The Republican journal., 1916-07-27
NORTHPORT NEWS.

The Ladies' orchestra has arrived at the
Northport Inn.
The first of series of three or more specia
dances will be given at the Country Club to.
morrow, Friday, evening.
A mems bridge tournament is to be started
shortly at the Country Club. to close about
the time the women's tournament does. after
which the two women having the highest
scores will play the men having the highest
scores, two special prizes being offered
opened July 18th with fourteen contestants
Wilmer j. Dorman, Charles E. Rogers, DR..
Percy Warren. P. G. Blaisdell E. L. Klahre,
Ralph A. Peavey, J, W.Biaisdell. W. E. Hatch,
Elon B. Gilchrest, Clyde B. Roberts. James H,
Howes, Ira M. Cobe, F. C. Churchill. C. E.
Kennedy. The games are to be on 1OO-point
basis. Each contestant plays with for the
prelminares. Those winning of the games
will be eligible for the finals and these losing
8 of the S are disqualified. A contestant with
handicap in order to win must make the
amount of his handicap in addition to his
The third series of games in the bridge
tournament at the Country Club was played
Thursday afternoon. July goth. with 10 tables
and an extra, which included Mrs. Lewis A.
Savage, Mrs. Patten Mrs. Merrill and Miss
Hook. On account of the absence of many
who did not provide substitutes it was voted
to give those who in the future do not provide
substitutes the lowest score made during the
afternoon. Mrs. S. G. Swift substituted for
Mrs. II. d. Mcclellan, Mrs. S. C. Pattee for
Mrs. Charles Bradbury, Mrs. Ella Morey of
Searsport for Mrs. James H. Howes, Miss
Margaret Van Voorhes for Mrs. Clyde B.
Holmes, Mrs. Hicks for Miss Dorothea Sar-
gent. Mrs Leon Brown for Mrs. Loren Cross,
Miss Herrick for Mrs. Casper, Mrs. Cobe for
Mrs, Homan. There were other substitutes
not reported.
In spite of the rain large number of people
were at the Northport Country club last Sum-
day afternoon, when Madam Cara Sapin, con-
tralto, formerly of the Boston Opera company,
sang a number of selections, and Mrs. S. A.
Parker of this city gave several readings
Madam Sapin has beautiful voice of great
depth and unusual range, combined with ex-
ceptional dramatic ability. Her first number
was "The Call of Rachel by Mary Turner
Salter; the story of mother who lost all of
her children. and when the last one is taken
she calls for death for herself, Madam Sapin
explained the story and also announced each
number before she sang, the others being
"Thank God for a Garden," by Del Riego,
a Coon song, written by negro; "Wid a
Moon. Moon, Moon." by Cook; IAN Open Sc
cret," by Huntington Woodman; 1.-The Elf
Man," by John Barnes Wells. and "Susanna," "
by Stephen Foster. The last number was a
typical Negro song, and was rendered by
Nine. Sapin in truly fascinating manner.
She is a Southern girl, her home being in
Louisville, KY, and the dialect is perfectly
familiar to her. She played her own accom-
paniment for that number, and Mrs. Ralph
L. Flanders was the accompanist for the other
selections. Mrs. Parker's readings were sold
Ace Won the Race" and ga Negroes Funeral
Sermon" and she responded to encores with
bright Irish anecdotes and a short poem, 1.-THE
Angel Cake" Many Bangor people hao plan
ned to come for the day. but were obliged to
give it up on account of the rain. etc.