Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-05
Give Interesting Story Picture
Of Opportunities For Mem
bers, Before Appreciative
Audience At City Hall, Mon
day Evening-Attractive Ex-
hibits of Class Work-Mem-
bership Campaign Owe +
Three Days Period

A three day membership drive.
having as its object the addition Of
300 new members to the rolls of the
Augusta Girls Community Club was
ushered in on Monday" evening at
City Hall in a most suspicious man
ner. With representatives of several
service clubs of the city, and with
officials of the Massachusetts, League
of Girls clubs. with which the Au-
gusta club is affiliated, on the list of
speakers, most interesting program
OF addresses was presented, after
which "Everygirl," a pageant depict
ing In a most beautiful manner the
way in which the Spirit of the league
of Girls clubs has helped to solve
difficulties which "Everygirl'' en-
counters, was staged by the members
of the local club
Miss Barbara Haskell, president Of
the local club acted as chairman and
introduced the various speakers Hon
Ernest L. Mclean, the first speaker
was bothered by the failure of the
city lighting circuit to function for a
short period, but despite this inter-
ference he, in a very beautiful man.
ner expressed his appreciation for the
work of the club and his wishes for
the success of the campaign.
Miss Rosamond Conner, President
of the Advisory Board of the club;
Miss Marjorie Lee, President of the
Business and Professional Women's
Club; Rev. A. Francis Walch, repre-
senting the Augusta Rotary Club;
Miss Ethelle Garside, Secretary Of
the Women'S Department of the Au-
gusta Y. NJ. c. A.; Judge Robert a.
Cony, representing the Augusta XII
wants club; Miss Emma S. Alden,
President of the Massachusetts
League of Girls clubs; Miss Mar
garet Nelson of the Augusta Girls
Community club and Miss Gladys
Gaylord, Field Secretary of the Mas
sachuSetts League of Girls Clubs
all spoke briefly, expressing their
belief in the girls club movement and
in the work of the local organization
and recommending to the members
of the large audience that they be-
come members If not already enrol
led. Several of the speakers brought
out the fact that quiescent member
ship is not worth while. that all
members should take part In the va
rious activities of the club as only in
that way can they and the club de-
rive the greatest benefit.
Pageant Story
The pageant was very beautifully
staged under the direction of Miss
Orrelle Gray, of the English depart
ment of Cony High School. This
pageant began with the presentation
to "Everygirl,' (Miss Ruby Crook
of the unIighted Torch of Opportun
itv. bv the Spirit of the City (Alrs.
George b. Keene). The Torch is
given to her to guide her in the build
ing of her life and Everygirl takes
it. The Hours Of Work edith Nell
son. Jeanette Nelson, Adeline Feare-
bay, Louise Tracy, Lillian McAllis-
ter, Faith Cony, Beatrice Burke, and
Frances Soule) come forward, but
Everyglrl tires of their monotonous
dance and asks for release. Idleness
(Jennie Jackson) creeps in and steals
her torch and her companion, In
wholesome Pleasure (Mary Berran)
and Discoura cement (Arletta Snow
with his tormenting imps (Hattle
I Norton, Hope Bassett, Jane Lenz
Pauline Pierce, Althea Norton, Mar
garet Perkins and Eta DurranD
crowd in.
"Everygirl" turns to the Spirit of
the City, asking for help( and the
Spirit in distress calls upon the three
different types of communities. So
the Country Community, the Indus
trial Community and the Large City,
characterized by Cora Pike, Doris
Drummond and Laura Wakefield
come forward to help. Each in turn
tells how the Spirit of the League
has solved their difficulties. She is
then summoned and appears in the
person of Barbara Haskell, bringing
with her the Spirits of Play, Educa-
ton and Responsibility Uucy john
son, Bernice Patterson and Edna
Jenkins). After a dance of joy by
the Spirit of Play, Education RECEIVERS
the torch and lights it for Everygirl
Responsibility transforms the gray
hours into shining hours of Oppor-
tunity and Everygirl radiant in be-
ing released from Encouragement,
takes the torch and pledges herself
to the building of "A Greater City
and A Greater League"
The various members of the club
who took part in this pageant car
ried out their roles in a very fine
manner. The several dances were
particularly graceful and pleasing
and the members of the cast them
selves were particularly pleased at
the dance by Miss Johnson, who de-
spite the fact that she was so i'll on
Monday that she had been unable to
work, had carried out her part of
the pageant in order that nothing
might mar its presentation.
Several booths showing the work
of the various classes at the club
were placed near the rear of the hall
and these were very busy as the
many people in attendance inspected
the samples which were on exhibit
ton. The exhibits demonstrated in
no uncertain way the many advan-
tases of the club. Candy, punch and
popcorn were also sold from booths.
Those in charge of the booths were
as follow: Art Glass exhibit. Mrs
Mabel Thompson, teacher: Miss Jean
Greig: Book Discussion, Blanche
Young; Interior Decorating, Mrs.
Belle Savage, teacher; Mrs. Molly
Aiken; Basketry, Frances Folsom, |
Melissa Farnham; Dressmaking. Mrs. |
Bernice Patterson; Millinery, Esther /
Cyr, teacher, in charge; Home Hy- /