Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-17
CARNIVAL QUEEN CONTEST JUDGES
SELECT Seven FAIR CANDIDATES FROM
A FIELD OF As AUGUSTA BEAUTIES

With the portraits Of forty three Of
the Capital City's most popular and
beautiful girls before them, the
judges in the Queen of the Carnival
contest were faced with a Herculean
task, Friday afternoon. when the
endeavored to select the six. which
they believed were most representa-
tive of the qualities and characteris-
tics necessary for the fair consort of
King Winter. at the Fourth Annual
Maine Winter Carnival in this city,
February 5, and 7.
The experts on feminine pulchri-
tude and queenly grace and demean-
or found it absolutely impossible to
reduce their selection to the bakers
half dozen, and so the announcement
was made last evening IF seven
names Of Augusta young ladies'. who
as candidates fol the honor of pre-
siding over the festivities of the
tn days Of snow and ice events,
will be balloted upon by the citi-
Zens.
The seven whose portraits will be
conspicuously displayed from now
until the evening Of February 5,
| when the name of the successful con-
testant will be announced at the
Carnival Ball. are Miss Helen j.
| Bachelor Miss Yvonne Faucher
Miss Gladys Madore. Miss Evelyn
Sears, Miss Constance Wade. Miss
Margaret Whalen and Miss Florence
" ilson.
The honOred voting lady of this
group will be regally QUILTED with
winter sports costumes and equip
| ment by local merchants. and it
| was estimated by Chairman Horac &c
| Ingraham of the carnival queen con-
| test committee. that she would be
the recipient of articles which would
| approximate close to 500 in value.
Amongst those articles of wearing
apparel and special courtesies which
would fail to the girl elected by the
people of this city to the honor OF
| Queen of the Carnival. the followin
have been listed with the committee:
A tailored skating coat by the d. w
Adams Co, white fur hat. to match
the costume from the Fl. G. Barker
Co, winter sports hose from Cher
nowsky's. white skating boots from
| the Quality Shoe store. white wooden
nickled skates by the Hussey Hard
ware Co. Skis from Brooks Hard
| ware Co., snowshoes from Fifield
Bros. Co.. five pounds of candy by
the Handy Shop. fine stationery from
the ]. +. Pierce bookstore. and a
wonderful bouquet to be carried at
the Carnival Ball, from the Robbins
greenhouse
Many special courtesies will he
| rendered the Carnival Queen. includ-
| ing transportation for the three days
Of the carnival events by the Yellow
Cab Co. the use of two boxes for
| herself and friends at the Augusta
Opera House on Monday evening,
! February 9, and a complimentary
supper at the Girls Community Club
house by Mrs. Bridget Springer in
| charge Of the cafeteria.
For obvious reasons, the names of
the judges who had the thankiess
+, task Of reducing the field of contes-
tants from forty-three to seven.
were not announced by the contest
committee. but Chairman Ingrahnm
stated last evening that it was their
unanimous declaratio that never
had they seen at Ono time such a
collection Of portraits OF ravishingly
| beautiful young ladies as was that
which occupied their time and at
| tention yesterday.