The Republican journal., 1916-09-14
Northport News.


will leave today for their winter home in
Maiden.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph w. Blaisdell were down
from Bangor to attend the dance party at the
Country Club last Thursday night.
Miss Anne C. Crosby of Boston and Belfast
entertained party of Ia guests at luncheon
at the Country Club last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Blaisdell returned to
Bangor Monday, having spent several days at
their cottage, The Tower. The cottage will
be closed for the season this week.
Mrs. Edwin L. Klahre returned Sept 9th
from weeks business visit in Boston, joining
Mr.. Klahre at Snug Harbor cottage, where
they are spending the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. George Dodworth and J. w
Dougan. who had been at the Dodworth plac
on the North Shore for several weeks, left
Tuesday for New York in their cars.
| Miss Hutchinson of New York has joined
the house party. Mrs. G. Frank Hartman Is
entertaining at her home on the South Shore
| and Miss Kitty Mclaughlin has arrived from
| New York
| Madam Eve Cobe and granddaughter, Miss
Dorothy Franck. left Saturday for their home
in Brookline, Mass. having spent the summer
at Hillside Farms, guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Ira
M, Cobe.
A delightful luncheon followed by auction
| was given at the Country Club last Saturday at
one o'clock by Mrs. Austin W. Heating of Bel
fast The guests were served in the private
dining room, at one long table. very attractive
y decorated. The place cards were in sepia
and in the auction which followed the score
cards were in the same soft colors The first
prize. crochet pincushion, was won by Mrs
Ralph l.. Flanders. and the second by Mrs.
Charles Bradbury, crochet bag. Mrs Z. r.
Conner received the consolation dainty little
Mayberry doll for waxing threads.
Inc winners OF the women's and mems tour
naments, Miss Annie L. Barr and Miss Clara r.
| Keating and Ralph A. Peavey and Ralnh H.
howes, met at the Country Club Wednesday
| evening, Sept, 9th, to play the deciding games
for two silver cups. The play lasted for two
| and one-nalf hours. was extremely exciting
and was witnessed by large number. When
the game was finished and the score added it
was found that the men had Won by score of
o9S to SS1. They were awarded the cups
which will be suitably engraved. This closes
the bridge season. although number of pri-
vate parties are booked,
| The last dance of the season at the Country
Club Thursday evening, Sept. 7th, was very
largely attended. The floor was filled with
dancers and so spectators were seated or stand
Ing McKeen's orchestra--Mckeen, violin, Mrs.
Reyes piano, Green, cornet, and Parker drums
and cymbals-furnished the music. One dance
the Lady of the Lake. brought some of the
older dancers on the floor, waltzes, one steps
and fox trots making up the program. Ices
and cake were served during the evening.
Charles Bradbury, the president of the club.
has engaged the same music for dance at
the clubhouse on Halloween, Tuesday, Oct
3lst. Although che house is to be closed Oct.
LIST, it will be reopened especially for this
dance, and others may be arranged to take
place before that.
The soloist at the last Sunday afternoon
musicale at the Country Club was Miss Kitty
Mclaughlin of New York, sooist at Rectors
and at the Academy of Music She sang
group of English songs. accompanied by Edwin
l.. Klahre of Boston, and later rendered
group of songs composed by Gilbertie, the
we'll known pianist and composer of New
York, who is spending the season at his sum-
mer place, Melody Manse, in Lincopville.
Mr.. GilbertIe and wife were present,
the former playing the accomplishments for
his songs. There was large attendance.
Next Sunday afternoon Mrs. c. w. Wescott
ard Arthur N. johnson will render solos and
duets and Mrs. S. A. Parker will read. 1t is
expected this will be the last Sunday the club
will be open this season.
Thirty seven guests were present last Thurs
day at musicale. luncheon and bridge party
given by Mrs William E HOFFMAN at her sum-
mer home, 1.-The Anchorage" on the North
Shore The musicale was at IL O'clock when
Mrs HOFFMAN gave vocal selections in French,
German, English and Italian, accompanied by
her house guest, Miss Alice Shaw of New
York. formerly of Rockland, who is win
ming laurels in the musical world The cot
tage was profusely decorated with the sea
sons flowers. The porch was a bower of
gol den rod and golden glow, and the intsrior
was decorated with many cut flowers, quanti-
ties having been presented to Mrs. HOFFMAN by
her friends After delicious luncheon. served
at l o'clock, auction was played, eight tables
being filled. The guest prize for Miss Shaw
was very pretty bowl for flowers. Mrs.
Pemberton of New York. the house guest of
Mrs. G. F. Hartman, won the first prize,
silver candlestick; Mrs. Ralph H. Howes of
Belfast, the second, Madeira guest towel
Mrs. George R. Doak of Belfast, the third, a
handmade basket. Miss Charlotte W. Colburn
of Belfast, the fourth. picture frame;
Mrs. G. F. Hartman of New York, the fifth, a
bon bon dish, and Mrs. Albert M. Carter of
Belfast, received the consolation, a cut glass
vase.