The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1916-12-14


dainty and useful articles suitable for holiday
gifts and these found ready sale. The food
and candy went quickly and many paused for
cup of tea, served at small tables, The MEM
pers having charge of the va rious tables were
Mrs. E. Sherman and Miss Maude Barker
fancy articles; Mrs. w. B. Swan, Mrs, Ben
Hazeltine and Mrs. E. S. Pitcher, aprons; Mrs.
James II. Howes, Mrs. Joseph Tyler. Mrs.
James s. Hartman Mrs. W. J. Dorman, Mrs.
George 1. Keatin& and Mrs. Irving T. Dins-
more. tea tables, assisted by Misses Clara and
Belle keating and Hazel Doak. An entirely
new feature was the "melting pot" in which all
members were asked to deposit odd pieces of
old jewelry. Mrs. b. H. Conant and Mrs. E
M. Hall had charge of this and it was we'll pat
ronized. The girls of the Junior Alliance at
tending High school had charge of the candy
and doll tables: Misses Charlotte Wadsworth,
Julia Littlefeld. Hope Dorman, Grace Little
field, Ava Burgess. Annie Ides Barbara Nc
Kenney and Alice Spear. The doll table was
especially attractive with the dainty dressed
dolls, each having box of modish frocks. .wraps
and hats.
JAPANESE PARTY. Mrs. l. L. Perry en-
tertained the Hit or Miss Club last Thursday
afternoon at Japanese party. The members
wore kimonas with hair dressed high and orna-
mented with Japanese flowers. At l.30 din
ner was served from table set in Japanese
style, the cloth, napkins and doiies ornament
ed with chrysanth emums. The centerpiece
was an imported holder filled with hand made
Japanese sweet peas. The place cards were
hand painted scenes of Japan, and the fayors.
dainty flowers on pottery bases, were made in
that country. The menu was a reproduction
of Japanese dinner reported in English by
an American lady on trip to that country.
1t consisted of consomme with rice, cheese
crackers, cold chicken garnished with curried
rice, candied sweet potatoes, peach salad.
spiced cold tongue, orange msrmalade sand
wiches. peach pudding, small frosted sponge
cakes, cookies, preserved ginger, nuts and
Japanese candies. Tea was served in several
styles. The hostess was assisted in serving
by her daughter, Mrs. Ben Wood, Auction
was played during the afternoon, and the
score cards were hand painted with Japanese
inscriptions. Mrs. Louise B. Brooks won the
first prize. nut set of dark wood orna-
mented with Japanese designs, and the con-
ISOLATION. real Jap apron, went to Miss
Edith NJ Southworth. 1t was voted the most
novel and one of the best of the Clubs many
! good times.
SHIPPING ITEMS. The gasoline schooner
Casarca Ill of St. Andrews, N. B., was sold by
United States marshal at Vlnalhaven Dec. 5tb
to satisfy the libel brought against it by F. S
Walls. Charles E. Williams, William Clater
Ralph Clater, Fred Clater, Luther Burns and
Ansel Philbrook. The ibellants claim to have
saved the schooner after it had been wrecked
on Sheep Island Ledge, Oct %. The vessel
brought $10l5 and the engine $3.50 :. Gov
Curtis has nominated James E. Brennan OF
Port Clyde commissioner of wrecks for
Knox County. The barkentine John S.
Emery sailed from Boston, Dec. 9th for Beunos
| Ayres with full cargo of lumber. at $50 per
thousand freight. The ship Samuel Skolfield
| End, built at Brunswick in 1888, after having
| been used as a barge for fifteen years under
the name Harvard, is now to be rebuilt and
made into bark The barge was bought by
Chelsea, Mass, parties for S36, 900, which is
$1,000 more than she brought when sold by
the Skolfelds, and they will spend nearly as
much more in fitting her into bark for
| off shore trade...... The two-masted schooner
Julia Frances, built at kennebunkport in 1885
and haiing from Ellsworth, has been sold to
Manuel De Sousa of New Bedford for $40 OOO
and will be reftted for packet service between
New Bedford and the Azores. The four
masted schooner Richard Pine II, which was tc
have been launched Camden last Saturday,
will be launched Saturday, Dec. 23rd. The
owners hope to have the auxiliary engine ia.
stale ID by that date and Mr.. Bean postponed
the launching at their request.