Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-17
FAIR
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ducing Company the preparation
work of the pageant has progressed
wonderfully. A full costume re-
hearsal was held Tuesday evening.
The pageant in story, song and pa
geantry will tell most interesting
story of the settlement and early
history. Miss Harriet Parker in the
prologue is Miss Skowhegan, and
Mrs. Lou Eames, Miss Columbia.
Miss Columbia will be accompanied
by the following representing the
As states dressed in red, white and
blue. Gladys Ames, Florence Beale,
Eugenia Bernier. Blanche Berrier,
Chantal Bison, Marie Bison, Jessie
Blanchard, Eugenia Collins, Flora
Corvette, Opal Currier, Dorothy Day,
Mamie Ellis, Zomie Pickett, Marie
Tozier, ARA Fox, Myra French,
Ruby Gilbert, Alice u. Goodrich,
Doris Humphrey, Mary Hurley, Belle
Jewett, Lora Jones, Doris Keyes,
Edythe Longfellow, Katherine Nc
Carly, Isabelle Moore, Lena New
ton, Efiie Nye, Mary O'Byrne, Fern
Packard, Mary Parkman, Agnes
Parsons, Florence Philbrick, Maud
Plummer, Henrietta Poulin, Harriet
Reed, Christine Stanley, Beatrice
Symons, Mildred Thornbull, Lawra
X. Twadelle.
G. Allan Wentworth takes the
part of the pioneer man and Mrs.
Ara Sheridan the pioneer woman,
and Miss Fedora Lessard acts with
them in the role of Fever and Mrs.
Rose c. Burrill as Fannie.
The Spirit of the Wilderness will
Io hxy ninnna
and Death by Ralph T. Jenkins. An
important feature of the pageant
will be the Massacre at Old Point,
(Madison.) during which presenta-
ton DIR. Raymond A. Derbyshire as
one of the Indians will render a solo.
Father Rdle, the murdered priest,
will be Willis c. Hobart and Will
liam Philbrick will be the principal
Indian Chief, accompanied by Miss
Bertha Cayowette, as principal In
dian maiden.
In the school episode John l.. Fish
will act as school master, which will
include speaking pieces, singing, roll
call of We olden school days with q
large number of young people act
ing as pupils. The wedding of the
Sixties. will be especially pretty, Miss
Phyllis Whiting will be the bride
and Paul Steward the groom. Fred
{. Nye, the parsons and Eugene
Tarbox the choir master. This epis-
ode deals with the uniting Skowhe-
gan and Bloomfield, the present
Skowhegan. The Virginia Reel and
Call to Arms for the Civ il war will
be depicted.
The pageant will close with the
Grand Masque of the Nations, and
thu Star Spangled Banner, which will
present a colorful display in group
ing and costuming.s
charles Turner, representing
Rather Time, appears frequently as
the pageant progresses with the
passing of the years.
One of the most pleasing features
or the Fair is the delightful con-
certs which are being given in the
exhibition hall each afternoon by St
cecilia orchestra which is managed
by Kew. j. Louis A. Renaud and dir
ected by Professor j. Abbott Ken
dali of st. Petersburg, Fla.
Skowhegan Fair set ahead one dav
on account of rain Wednesday. that
is, Wednesdays program will occur
on thursday; Thursdays on Friday
81" iioay on saturday, except the
pageant winch will be produced on
THURSDAY and Friday evenings as
advertised. On Saturday evening
VIII occur the vaudeville program
and fireworks display advertised for
wednesday evening.
Boys and Girls Club Banquet
There was a very large attendance
at the banquet rendered the BOYS
and Girls Clubs of the county Farm
bureau at Grange hall Tuesday
nlgnt. Following the delicious ban
quet seals and charters were pre-
scented by Lester Shibles of Orono
State Club leader, and $500 in prizes
ollered by Somerset Central Agri-
cultural Society We're awarded bv
Leslie II. Goldsmith. The day was
one that will long be remembered by
al club members who passed it i'm
SkoWhegan as guests at the fair.