The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1916-03-16
There was NO tar on the city streets Tues-

! There was NO tar ON the city streets Tues
day morning.
A. E. Clark Camp, Sons of Veterans, will
ing, March 9th.
The Unversalst Social Aid will meet this,
Thursday. afternoon with Mrs. Frank I. Will
son, corner of Cedar and Spring streets.
The annual meeting of the W. C. T. U. will
be held tomorrow, Friday, at 230 p. M, with
Mrs. Minnie Coombs, Bay View street. A
large attendance is desired. Refreshments
will be served.
| Miss Martha Knowlton has returned from
Bangor, where she went for medical treatment.
1t was at first thought that an operation was
necessary. but later was decided that none was
needed, at present at least.
E. C. Holbrook of Brooks has asked us to
announce that he will be candidate at the
June primaries for representative to the legis-
| lature from the class composed of the towns
Swanville. Searsport. Waldo, Monroe. Brooks
| and jackson.
ADVERTISED LETTERS. The following let
t ers remained uncailed for in the Belfast post
office for the week ending March 18th: Ladies
Miss Genie Durgin, Miss Anna johnson,
Mrs. Carrie Morrison. Gentlemen-Capt N.
P Farrow. Percy Patterson.
Another big feature, The Chalice of Courage.
will be shown at the Colonial Theater today
Thursday, for one day only. matinee and night;
| This is Vitagraph blue ribbon feature of six
reels. The story was written by Cyrus Town
send Brady and is full of action and stirring
situations. aa.sS
| Mrs Rena Dobson entertained a sewing club
OF young people last Thursday evening at the
home of Mrs Joseph Tyler. l High street
This club will be entertained this, Thursday,
evening by Mrs. Elmer Keene at newly fur
nished apartments on upper High street.
This, Thur sday, evening, the annual ball of
Seaside Hose Company, for which great prep
arations have been made, will take place in
Seaside Grange hall, and good music and
good time are assured to all who attend.
Everybody go and give the boys benefit.
The second in the series of At Homes as a
benefit to the Womans Club will be held with
Mrs. Clyde B. Holmes Tuesday afternoon,
March 21st. Miss Marian Hazeltine will read
selections from Shakespeare, sewing will be in
order, light refreshments served, and silver
collection will be taken. All members of the
club are invited without further notice.
The Election Club observed their 14th ami
versary by all-day session last Monday
with Mrs. Horace E. Mcdonald. A picnic din
ner was served, which included duck and
chicken. Sewing and the election occupied
he time. Those present were the club mem
bers, MIS-. Mcdonald, Mrs h. II. Carter and
Mrs A. W. Heating, with Mrs. Thomas W.
Lothrop guest.
Mrs. Eta P. Slavery received a letter last
Saturday from Senator Edwin C. Burleigh
closing the official permission for John Coch-
ran, D. A. R., to place boulder marker at
Fort Pownal, Stockton Springs. The Chapter
fortu nately found a marker almost perfect for
their purpose in the Field field upper High
street. MIR. A S. Heal has the contract for
the work on the stone
The Jolly Nine and guests were entertained
Thursday evening, March 9Th, by Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence E. Frost. at their home, Sc Cedar
street. This was in the way of a birthday
party for Miss Gladys Marshall and "send
off, for Charles Getchell, who was to leave
Friday morning for Bangor to attend the
Boys Conference. The dining room was very
artstically decorated, and supper was served
there at Z o'clock. The evening was devoted
to games and music.
MrS L. watt
two-table auction party last Friday evening at
her attractive home on Church street. Lunch
con was served at 7 o'clock, the menu includ-
ing grape fruit, chicken salad, hot rolls, olives,
co flee. ice cream and cake The color scheme of
pink and white was effectively carried out.
The guests were Mr.. and Mrs. James H.
Howe S, MIR. and Mrs. Irving T. Dinsmore. Mr..
and Mrs. Morris L. Slugg. Auction was played
during the evening Mr. and Mrs. Sugg had
the highest scores and received dainty prizes.
RECRUITS FOR THE NAVY. William Bowman,
U. S. NJ of Bangor, formerly of Belfast, was
visitor h last week in the interest of the
navy. posting advertising matter and soliciting
new recruits for the Bangor recruiting station.
He visited Brooks and Unity and reported
three recruits enlisted from Waldo county in
the past year, one of whom was Irving Whit
ney, youngest son of Mrs. Mary S. Whitney of
this city, who passed an excellent examina-
ton. Of the 46 young men who presented
themselves at the naval recruiting station in
Portland during the week ending March 4th.
for the rigid physical examination necessary
for enlstme 1T, 18 of them failed to measure
up to the requirement. and were rejected. 70
succeeded in passing the physical examination,
% of whom have already been enlisted and
sent to the Naval Training station at Newport,
L. The remaining six young men were
temporarily held back by inability to secure
birth certificates delay in gaining consent of
parents. etc but all of them have since been
sworn into the service.