Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-18

booth, in charge of the sixth grade,
lAunder the direction of Miss King.
THE predominating color was white.
A green rope of crepe paper was
hung along the front, and yellow
flowers here and there added a note
of color. This grade also had pop
corn and Maybaskets. The pupils
served in pairs for an hour each
through the afternoon and evening"
as follows: Frances Farley, Thomas
Cclfer, Mary Cutler, Cecil Blaisdell,
Harriet Shepherd, William Perkins,
Welth. Choate, Albert Tregembo.
Marjorie Chase, Lloyd Kconz, Eliza
beth Emery, Irene Latin, Marion
Turner, Cedric Hewes. James Hol-
brock, Richard Radcliffe, Charlotte
Fuller, Ronald Macleod, Violet Nor
gan and Lucille Bettison. The boys
from this grade who sold pop corn
during the evening were Edward
Merton, Orville Cummings, and Will
Tia m Perkins.
The seventh grade under the dir
ection of Mrs. Eliza Gilman had the
cooked food and canned goods. Their
booth was gay in red and white. It
occupied one corner of the hall and
the red and white streamers radiat
attractive effect. There were all
kinds of good things for sale, which
found ready patronage. In charge,
serving at hour intervals for each
pair, Dorothy ITlagg, Dorothy Trial,
Dorothy Aloee, Dorothy George,
Sarah Hughes, Marion Peterson,
Dorothy Wilson, Lillian Pratt, Jean
Manning, Genevieve Collins, Elsie
Malcolm, Juliet Beaudoin, Thelma
Olsen, Marion Head, Donald Chase,
Stanley Perkins, Walter Fuller and
Alden Sawyer. This booth was one
of the most heavily patronized of
all.
In the opposite corner was the
yellow and white booth of the
eighth grade under the direction of
Miss Izz.e Fletcher. The butterfly
decorations of this booth were parti-
cularly dainty and attractive. The
fanny wcTll Included embroidered
linens of various kinds, sofa pillows,
and many dainty small articles. This
grade also had the ice cream, and
their booth was one of the most
popular with tie younger element.
Those at the booth were Barbara
Graves. Ellie Macleod, Marjorie
Noddin, Margaret Blake, Louise
MacQuarrie as cashier, and Irwin
Noddin, Warren Head and Edwin
Maxwell on the ice cream division.
One of the most original things in
connection with the carnival this
year was tho fifth grades grab bag.
This is under the direction of Mrs.
Alice Bullock. Instead of any of the
usual forms the grade decided upon
~ he Old Lady with the Seven
Rockets. For a modest sum one
could choose a pocket and have the
privilege of aEstracting something
from it. ] he "Oid Lady" who was,
by the way, young lady, Anna
Burns, was extremely popular and
soon disposed Of the contents of her
various pockets.
The Grammar School orchestra
gave a musical program during the
afternoon and played for the social
of the evening Juring the social
pleasing program was presented as
follows: Music, orchestra; recitation,
Leland Achcrd; vocal solo, Keith
Miller: violin solo Edwin Maxwell;
solo dance Sarah Fuller: recitation,
Leonard ThibodeanX, song and drill,
Coming Through the Rye by a
group OF sixth. grade girls; solo
dance. Julia Lerette; vocal solo,
Priscilla Golfer: piano trio, Cert
rude Lewis. Lena Sylvan and Mad
cline Perazzi; vocal solo, Anne
Vigue: recitation, Elsie DUDE; COR
net solo, Stefano Campana; solo
dance, Elaine Radcliffe; piano solo,
Elsie Malcolm; recitation, Leona