Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-02-02

tertainment program. The people OF Ellis
worth generally are invited to attend this
meeting.
terday afternoon with Mrs. g. r. New
man. Mrs. ISABELLE Robbins read an in
teresting paper on .sWashington, Past and
Present., and Miss NJ. A. Greedy read
three short poetic selections.
Ralph Barron entertained q few OF his
friends, at his home on Dean street, Jan.
%, his thirteenth birthday. Games were
played and refreshments were served. A
birthday cake, brilliantly lighted with
candles, was the feature OF the ia Bile dec
orations.
Friends in Ellsworth have learned with
regret OF the death OF Mrs. Leo Erlich,
formerly of this city, at her home in
lansing, Mich, on January 13. Mrs. Eriich,
who was a native of Fort Wayne, Ind,
lived in Ellsworth several years after her
marriage, leaving here some twenty-five
years ago. Interment was at Fort Wayne.
Ann F., widow Of Benjamin Davis, died
last Friday at the home Of her son, Colin
F. Davis, in Newport, in the eighty-first
year Of her age. The body was brought to
West Ellsworth, her former home, for in
terment, accompanied by her son Colin,
his wife and son and two other grand
children. There were services at the
grave in the West Ellsworth cemetery,
Rev. p. A. A. Killam officiating.
The Strand theatre is running four and
five-reei features every day. Tonight,
the serial, "Broken Coin," will be con-
tinued. Thursday, Henry Walthall, the
star OF "The Birth OF . Nation, will
appear in "Beulah". Saturday Paramount
picture, 1.-THE Governors Lady," will be
presented. Monday, Nat Goodwin in
"Business is Business. The picture for
February is "Are You Mason?
The dance that will be given next Mon
day night by the girls OF the Ellsworth
telephone exchange promises to be ''the
best ever' Sinclair's orchestra OF six
piece, will furnish music. The dance
order will consist OF old fashioned dances
as well as modern. Card tables will be
arranged for those who do not care to
ooANVs hO Ao-t WIl OC CihDOIutCly oCC-
grated with fir trees and evergreen, with
the company's colors OF blue and white
predominating. Every efforts will be
made by the girls to provide entertain
ment for old and young.
There have been SO many applications
by the public for tickets for the evening
session at the big convention OF Knights
OF Pythiss here on February %, that the
committee OF arrangements has been
compelled to adopt some plan for the dis
tribution Of the limited number available.
1t may be that owing to the big attend
ance Of visiting knights and their ladies,
there will be no tickets for the public, but
the committee OF arrangements announces
that applications for tickets may be made
in writing to the secretary, Roy G. Hsines,
OF Ellsworth, and il tickets remain for the
public, they will be allotted in the order
in which these applications are received.
The installation OF officers of Blanque-
fort commandery, K. T., last Friday even
ing was delightful social event. There
was large attendance Of knights, with
their wives, unmarried daughters and
minor sons. The evening opened with .
banquet at $50. This as-followed by the
installation ceremonies. Past Grand
Commander Arno w. King installed the
officers, with Harry E. Rowe as grand
marshal. The officers are: Edward F.
Robinson. jr., eminent commander; Carl
X. Wiberg, generalissip,o; Harry G. Aus
tin, captain general; Ralph L. Hodgkins,
senior warden; Forrest B. Snow, junior
warden; Thomas E. Hale, prelate; Edward
F. Robinson, ST., treasurer; Charles w.
Joy, recorder; Bartlett Cottle, standard
bearer; Leo B. Belts, sword bearer;
George 8. Hagerthy, warder; George F.
Baskell, sentinel. After the installation
dancing was enjoyed. Music was fur
nished by Higgins orchestra.
Big feet were welcome at the Congrega-
tional vestry last Wednesday evening.
1t was the occasion OF the hose party given
by the January social committee, and the
price OF admission was determined by the
size OF hose worn. Refreshments we're
served, and pleasing entertainment was
afforded by the tableaux. which were as
follows: Indian maid and man, Helen
Shute and Llewellyn Fortier; colonial
girl and John Alden, Martha Milliken and
Robert P. King; 1776, Isabelle Falvey and
John ]. Whitney; girl OF 1880, Dorothy
Mathews; 1851, Doris Hunton, John Whit
ney, Carrie Russell, Paul Whitcomb; belle
OF Saratoga, Hazel Giles; bathing girl,
Alice Haynes; riding girl, Julia Heath;
tennia girl and how Sarah OsDood COod-
win Mathews; old fashioned girl, Mary
Scott; modern girl, Rachel Haynes; most
beautiful girl OF all, Mrs Harry L. Crab
tree; "Uncle Sam" and "Columbia", Clar-
Gray and "Uncle SAM, Paul Whitcomb,
John Whitney, Clarence Tapley.