Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-25
Knights Templar
Have Ladies Night /.
At Lakewood Club

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The new Lakewood Country Club
house, beautiful in it's newness and
spaciousness, was a most appropriate
setting for the Ladies' night observ-
ance in De Molay Commandery, No
10, Knights Templar, last Friday eve
ming. The affair was thorough Dig
nifed and yet informal. and was at
tended by at least 500 people. The
fact that many had never before seen
the interior of the new club house
added greatly to the pleasures of the
occasion and the great ball room with
it's two huge fireplaces which blazed
with warmth, the refreshment booth
and the commodious rest room, were
all suited in every way to the COM
fort and convenience of those present
Elaborate decorations were neither
attempted or needed, for any attempt
to conceal the charming colonial arch
itecture of the building, fresh and
daintily colored would have marred
the beauty of the scene rather than
added to 1t. At either end of the
ball room, over the nantes were the
| emblematic crosses of the knight
| Templar and at intervales were sta
| toned the banners of the order. In
| the house living room fitted with easy
! chairs and other homelike suggestions,
were the card tables, where those who
| did not care for dancing enjoyed the
| hours. Everywhere about the place
were Eminent Sir Harold c. Wood
| bury, commander of De Molay. and
| his gracious wife, both taking an in
| innate interest in the many people
| present. Mrs. Woodbury. was charm
| ing in simple gown of tan and
| shared the duties with her husband in
most thoughtful manner.
| AS the Sir Knights and their ladies
| were arriving Lee Warren and his
| Collegians furnished delightful pro-
| gram of music. At about $50 the
grand march was formed under the
leadership of Eminent Sir and Mrs.
| Woodbury., Sir Sherman N. Shurnway
and Miss Dorothy Mosher of Los An
| geles, Calf. The line reached COM
pletely around the great ball room
and it was indeed a brilliant pageant,
| the Sir knights plumed and uniform
ed, and the ladies in gowns of every
color, and all beautiful. Immediate
| ly following the couples already men,
| toned came the past commanders of
De Molay and their ladies, the dele
| cation attending being large.
Following the grand march an
| nouncement was made by Eminent
| Commander Woodbury. that the IA
nous drill team of the Portland Com
mandery, consisting of "a sir knights,
| would give fancy drill. These gen.
! Element executed in a most finished
manner intricate marches into which
were woven the square. the triangle
| and the crosses in a faultless manner.
| The marvellous floor work of the Port
| land sir knights led to frequent out
| bursts of applause, as they performed
| their very important part of the eve
ning's entertainment. The drill was
/ followed by informal dancing, with
music by Mr.. Warren and his collie
| gians, until shortly after IL o'clock,
/ the farewell waltz being danced with
regret by the radiantly happy crowd.
| During the evening buffet refresh
| ments, including sandwiches, harle-
| quin ices, angel food. maccaroons,
mints and nuts We're served under
| the direction of Mrs. Kate S. Simpson,
| caterer, assisted by bevy of pretty
| girls from the Skowhegan BPW.
The affair was participated in by
many people from different sections of
! the state, including a large delegation
| from Waterville.
Assisting Commander Woodbury. in
| the arrangement of this brilliant So
-cial affair were the following sir
| knights of De Molay: Sherman N.
| Shumway, Leon w. Smiley, Carlton NJ.
, Holt. Walter p. Ordway, G. Allan
Wentworth, George L. H. Smith and
Edwin L. Sampson, with aids in the
different Somerset county towns, into
which membership in De Molay ex-
| tends.