The Republican journal., 1896-03-12
The Social Season.
The Shakespeare Club met with Mrs Ell
mer Small last Tuesday evening

per" in the vestry of the UniversaIst
church, Thursday, March 18th.
The comedy "Me an OTIS" is nearly ready
for presentation, but on account Of other en-
tertainments has been unavodably deferred
A whist party and social hop was given
Tuesday evening by Mrs, A. S. Fahy, at her
home on Spring street, to party of friends,
all of whom passed very enjoyable evening.
The Belfast Band minstrel entertainment
will be given at the Belfast Opera House,
March 10Th and Goth. Sale Of tickets begins
at 30 a. M, March 10th, at Kigore & Will
sons.
The Ladies' Circle of the Universalist par
ish, with the young ladies of the Kingsbury
Aid and the Altar Society, are preparing for
quite an elaborate two days sale and enter
tainment for the week following Easter.
The Kingsbury Social Aid gave party at
Memorial Hall Tuesday evening There
was large attendance and a pleasant
evening was passed. Gard playing, dancing
and refreshments We're on the program.
The Epworth League of East Belfast held
sociable Monday evening at the new house
of Alfred Ellis at Mason's Mills. The house
is unfinished, and the partitions are not
all in fine space was afforded for games
etc. An ample supper was served. very
| enjoyable evening was spent by all who
| attended
| The Wolnans Christian Temperance Union
gave a reception to the Kings Daughters at
their rooms Monday evening. There was a
I large attendance and the evening was very
pleasantly passed, with music, recitations,
etc, mostly by small children. Another
similar gathering will be held at the same
| place next Monday evening.
Tuesday was the birthday of Miss Flor
ence Clough and her parents treated Der to
a surprise. While she up-street with
MIR. Clough in the early evening quite
party of her little friends gathered at the
house and surprised her on her return by
their presence. A treat was provided for
the party and the young folks had a merry
| time.
The third birthday of Miss Cora Crawford
was observed at her home on Miller street
last Saturday by a o'clock tea, to which
few of her young friends and some of the
older ones We're invited, and it is hard to
say which enjoyed the occasion most, the
little ones or the grown-ups. Miss Cora had
some little gifts mementoes of the day
and all enjoyed a feast Of good things.
Mrs. Thomas B. Dinsmore gave a recer-
ton yesterday afternoon at her residence at
No. 25 Church street, i'll honor of the eighty
| |, "A. Af bar
Moore. The guests We're among the Older
ladies of the city, and were brought to the
reception i'll sleighs. Mrs. Dinsmore and
Mrs. Moore received from to O'clock
Refreshments We're served, and a very en-
joyable afternoon was passed
The public recital given at the UNIVERSAL
ist vestry under the auspices Of Kingsbury
Social Aid by Misses Stella Maude Haynes
and Myra Alice Carter of Wolaston, Mass,
was very we'll received. Miss Haynes for
merly of Islesboro, and Miss Carter are well
known here. Miss Haynes student and
has a very heavy contralto voice. Miss
Carter is a graduate of the Boston School of
Oratory, and in her rendering of Eugene
Fields child poems pleased the audience
very much.
The Unity Club gave an enter tainment
last Tuesday evening in the Unitarian Par
ish Parlor, it being an evening with Dick
ems. Mr.. Leighton read very interesting
paper on Dickens women characters, after
which twelve living pictures We're given IL
Illustrating Dickens Child Life, selected
from scenes from his several stories These
Il
ing paper written and read by Mrs Leigh
ton. There was IA full attendance of the
members and the evening was most enjoy
ably spent.
Miss Charlotte 7. Shley ectured IN the
Baptist church last Friday evening before
an appreciative audience. Her subject was
"Constantinople, the City Of the Golden
Horn, and she invested it with all the.
charm and interest that have characterized
her former lectures in this city. 1t was re-
plete with information, abounded in beauti-
| ful descriptive passages, and was enlivened
by flashes of wit. In her denunciations of
the "unspeakable Turk" and her appeals
for the oppressed and outraged Armenians
Miss Sibley was both earnest and eloquent
| DIt ~ recurring III eastern Maine at present,
and we advise all who have not heard her
not to miss the opportunity.
The First Baptist Choral Association, f.
S. Pitcher director, gave a concert at the
Baptist church in this city last evening. We
go to press too early for notice The pro-
gram was as follows:
Chorus, "Swift Bird, Rossini
Choral Association.
Contralto, "Voices of this Woods Rubinstein
Miss CHM.
Duet, 1.-The Land of the Swallows" Masini
| Miss Miken and Mrs. Pitcher
Chorus, "Stars of the Summer Night owen
Ladies of the Choral Association.
Bass, "Out on the Deep Iohr
Mr. Pitcher.
! Soprano, "Beauty's Eyes, Tosti
Mss Milliken
Violin Obligato by MIR Sanborn.
| Chorus, 'Mice in Council, LYMAN
Choral Association.
Baritone, "Star of Normandie,' Adams
Mr.. Parker.
Trio, The Erl King Cal1cott
Miss Millilen, Mrs. Pitcher, Mr. Pitcher.
| COntralto, "Sunset Ruck
Mrs, Pitcher.
| Chorus, "Cradle Song Rrahms
Choral Association.
| LETTER CARRIERS BALL. The Belfast let
! ter carriers gave their first annual concert
and ball at Belfast Opera House Thursday
| evening, March 9TH. The weather had NOT