The Republican journal., 1915-01-21
The News of Belfast.

from to 10 o'clock
The members of the Hook & Ladder COM
pany went to Tilden's pond Sunday for ice
boating, and were guests of Horace Chenery at
his log cabin.
H. W. Peters of Portsmouth, N. H., has sue
ceeded W. D. Wood of Lynn, Mass. as fore
man of the Mckay lasting room in Leonard &
Barrows' shoe factory. Mr.. Wood has return
ed to Lynn.
The W. e. T. U. will meet tomorrow. Friday,
at p. m. with Mrs Ida E.Aborn, Cedar street.
A large attendance is desired as important
Union Signal
A cod weighing 45 pounds that was caught
on trawl in the bay was on exhibition in the
store window of the H. L. Whitten Co. last
Saturday. and attached to it was a card.
'Fresh from Belfast Bay"
Miss Alberta Farnham was hostess of the s.
3. 5. club Monday evening. They attended
moving pictures at the Opera House and later
went to Jellison & Greer's. where assorted
sandwiches, olives, cake, ice cream and coffee
was present.
Augustus D. Hayes has been granted an in
definite leave of absence from Seaside Hose
company on account of ill health Mr. Hayes
has been valued member of the fire depart
ment for many years, was at one time second
assistant engineer. and for long time served
as captain of Seaside Hose company.
A special town meeting of the town Of
Northport was held Jan. 18th in the Elwell
store at Saturday Cove in regard to the move
for setting off Bayside as a village corpora.
tlon from the town proper. Mr.. Ira M. Cobe,
president of the Bayside Association, spoke in
behalf of petitioning the legislature for such
all incorporation, and Norman White of Brook
line. Mass, summer resident at Saturday
Cove, led the opposition. There is much in
terest in the matter and there will be coun-
ter petition if petition for the proposed in
corporation is presented to the legislature
Twenty-one members were present last
tuesday afternoon at the meeting of Thomas
II. Marshall Circle, Ladies of the G. A. R. The
president, Mrs. Augusta Fletcher, appointed
Mary Russ, Mrs, Harriet Cpombs, Mrs Abbie
Putnam; finance, Mrs. Belle Towle, Mrs Alice
Cannon, Mrs. Lillian Douglass; relief, ward l.
Mrs. Abbie Putnam. ward 2 Mrs. Susan Patter-
son, ward 8, Mrs. Julia McKeen ward 4, Mrs.
Harvey Cunningham, ward s. Mrs. Belle Towle:
floral, Mrs. Hattie Riggs, Mrs. Lulie Nichols.
Mrs. lssie Ellis; special committee on flowers
for Memorial Day, Mrs. Hattie Riggs; pianist.
Mrs. Minnie Gay. In the program which fol-
lowed there were readings by Mrs. Lulie Mich
OILS, Mrs. Harriet Coombs, Mrs. Hattie Rowe.
Mrs Mary Russ and Mrs. Abbie Putnam. The
next meeting will be Feb. End, when all mem.
bers are requested to be present as there is
special business to be transacted.
THE HOME AND SCHOOL ASSOCIATION.
Charles S. Bickford presided at an interesting
meeting of this association held Wednesday
evening. Jan. 18th. The students in the grades
rendered song, 1.-THE Old Rickety School
house." parody on "The Old Oaken Bucket"
adapted by Mrs. Cleora Reed, who also drilled
the children in the chorus. One couplet ran:
The school of our fathers, the school of our
grandsires
The old brick pile built when the city began.
One verse was devoted to "The old broken fur
mace" telling of how pleasant it is on cold.
wintry mornings to find sit is broken again :"
Then followed debate by the High school
students on "Resolved, That we need new
schoohouse." Miss Marian Waterman and
Miss Goldman had the affirmative and Vaughan
Hayes and Sturgis Dexter the negative 1t
was burlesque debate, causing no end of fun,
but was decided by vote of those present in the
affirmative. Then the meeting got down to
business and received the report of the com.
mittee appointed some weeks ago to look over
the schoolhouse situation, and which is publish
ed in full on the End page.
GERMANY AND THE GE RMAN PEOPLE"
Prof. Roscoe J. Ham, Professor of German at
Bowdoin college, addressed the members of
the Reading Department and invited guests at
the Belfast Woman's Club room last Tu uesday
evening on this timely subject, and held the
undivided interest of his hearers for an hour
and half. Mrs. Amos Clement. president of
the Club, presided, and in introducing Prof
Ham expressed the Clubs pleasure in having
oo many SeAIieMSH PIeseHI. Z Io1. nam Sdlu
he was pleased to accept the invitation to
speak for the club and had taken his subject
before the European war was declared, intend
ing to present Germany's culture and achieve
ment as world power, and as he personally
knew of her from his study course. At that
time if any one had suggested the present day
conditions he would have thought them fool
ish With the limited space available we shall
not attempt even a summary of the address.
war the speaker took the side of Germany;
and then passing to the history of that coun-
try he gave her full credit for her achieve
ments in music, literature, education and civ
les. Prof. Ham was guest while in Belfast
of his cousin, Mrs. Eugene L. Stevens.
PIANoFoRTE RECITAL. A pianoforte recital
will be given by some of the younger pupils
of Miss Edith M. Davidson at the rooms of
the Belfast Musical Society on Phoenix Row
next Saturday evening, January 23d, at 715
o'clock. All interested are invited to attend.
Following is the program:
Duet, Church Bells, Arthur Foote
Charles and Alice Robbins
a. Let US Sing Merry Lay
b. Happy Days SO Bright and Fair
Idris Rogers
a. Sunrise
b. May Morning
Ruth Partridge
Study M 100 Fret Crodo RooL