The Republican journal., 1916-07-13
The Northport Country Club.

The ausplcious opening of the Northport
Country Club, July 4th, was reported last
week. The attractive club house and its ar
tlstic furnishings are enthusiastically praised
by all visitors, ,knd tits already evident that it
will become a social center we'll as great
convenience to many of the summer residents
In the vicinity. Mr.. and Mrs. Billings as
managers and caterers are well maintaining
their regulations and the splendid dinners,
suppers and lunches served have already at
tracted number of regular boarders. Break
| fast is served at z 80 to 9 q. m |; dinner from
1890 to { p. M; and supper from $50 to p. m.
| The Ladies Bridge Tournament was started
Thursday afternoon. July 9Th. with II tables
and two tables of beginners. the latter play
ing in the balcony. At the close Of the play
ing ice cream and cake. tea and punch. were
served. The ladies entering the tournament
are as follows: Mrs. E. A. Sherman, Mrs. Ben.
Hazeltine, Mrs. William B. Swan. Miss Char
lotte W. Colburn, Miss Marian Hazeltlne. Mrs.
Harvey Bowles, Mrs. Dykstra, Mrs. Clarence
E. Read, Mrs. Norman A. Read, Miss Bertha
L. Brown. Mrs. C. H. Gaster, Mrs. Homans,
Mrs. Grace Baker, Mrs. E. G. Swift, Mrs. Eu-
gene R. Conner, Mrs. B. o. Norton, Miss Clara
B. Keating, Mrs. Martha e. Keating, Mrs
John C. Pillsbury. Miss Margaret White.
Mrs. George l. Keating, Mrs. Wilmer ].
Dorman. Mrs. George w. Davis, Mrs. F. B.
Knowlton, Mrs. ]. H. Banton, Mrs. Edwin
| Klahre. Mrs. Elon B. Glchrest, Mrs. Charles
D. Cool, Mrs. Frank Sargent, Miss Dorothea
Sargent, Mrs. W. F. Burnham, Mrs. Willard S,
Roberts, Mrs. Samuel H. Lord, Miss Louise H.
Ferguson, Mrs. James c. Durham, Mrs Selwyn
Thompson, Mrs. H. E. Colletr, Mrs. George
Doak. Mrs. Harry W. Clark. Miss Grace H. Lord,
Mrs. q. W. Wsscott Miss Annie L. Barr, Mrs.
Ralph H. Howes, Mrs R. P. Coe, Mrs, Charles
Bradbury, Mrs. Hugh D. Mcclellan. Mrs. Earl
| Dickey, Mrs. Ralph L. Flanders, Miss Evelyn
Flanders, Miss Frances Flanders, Mrs. W, H.
Quimby. Mrs Edward A. Wadsworth, Mrs.
Joseph Tyler, Mrs G. Frank Hartman, Mrs.
A. C. Burgess, Miss Maude Gammans, Miss
Maude E. Barker, Mrs. Maine Hills Mrs. Will
liam E, HOFFMAN, Mrs Clyde B. Holmes, Miss
Evelyn Peavey, Mrs. Peavey, Mrs. Eugene L.
Stevens, Mrs. Arthur Richie, Mrs. S. A. Parker.
Miss Bernice Rogers and Mrs. c. E. Rogers,
Miss Belle Keatng and Miss Hazel Doak were
| substitutes for the afternoon. At the begin
ners' tables we're Mrs. Loren Cross, Mrs. Small
edge, Miss ENERGY CHM. Mrs. Virgil L. Hall,
Miss Anne M. Kittredge, Mrs. Colby A. Rack
life, Mrs. Thomas E. Shea and Miss Carrie
Perrine.
Following each four hands played, the win
ners move and new score cards are given for
each newly formed table. On each table were
printed rules governing the game and every
thing moved very smoothly. Following the
card playing. a number of little parties were
made up in the dining. room, where ices and
| light refreshments were served. There will
be play on eight successive Thursdays, ending
Aug24, and the holders of the two highest COM
bined scores at the end of the series will be the
winners. Each contestant is entitled to invite
one guest to participate in the tournament, ,and
in the event that any contestant is unable to be
present at any meeting, she may provide sub.
stitute whose score will be taken as the score
of the contestant.
At Governors meeting Friday afternoon
with President Ralph L. Flanders in the chair
the following committees were nominated and
were ratified at a meeting Saturday afternoon:
Finance committee-Joseph ". Blaisdell,
chairman; Ira M. Cobe, Wilmer J. Dorman, Bel
fast, and l. K. Stetson of Bangor.
Membership committee-Charles Bradbury,
Belfast, chairman; R. H, Howes, Belfast, Edw.
Brann, Eugene T. Savage. and Dr. Fred Max
field. all of Bangor.
Grounds committee-Loren Cross, Belfast,
chairman; Charles Mckinney; E. B. Gilchrest,
H. E. Collett, Bangor, G.. B. Roberts, Boston.
Landscape and grounds decoration-Mrs A,
E. Wilson of Belfast, chairman; Mrs. James H
Howes, Mrs. r. H. Howes, Miss Louise Hazel.
tine, Belfast, Miss Anne c. Crosby, Boston.
Entertainment committee-Mrs. Ralph L.
Flanders, Boston, chairman; Mrs. Ira N. Cobe,
Mrs. Joseph w. Baisdell, Mrs Charles Brad
bury, Mrs. Charles E. Rogers, Mrs. Charles E.
Kennedy, Mrs G. Frank Hartman. Mis-. H. J.
Banton, Mrs T. George Dodworth, Mrs F. C.
Sargent Mrs. W. J. Dorman, Mrs. Thomas E.
Shea, Mrs. Richard Stevens, Mrs. Edwin L.
Klahre, Miss Anne NJ Kittredge, Mrs. C. W
Wescott. Miss Marian Heal, Mrs. Joseph Tyler,
Mrs. E. A. Sherman, Mrs. Loren Cross, Miss
Clara Heating, Mrs. E. 7. savage,
House committee-Ira NJ. Cobe, chairman; j.
w. Blaisdel. Charles E. Rogers, T. George
Dodworth &. Frank Hartman.
Billiard dcommittee-Edwin L. klahre Boston,
chairman: DR.. Percy Warren. Charles E. Ken.
nedy, Richard E. Stevens. Ralph A. Peavy
Tennis committee-W. Franklin Burnham
Boston, chairman Richard Baker, Morris l..
Slugg.
Golf committee-G. Frank Hartman, Belfast
chairman; W. E. Hatch. T. R. Savage
Miss Marian Heal was elected assistant sec.
retary.
The first formal dancing party will be given
within the next two weeks and will be under
the direction of the entertainment committee
The tennis courts well under way and it
is expected with favorable weather to have
them finished next week. Clock golf will also
be installed.
The first Sunday afternoon recital took place
last Sunday. Thomas E. Shea, the we'll known
and popular actor, told some amusing stories
of Lew Fled, William Farnham and T. P. Bar.
mum and gave fine rendition of "The Two
Vagabonds" by Trowbridge, and Prof. Ed win
L. Klahre of Boston beautifully rendered sew
eral piano selections. In the evening there
was impromptu recital, when Mrs Alice