The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-08-01

GIRLS HOME LAWN PARTY The lawn party
for the benefit of the Girls Home will be
given Tuesday, August 18th, from 23O to ESQ
p. M, on the spacious grounds at the Home.
If stormy, it will be held the next fair day
All friends of this worthy institution are
earnestly requested to communicate with the
secretary Mrs. Geo. E. Bracket, or the
chairman of the several committees as to
ways and means to assist. Chairman of gen.
eral committee, Miss Maude E. Mathews; of
food committee, Mrs. E. P. Frost; of fancy
articles, Miss E. Maude Barker; of transporta-
ton, Mrs. r. F. Dunton.
/ THE YACHT CYGNUs. The auxiliary schooner
yacht Cygnus. owned by the Pine Island
Camp for Boys at Belgrade, Me-, was in port
last week. Pine Island Camp occupies an en-
tire island located in Great Pond "a body of
water II miles long and miles wide) the
largest of the seven Belgrade lakes. For the
ten past seasons this camp has been source
of health, happiness and character develop
ment to an charging circle of boys from good
! homes. The director is Eugene l.. Swan, M
D. of Brooklyn, N. Y. Last fall the staunch
auxiliary schooner yacht Cygnus was bought
! to give the boys, who spend most of the sum-
mer at the inland camp, Whit of the ocean.
The parties consist of two councillors and
about eight boys and they cruise for ten days
along the coast and about Mt. Desert Last
Saturday cruise started from Belfast con-
sisting of party of girls from Camp Abena,
! the yacht having been chartered to that camp
for girls for short period. About August
/ 9TH another cruise will start from Belfast
/ The Cygnus is not racing craft, but can go
anywhere in any weather. She is about 43
feet long, beam Is feet, 6 inches, draft fee.
/ inches. She has a trunk cabin with full head
/ room and comfortable cockpit. Two tenders
are carried on davits, and she has power
launch II horsepower engine gives about
| miles an hour in calm weather. Capt. John
Ray, her commander, has gone through the
various grades from Banks fisherman and fore
mast hand to captain and he is also licensed
engineer. There are books on navigation
aboard, and those desiring to gain the rudi-
ments of this interesting study are cheerfully
instructed by the skipper. Some of US old
boys were born too soon and can but envy
theboys of today. a
A SUCCESSFUL LAWN PARTY. The seventh
annual benefit lawn party at the Home for
Aged Women, held the afternoon and evening
of July oath, was financial success, despite
the inclement weather. After three unsuc-
f,,i ts 10 o. Il
was blown down as soon as put up, the en-
deavor was abandoned and the supports COW
cred with white and the lawn roped in. The
young people in charge of the decorations
worked with will bringing in auto loads of
wild flowers which were used with excellent
effect At the entrance were two large
clusters Of wood brakes and ox-eyed daisies
and inside a frieze of white bunting was
draped as background with elderberry sprays
and red berries against it, and below this was
a deep border of wood brakes and asparagus
ferns. Screens, in reds and greens, were
placed in different sections, and the whole
place was brilliantly lighted with electricity.
The fancy work and food tables were in the
Home, and the rooms were beautifullydecorated
with profusion of cut flowers. The house
was open for inspection. and was visited by
many strangers. The candy and icecream was on
sale In the stable. The demand for food and
candy exceeded the supply and the sales were
above the average. The committees in charge
did excellent work, and friends of the Home
responded literally with materials and money.
Gifts were received from Jacksonville, Ind
Chicago Redlands, Calf, Boston and about
town. The evening concert was held as usual
in the stable, which was crowded, while others
listened on the lawn. The concert was gener-
ally pronounced one of the finest ever given
by local talent, and every number was heartily
encored. The young ladies trio, Miss Ethola
Frost. piano. Miss Gladys Pitcher, cello, and
Miss Hazel Doak, violin, was especially pleas
ing. Miss Marian Wells, soprano soloist, and
Miss Alice E. Simmons, reader, the latter
giving 1.-THE Raven" by request, received
rounds of applause. and the Polymnian and
male quartets charmedtheir hearers with thei,
well rendered selections. Following is the
program:
Bells Of Shandon,
MsssEs. johnson. Parker, Goodhue,. Pitcher.
Serenade, Widor
Misses Doak, Pitcher, and Frost.
Annie Laurie Dudley Buck
Mrs. Frost, Mrs. Wescott, Miss Skay, Mrs
Pitcher.
Reading, The Raven, Poe
Miss Alice E. Simmons,
With Incidental music by Mrs. Gilchrest
Soprano Solos, A and Nos. Selected.
Miss Marian Wells.
Legends,
Polymnian Quartette.
Traumerei, Schumann
Instrmental Trio.
Remember Now Thy Creator, Dow
Male Quartetts.