The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1916-12-14

| The basket ball game in the Coliseum Rink
/ last Tuesday evening between the B. H. S..
and the ohamrocks was won by the latter. q
to H.
Ralph O'Connell of the Walk Over Boot
Shop. Bangor has been appointed chairman of
the Maine State delegation of Retail Walk
Over Dealers Association of the country, which
will hold its annual convention at the Hotel
Statler in Cleveland, Ohio. JAM 14-17. Mr..
O'Connel has charge of marshang the forces
of Maine, making arrangements for the trim
etc.
THE MUNICIPAL CHRISTMAS TREE. Plans
for the municipal Christmas tree are deyelop
ing under the direction of the general com.
mlttee, Morris l.. Slugg, chairman, Rev, Ar
thur E. Blair and Mrs. Essie P. Garlic The
committee on distribution, Mrs, Chas, M Craio
chairman, Mrs. Ben. Hazeltine, Mrs. James C.
Durham, Miss Louise Hazeltine, Rev. VIM.
Vaughan, Supt W. B. Woodbury., and Lvn
wood B. Thompson. met in the Municipal Court
room Monday at 4.30 p. H. to arrange for the
Christmas dinners, supplies, etc., and to ascer.
tain how many baskets would be needed A
barrel OF apples has been contributed by M. I.
Stevens. Anything in way of fruits, vege.
tables, gifts, ETC., will be greatly appreciated
by the committee and those who wish to maze
donations may notify Mrs. Craig or any mem.
Der of the committee. Any one who knows of
home where Christmas dinner basket will
be needed is also asked to report to this COM
mlttee. At present about 25 cases have been
reported thus far. The financial committee.
Zion b. Gilchrest, chairman. Rev. Arthur e.
Wilson, Rev. Horace B. Sellers, Mr., Ralpb T.
Morse Mrs. Charles Bradbury and Miss Sue M.
Partridge, met at the same hour to discuss
ways and means for raising the fund necessary
to finance the tree, the dinners, ETC. 1t was
decided to ask all the churches for Sunday
contribution, to solicit among people able to
give, to sell Christmas buttons for 10 cents or
more. and to place collection globes in the
the City Drug store, Woodcocks, Mixers. A. A.
and j. H. howes, Carrie & Jones. Areys, Dutch
Brothers, Jellison & Greers, Politics. stores and
Darby's pool room, asking for voluntary con-
trioutlons of Is cents or more. Rev VIM.
vaughan, chairman of the tree committee re-
ported that the men of the Masons Mills
chaple had selected very symmetrical one. 80
feet tall, and that Eugene S. Achorn and T. s.
Thompson would deliver it at post office SQUARE.
Should the day be stormy it will be arranged
if possible, to hold the exercises indoors. II ia
hoped to arrange for the lighting of Christmas
candles in the homes. The carol singers will
be heard and everything possible done to make
the third annual Christmas tree great sue
cess. At special meeting Tuesday after
noon E. S. Pitcher for the entertainment COM
mittee reported what they hoped to do. The
program includes music while the people are
gathering at the tree at p. NJ, with several
selections by double male quartet. Prayer
will be offered by Rev. Walter T. Hawthorne
of the North Congregational church, Mayor
William K, Keene will give short address,
and the exercises will close by all singing
America. Santa Claus will be present to dis
tribute the Christmas stockings which will
contain candy, popcorn and nuts. 1t was
urged that the tree be set up as soon as possi-
Die and lighted. Mr.. Dickey reported that the
Boy Scouts would assist in delivering the din
ners, ETC., and it was suggested that there
might be exercises at the tree Sunday even
ing.