The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-01-24

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Estabrooks, and Miss L. Grace Chadwick
are arranging for private dancing party
in Memorial Hall next Monday evening.
The members of Seaside Chautauqua Cir =
Gle will meet with Mrs. George Mahoney, Z
Salmond street, Monday afternoon, Janu-
airy 2Sth. The lesson will be from chapters
five and six of the Literary Leaders of
England and study of Charles Darwin
from the Chautauquan magazine. Author,
Charles Darwin.
The report of the Waldo County General
Hospital for the years 1905 and 1906 has
just been issued in neat pamphlet form. 1t
contains half-tOneS of the operating room, a
ward and one of the private rooms, besides
general information about the institution, a
list of the officers of the corporation, the
Medical and Surgical Staff, the reports of
the directors, the experimenting committee,
the experimenting nurse, the treasurer, re-
ports of the medical and surgical cases treat
ed, as well as those of the out patients, and
list of the officers and members of the
Women's Hospital Aid
AT the meeting of the Charming League
with Miss Frances Chase last Thursday
afternoon Mrs. George f. Ryan read an
original paper on "Recent Inventions
Mrs. George R. Williamson and Mrs Ada
Swan original papers on "Recent Dis
coveries" and Miss Melvina Parker gave
talk on observations, Ancient and Mod
ern.' with illustrations. The quotations
by the members were from Emerson. The
next meeting will be Jan. 31st; subject,
"The Modern Novel; and quotations from
Dickens.
Several pleasant and profitable church
socials have recently been held in the build
ing known as the ''Ots store" at Citypoint.
The proceeds of these socials are for the
benefit of the North Belfast church, The
use of the building has been given for the
winter, and the upper floor has been fitted
up for dining room in which very inviting
suppers are served. Down stairs stage
has been erected, and pretty programs have
been carried out each evening. A fine
piano has been hired, which adds much to
the enjoyment of the affairs. The hall seats
nearly two hundred, and supplies long
felt want at Citypoint. The next social, to
which all are cordially invited, will be Fri
day evening, February 1st.
Thursday morning, Jan. 18th, the mer-
curry stood at "a degrees below zero. Only
twice since 1859 has it been lower than 20.
Feb 8, 1861, and Jan. 7, 1866, it was q de-
grees below zero. 1t soon moderated and
oil FIJI
day night it rained. Sunday morning the
thermometer indicated At above The
walking about town was bad all day Sun
day. Monday it grew gradually colder
through the day, and Tuesday morning the
mercury had fallen a number of degrees
below the zero mark again. 1t moderated
during the morning and the snow which
fell all day was welcomed, as it brought
good sleighing again. Wednesday was an
ideal winter day.
WORTHY INSTITUTIONS. This, Thursday.
afternoon there will be hearings before the
committee on appropriations and financial
affairs in Augusta in behalf of appropria-
tions for the Girls Home and the Waldo
County Hospital. The former is tate in
controlled by the Children's Aid
Society of Maine, and the latter, of more
recent establishment, has abundantly dem
onstrated its usefulness and claim to State
aid. Until the Girls Home was established
there was no place in the State devoted ex-
to the care of poor aud neglected
girls, who after careful training, could be
placed in good homes. The idea of estab-
fishing such home originated with Mrs.
Arthur L. Brown, wife of the present Secre-
tary of State, and Mrs. Charles A. Pilsbury,
and was presented at meeting of the Nom
Partisan W. c. I. Alliance. Mrs. E. A. d.
burlington at once enlisted in the cause
and was foremost in advancing it. She was
the first president and her Iabors in its be-
half only ceased with her death. Mrs
Brown was the first secretary and in ad-
dtiOn to her duties as such was active in
soliciting funds. A charter was secured
from the State IN 1898, and after two years
hard work in raising funds, with the aid of
IA grant from the State, the present home on
Northport avenue, commodious house
with 40 acres of land and an orchard, was
bought and furnished Mrs. Brown was sue
ceeded as secretary by Mrs. Albert Gam
mans, whose labors for the home were I'M
Wearied and continued unremttingly until
her death. In 1906 a monthly paper, The
Girls Home, was established and has since
furnished record of the work done. The
Waldo County Hospital is a completely
equipped institution, with wards for men
and women, maternity ward, private
rooms for patients, an operating room, etc.
The private rooms have been furnished by
individuals or towns and the Ladies' Aid,
an auxiliary to the hospital association, has
contributed largely to the equipment and
improvements But for their work and the
contributions of private individuals the
small appropriation asked from the State
would be inadequate to maintain the insti-
tuition. The association were very fortunate
in securing the services of Miss Christine
Hall as superintendent of nurses and
matron, as she is not only well up in
her profession but an excellent business
woman, and looks carefully to the expendi-
lures, etc. She has established in cOnnec-
ton with the hospital training school for
nurses, which has given opportunity to
young women to qualify themselves for a
profitable profession. Belfast has cause to
feel proud of both the Girls Home and the
Waldo County Hospital. Just before going