The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-08-14

Miss Avis M. Morrison hostess at
thimble party at her home last Thursday after
noon. The guests were Mrs. katherine Blck-
ford Self of Brooklyn. N. V Mrs. Elizabeth
Robbins Delaney Of Chicago Mrs. Lulu
Littlefed Haycocx of Chamcock, N. B., Mrs.
Ethel Barr Hoxie, Mrs. Lena Ellis Johnson.
Mrs. Maude johnson Woodbury., Mrs. Helen
Dunton Gichrest, Misses Margaret N. Hazel
tine of Belfast and Louise ". Richards of
Pennington.
IN A GARDEN The friends of Mrs. Louise
johnson Pratt know of her love for flowers
and her interest and pride IN her gar Zen at
/ The Homestead on Primrose Hill. That inter-
est is manifested when she is away from home
/ by her sending here shrubs, slips and seeds
for transplanting planting with directions
as to their disposition. AS result there are
over 700 varieties of shrubs and flowers in this
garden at the present time, which can be said
of few If any, gardens in Maine. Just now
the spring flowers have gone by and the later
ones have not yet arrived, but here and there
in the extensive grounds beside the well kept
walks will be found a variety of bloom, in
GLIDING that old favorite, but now rarely
seen, the tiger lily. At the rear is tennis
court, the vegetable garden and nursery for
plants and shrubs. A grape arbor has been
started, an additional area isto be devoted
next season to vegetables and the flower bor-
ders extended. There still remain apple trees
familiar to the writer for nearly or quite
seventy years, but one is marked for the axe
as the decaying limbs show that it is dying,
root and branch. The garden is in charge of
Mr.. Wallace Bickford, who is constantly en-
ployed and not only 'knows how" but takes an
interest in his work that is manifested in the
results attained. In visit to the garden the
other day the writer confessed that while he
admired fowers-as every civilized person
must-he had never cultivated them to any
tent and therefore the vegetable garden APP
pealed to him most. Well, the vegetables were
there. practically all kinds, and specially
noticeable were the tomatoes, of which there
were several varieties. One kind had stalks
nearly as large ones wrist, and needed
them to hold up the mammoth tomatoes. Then
there were grape tomatoes growing in clusters,
and pear shaped tomatoes. But it would take
a SEED catalogue TO tell OF all lnat was seen IN
a half hours visit to this Belfast garden.
THE NORTH CHURCH FAIR The midsummer
fair held by the ladies of the North Congrega-
tional church at the parsonage grounds
High street, August 9Th, was a great success
in every particular and added nearly $50 to
the fund for redecorating the interior of the
church. The affair opened at 23O p. m. and
the various tables were well patronized. Miss
Evelyn P. Morrison, in quaint old fashioned
costume, sold a small volume compiled by some
of the ladies', entitled "Footnotes of Belfast
History" 1t is most inter estng little his
toricai booklet, and is now to be found on sale
at the book stores. Mrs. John C. Pillsbury and
Miss Cora S. Morrison presided over the tea
table, where iced and hot tea were for sale.
The food table was in charge of Mrs. Frank E.
Wiley and Mrs. Adella Limeburner and the
fancy table of Mrs. A. A. Small, who was as
sisted by Mrs. Fred R. Poor and Miss Amy E.
Stoddard from the Guild. Mrs Charles F.
Shaw and Mrs. c. W. Jenness had charge of
the candy table, and Mrs. A. P. Mansfield and
Mrs. R. F. Dunton and daughters had the apron
table, Mrs. W. L. West and Mrs. Herbert L.
assisted by several young ladies. The mystery
t bile was under the of Mrs. George c. Trus-
sell end Mrs. c. E. Owen. The baby show. which
was in charge of Mrs. Chas. A. Plsbury, be-
gan at three o'clock and was an interesting
feature. The following little folks were pres
ent: G. Frank Varney, Norman Allen Patterson,
Alice Davis, Isabel Philbrook of Sanford,
Clarce Hartman. Eva Elizabeth Horne, Fred
and Freda Craig (twins), William F. Schoppe,
Jr., Helen Rebecca Vinal, Everett K. Adams of
Lynn, Mass, James Lawrence Everett, Thomas
Parker, Alfred Ferguson, Henryella Coombs.
Elwood Allan Stantial, Melbert Thomas STAN
tial. Ora Helen Rogers. Hildegarde knight
Rogers, Richard Maine Hills, Elizabeth, Lillian
and Devonia Delaney, of Chicago, ILL.,, "trip
lets). After the baby show an interesting
program was given under the direction of Mrs.
E. S. Bowker in the parsonage parlors. The
program was devoted to old songs. and was az
follows: piano duet Mrs. Elon B. Gilchrest and
Mrs. Leon Beckwith; soprano solo. Miss Hazel
Shaw Of Winthrop. Mrs. Bowker's guest read
ing. Miss Alice Simmons; violin solo. Miss
Katherine Hilton of Chicago; vocal solo, r.
Wallace Chase Of Newton. Mass; piano solo,
Miss Amy Stoddard. Miss Stoddard and Miss
Helen Sleeper Of Wellesley. Mass. were &C.
companists. The ladies were much grateful
at the success of the affair and are especially
grateful to Mrs. Henry Hoyt Hilton and Har.
old T. Sibley Of Chicago, and Edward Sipiey OF
Belfast for the gift Of 500 in memory OF tnslr
; mother and wife, the late Mrs. Clara Ihorndike
Der Of the society.