The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-05-13

National Red Cross was organized Saturday,
Nav 9Th, at the home of Mrs. Edward Sibley
with seventeen charter members. The fol-
| lowing officers were elected: President, Mrs.
George E. Bracket; Vice Presidents, Mrs. Ed
ward Sibley, Mrs. George w. Stoddard; Secre-
| tary, Mrs Amos Clement; Treasurer, Mrs. II.
H. johnson; Executive Committee, Hon. Rob-
ert F. Dunton, Messrs. Orlando E. Frost, Amos
Clement, Mrs. James H. Howes and Miss
Mabel R. Mathews. Other committees will be
appointed at the next meeting and the organ
ization perfected. The local president has re-
ceived appointments for the county and will
organize subdivisions in the several towns.
| Membership fee, 81 per year. Life member
shin. s25. Full particulars may be obtained of
the president.
STEAMER NOTES. The Bath Independent
saws: 1.-THE steamer Belfast is about ready for
delivery to her owners and when she goes into
commission she will be another advertisement
for the high class of work done at the Bath
Iron Works." 1t is reported, unof6cially, that
the Belfast may be expected to arrive at this
port on her first trip about June 18th. Just
as the steamer fremont of the Bangor & Man
set line, which has been undergoing repairs as
result of the accident at Manset last week,
was about to leave Bangor Thursday morning
for her first trip since the accident leak
was discovered and the trip was Cancelled.
Repairs were made and the fremont resumed
her route Saturday. Pendieton Bros. have
sold the steamer Gardner to parties in Con-
necticut. She was used last season as spare
boat on the Belfast. Islesboro and Castine
route in connection with the Silver Star. The
Gardner went to Camden last Saturday and
was taken on the marine railway there to be
got ready for the trip to Connecticut.
AN EVENING WITH THE LITERARY CLUB.
The Belfast Literary Club furnished most de-
lghtful evening for their invited guests at the
North church vestry last Monday evening.
The room was prettily decorated with cherry
blossoms, ferns and pinks. The president of
the club, Miss Maude E. Mathews, presided
and cordially welcomed the guests. piano
duet by Mrs. Elon B. Gilchrest and Miss Louise
bennett, "The Hungarian Dance" was follow
ed by reading, "Leolne," by Mrs. S. A. Par
ker and then came an address on Browning by
Rev. Adolph Rossbach. This author had been
the special study of the club the past winter,
and Miss Mathews in introducing the speaker
spoke briefly, voicing the general opinion as to
the obscurity of the poets meaning. Mr.. Ross
bach dealt entirely with Bishop Blougram'
Apology, defining clearly the main thoughts
and commenting them in an interesting
manner The Bishop and Mr. Gigadibs in their
beliefs, unbeliefs and characteristics were vivid
ly portrayed 1t was of the best lectures
of the kind ever delivered in this city. vocal
duet by Misses katherine c. Quimby and
Katherine Brier closed the literary program
social hour followed. Misses Maude E.
Mathews, Caroline w. Field Juliet A. Wiggn
Avis M. Morrison and Florence E. Dunton were
in the receiving line, Mrs. Robert F. Dunton
had charge of the punch table and Mrs. George
E. Bracket of the home made candy table, as
sisted by other of the club members. Several
young girls in white acted as ushers. The club
is to be congratulated on the happy manner in
which the affair was conducted and the evident
enjoyment of their interested guests. These
social gatherings are a credit to the city.
B. H. S. 'O9 PLANTS TREE. Arbor Day was
celebrated by the High school on Friday morn
ing, when the classes assembled at the usual
hour and listened to the following exercises:
Essay, Arbor Day.
Miss Inez Chaples.
Reading, The Forest, Bryant
Miss Barbara Crockett
Reading from Roosevelt's speech on Forest
Preservation.
Houston Small
Reading, Trees, Lucy Larcom
Miss Bertha Written.
Reading of poem composed by members of
the Senior class and containing bright
local hits.
Hugh Wight
Four appropriate choruses by the school were
interspersed with the literary exercises. The
school then went to the upper common where
the Seniors planted their class tree named the
Adams locust, in honor of former principal,
Walton S. Adams, with the usual ceremonies
! Each member of the class threw on shovel
/ full of earth and the dedcatory speech, which
was parody on speech from Macbeth" was
delivered by Sylvanus 7. Edgecomb. The tree
was gaily decorated in the green and gold of
| 'O9, and will doubtless as a fitting me-
mortal to them. The pretty custom of planting
class tree was inaugurated by the classes of
'SS and '89, and theirs is the handsome elm on
Spring street near the schoolhouse The GUS
tom was allowed to lapse after awhile, and was
revived by the class of 1901, who planted a
tree on the Library grounds. 19O2's tree, which
is a thriving English elm, was placed on the
upper common near the corner Of Miller and
Court streets, and next below it is the Eaton
Oak of 1903 Since then each class has planted
tree, all of which have been dedicated to
some of the teachers as mark of the appre-
citation and respect in which they are held.
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING" The Uni
versity of Maine Dramatic Club gave fine
presentation of "Much Ado About Nothing
in the Opera House last Thursday evening.
| The audience was smaller than the production
warranted, for it was excellent in every par
ticular, and Belfast people who did not attend
the play missed treat. Malcolm E. Fassett
as Bendick was the bright particular star, Is
though William H. Gilbert as Claudio. and
oscareA. Wakefield as Dogberry We're close
seconds, and the leading ladies'" were excel
lent, as were the remainder of the wel-chosen
and carefully prepared cast. They labored at
disadvantage in not being able to bring their
special scenery, but the costumes were gor-