The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-04-01

The Deer Isle Messenger reports the Colbys
of Sunset down the bay in the Daybreak on
fishing trip.
The Parlor Musical Society will have its
first recital for the season in Memorial
Hall, April 18th Miss Amy E. Stoddard is the
chairman for the evening, and has arranged an
unusually fine program, which will appear in
full in next weeks Journal One of its inter-
esting features will be numbers by some of
Belfast's younger musicians who are studying
in Boston and who will then be at home for
their spring recess. The ladies' quartette will
sing, and there will be solos by number of
popular local artists. Miss Anna Hern of Hud-
son, NJ Y, New England Conservatory stu
dent, will also have place on the program
and Miss Gladys Pitcher is to play cello
obligato for Mr. Whites solo. The tickets will
be Is cents.
SUCCESSFUL AFFAIR. The sale, supper
and entertainment held in Memorial Hail.
March oath, by the ladies of the Methodist
church was a success in every particular
The sale in the afternoon was well patronized,
and the articles were most attractive. The
table of fancy and useful articles was in charge
of Mrs A. E. Luce, Mrs. Elmer l. Rankin and
Mrs John Dow Mrs. A. C. Tisdale and Mrs
Frank P. Rlodgett had the apron table, where
the many varieties shown found ready sale.
The candy table was presided over by Miss
Bertha Written, Miss Elizabeth Chamberlain
and Miss Gertrude Coombs, assisted by others.
Supper was served at o'clock to many
patrons the tables would accommodate.
The evenings entertainment was novel one,
and thoroughly enjoyed by the large
audience. The first number a selection
by Castle Waldo, X. o. X. A Orchestra, COM
posed of Leroy Macomber violin; Harry
Coombs, bass viol; Leroy Coombs, cornet;
George Langill, clarinet; Charles Coombs,
trombone; Miss Lurena Macomber pianist.
The Drill of Nations followed, and this unique
feature, which arranged by Miss c. Lii
liam Spinney, was most pleasing. Columbia,
impersonated by Miss Nellie Hall, welcomed
in clever rhyme fifteen young ladies', each of
whom represented nation. The costuming
was most becoming and effective, and each
representative of country carried with her
the national emblem. The difficult drill which
followed was executed very skilfully. The
participants were as follows: Columbia, Miss
Nellie Hall; England, Miss Lurena Macomber
Germany, Miss Lana Pendleton; Australia,
Miss Evelyn Robinson; France, Miss Edna
Coombs; Romany, Miss Inez Hall: Switzerland
Miss Ola Colby; China, Miss Alice Hussey;
Italy, Miss Leila Howard; Spain, Miss Laura
Bowden; Holland, Miss Ruth Coombs; Scot
land, Miss Sadie Wright; Ireland, Miss May
Gladys Marshall; South America, Miss Gertrude
Coombs The orchestra furnished music for
the drill, with Mrs. c. E. Read at the piano
A series of tableaux called 1.-The Bells follow
ed the drill. THE Evening Bells We're Mrs.
Jay q. Wilson, Miss Elizabeth Chamberlain
and Miss Emma Frost, in evening costume,
and The Morning Bells were the same young
ladies in morning attire. Mrs. Read sang APP
propriate solos for both these pictures. 1.-The
Convent Belf' Miss Bertha Written,
dressed nun. "The School Bells" were
Misses Annie and Florence Curtis and Mildred
Dewitt and laden with books and states they
sang School Days" "a Modern Bell" was
Miss Edna Coombs, dantily gowned. Mr..
Harry Coombs sang an appropriate solo for
this tableau. can Old Time Bell'' was Mrs.
| Tileston Wadlin, who was dressed in the fashion
of long ago AS BELL of the Future little
Frances Wyllie looked very sweet. 1.-The
Scotch Bell'' was Miss Sadie Wright, and Mr..
Coombs sang "Annie Laurie" The concluding
picture, "The Liberty Bell" was Miss Nellie
Hall. The entire affair was most successful,
and a substantial sum was realized by these
energetic workers. The participants in the
drill had a nlr1nra taken Thursday