The Republican journal., 1914-05-14


There will be eight reels of pictures. incud-
ing three reel picture featuring Helen Gard
ner, at the Colonial tonight.
The program at the Colonial Theater tomor-
row, Friday, night will be big six reel feature
1.-THE Ruby of Destiny"
THE BAND MINSTREL SHOW. The Belfast
Band Cabaret Minstrel show, which will be
given at the Colonial Theater Monday and
Tuesday evenings, May 18th and 10Th, bids
fair to be the best yet. The cast includes
some of our best local talent, both ladies and
gentlemen. Tickets will be on sale at 9 o'clock
tomorrow, Friday, morning. Come and help
the band.
The baby foxes on exhibition last week at
Perry's Cash Market attracted much attention
and did not seem at all disturbed by the many
visitors They were playful as kittens and
did not mind being handled The older foxes
are tame enough to come and eat out of Mr..
Perry's hand.
The Waldo County Sunday School Institute
will be held the first week in June under the
direction of Mrs Annie M. Frost County
"
Ward of Portland, and Rev. ]. j. Hull Of
Greene, will speak at the meetings on the fol-
lowing dates: Brooks, June End; Morrill,. the
Bird; Searsport, the 4th; Winterport, the 9th; re-
turing to Belfast Saturday, Several meetings
will be held Sunday and a mass meeting in the
evening.
NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE. The meeting of
the Reading Department of the Womans' club
| last Tuesday evening was one of unusual in
terest and was well attended. Mrs. Fred
Waldo Brown read paper on Nathaniel Haw-
thorne and his works. She gave some details
of his youth and college days and said that
his life work will always endure. Mrs. Brown
read "The Stone Face" and showed cast OF
the face, which she secured from Mrs. Leila
Brown Hale of Castine. She also read the
preface to the Scarlet Letter. Mrs. Esther G.
Davis, who lived for many years in Salem
| Mass, Hawthorne's home, related personal
"reminiscences of him that had been told hei
by residents of that city, adding much to the
pleasure of the evening. At the next meet
ing Tuesday, May 26th, Mrs James c. Durham
-. The club room has been thoroughly cleaned
and presents very neat and attractive APP
pearance Mrs. Clarence E. McIntire and
Mrs Ada Larrabee Wildes will conduct the
"Tea Room" this summer, beginning at an
early date. This will be welcome news to
many and ensures the success of the enter
| prise.
| FLAG PRESENTATION. The program for the
flag presentation by the Auxiliary to A. E.
Clark Camp, Sons of Veterans, next Monday
evening will be as follows: At 7.3O the Guides
and Color Bearers will seat the Division Presi-
| dent, the Commander and comrades of the
Post, invited guests and Sons of Veterans; the
vice president, Mrs. George W. Juan, will in
troduce the Division president and special
guests; the address of welcome will be by
President Mrs. A. T. Gay and the response by
Division President Mrs. Marian P. Cobb of
Gardiner; the Guides and Color Bearers will
| place the new flag in the standard. Then will
! follow singing 1.-THE Star Spangled Banner;
presentation of the flag by the past president,
Mrs Eta Dodge; acceptance by the past COM
mander. D. A. Weber; remarks by commander
L. C. Putnam and others; invitation to the
banquet by Commander A. T. Gay. The flag
is beautiful. The stars are embroidered on a
silk ground, the stripes are made of silk rib
bons and the cords are of the best material.
The LATE Rev. F. w. RYDER. The many
friends in Belfast and vicinity of Rev. Francis
Wayland Ryder, pastor of the Belfast Baptist
church, 1880 2, will be interested to learn that
after persistent endeavor, Rev. Irving B.
Mower of Waterville, formerly of Belfast and
active in the church during Mr.. Ryder's pas
torate, had heard from the four daughters of
Mr.. Ryder, Teresita, Mabel, Alice and Frances.
They were all married and living in Victor,
Colo Mr.. Ryder after refining from the min
istry engaged in the insurance and mining
business. He went south about seven years
ago and died in Savannah, Ga, Nov. 4, 1912,
from the effects of apoplexy He was 65 years
of age. While in Belfast Mr.. Ryder married
Miss Hattie Haven of Rockport. who died
many years ago. Mr.. Ryder was beloved and
respected by all who knew him here. He was
an eloquent preacher, and man of the strong
est religious principles. Although old news
this will be read with special interest by many.
Mr.. Ryder did good and enduring work for
tho Rantiat ~hnrch while itg pagtor