The Republican journal., 1903-05-07
The Belfast CLUB Of Boston
THE FIRST ANNUAL MEETING, APRIL
a4th, A SUCCESS. A LIST OF TIL Sc
PRESENT.

Friday evening, April 24th, at Hotel
Vendome, the first meeting of the BEL
fast Club of Boston was held. Inc
event proved far greater success than
anv one anticipated. There were about
l15 people present, and many came hun
dreds of miles for the sake of renewing
old friendships and of joining the club.
There were representatives from Spring
field, Worcester, New Bedford, Provi-
dence. r. l.. and few were from Bel
fast. Ninety-five people We're enrolled
as members of the club. The recep-
ton began at $50, the receiving group
comprising these ladies': Mrs. Annie L..
Mckeen, Mrs. Henry {. Daniels, Mrs.
Annabel Knight, Mrs. Mary +. Dahl,
Miss Cora A Eames, Miss Mary d..
Pierce, Miss Flora A. Burgess and Mrs.
John \. Savage. 1t was pleasing TO see
some of the older members of the party
renew old friendships made 10 OF 30
wears ago. and to hear them relate anec-
dotes of thelr younger days spent III
Belfast. The reception was very in
formal and not much time had elapsed
before both old and young were making
new friends as we'll as greeting old ones.
The business meeting was called at :
O'Clock by F. Y. Chase. The constltu-
ton was read by II. D. Mcclellan, and,
by a vote of the cluD. was adopted as
whole. Miss Elizabeth X. Robbins,
chairman of the nominating commit
tee. read her report, with the result that
the following board of officers was elect
ed: VIM. c. Crawford, Pres; Frank
W. Chase, 1st Vice Pres; Geo. +. Field,
2nd Vice Pres; Miss Frances }. Dyer,
3rd Vice Pres; Miss Helen M. Dunton,
Sec: A. c. knight, Assistant Sec, Miss
Alice A. Hills, Treasurer. The COM
mittee on membership is as follows:
Mrs. McKeen, Elmer F. Murch, Geo.
W Holmes, Misses Eames and Pierce.
After the business meeting the people
repaired to the banquet hall. The after
dinner program was the treat OF the
evening. Belfast should be proud of
her talented sons and daughters. MI.
W, C. Crawford acted as toastmaster,
and in this capacity left nothing to be
desired.
The first speaker of the evening was
Dr Dudley y. Sargent, whose remarks
were worth the while for any BeiIaster
to come many miles to hear. He spoke
of how dear to any Belfast heart were
the foot of the square, the "head OF
the tide" "Peiree's Block" cover the
river" and even Puddle Dock" lie
recalled many of the city fathers who
were ever ready to lead and advise the
boys of his day, and expressed his graft
tude to -ixel Hayford for much OF his
own success in life, and for turning ms
thoughts from the almlesS monkey
shines of former days to the scientific
study OF physical training which he
had made his life work. He thought
one of the objects OF the Belfast Cub
should be that the older and more eX-
uel!tuced members should give What
they could Of their influence and eX-
peIienee to help the younger ones to
success IN life.
Rev. John y. Savage was the next
speaker. and it did all good to hear and
see him once more. His remarks were
both helpful and inspiring. Mrs. LII
Ian r. Chase, who was called upon
next brought back memories OF by
gone DAYS to many of the younger peo-
pie present. Dr. Geo. +. Eames follow
ed with a few amusing incidents OF his
school days in Belfast. Mr.. a. II. hel-
ley spoke very feelingly of some OF Bel
fast's grand old men, among whom
We're Nehemiah Abbott, Judge Dick
erson and John II. Quimby.
MI. Geo. p Field in his remlnls-
ceuces referred to men whom the
younger portion of the audience re-
membered Ill name only. The audience
was highly entertained by his wit, and
by anecdotes of Albert g.. JeWett, OF
John Caldwell, of one, Thurston, a
plumber OF Gov. Wm. q. Crosby and
of DR.. Quimby, the real founder of
Christian Science. He also spoke of
Belfast of the present day, and wished
that the Belfast Club of Boston might
do something toward making it more
prosperous. He hoped that summer
hotel would soon be reality, SO that
opportunity would be given the old Bel
fast people to 60 back to their dear old
town and spend the whole summer in
peace and quiet if they chose.
Miss Frances J. Dyer was the last
speaker of the evening, and as the hour
was late her remarks were much too
brief. She expressed hope that the
Belfast Club would be to Belfast what
the 10th Century Club is to Boston, and
that we should give our sympathy and
aid, if possible, to the public improve
ment of our native town.
We were sorry MI Bordman Hall
was called away before he was asked to
speak, and that Mr.. L. w. Howes, who
had consented to speak, was unable to