Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-07
WOman's Club Holds
Annual Spring Picnic
On Tuesday Evening

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club of Waterville casts aside all
formality and surrenders itself to a
really gala time. They name this
festivity THE Spring Picnic" 1t is
, an event looked forward to all the
year by the majority of the $50 wo-
men of this organiza ton, and unless
illness or some very urgent call in
another direction prevents the club
is there as whole. Songs and stunts
are part of the evenings entertain
ment Tuesday evening this large
group of women gathered in the low
er vestry of the First Baptist church
to celebrate this occasion with more
than their usual enthusiasm.
Mrs. Carl Green, the general chair
man of the several departments,
planned this year something even
better than usual if possible. The
ladies gathered in the upper vestry
and put on their regalia which trans
formed this more or less sedate body
of women into large groups of flow
ers. each department having chosen
its flower and made caps and col
lars to represent the choice. At the
hour announced, $50, the filed down
the stairs to take their places at the
tables, also decorated with the chosen
flower. so that one looking on from
distance saw only a very delightful
flower garden taking refreshments.
Following the supper which was of
picnic character and bountiful each
group was called upon for some
stunt. The arts and crafts depart
ment, Mrs. George Ball, chairman,
led off with an old fashioned spelling
school, Mrs. L. c. Owen acting as
teacher. Her pupils, in poppy caps.
Mrs. Staples, Mrs Richards and
Mrs. Ball distinguished themselves as
accurate spoilers. The president of
prepared an Introduction for each
stunt in rhyme very appropriate to
the topic chosen by the committee.
The educational department, repre-
senting tulips, Mrs. Carl Green.
chairman, presented a beautiful little
stunt by two small girls, Frances and
Lucille Stobie, who danced butter
fly dance among the tulips in vari-
gated costumes of a butterfly. They
were introduced by song composed
and sung by the department., begin
ming I'VE are the tulips, you are the
butterflies"
The current events department.
Mrs. F. NJ. Sedgley,- chairman. pre-
scented themselves as red roses and
give an eight minute after dinner
entertainment consisting of introduc-
ton of POSTMASTER and five after
dinner speeches in verse, composed
by a member of the committee, Mrs.
Otto Larsen, which was full of fun.
The domestic science department
Mrs. Clarence Walker. chairman,
chose for their flower the pink car
nation and wore caps trimmed with
that flower and capes of the pink
and green and presented the club
with cake which they called Mrs.
Walkers Wonderful Cake, which was
full of bright hits on the department
members.
The home economic department,
Mrs. A. b. Spencer, chairman, wore
caps trimmed with sweet peas and
capes to match and for their stunt
sang 1.-The Pines of Maine. the feder-
alton song. The singers were dressed
in two shades of green and brown
This was received as were all the
stunts with much reclamation.
The library and music department,
Mrs. Mary Hall, chairman, but in
her absence. Miss Katherine Boutelle
acting chairman, chose for their
flower the ox-eyed daisy, and
group of singers, Mrs. Frank Wells,
Mrs. Cecil Rollins, Mrs. G. H. Hutch
ms, Mrs. Henry w. Brown and Mrs.
II. W kierstead, sang a Rustic
Dance, Mrs. George Johnson at the
piano, for their stunt, which was
very we'll received although they re-
GREETED the absence of two of their
number on account of illness.
The mothercraft department, Mrs.
Parker Foss, chairman, chose for
their flower the jonquil and the tables
were decorated with the flower and
pussy willows. A mothercraft s
composed by a member Of the de-
partment, Mrs. Kierstead, was s., :