The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-02-18

The rsguiar meetinR Of the Jewellers Club
will be held with the president, mrs. Edward
oioiey, Tuesday. February 23d.
Several cars of granite for the new court
house at Memphis. Tenn, are being loaded at
the Mt Waldo Granite Works yard
We have had practically continuous snow
storm from Sunday night to yesterday morn
ing, interspersed with hail, but fortunately the
snow did not drift Yesterdays sunshine was
welcome change from the gloomy. days pre-
ceeding
The refreshments at the Military Whist
party, March 4th, will include ice cream, cake,
coffee and sandwiches. It is hoped to hold
the ~ tables, that all the bridge players in the
CITY may contribute to this worthy object and
at the same time spend an enjoyable evening.
In other cities the second and third parties
nave proved more enthusiastic than the first
A B. H. S. BIRTHDAY SURPRISE PARTY.
Last Saturday evening Raphnel Leavitt, B. H.
s., 'O9' was given ''truly' surprise party by
his classmates. Mr.. Leavitt, who is the young
est member of the class, was celebrating his
18th birthday Saturday, and in the evening he
had the assistance of the entire class, with the
exception of one member The class drove to
his home in East Belfast, and on their arrival
gave rousing class yell, which brought their
host to the door in short order. They were
soon in possession of the ever hospitable home,
which was decorated for the occasion with
green and gold class banners. Vocal and in
strumental music, games, ETC., made the time
fly, and plans for the proposed trip of the class
to Washington in the spring were discussed.
In the guessing contest Miss Abbie Doak won
the first prize and Houston Small the consola-
ton. Dainty refreshments were served by
Mrs. G. A. Leavitt, the mother of the host, and
the napkins were white, with B. H. S., '09, on
them in the class colors. In behalf of the class,
Otis Ellis presented Mr. Leavtt with a nice
fountain pen
SONGS OF SEVEN AND THE BELLS. A very
pretty and successful enter tainment was given
In the vestry of the Methodist Episcopal
church last Monday evening, under the aus
plces of the Epworth League. Jean 1ngelow's
Songs of Seven" was presented most attrac-
lively. The seven ages were represented by
characters dressed appropriately for their
part, who recited the poem, Mrs. Clarence E.
Read singing selection for each living picture.
The parts were taken as follows: Seven times
One, Frances Wylie; Seven times Two, Ger
trude Coombs; Seven times Three, Miss Nellie
Hall; Seven times Four, Miss Emma Frost
Oscar Healey, Parker Blodgett, Dorothy Cham
berlain; Seven times Five, Miss Sabina Morey;
Seven times Six, Miss Lena Sanborn, Miss
Alice Written, Rev. A. E. Luce, Charles
Coombs; Seven times Seven, Mrs. Mary Whit
more. The series of living pictures called
"The Bells were also much enjoyed. The
Evening Bells were represented by Miss Eliza
beth Chamberlain, Mrs. George Dow and Miss
Alice Hussey, who were attired in dainty even
ing costumes. The same group of young la
dies, in kimonas, slippers ETC., were Morning
Bells "a Modern Bell' was Miss Leila How
ard, who was in tennis costume. Miss Bessie
Robinson was appropriately gowned as a
"Scotch Bell" "a Convent Belr' was repre-
scented by Miss Bertha Written, who was garb-
ed as a nun. The "School Bells" were Misses
Rena Macomber EVE Hall and Ruth Curtis,
and Miss Macomber sang School Days" A
"Bell of the Future" was little Miss Frances
Wylie, and 'An Old Time Bell'' was Mrs. Tiles
ton Wadlin, in an oldfashioned gown. A group
tableau of all the "belles" ended the entertain
ment. The candy table was in charge of Misses
Ethel Rogers and Elizabeth Chamberlain and
did good business. Games were enjoyed after
the program by the young people.@@The COM
mittee in charge of the affair was Mrs. A. E.
Luce, Miss Mile Darby, Miss Alice Written.