Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-26
BELFAST.
MerrV Christmas at Girls
Home, Nuthport Ave.
Jackson Wentworth Wedding a
Very Pretty Ceremony.
Children Of Baptist Sunday School
Given Christmas Entertainment.

Belfast, Me-, Dec. 25.-(SpeciaD.- -
One of the happiest placest in Belfast
Wednesday afternoon was the Girls
Home in Northport avenue, where 2l
homeless children are mothered by
Mrs. Mcneil, the matron, and watch
ed over by Father Mcneil, as his
own daughters. The Home is always
a happy place with a happy family
but on Christmas it takes on an ad-
ditional attractiveness and yesterday
was no exception. The rooms We're
effectively decorated by the children
and very pleasing program was pre-
pared. A large number of guests
were entertained and a wonderful
Christmas tree was arranged by Miss
Florence Libbey, Miss Frances Abbott
and Miss Mildred Randall, commit
tee from the young people of the Uni
versalist parish. The program: Re
marks, Rev. A. A. Blair; song, Morn
ing Hymn" Lucy Pendleton, Alberta
Allen. Bertha Allen, Irva Allen and
Martha Allen, Nellie Whiteomb. Geo.
Knight, Jessie Tuttle, Essie Thomp-
son, Gladys Thompson, Bertha and
Daisy Harmon, Vergie, Ida and Fern
Macdonald, Florence Mcneil, Ethel
Grindle and LENA Delaney; recita-
ton, ''Star of Bethlehem" Alberta Al
len: recitation, while Shepherds
Watched Their F1ocks by Tight
Nellie Whitcomb; song, Shine Out,
o Bethlehem STAR" the girl; recita-
nj
recitation, when You Hang Your
Stocking, Children" Bertha Harmon,
Christmas Letter, exercise, Ethel Grin
die, Daisy Harmon, Martha Alien,
Florence Mcneil, Bertha Allen, Jane
Tuttle. Essie and Gladys Thompson,
Bertha Harmon; dialogue, The Old
Woman Who Lived in a Shoe; the
old woman, Lucy Pendleton; santa
Claus, Bertha Allen. Among those
who took the part of the children was
little three year old Fern Mcdonald,
too cute for words. Then came SEN
ia Claus, Frank l. Wilson, who, from
the heavily ladened tree, distributed to
each and every little one, many gifts.
1t was much regretted that Annabei
Fish, one of the older girls, was jill
and unable to join in the festivities.
She was not forgotten, however, when
the gifts were distributed.
Among the generous gifts received
this year at the home, is a splendid
Edison graphaphone, with two dozen
records, generously given by Carle Il
JONES' Through the generosity OF Mr..
and Mrs. Ira NJ. Cobe, a hounuful tur-
key dinner with all the Hfxins" was
served. A check with which to pur-
chase gifts for the girls. was receiv-
ed from Senator Talliaferro of Jack
sonville, who has summer home here.
Miss Katherine C. Quimby was plan-
ist for the entertainment and her
work is much appreciated by Mr.. and
Mrs Mcneil.
William c. Jackson of Belfast. for
merly of Searsmont, and Miss Myrtle
C. Wentworth of Belfast, were united
in marriage at 7 o'clock last night
Miss Pearl Whitten and A. b. Tnom-
as of Lincolnville attended the cou-
pie and the single ring service was
performed by Rev. w. F. Sturtevant.
The newlyweds drove at once to
Searsmont, where they will pass the
Holidays with relatives.
A delightful Christmas frolic was
held Yesterday afternoon in the Bap-
tist vestry when the children of the
Sunday school and many grown-ups
were entertained. An Informal pro-
gram included singing by Miss Nor
ey's class; song by ladies' quartet
Mrs. Maurice Curtis, Miss Edith Bur
CESS, Miss Idella Knowlton, Miss Edna
Hopkins; solo, Miss Hopkins; solo by
George White, as Santa Claus. After
the gifts were distributed from two
big trees, a huge box was displayed
from which gifts were presented to
the parents of the society. There was
somewhat of a surprise when the first
gift was drawn from the box and
found to be a tiny little girl, which
was presented to her parents. Other
parents also received their children as
gifts from Santa Claus.