Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-03-30
BELFAST

>AA - l. a. A>SS saw d ASIA6hS ooA
prise party to her daughter, Miss
Lena Nye. Monday night in honor Of
Miss Nye's birthday. The guests were
the Duazulikit Club, Mrs. Nathan H.
Small, Mrs. Clarence Read and Mrs.
Thomas E. Bowker who with Miss
Nye had met during the afternoon at
the home Of Mrs. Small to play auc-
tion. After the game they walked
home with Miss Nye and there await
ing them was charming tea table
Miss Nye entertained her guests in
the evening at the Colonial Theatre.
The musical sketch, 1.-The Corset
Salesman" attracted a large crowd at
the Colonial Theatre Monday evening.
The sketch is most entertaining and
written by ]. A. MacMahan OF Bel
fast. This is the second sketch Mr..
MacMahan has written within the year
and each have been much appreciated
by his many friends and theatre
goers. Mr.. MacMahan took the part
of the Corset Salesman and was a
great hit.
The cooking school under the aus
pices Of the Belfast Woman's Club, now
being held in the Universalist vestry
is drawing large crowds at each ses-
sion. The instructors are Mrs. Knapps
and Miss Estabrooks Of the Home
Economic Extension School Of the
University Of Maine. The program
for Thursday morning will open at
$50 with a lecture on planning
Meals" and at 1890 practice in plan
ming meals will be discussed After
noon program at 1.30. by lecture on
Table Setting and Serving" The
discussion of household problems at
2.3O will close the school.
John w. Pearson died Sunday
March 26, at the home Of his brother,
DR.. T. N. Pearson in Morrill,.
! A charming dinner party was given
Monday evening in honor Of Miss
Maud Matthews by the clerks In
James H. Howes dry goods store
Miss Matthews will Saturday leave
Howes store where she has been en-
ployed for about 20 years. Mr.. ano
Mrs. James H. Howes and Asa Howes
were guests. The table was arranged
in the curtain department at the store
the room being very artistically deco
rated.
The annual March meeting of the
Joint school board, Belfast and Sears
port district, was held Monday eve
ming. Rev. A. A. Blair was appointed
chairman. Superintendent w. b
Woodbury. was reelected. Georgs
Frisbee, Fred Ellis and F. N. Savery
were elected truant officers. with Her
bert Bucklin and John O'Leary Janl'
tors.
It was voted to place the contract
for wiring Of the Mcclellan school fol
lights with Walter Booker. The mat
ter of choosing fixtures to be left wltf
DR.. O. S. Vickery and the superln'
tendent. DR.. Vickery, Mr. Franklin
Greer and the superintendent were
made a committee for looking aftel
necessary repairs on the brick walls o.
the Mcclellan school. The matter o1
painting the floors in the basement O
the Pierce school was left in charge Q!
Charles Bickford, Rev. Haraden >
Pearl and the superintendent. 1t wa:
voted to re-arrange the grades so a.
to make an eight grade system, als(
TO keep the High school in two ses'
sions during the rest OF the year. MISS
Bessie Charles has resigned as teacher
of the Pitcher school and it was votee
to secure, if possible, Mrs. 1rvlns
lockwood as substitute Throughout
the spring term.
The superintendent was directed te
bring up at the next meeting OF the
citv government the question OF ex'
penditure Of the School Charity Fund
DR.. O. S. vickery. Rev. Haraden >
Pearl and Rev. A. A. Wilson were
elected committee on finance, Charles
Bickford Charles Twombly, and Ed.
win Frost committee on textbooks ano
o.,,rso of study. Franklin Greer
r,.rerca Knowlton and Cassius Ham
;I+o, committee on rules and regula-
tions.