The Republican journal., 1912-01-25

The Baptist Ladies' Sewing Circle will meet
with Mrs. W. J. Clifford at No. 9 Northport
avenue on Wednesday afternoon. Jan. 31st..
1.-THE Teeth of the Gift Horse" will be pre-
scented by the Senior class Of the Belfast High
school in the Opera House Friday evening,
Feb. End. with dancing from 1890 to IL. Music
by Reyes orchestra.
A BIRTHDAY SURPRISE PARTY Saturday,
Jan. 9Th, was the birthday of Mrs. Richard
Brown of Swan Lake avenue, East Belfast, and
her friends had planned to give her surprise |
that evening. The weather conditions were
such, however. that the affair was postpon-
ed to last Thursday evening. when some fifty
or more of her neighbors and friends called
upon her about o'clock, taking her complete
ly by surprise. After an impromptu program
| of music and readings followed by games, re-
freshments were served by Misses Blanche
Foster, Ethel Savery and Anna L. Farnsworth.
During the evening Mrs. Brown was presented
with half dozen solid silver teaspoons, sill
yer cream ladle, gravy ladle and china fruit
dish. The presentation was made by Mrs.
Fred N. Savery in the following original
poetry:
January 9Th was the birthday of Mrs. Brown.
She decided to have party, so accordingly
/ sent around
| To all her friends near and far,
To come by boat, train or motor car.
In the paper that week, you know,
i Was prayer for "Snow, Beautiful Snow"
| On Friday morning it began to spit
i By Saturday we had enough of it.
1t covered the window, and blocked the door
Until we cried aloud, 20 Lord, no more"
You know the rest, there was no party, that
! night;
The roads were in an awful plight:
And man not far threatened the life of Mrs.
Brown
If she dared to have another birthday while
! she lived in town.
Now we didn't want Mrs. Brown to stand still
! and the rest grow old,
So some of the neighbors to the others told
That we would have that birthday party any
Whether we had it in January or had it in May.
So they started out, despite threatening skies,
To give Mrs. B., they hoped. complete sur
| PRISE
And SO all of the people, wherever they went,
Agreed to come, with hearty accent.
The roads are not very good now, am sorry to
say,
But we are here and we're going to stay;
1t may be until tomorrow morn
/ Any way until we have eaten the candy, pea
nuts and corn
Neighbors and friends, to you have word to
say, all right,
Keep your hair combed, your faces washed, for
some night,
l do not know just when or where.
But at your door, you'll surely find US there.
At the first party we found Gross;
At the second a color Brown, good color, for
most.
The next may be Walker, Staples product,
Slavery perfume,
Leavitt, Nickerson, Stephenson, Leary, Bowen,
Patterson,
l do not know whom.
1t may be Davis, Mason, Nash, Stevens, Nc
Donald Coombs,
Any one who has few rooms.
| do not think it will be any harm
If we happen to visit schoolmarm;
Blu, come we SHALL we want you all to know,
Hope you'll be glad to see US come,
Maybe more glad to see US go.
We shall surmount all obstacles, suffer no de-
/ feat,
Ask permission, and bring our own treat.
Mrs. Brown, as neighbor, you have always
/ done your part,
, Steady true and kind of heart,
And it gives us great pleasure to give to you
These mementos, showing our appreciation
/ true.
Like you they are solid and bright,
! Not easily turned, in all ways just right.
am glad in the name of all present here,
; To present them to you, our friend most dear.
! We wish it might have been more,
But it is the spirit in which the gift is rich
AS the gifts of the Wise men were;
And we are not told whose was the gold
: A nd whose was the Gift of mVrfh.