Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-06
Full Days Program
Carried Out at Big.
Recreation Center
on Shores of Three
Mile Pond = Events
of Day Systematic
cally Presented No
A cciden is to Mar
Enjoyment


Three Mile Pond is a project which
appealed to the popular fancy and
enlisted the support Of citizens gen.
orally throughout this section of the
state was testified to on Monday
when a crowd of people estimated at
from 5000 to 10000 visited the beau
tifully located recreational center on
the Augusta Belfast highway to wit
ness and participate in the events
featuring the official opening and
dedication ceremonies.
Hundreds of automobile parties
from Kennebec towns and cities and
from points outside of this county
made their way to Three Mile Pond.
and despite the tremendous influx of
machines and people over roads
which were not built for such a vol
niue of traffic. everything was car
RED out with system and without
accident of serious nature.
During the day full program of
held and water events was carried
out under the efficient direction of
the sports committee chairmen. The
early feature was a ball game be-
tween teams representing the James
fitzgerald, American Legion post of
this city, and the Frank D. Romeo
Post of Vassalboro.
Judge Cook Redicates Park
AT noon time the formal dedication
OF the Community Park to the uses of
the American Legion posts of Ken
nebec county and their invited guests
was held, with Judge Harold E. Cook
OF Gardiner as the speaker. A
speakers stand had been erected on
an enormous boulder on the high
ridge just west of the pavilion and
the vast crowd of people was enabled
to assemble below and about this
adVantageously located rostrum to
near the words of the speakers. Pray
er was offered by the Rev. MacAllis-
ter of Gardiner.
Inc national salute of Is guns was
Ilred by gun crew from a piece To-
Gated on the point Of land directly off
the shore from the Community Park
frontage, and then the crowds filed
past the central pavilion TO receive
thelr lunch boxes and refreshments.
splendid box lunches had been pre-
pared by the workers of the Legion
AuAlIlary and to each ticket holder
was given a cold bottled soda and
ice cream.
The field events included clashes
and obstacle races for bows and girls
men and women, and some keen com
petition was provided The winners
IN these events as well as in the
swimming and boat events were
awarded silver medals, which were
OF particularly appropriate and bean
tiful design.
matinee and Evening Dances
both afternoon and evening there
7 was dancing in the new pavilion.
#Illch mad been built largely through
Folunteer effort, and is most attrac
lively and pleasantly located on .
nigh wooded Point. One of the fea
lures OF this part of the compreben-
slVe days program was the appear
ance of Jud Robbins, of Bolton Hin
VINO hddled for the old time dance
numbers He was accompanied bv
Mrs. Alton Blaisdell at the piano.
Inc dancing in the evening was
under the direction of the Winthrop
post and was one of the most on
Joyaple parts of the splendid pro-
gram" The Bard of Bolton Hills"
was on hand again for the evening
session and large crowd stayed UNI
III the sounding of "Taps" which
night. ''iAu
Formal Flag Raising
one OF the impressive features of
,ne DAY was the f1ag-raising and ded-
lcatlon of the flag pole. which was
conducted by members of the BenS
Jamin E. Smith American Ieoion
post, of Gardiner. From the time 3bat
the Stars and Stripes were hoisted tn
the masthead of the towering STAFF
the recreation park became dedicated
70 the uses of citizens of this county
Tor purposes of recreation and pleas.
ures -'N
franc over the short road from
the state highway to the lake shore
was most efficiently handled nv
members of the two National Guard
companies of this city. A field sig-
nal telephone equipment had been in.
stated and the entry of automobiles
was controlled in this manner with
precision and dispatch.
A Red Cross first aid tent was To-
GATED on the grounds and under the
supervision Of DR.. Warren b. San
porn was equipped to handle anv
emergency, but fortunately there was
tio call lor medical services except
Tor very minor casualties.
In the early evening Chief Man.
tune of the Penobscot tribe of In.
dlans of Old Town with his daueh-
ter won their race over Earl Church
the former padding a birch canoe
ana the latter operating an out
board motor boat.
Ovation for Donors
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar A. Hussev and
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank E. Mace were m
the grounds and acted as an informal
reception committee to the thousands
or guests, who overfioWed the corr
nnes OF the community park and on-
70 the properties of nearby cottagers
Ihe crowd was good natured and
everyone at Three Mile Pond contri-
outed to the enjoyment of the dav
ana occasion. Mr.. and Mrs. Hussey
ana Mr.. and Mrs. Mace were accord
eu oVatlons by the crowds in ex-
preston of the appreciation for the
me slltS which made the big com
munity development possible
Besides the service of luncheons
from the community park l,itcba,,
where a field kitchen was in oner'
atlon under the direction of Lester
broWne1, refreshments of CANDY and
ice cream and soft drinks We're dis
Pensed from two temporary booths
established on the grounds. One of
these booths was managed bv
group from the Augusta Girls Com
munity Club and the other bv the
calumet Club of this city.
AS soon as the shades of darkness
had fallen big display of fireworEs
was set of from the point facing tbe
PARK section. This feature was hand
Ied py Lieutenant Colonel Charles
w; savage, assisted by a corps of