Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-01
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Of climb on foot. they declared that
it was well worth the while for the
wonderful view alone, to say nothing
of the splendid program arranged for
the day.
Large delegations came from Lew
iston- Auburn, Westbrook, Sanford,
Norway, South Paris, Waterville,
Bangor. Saco- Biddeford. Portland,
and practically the entire member
ship of the Augusta Club serving on
the various committees. The COM
mittee members, all sporting ribbons
of various colors, were kept exceed
ingly busy throughout the afternoon.
The delegations were met en- route
by members of the Augusta Club
whose autos were gaily decorated
with the colors of the organi zation,
and were escorted to the site Of the
days festivities. At the gateway
where the large Monks Hill" sign
was posted were assembled the men,
bers of the hospitality committee of
which Allison ]. Hayes was chairman,
ready to meet each delegation and
extend hearty welcome. On the ar
~ oil VI cdCIl GdIy IllC dSlSSdl0S MGlS
supplied with badges which were ar
ranged with space left for writing in
the name of the wearer. This saved
a great deal OF difficulty as introduce
tons between the visiting members
were thus rendered unnecessary.
/ Assembling on the hill early in the
afternoon, the visitors found folding
chairs and tables provided for the
dino of xroia INV A1I
ranges set for the cooking Of bacon
and hot dogs and coffee, and a Red
Cross tent in charge of Miss Rather
inc Wynn equipped to take care Of
any and all casuals.
The broad field to the. north was
laid out for obstacle golf baseball,
and horseshoe pitching, and Chair
man Fred Owen, at once set to work
getting the various teams organized
for the events.
Obstacle golf proved a real attrac-
ton for the ladies and girls, a crowd
gathering about the newly made
links, and remaining there through
out the afternoon. The course didn't
look particularly difficult, but the ma
jority Of the scores made, some of
them by experienced golfers, indicat-
es that there were a number Of pecu-
liarly hard features included in it.
The baseball games brought out
/ many players who had not played for
years, as well as few professionals
and a lot of fairly good players. Au-
gusta played the lewiston Auburn
Club and this game developed into a
real contest, some very heavy hitting
developing.
| While the games We're taking place,
! the st. Cecilia Boys Band of thirty
pieces found seats on the hillside, and
supplied music throughout the after
noon.
! Flags were mounted all over the
hill, and on both sides of the long,
winding road that led to the crest.
! State police mounted on motorcycles
directed the traffic, and Chief Arthur
! Field attended the games and was
! Immediately drafted to serve as UNI
pire at one of the baseball games.
! At five o'clock a halt was called on
| the field events. and it was found that
| the great number of participants in
each event had rendered it impossible
! to hold two scheduled features, one
| being the balloon target shooting, the
| other the bait casting event.
! A big scoreboard has been mounted
! in the center of the hill, and in the
| various columns the winning clubs
! checked their points. 1t was found
/ that the Norway South Paris delega
! ton was the winner of the meet,
! having taken a total of IS points,
with the Augusta kiWanians in sec
ond place with II points.
| Features of the events were the
! winning of the obstacle golf event
! for ladies by Mrs. Frederick Owen.
! of this city, and the winning of the
| shot put. by Mr.. Shields, of Bidde-
! ford, with a throw of 40 feet, eight
| inches to his credit. Arthur S. Mer-
| rill, of the Augusta Club, was second
| in this event with SO feet, eight in
ches, nosing out Clinton Tompson,
| former athletic coach at Cony High
school and now with the Lewiston
/ Auburn delegation.
| The kite-hying contest proved a
| stellar attraction, the big rnonoplane
type kites going up in few cases as
| high as 1000 feet in the strong winds
that prevailed during the afternoon
Experience counted in this event,
which was won very handily by the
Norway South Paris delegation who
supplied the kites, which are a typi
cal Maine product made in the town
from which the winning delegation
| came. They won first position for
both men and women, with Water
vile taking both seconds.
The Bangor team walked away
with the tug of-war, with the San
ford team in second position.
The baseball games were won by
the Auburn outfit, with
Sanford in second place again. The
horseshoe pitching, which proved a
popular event, was won by the dele
cation from Norway South Paris,
taking first place for men. and first
and second for women, giving them
the meet
The field events closed shortly af-
ter o'clock, and the crowd adjourn
ed to the hilltop. where the club
stunts We're put on on a platform
provided for the purpose. 1t was an
! nounced that the cups and other
prizes for the winning teams would
be presented at the dance at Island
Park during the evening, to save
time, as it was getting late.
The first stunt put on was that Of
the Augusta Club, Mr.. and Mrs. Ken
meth Lee presenting a fancy shooting
! act lasting about is minutes.
! Each of the visiting clubs then put
! on a short skit, while the audience
/ sat around the platform and devoured
] whole droves of hot dogs, .locks of
! sandwiches, and gallons of soft
! drinks provided by the local Kiwan-
/ ians.
The committee on comnissary
! tended the big field ranges, and kept
! the hot dogs, bacon and coffee com :