Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-09
Annual Competition on Tenn.
perance Subject Under Aus
pieces of Augusta w. C. T. U.
Held At Y. NJ. C. A. Friday
Evening-A Splendid Pro
gram of REGULATIONS, With
Medals Closely Contested
For

A recitation entitled "The Temper
ance Call" by Miss Shirley McAllis-
ter won the beautiful silver medal in
the class for younger girls at the
competitive recitation held Friday
night by the local Womens Christian
Temperance Union at the Y. NJ. c. A.
assembly hall. In the older girls
class. Miss Sylvia Hanson, whose
recitation was 1.-TWO Portraits" was
the winner and received a silver
medal for her fine work. These
Miss Carrie M. Bradford. the county
w. c. T. U. president, at the close
Of the contest.
The competition is an annual event
conducted in this city by the medal
contest department Of the w. c. II.
U. Mrs. Annie Drummond is county
chairman of the department and she
was in charge Of the contest in this
city. A sale of Maybaskets, candy
and aprons was held during the aft
ernoon and evening to raise funds to
defray the expenses Of the medal.
Emery Q. Beane, Mrs. Andrew r.
McWhorter and Mrs. Fred w. Burrill
were the judges Of the contest and
they had difficult time to decide
upon the medal winners. Every one
taking part in the contest had
worked hard with their recitations,
and throughout the evening not one
faltered in delivering the speech.
The presentation was very splendid
Tor children 50 young and they
showed marked ability along these
lines,
Barbara Hopkins, the IL year old
daughter of Prof. Albert Hopkins.
gave two very fine readings during
the evening and she was called back
time after time by the enthusia site
audience. Young as she is she gives
great promise as a reader and pre-
scented her numbers in q polished and
eloquent manner.
lnterspersed with the recitations
were songs by several young ladies.
these proving very enjoyable. Mrs.
Wallace Brann of Hallowell. Miss
Carrie Bradford, Miss Esther Giles
pie. Miss Marguerite Tapley, and
Mrs. Ellie Wright served as accom-
panists for different numbers.
Those in charge of the tables were
MRS. w. B. Fletcher, president of the
local union. who had general over
sight OF the sale; Mrs. Charles
Chapman, Maybasket table; Mrs.
,vloia White. candy table; and Mrs.
There was a very large attendance
and the audience was much INTEREST,"
ed by the recitations of the young
people. They were lavish with their
applause and at the conclusion of
the contest were IN hearty accord
with the awards Of the judges.
The program for the evening con-
sisted Of the following numbers:
Piano solo. Rose Bellevance: reel
tation, "A Demand for Sand" David
White; recitation, mo Red Without
the White and Blue" Alma Stafford:
vocal solo, Estelle Cassidy in cos
tune; recitation, "My Dolly's New
Dress" Linda Haynes; recitation.
1.-THE Temperance CALL" Shirley Nc
Alltster; song, THE Sparrows' FALL"
Lawrence and Marion Bowman; rec
itation, "A Little Girls Plea" Chris
tine Harrington; song, "Star of the
East" Marguerite Tapley, Sylvia
Louise Stafford; reading,
Barbara Hopkins; Cntermissionl
solo, Shadow Time" Dora Stafford;
recitation, 'Rastus' Last Smoke"
Marie Frost; recitation, 1.-THE Con-
quest of Finland" Lucille Hall; solo, |
Mrs. Belle Roberts; recitation, "A
Toast Dora Stafford: recitation,
Two Portraits" Sylvia Hanson: So
10. Mrs. Belle Roberts; recitation,
Message to Garcia" Ida Drapkin; |
"Mother-A Promise"
Louise Stafford; singing, RED Moon