The Republican journal., 1916-11-02

The Universalist Social Aid will meet this
Thursday. afternoon with Mrs. Arthur W
Morse, High street.
At the North Belfast church next Sunday
evening Miss Frances Walkley will give talk
on Letters from Africa"
The Daughters of Pocahontas will give
whist party in Red Mems Hall tomorrow, Fri
day, evening after their regular supper.
There will be message seances at Red
Mems hall next Sunday at 23O and 73O o. m.
under the direction of Mrs. Mary Hobbs Jones
of Bangor. silver collection will be taken at
| the door.
Yesterday afternoon, the Helping Hand So
ciety of the Baptist church met with Mrs.
George W. Miller on Waldo avenue. The
members are preparing for their annual fair,
which will be held the first of December.
| Over the gateway at the entrance to the
cottage of Prof and Mrs. Alaric Stone at Lake
Meguntlcook Is the following unique sign:
welcome, good friends!
Come early, come late
When you depart
Please hasp the gate"
WALDO COUNTY HOSPITAL. Mrs. Henry
kneeland, surgical patient, will go to her
summer home in Searsport the last of this
week for short visit before returning to Bos-
ton. -. Miss Jennie M. Miller returned to her
home Tuesday. William Reed and Clarkson
Hamilton ga lining. :. Roscoe Davis of
Deer Isle. surgical patient, entered last Fri
day.
A Halloween social was held at the Baptist
church vestry last Tuesday evening under the
direction of the c. E. social committee. Mrs
Nettie M. Merrithew chairman About rs were
present, some coming in costume Apple and
candle contests and peanut hunt furnished
great sport, Fruit and nuts were served
Beginning Wednesday the automobile service
between Belfast and Bangor was increased,
John Mclaughlin of Stockton Springs, who
has managed Cadillac Six twelve passenger
car on this route since early spring without
missing trip having added another car of the
same kind to the route. The cars now leave
Bangor at a. M, and p. M, and leave Bel
fast at y a. M, connecting with the Maine
Transportation cars from Rockland in through
service.
Mrs. Maine Hills and Miss Margaret L.
Keene enter tanned Wednesday night. Oct.
25th, at the home of the former in Church
street. Supper was served at 30 at a unique
ly and attractively decorated table, Later.
needlework, accompanied bv busy social chat,
was the diversion. Those present were Mrs.
Carl H. Stevens. Mrs. Harry L. Kilgore Mrs,
Leroy A. Weber, Mrs. John C. Pilsbury.
Misses Maude and Clara Steward, Miss Bertha
A. Wiley, Miss Marian M. Heal.
N ISIS Marian Brown, who left by boat last
Thursday afternoon for Boston. where she will
later enter the City Hospital to train for nurs-
ing, was given very pleasant send-off We'd
nesday night. Oct. 25th. at the hospitabe home
of Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Frost, Cedar street, by
the Jolly Nine. Games and music and nice re-
freshments were included in the program and
the guest of honor was presented with hand
some toilet tray of Partisan ivory.
The losing side in the recent membership
contest of the Epworth League entertained
the winners at pleasant Halloween social in
S.-~
The platform arranged to represent a
home scene, with an open fire, etc, and four
tableaux were given with this setting. First,
young man and maiden; then, in later years;
then the mother with her baby in its cradle,
and finally the Betsy Ross scene Songs were
sung describing each tableaux. Appropriate
games and contests followed. The refresh
ment tables were decorated with pumpkins.
black CATS ETC.. and ghost was feature of
the occasion. Cake and coffee were served.
The membership was nearly doubled in the
contest.
A HALLOWEEN DANCE. A Halloween dance,
planned to be given in the Country Club house,
was given last Tuesday evening under the
management of Mr.. and Mrs. F, G. Spinney in
Memorial hall, which was aItractively decorat-
ed in yellow and black. Yellow panels with
cats, witches, ETC., in black were spaced around
the hall. The side lights were shaded with
large Jack o'lanterns wearing tissue paper
hair and gaudy caps, and the center lights
with small Jacks. The stage was q Hallowee EN-
bower, and the anteroom, where refreshments
were served from nibble table, was in the
same color scheme. Mrs. Robert P. Coombs
assisted Mrs. Spinney in serving assorted
sandwiches, cheese, olives. fancy crackers,
doughnuts and cider. A number of very
handsome gowns were worn. nearly all in
shades of popular green. All the gentlemen
wore pumpkin-centered flowers. and the ladies
Halloween favors in their hair. McKeen's
orchestra furnished music and all wore the
prescribed Halloween hats.