LAWN FETE 

 IS B RILLIANT AFFAIR 



Picturesque Scenery, Perfect Day and Splen= 

 did Entertainment Provide Pleasure 



t Chapman Estate 



With providential weather aiding, the 

 picnic, lawn fete and musicale held 

 Saturday at the new residence of Mr. 

 and Mrs. William Rogers Chapman m 

 Shelburne, N. H.. was the most brilliant 

 and the most picturesque as well as the 

 ■most enjoyable out-of-door affau 

 which Portland people have been pnvi- 

 ledged to attend for many seasons. No 

 matter what the fancy of the visitor 

 it was amply satisfied and from the 

 trip itself to and from sequestered 

 Shelburne, set in the midst of the wild 

 and rugged grandeur of the White 

 Mountains, easy and delightful 

 access whether one makes it by auto 

 by train, to the actual participation in 

 the numerous attractive features pro- 

 vided for the entertainment of the 

 guests by the host and hostess, there 

 was nothing lacking. From the first 

 glimpse of the Chapman mountain 

 place with its spacious grounds shim- 

 mering in the rays of the late morning 

 sun high above^the eastern foothills to 

 the last reluctant glance at its parting 

 caress on rugged western hilltop at 

 "the end of a perfect day." the occasion 

 was one of delight as well as one 

 , which it would be difficult to .describe 

 in short space. 



Patriotic Decorations. 

 The great lawn about the mansion 

 with its shrubbery had been decorated 

 for the affair. United States Flags 

 were in evidence, while beside them 

 fluttered the colors of England, France 

 and Italy The guests came from all 

 over Maine, both the Western and the 

 Eastern Maine music festival choruses 

 being represented, while there were 

 also many parties from neighboring 

 summer resorts and country places in 

 attendance. 



Look Over Estate. 

 Following tho greeting ot Director 

 and Mrs. Chapman there was the. In- 

 terest of going over the magnificent 

 - estate tho former property of Wtt- 

 liam K. Ash ton. and one of the notable 

 show places of New Hampshire, and 

 this included a visit to the sheep 

 meadow where Dirertr>r Chapman has 

 <ome of the finest sheep n New Eng- 

 land together with the inspection of 

 the 'porter's lodge, the barn, laundry 

 and other buildings belonging to the 



eS Miss Dorothy Bean of Berlin was the 

 chairman of a group of young women 

 in Red Cross uniforms, who served as 

 guides and were in attendance 

 throughout the day. The following 

 young women representing the Allied 

 nations acted as flower girls: Madona 

 Malloy, Columbia; Helen Stuart, Eng- 

 land; Helen 1 Barret, France; Winona 

 Vincent. Japan; Ml'dred Low Belgi- 

 um- Atherlelne Ruggles, Red Cross 



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at Shelburne, N. H. 



se; Geneva Culhane, Italy. Alfred 

 Clark and Henry Trask costumed as 

 soldiers officiated as aides. 



Enjoy Picnic Lunch. 

 A picnic lunch was a much enjoyed 

 feature at noon, with delicious drinks, 

 hot and cold, hospitably provided bj 

 Mrs. Chapman. . 



The afternoon was given over to the 

 lawn fete and musicale with refresh- 

 ments of ice cream and cake 



booths P u n nd h er Red Cross 

 while there were also fortune t^ 1 " 1 " 

 booths and every sort of merrymaking, 

 with grounds and house alike thrown 

 open to the patrons. 



Committees in Charge. 

 The Red Cross entertainment 

 ..irried out under' the direction o 

 following committee. - 



Mrs Orton Brown, president Red 

 Cross Coos County, Mrs. Thomas 

 Parker, K»d Cross officer Mrs. WU 

 liam R. Chapman, and Mrs. E. Em- 

 m The n committee of refreshments was 

 aS Mrs°Joh"n Mitchell, chairman; Mrs j 

 Orton B. Brown, Mm. \ 

 Mrs M Rix, Mrs. G. N. McMillan, Mm. , 

 C W Rantoul, Jr., Mrs K Hamlin 

 Mvs M Rix, Mrs. G. N. McMillan, Mrs. 

 Charles' Philbrook Mrs. J. Evans, Miss 

 Fannie Philbrook, Mrs. A. Wilson Mrs. 

 C Peabody, Mrs. A. Lean, Mrs Head, 

 Mrs H C. McKean. Mrs. McLean, 

 Mrs! Frank Doten, Mrs. C. Evans, Mrs 

 Edwards, Mrs. Ralph Peabody Mrs. 

 George Leighton. W« ^f^ff'SSL, * 

 AlHstVr Airs. George Abbott, Mrs. F. 

 Whee er, Miss Margaret McLain Mra. 

 Cushman, Mrs. Lawrence Philbrook, 

 Mrs. J. Leighton, Mrs. W. R. Chap- 



ma "' Band Furnishes Music. 



The Burgess Band of Berlin, with 

 Mr Raeburn as soloist, contributed 

 much to the festivities, furnishing 

 stirring music for the reception and 



^Stll^ancft'her noteworthy attraction 

 was a musicale in the great bafn, at 

 which there was solo PtatlniV a , ViO- 

 Unlet and rousing chorus singing, 

 while many remained for a bar n dance 

 in the evening, when the light of vari- 

 colored lanterns added to the luster 

 of the scene. 



Festival Announcements. 

 Thore were numerous festival an- 

 nouneements made and enthurtwm 

 ran hish in anticipation ot the 21st 

 leapm of the Maine Music Festival in 

 Bangor and Portland in October. 



Director and Mrs. Cha.pman were 

 showered with congratulations an I 

 good wishes at the leave taking of the 

 picnickers. 



