The Republican journal., 1916-04-27

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Morris L. Slugg returned Monday to his du-
ties at the Coe- Mortimer plant after being out
several days with slight illness.
The annual meeting Of the incorporators Of
the Waldo County Hospital Association will be
held in the Municipal court room Tuesday.
May End. at 10 a. m.
Miss Anne Nj Kittredge and Mrs. Colby A.
Rackliff have issued Invitations for May
breakfast next Monday at 10 a. m at Dreamlea.
Auction and thimbes will follow.
ADVERTISED LETTERS. The following let
ters remained uncalled for in the Belfast post
Office for the week ending April c5th: Ladies'
Miss Redola Croker. Mrs. Oscar Hanson. Mrs,
| C. z Halpburn. Conference.-The. W. Bucklin,
MI J. F. Hill, Bert Hopkins.
| The April meeting of the school committee
was held last Monday evening. Charles s. Bick-
ford acting as chairman in the absence of Rev.
| Arthur A. Blair. Several matters were in
formally discussed and the matter of trans
portatlon in the Perkins district was left with
Supt. w. B. Woodbury.. 1t was voted to defer
the financial budget statement until the nee
essary work could be planned on the Mcclellan
school building. The committee in charge Of
the budget is O. E. Frost. o. S. Vickery and
Manley O. W ilson.
PooR's MILLS. An entertainment will be
given here in the near future by the Morrill,
Dramatic club The date will be announced
next week Horace Wentworth and Harry
Carter returned home from Connecticut last
week, Mrs. Anabell Underwood entertained
friends Easter Sunday MIR and Mrs. Del
bert Robertson are receiving congratulations
on the birth of daughter Sunday. April 10th
Madon Effie. Mrs. F. T. Wentworth wishes
to thank her many friends for the Easter
Blood. who has been stopping with Mrs. Roller
son has returned home. Mrs. Herbert Stew
ems mother has gone to. Bangor. The roads
in this vicinity have been very bad-the worst
for years. -., - s.--.-
A THURSDAY LUNCHEON. Mrs. Robert P
Coombs gave luncheon at l o'clock p. m.
Thursday in honor of Mrs. Lewis F. Cannon
of Waterville, the guest of Mrs. Charles E
Rhoades, Covers were laid for six. The colol
scheme of the table was pale pink and the
centerpiece beautiful bouquet of day brs ak
carnations At each place was dainty pink
MAY basket as favor and which contained
sailed nuts. Miss Gertrude Coombs, elder
daughter of the hostess served, the menu con-
sisting of tomato bisque with crackers, chicken
salad, hot rolls. jelly. pineapple whip, angel
cake. salted nuts and coffee. The guests were
Mrs. Cannon, Mrs. Charles Rhoades, Mrs.
Edward R. Estabrooks of Bangor, Mrs. Hal R.
Eaton of Bangor, Mrs. Charles Ludwick and
Mrs James S. Hartman. The afternoon was
pleasantly spent with sewing, music and con-
versation.
RoYs' AND GIRLS AGRICULTURAL MEETING
Under the direction Of the Belfas. Board OF
Trade County Contest of the Boys and Girls
4 Agricultural Clubs in Waldo County will be
held in Belfast October 9th and 18th. Two
hundred dollars given by the City Nationa
Bank, the Waldo Trust Company, and the
Belfast Savings Banks, will be distributed in
prizes to the boys and girls who show the best
records for the season in corn growing, poultry
raising, and gardening and canning. Two hun.
dred fifty boys and girls in the county are en-.
rolled in clubs carried on under the direction
of the University of Maine and located in Bel.
fast, Brooks, Liberty, South Montvlle, Free
dom, Monroe, Jackson and Morrill, All these
young people who finish the seasons club work
are invited to attend the County Contest and
to compete for the prizes. Plans are being
made to have entertainment furnished free tc
the young people.
AN ARTISTIC AFFAIR. The Saturday after
noon Auction Club closed their meetings fol-
the season Wednesday afternoon, April 18th,
at the home of Mrs. Clyde B. Holmes, when
the winners, Mrs. Grace c. Pillsbury, Mrs
William H. Hall, Mrs. Eon B. Gichrest and
Miss Clara B. Heating, were given luncheon
by the losers, who were Mrs. Holmes, Mrs
Raymond R. Sherman, Mrs. Morris L. Slugg
and Miss Marian Hazeltine. Covers were laid
for eight at one table. The centerpiece was
an artistic arrangement of narcissus IN silver
bowl. and at each place was single Jonqul
The place cards, done in water colors by Mrs
holmes, were Easter hats representing those
the guests had bought this spring, each finding
her place by the facsimile of her own hat
With the hats were tabs to represent the mil
liners cards, and these were used later fol
score cards. The menu was fruit compete
consomme, chicken salad, rolls, ice cream
cake. coffee and mints. Auction followed
The prize. very handsome bon bon box done
in oils by Mrs. Holmes, the groundwork in
blue with dainty floral design on box and
cover, was won by Miss Heating.
A SPEAKING CONTEST. In the High school
last Friday afternoon students contested for
a place in the seventh annual Lyford Inter-
scholastic prize contest at Colby. to be held on
May 18th, and to which two boys will be sent;
also for the Interscholastic prize speaking at
the University of Maine on May 18th. when one
young lady from the school will be sent. The
speaking began at 2.15 and lasted about an
hour and half. with Mrs. A. E. Wilson, Mrs.
Rogers and Rev. H. B. Sellers acting as judges.
The following young men took part, each &C.
quitting himself in very able manner and
winning no end of pleasing criticism: Theodore
Bramhall, ..Tousaint l. Overture; Arlo Red
man, "The Right of the Filipinos to Independ-