The Republican journal., 1916-01-27

\ Mra Elon B. Gilchrsst. who has substituted
/, in the Monday Club. entertained the Club Jan.
18th. delicious lunch was served.
Calendars are scarce this year. but we have
a few, free to subscribers who call for them
while they last. Also some excellent maps of
Greece and adjacent countries, which will be
+! found useful for reference.
BELFAST FREE LIBRARY Special List No.
9. Old Furniture:
Dyer. Walter A.
The lure of the antique. l9l0..... 749 D
Moore. Nancy Hudson.
/ The old furniture book. 1903...... 749 M
The old clock book. 1e11.............. 749 M Z
Morse, Frances Clary. =
Furniture of the olden time. 1905. TAO M
Shackleton. Robert and Elizabeth.
The quest of the colonial. 1907. 749 Sh
Robert Judson Alley. Phi. d. LII. D., Presi-
dent of the University of Maine. will be the
guest of honor Of the Mems club Of the North
Congregational church this. Thursday. even
ing. A banquet will be served for the club
members and DR. Alley at s o'clock, and at Z 80
the meeting will be held in the church audi
forum and open to the public, with the Uni
tartan Mems club and the Universalist Forum
as special guests. President Alley will give
the address of the evening.
! In personal note accompanying DR.. Wins
lows interesting article on the Sailing OF
the Suote." printed on another page. he
says: Cannot the editor give us from old files
and the memories of Messrs. Parker and Swan
the news that came and description of the Su-
liote's unique cargo? I know much mill work
and many little wooden cabins, in sections, cut
| framed and fashioned and ready for immedi-
| ate erection, we're among the stowage." Will
| liamson's History. VOL l, pages 7O6 and 7O7,
gives details of the sailing of the Suliote and
the subsequent history of the bark, as reported
by The Journal at the time
The officers of the New England Order of
Protection were installed last Monday even
ing by District Deputy Edward F. Lit;lefeld,
assisted by Mrs. Georgia T. Dow, Grand Guide,
and are as follows: Warden, William F. Stew
ems; vice warden, Giles G. Abbott; secretary,
Mrs. Ida W. Mahoney; financial secretary,
Eben NJ Sanborn; treasurer, Charles R
Coombs; chaplain, Mrs. Mary E. Norris; guide,
Mrs. Gertrude F. Stevens; guardian, Edward
F. Littlefeld; sentinel, Amos Nj, Partridge;
trustee, Byron B. Greenlaw. Mrs Georgia T.
Dow and Mrs. E. L. Colcord were in charge of
the refreshments and the program. Punch
and waters were served. Mrs. S. A. Parker
read several selections, Miss Jane Coombs
played piano solo and the Mcleod children
quartet sang.
The Young Mems class of the Baptist Sun
day school, Mr.. Pere Benner teacher, which
was recently organized as the Friendly Club,
held social in the vestry Wednesday even
ing, JAN 9th, when the admission was regulat-
ed by the size of the shoes two pennies for
every size-one little fellow getting in for
cents. The room was decorated with red and
yellow crepe paper streamers and the light
shades covered with pale yellow. The evening
was spent playing games, in peanut hunt,
and in contests in which the young ladies
drove tacks and the young men threaded
needles The boys served cornballs, and the
young people had an opportunity to become
better acquainted with the new pastor. Rev. ].
Wilbor Richardson,
The Unitarian parish party in Memorial hall
Thursday evening, Jan. 10th, was attended by
members of the Society and Sunday school
and a few invited guests. Among the guests
were Rev. ]. Wilbor Richardson, the new pas
tor of the Baptist church, and Mrs. Richard
son, and many had the pleasure of meeting
them for the first time. At o'clock delici-
GUS supper was served, the menu including
cold ham and chicken, escalioped potatoes,
rolls, jelly. pickles. cream pie, cake and coffee.
The tables were in charge of the following
ladies': Mrs. A. E Wilson, Mrs. John Water
I man, Mrs. Eugene l.. Stevens, Miss Charlotte
Colburn, Miss E. Maude Barker, Mrs S. S. l..
shute, Mrs. George o. Bailey. Miss Ryan, Mrss
Charles W. Davis. Mrs. E. A. Wadsworth and
Miss Marian Waterman. The children's hour
followed, Mrs. c. W. Wescott playing the
piano for their dance, and later the older peo-
pie danced to music by Lloyd McKeen and
Mrs. Lewis S. Auspland.
The Minatoska club of the North Church
met last Friday afternoon at the home of the
leader. Mrs. c. M. Craig, High street. and had
very happy session. These young girls of
the Grammar school are now making scrap
books with pictures of interesting, educational
and entertaining subjects, to be used by the
Home Missions committee of the church. Two
books already completed will be sent to the
little girls at Ellis Island in New York harbor
children of emigrants who are held at the de-
tention stations and who are often very poor
and unhappy. The various churches keep
missionaries there and the young ladies of the
Minatoska club will send their offerings to the
Congregational headquarters for distribution,
same purpose. The other books will be sent
elsewhere. Aside from the good work done,
the girls had very social gathering and
candies were served by the hostess.