The Republican journal., 1914-02-26
PERSONAL.

Mrs. Ross Curtis Of Jackson was = recent
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. W. b. Curtis.
Mrs. Grace C. Pillsbury has returned home
from visits Of several weeks ip Boston and
vicinity.
Ansel A. Packard Of Belfast was one of the
aides at the Sophomore Hop given at the Uni
versity of Maine last Friday evening.
4. Wilson Ellis spent the weekend in Orono.
the guest OF his sister Miss Alfredo Ellis, who
is a student at the University Of Maine.
Miss Ellis, the field secretary Of the Maine
Woman's Missionary Union. was the guest
while in town of Miss Mabel R. Mathews.
Rev. D. B. Phelan attended the meeting of
the State Grand Lodge of the New England
Order of Protection in Waterville, Feb. 18th.
Amo those entertaining at afternoon
bridge last week was Mrs. George F. Reynolds
of the Eastern Promenade.-Portland Express.
Rev. and Mrs. Haraden S. Pearl of Bangor,
who spent the past week in Belfast, have gone
co Hampton, Va, where they will spend few
days.
Miss Beulah F. Philbrook. principal of the
1SicSDVIO 0iSu oCLools oAAIVSO OdtOAOoy w
spend several days with Miss Frances A.
Sargent.
Nine Ernestine Schumann- Heink-Rapp, the
grand opera singer. filed bill for divorce in
Chicago Feb. 10th against William Rapp, Jr.,
of New York.
Hon. L. M. Staples of Washington, who again
desires to serve Knox county as State senator,
has nomination papers in circulation, says the
Rockand Courier-Gazette.
MIR. and Mrs. Ira M. Cobe arrived from
Chicago Feb. Goth to spend few days at their
Northport home. Miss Clara B. Keating was
their guest over Sunday.
Samuel G. Clifford, who recently lost his hand
in saw mill in Brewer, was former resi-
dent of Belfast and still holds his membership
in Silver Cross Lodge, K. of P.
Miss Leora Prentiss who teaches at Freedom
Academy, Freedom, passed the weekend with
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Prentiss. -.
Seth Banton of Freedom has been guest this
week of his sister, Mrs. Charles Danforth.-
Fairfield Journal.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. ]. Hill returned to their
home in Portland on Thursday, after several
days stay in Belfast On account of the
weather and travelling the concerts in Morrill,.
Stockton and Searsport. in which they were
to have taken part, we're given up.
Prof. W. S. Wight, who has been in Belfast
and vicinity for several months conducting
singing schools, was the guest Sunday of Rev.
and Mrs. D. B. Phean and left Monday for
Portland to visit his daughter for few days
before going to Milo to open a singing school.
Mrs J. Frank Rich, Maine editor Of the Cen
eral Federation Magazine and a former vice
president of the Maine Federation of Women's
Clubs, addressed the Mothers meeting in AS
sembly hall of the Bangor High school Wednes-
day afternoon, Feb. 18th, upon Girls Needs and
How to Help Them.
The Joplin, Mo-. News Herald of Feb. 1st is
an issue of "a pages, with numerous illustra-
tions and a write-up of the many industries of
that enterprising city. While zinc mining is
the leading industry. Joplin has many others in
various lines. In the portraits of "Some of
the men who have made Joplin" we find that
of Capt Marion Staples, real estate, loans and
rentals, a former Maine man, well-known in
this city and section.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Thompson of Weeks
Mills sailed from Boston Feb. 18th for Kissi-
NEE, Florida, where they will spend several
weeks, visiting several different places during
the time. On Saturday evening previous to
their departure 46 Of their friends and neigh
bors met at their house and very pleasant
evening was spent. Games and music were
indulged in and dainty refreshments of fruit
punch and fancy cakes were served by the
hostess. The guests all united in wishing Mr..
and Mrs. Thompson a pleasant trip, and went
to their homes feeling that they had spent a
very enjoyable evening.
The engagement has been announc-
ed of Miss Eva Havener of Searsport
and Harold S. McKeen of Belfast. son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph A. McKeen of
High street. Young McKeen was graduated
in 1911 from Coburn Classical Institute after
which he was in business in Bangor. selling Of
fee supplies. Miss Havener is one of the
popular young ladies of Searsport, an expert
telegrapher, and has been employed in Bangor
until recently. The wedding will take place in
the early summer. Mr.. McKeen is at present
in business with his father in this city, real
estate and Standard Oil agency.
| President Wilson has appointed the Com
mission on Vocational Education, created by
the new Smith-Lever law, and on it has named
two women One of them ia Miss Florence