Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-26
BELFAST NEWS.
High School Honor Parts-D. A. r
Chapter to Be Formed-Notes.

Belfast. Me. March 24.-(SpeciaD.-
Miss Isabel CHM, is passing a few
weeks in Boston, where she is the
guest of friends after employment in
the City National Bank for some weeks
in this city.
Alderman Byron Rogers and Coun-
cilmen Ralph l. Morse and Fair Holmes
of the Belfast city government will
represent the city this season in the
advertising contracts which have been
made for the city in the past year and
for future dates
Tarratine Tribe of Red Men con-
ferred the Adoption and Warriors de-
grees Monday evening on one candi-
date and received two applications.
The Tribe has made a large increase
in membership in the past year and
the members have this year nominat-
ed and asked of the Great Council of
Maine in their session April 10 in Lew
iston. the election OF Orrin J. Dickey to
the position of great junior sycamore.
Mr.. Dickey is a past sachem and a
great worker in the Red Men of Maine.
Mrs. Charles +. Rhoades has return
ed from Pttstield. where she was the
guest Of Mrs. George Rogers.
Benjamin Jones. "a, Of BrooHsville
was in this city Tuesday on his way
home from Bangor. where he was
granted a steamboat engineers license
after passing an examination before
the Board Of Steamboat Inspectors. Mr.
Jones was formerly Il fireman on the
steamer Ruth.
Charles H. Field Of this city who
has been very i'll at his home on Con-
gress street, is improving slowly.
The ParlOr Musical Society held a
very pleasant session at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Eloridge S. Pitcher Tues
day evening, when an interesting and
especially we'll prepared program was
presented. which included a piano
quartet selection by Miss Gladys
Pitcher. Miss II. l.. Written, Miss
Louise bennett and Miss Leila How
ard.
Active preparations are on foot in
this city for the organization of a So
ciety Of the Daughters of the American
Revolution. The movement is meeting
with generous response and it seems
likely that a strong society will soon
be formed
The honor parts Of the Belfast High
school have been assigned and the
Seniors are working hard on the two
plays they intend presenting. April 10
has been selected as the date of pre-
sentation. The assignment of the hon.
or parts was as follows: ValedictOry.
George Ola Woods; Salutatory.
Marion Moore Perry: History. Maude
Lora Stantial The other parts were
assigned by the class as follows:
Samuel Portion, Grafton; Charlotte Ella
Bradley and Louise Johnson Read,
prophets: Marthorn Doak and Ben
jamin Wood, bestowers of parting
gifts. Mr. Woods is the president and
in addition to the above program there
will be number of musical features
Mr.. Portion. who was selected as the
orator, is Russian who came here
some years ago with a family who We're
engaged in rag picking work and he
decided to enter the High school, where
he has made rapid progress by hard
study. supporting himself and giving
all his time to study and extra work
in vacation time.
THE Cadets Picnic" will be present
ed by the Methodist Church Society
at its annual fair an entertainment,
| which will be given at the Belfast
Opera house April S. There will be a
| sale and supper connected with the
program and it is expected that the
affair will be one of the leading church
events of the winter season.