The Republican journal., 1906-01-04
MrSICAL, LITERARY AND SOCIAL.

The bohemian Club, local orchestra for
furnishing dance music,Wa re-ort aniZed in
January.
Miss Cleora Il. IIaney gave piano recitals
by her puplss at her home, No % Cedar
street Jan. 9th, April 14th, May 5lst, and
Gas MIS-. Clarence L. Reed Oct. 2hi ana
Dec 18th.
An old-time entertainment consisting OF
s'ye sewing circle" and a concert, the partl-
cipants appearing in old-time costumes, was
presented in the Methodist church April
9TH.
Miss Helen Durtcn gave recitals by her
self and pupils AT her home on Cedar street
May 19lh, Nov. 18th and Dec 9th.
Miss Ethel Harding of Boston gave a
piano recital in Memorial Hall Aug. 14th,
under the auspices of Mr.. and Mrs Charles
! Bradbury The recital was followed by
dance in honor of Miss Harding and MISS
Alvah Taylor of Philadelphia, the latter
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas l.. Shea:
A musical society called the Orpheus
Club, with Miss Amy +. Stoddard, teacher,
was formed Aug. DIST. Muslcales We're
given at the home OF Miss Stoddard sept.
18th, sept. 29th, and Dec. oth MISS Stod-
dard gave a recital by a former class Match
1St.
The Belfast Band gavea concert in Belfast
Opera House March Goth with soprano
solos by Miss Katherine Blckford of Brook
Ign, n. Y, selections by the Maple Leaf
Mandolin Club, and other features. Sun
day, April ID, the Band gave sacred con-
cert in the Opera House with solo he
Holy City," by Miss Bickfold. j. f. Rig
by, who has been leader since the Band
was organized in 1890, resigned and was
succeeded by Mark S. Crockett. The Band
gave few open air concerts on the school
common during the summer. Old Home
Week the band played for the celebration
in Rockland In their reports. the Daily
Star said: 1.-The band is one of the crack
bands of the State and it director, Mark
Crockett, is a native Of Rockland. Crockett
is cornet soloist and had with him band
Of fine musicians, including one or two well
known players from Bangor" The CouE-
Ter Gazette said "Belfast Band was under
the leadership of "a Rockland boy, Mark 5.
Crockett, whose valuable services the up
river city was fortunate in securing. The
concert gave evidence that Belfast has by
no means lost her reputation as band
city"
Public fairs, sales, concerts, etc, by the
various Sunday school, etc, included the
following: food, fair and sale of fancy
articles at the North church parlors June
to Spring" at the Nj. f. church, Nov. 9Th ;
"OlG Acre Folks" at Belfast Opera House,
Nov 22d, for the benefit of the organ fund
of the Congregational church Supper and
entertainment at the Universalist vestry
Nov. Sd; .Beans and Buttons" comic
opera, WIFI lOOus CdHuy anu dpIOu sale, dt
Belfast Opera House Nov. 18th; Ladies'
night at the Congregational church Nov.
18th, with an address by DR.. George NJ.
Shorkley of Camden on the Zeigler ex-
petition to the far north, and the farce
''SunbOnnets," with sale and supper in Bel
fast Opera House,by the Universalists Nov
2Sth.
The annual meeting OF the Travellers
Club was held at the home of Mrs. Amos
| Clement June 10. The address was on
"Holland" by the president, Mrs. Edward
Sibley. Germany was chosen for study for
the current year.
| The Goth annual meeting of Seaside
Chautauqua Circle was held with Mrs. C.
A. Hubbard Sept. 25th. The report of the
secretary for the year gave membership
of 80. OF this number % are graduates,
who have completed the four years course
and received diplomas; 10 are under
graduates of the classes of 1906 and 1907.
FOrty-fve meetings were held during the
year with good attendance. The work