The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1916-01-20

At the meet lg of the Woman's Club next
Tuesday evening Mrs. E ugene L. Stevens will
give paper F. Hopknson Smith and re.
view of his last book, "Felix O'Day." Tues
da7 evening, Feb. 9Th, will be Gentlemen's
Night and Rev A. A Blair will give talk on
preparedness.
A still alarm last Saturday afternoon called
out Chief Shute with men from the fire de-
pa rtment to a very serious chimney fire in the
Hatcil Colt home, No. 16 Cross street. 1t was
found necessary to use water as well chemi-
Gals An alarm at p. m. Sunday was for chin
ney fire in one of the tenements on Water
Co. No damage.
The tickets for the firemens ball went on
sale last Saturday, when 165 were Sold This
insures large attendance, as 100 were sold up
to the day of the ball last year when they bad
the largest number present for years. The
firemen will canvass the city next week for
food for the supper which will precede the
bali and would request all to be ready with
promises of what they will contribute.
The S. S. S. Club took supper at the Woman's
Club room at p M, last Monday. The first
course was ordered individually and the last
consisted of cake. coffee and the Ross-Lewis
ton ice cream the Clubs favorite. The mem
bers present were Mrs, L. A. Hammons, Mrs
B. n. Mudgett, Misses Alberta Farnham,
Florence M. Brown, Geneva F. Hutchins, Car
RE M Greenlaw. All adjourned to the Coloni-
al Theatre for the evening.
Mrs. H. E. Mcdonald entertained the Navy
Auction Club and other guests last Monday
afternoon at her home on Church street in
honor of her guest, Mrs. William II, Simpson
of Fairfield. Auction was played during the
afternoon, the prize silk work bag, going to
Mrs Simpson. Supper was served at O'Clock.
the menu including grape fruit cocktails.
creamed scallops, green peas, hot rolls, olives,
Jelly, doughnuts, cheese and coffee. The
guests were Mrs. Thomas W. Lothrop, Mrs.
Luville ]. Pottle, Mrs. William H. Bray of the
Club, Mrs. Eugene R. Conner, Mrs. A. w.
Heating and Mrs. Maine Hills for the game;
Mrs. Arthur E. Wilson and Mrs. James S. Har-
riman supper guests. The Club, Mrs. Harri-
man and Mrs. Simp son, went to the Colonial
Theatre in the evening.
A BIRTHDAY PARTY. Miss Dot Bicknell en-
tertained the operators Of the local exchange
of the New England Tel. & Tel. Co. last Friday
night at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter B.
Dutch in honor of the birthday of fellow
operator, Miss Nellie Ramsdell. The affair
was complete surprise to the guest of honor.
and she had hardly recovered from her first
shock when another surprise was sprung upon
her in the form of two gifts, a chatting dish
spoon and an old ivory china salad dish. Sup
per, including a birthday cake. was served
about $50. after which the party adjourned to
the dance in Odd Fellows Hall. Those present
were Miss Gertrude Raleigh, Miss Marguerite
Coombs, Miss Martha Knowlton, Miss Louise
McDonough, Miss Marjorie Patterson, Miss
Sarah Preston. The decorations were in pink
and white carnations and the dainty place cards
were in keeping with the color scheme. The
menu was chicken salad with hot rolls and
olives, Billie Tafts and Brown Bettys. pineapple
whip and coffee. The birthday cake was light
ed with candles and the supper party was
merry one. Miss Bickford proving herself an
ideal hostess.
BANQUET OF THE JUNIOR ALLIANCE The
Junior Alliance of the Unitarian church met
at the Unitarian parsonage last Friday at 4.30
p. m. to celebrate by banquet the awarding
of honors for the work of the last three
months. Marian Waterman, Ava Burgess and
Hope Dorman won highest honors After the
regular business meeting the officers went to
the home of Mrs. T. B. Dinsmore, who was
the guest of honor, and escorted her to the
parsonage. Every member of the Alliance
sixteen in all, Mrs. Dinsmore and the clubs
mascotte, Katherine Frost, sat down to de-
licious supper of chicken salad, hot rolls, bread
and butter sandwiches, sailed peanuts, olives,
ice cream, cake and candy. The president.
Marian Waterman, was toastmistress and in
her introduction mentioned each person pres
ent in a facetious and pleasing way. The fol
lowing toasts were responded to: The Work of
the Junior Alliance. Mabel Spear; The Recrea-
tion of the Junior Alliance, Charlotte Wads-
worth; Our Guests of the Past Year, Grace
Hazeltine; Our Guest of Honor. Ruth Dins-
more. Three Of the members, Margaret Chen
cry, Ava Burgess and Hope Dorman, read
from their memory books. the latter including
an original poem on the Christmas party at the
church, in which the laugh was on Santa Claus
(Mr. WILSON,. The mascotte, Katherine Frost,
rendered q song which proved SO popular that
it had to be repeated by request when the
guest of honor's husband arrived to escort her
home. An original song. words by Mrs. Will
son, was sung. the solo by Helen IVES colt and
the chorus having the addition of Jennie
Spear. Betty Hanshue and Grace HazeItine,
When adjournment to the parlor took place.
Betty Hanshue and Elizabeth Doak favored
the party with fancy dance. The program
concluded with the reading Of an original and
true story by Mrs. Dinsmore. More than one
girl aaid To har hostaaa in laa.x;no< saTl;- -