The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-04-11
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Carl, the little son of Amos Colcord, was in
jured last Friday while at play at the South
Primary school, At the afternoon recess one
of the little girls pushed him away from a
crowd of children, and he fell, striking his
head and causing internal hemorrhages The
attending physician, DR.. Elmer Small, pro-
nounced him out of danger Sunday night, but
advised keeping him quiet several days at least
B. Y.C. At a regular meeting of the Belfast
Yacht club last Thursday evening plans were
talked over for the summer and Commodore
Decrow was instructed to take over the recent
appropriation from the city of $50 and have
the boat floats repaired and placed in position
at once. A committee on securing location
for club house was appointed,and if a suitable
site can be secured the building will be begun
this spring. The secretary was instructed to
send an invitation to the yacht clubs at Au-
gusta, Bath, Gardiner and Portland to visit
Belfast on their cruise east, and committee
of entertainment was appointed with Orrin J.
Dickey as chairman.
THE Boys SUPPER. Castle North, No. 8,
K. O. K. A., held it's last meeting for the sea-
son in the vestry of the North church last FRI
day evening. 1t was an unusually happy &C.
casion, for the ladies of the church had pre-
pared sumptuous banquet for the Knights.
The tables were laid in the form of hollow
square. In the centre space was stand with
beautiful plant on it, and from the stand
running in all directions to the inner sides of
the tables were streamers of red and white.
At quarter before six twenty six Knights
and one special guest marched into the ban
quet hall and sat down to do justice to splen-
did supper. The menu was as follows:
Cold chicken, Dressing,
Mashed potatoes,
Olives, Pickles,
Stuffed eggs,
Hot Rolls,
Fancy Pies, Assorted cakes,
Ice cream, Hot chocolate,
Needless to say the boys did justice to the
meal and after it was finished the Merlin, pre-
siding as the POSTMASTER, suggested that the
after dinner exercises begin with singing
"The Table Round is full Tonight" one of the
famous Castle songs. This was sung with a
right good will and then the POSTMASTER intro.
duced Ray Lindgren, the first King of the Cas-
tie, who in happy speech told of the origin OF
the Castle and its good work and urged all the
Kng hts to be true to the Order An interest.
ing letter from Linwood Jones, another char.
ter member, was read, and each one of the
original company that gathered about the
Table Round was mentioned, not one being for.
gotten. The Seneschal, Mr.. H. M. Prentiss
was then introduced and kept the Knights in a
gale of laughter throughout his speech. Mr.
A. ]. Knowlton, an invited guest, always in
terested in the ysreceiveda hearty greeting
and brought some timely words to them
Stephen Clement, representing the group of
boys who came into the castle after the char
ter members, spoke in his own jolly fashion
and William Greenlaw, representing the recent
members, also spoke. As each speaker arose
he was greeted with cheers and sat down to
cheers, the cheering being led in vigorous
fashion by Stephen Clement. The Merlin then
spoke of the plans for the annual camping trip
in June, and then the Knights, marching down
to the church dining room, where the ladies
were at work, through their chosen spokes-
man, Harold Jones, thanked them for the feast
which had been enjoyed. Clement then led in
the cheers for the ladies, the Castle cheer
and the work for 1911-12 had come to an end
To all the ladies' of the church, and especially
to their committee who served the feast. Gas.
tie North is greatly indebted. Mrs. Alex
Lindgren was the chairman of the committee
and the originator of the event, and she was
ably assisted by Mrs. J. W. Jones, Mrs. A. J.
Knowlton, Mrs. Cora Bowker, Mrs. Sarah E.
| West and Mrs Grace Pillsburv