The Republican journal., 1916-03-23


Ar thur P. Sleeper. Esq, Of Newport. for
merly Of Stockton Springs and a member Of
the Waldo County Bar. has moved to Belfast
and taken rooms in Stewart house on Main
street. His father, Mr.. H. G. Sleeper, died
last fall and his mother came to Belfast to
make her home with him.
The Octagon Auction Club met last Saturday
evening with Mrs, Eugene R. Conner. Mrs.
Marion E. Brown and Mrs. George /. Heating
were substitutes. Confectionery was served
won the first prize. silver call-bell, and Mrs.
Austin w. Heating the second, a bouquet of
.jonquils.
The Sewing Circle of Emma White Barker
Tent. D. OF ". held their first meeting Friday
afternoon with Mrs. Charles A. Ludwick. The
members Or ing their own sewing and smell
amount is paid in dues to be applied to the
Tents fund for flowers. etc. The next meeting
will be with Mrs. Myra Dutch tomorrow,
Friday, afternoon from 2 to s. Mrs. Eta
p Savery will read selection on "The Flag"
which will be followed by general discussion
Mrs. Harry L. Kilgore and Miss Annie L,
Barr were the story tellers at the PIERCE
school last Saturday. Mrs. Kilgore read
Ouida's Mouffiou, arranged by Mrs. Kate
Douglas Wiggin, and Miss Barr read Helen
Dawes Browns. 1.-THE Stowaway." The chill
dren are delighted with the stereopticon
views which are shown them each week. A
noticeable feature of the good growing out of
the story hour is the increased calls of TIE
children at the library for books, pictures.
etc. Mrs. Erwin E. Cross and Miss E. Frances
Abbott will be the story tellers next Satur.
day afternoon.
SIGNS OF SPRING. March 14th Telemachus
said: s'Pm going to tell you something. Spring
"has broke" The crow he hollered yesterday
right in the midst of the storm. The crow
he's pretty careful. He stays down around
the islands some in the winter, but he doesn't
get up around here till spring "has broke"
The day before when it was showing Telema-
chus said: "The orioles nest is full of snow"
"Do the orioles come back to it," mo"
"Does any bird come back to the old nest?"
"The hawk does, but he cleans it all out and
reines it." "But the warbler came back to
its nest in the honeysuckle BUSH" "He came
back to the bush. but he built new nest
AN HISTORIC CITY. A post card from Mrs.
Thos. B. Dinsmore under date Of Charles
ton, S. c., March 18th bears this message:
"Do you know this interesting old city?
1t is not fascinating as New Orleans,
but very quaint. The weather here is fine
around 60 and IS. l cannot realize we
have to more cold weather. This fine
old church was built in 100 and is strictly
colonial" This refers to the fine picture of
st. Michaels church on the reverse side of the
sonal observation, but for some time the writer
was the Washington correspondent of the
Charleston News and Courier and has long
been familiar with its early history, manners
and customs. through the writings and biog,
raphies of its literary men William Gilmore
Simms, DR.. John Dickson Bruns Paul Haml-
ton Hayne, Julian Requier. Henry Timrod, and
others. With the possible exception of Simms
these names will doubt be unfamiliar to
most of our readers, although Hayne and Tim
rod had won recognition as poets beyond their
native south.
AN ANNOUNCEMENT PARTY. Miss Clarabe
Marsh gave one of the daintiest parties of the
season at the Woman's Club room last Thurs
day evening in honor of Miss Jessie Hart of
this city and Miss Verelette G, Albee of Rock
land, whose engagements were announced as
the guests were seated Covers were laid at
fohl for oil ~
pink and white was effectively carried out.
The centerpiece was a large bouquet of pink
carnations and ferns on an embroidered mat
encirced with carnations. The light globes
were shaded IN pink and at each end of the
table was pink candlestick. the candle shaded
with pink. At each place was pink nut cup
attached to pink ribbon extending to the
centerpiece, gold arrow on the ribbon point
ing to the centerpiece. When seated the
guests, at the suggestion of the hostess, pulled
the ribbons, and brought forth dainty white
hearts, hand-painted, with cute little cupid
playing the cello, and these lines, "This is the
song for Cupid to play on Betty's and Jesse's
wedding day." and the initials of the engaged
complexities VereletLe C. Albee and Earle L.
Curtis, Miss Jessie E. Hart and Basil R. Allen.
No dates are set for the wedding in either
case, except that both are to take place during
the year of 1916. AS it was a double an
nouncement, the young ladies were question
ed if they would have double wedding, but
only laughing evasions were given to all IT,
quiries. The place cards were designed as
teacups, with Cupid acting as fortune teller
and on each card was a jingle foretelling the
future of each guest. After all had extend
ed the best of good wishes to the brides to-
be" supper was served, the menu including
chicken bullion, fruit salad, hot rolls, coffee,
ice cream. cake and sailed nuts. The an
nouncement cake was beautifully decorated
with outline hearts. etc. The ring went to
Miss Marguerite Coombs, the thimble to M ISIS
Gertrude Coombs, and the dime to Miss Maude
Field. All were in dainty evening gowns,
Miss Albee in white chantilly lace with white
taffeta bands over pink silk, with corsage
bouquet of pink carnations. Miss Hart wore
q dainty gown of pink crepe-de. chene with |
gold trimmings and white lace. She wore an
engagement present - diamond pendant
The guests were Misses Blanche Jennys |
Marguerite H. Owen, Marguerite Coombs
Helen Ham, Gertrude Coombs, Maude
Field. Florence M. Brown, Annette Holt