walpole. Mass:
Zephyr, Rose H. Settler, '27, OF FAR
field; Dryad in Black. Dorothy M.
Farnsworth, '27, OF China; Dryad IN
Gray, Elizabeth A. Watson, ~. OF
Houlton; Freeman, Anna c. l. Erlck-
son, '24, of Middleboro. Mass; HusK'
Lura A. Norcross, '27, of Watervlile'
Callus, Martha A. Davis. '27, OF Port
land; Goddess Of the Forest. Marion
l.. Cummings. "a, of Hebron; GODDESS
of Conservation, Barbara M. Wh1tnev'
'27, of Westboro. Mass; First river
God, Grace M. Heffron, ~, or East,
port; Second River God, f. Chrlstine
Booth, '26, of Lawrence Mass; Llttie
River God. Flora NJ. Hartman, 20, OF
! Waterville. Miss Ethel M. Reed, "a
| Of Harmony gave solo dance curing
| the program. .,,,.
| honored custom of planting tne Nv
was observed. The line OF the pro-
! occasional formed with the seniors
at the head and with Miss Marion
| Drisko. of Columbia Falls, president
~ tho class leading the march TO the
| corner of Foss Hall where the mem :
hers of the graduating class planted
; tho wv. Miss Drisko then presented
tho trowell to Miss Amy V. Robinson
of Jakeview, president Of the junior
class for safe keeping. Miss Robin-
! son accepted the trowell with rev
words saying that the members OF the
| Junior class would do their upmos'
! RI nreserve and cherish the customs
and traditions of the graduating class
and hand them down to their suc-
! cessors. Music for the occasion was
Furnished by the Colby Women's or
| cheStra. e,,.sna-
The presentation of the ShaKespe-
r,ou NAV "a Midsummer Nlgnt
Dre.u" was to have been held on the
| cor,n,,s in the rear Of Foss Hail ana
ali was in readiness for the play WIN
the audience waiting when the ram
started to fall and then began pour
Ing In torrents. AS IL was impossinie
to present the play In the rain, tne
| erests were invited into the large
dining room in the hall and the play
nresented there. The acting OF all OF
the characters was exceptionally good
and under the adverse conditions OF
NO scenery. the actresses did marx
ahle work. Louise NJ. Gates as her
mia was very good as was Doris D.
Tozier in playing the part OF Ooeroh:
| Iy,nu Of Fairy Land. The cast Oh
cbaracters were all members OF the
irn,or class and were: Theseus, DUKE
If Athens. Leota L. Schoff OF South
paris. Hippolyta, bride OF Theseus'
Alta s. Doe of Weeks NILS; Egeus.
nchleman Of Athens. Viola F: Jordev
NJ lee: Hernia, daughter OF Egeus'
Louise M. Gates of East VassaiooIo'
Demetrius. Clarice 8. Towne OF Do
YER Foxcroft; Lysander. sweetheart
OF Demetrus, Edith A. Gray OF Ston-
inpton: Helena, Doris w. Hardy OF
Waterville; Ounce. Bernice c: ROD
inson of Hartford, Conn: Bottom
Amv v. Robinson of Lakeview: Flute,
claire A. Crosby Of Milo; Starveling'
Elsie C. Adams Of Waterville; Snout'
Elizabeth B. Kingsley of Hebron ;
snug. Alice B. Mcdonald Of Portland;
Puck. Ethel L. Littlefield OF Water
| vile: Cobweb, Eleatha c. Beane OF
I,akeport, N. H.: Oberon, Doris j. To-
zier of Fairfield; Titana. Grace F.
Mcdonald Of Portland: Peas Blossom,
Ethel A. Childs of Waterville: Moth,
Mildred E. Briggs of Winthrop: Mus
| tard Seed, Ellen A. Smith OF Waldo
boro.
/ Miss Elsie I. Bishop. '25. OF East
| mort acted as business manager Tor
! the production and Prof. Carl J. Web
err of the college faculty coached the
| cast.