The Republican journal., 1916-12-07
The'Journal received yesterday from New
Haven, Conn.,. subscriber his 4Oth consecutive
subscription,

maven Conn., subscriber his 40th consecutive
subscription.
The regular monthly meeting of the Waldo
County Veterans Association will be held r..
day. Thursday, in Brooks
There are only three inmates in the Waldo
county Jail at this time, and there were but
thirty commitments in the past II mouths.
Mrs L. ]. pease, matron at the Home for
Aged Women. wishes. to thank Mrs, Mabel
Weber for gift of roast pork and Mrs.
Sarah R Pierce for pie.
The Universalist Social AID will meet to-
morrow, FRIDAY, afternoon with Miss Eliz abeth
A. Kelley. The meeting was postponed from
Thursday afternoon on account of the Uni
tartan fair
The annual meeting of the Belfast Board of
Trade will take place Friday evening, Dec sth,
at 7:30 o'clock at the Court House. There
will be report in relation to new industries.
the matter of holding a Food Fair in the CITY
the coming winter will be considered, and the
annual election of officers take place. This is
a very important meeting and it is desired
should be present.
Mr.. and Mrs Clarence +. Read and son
Carleton autoed to Winthrop, Mass, last Sun
day, called there by the death of Mrs. Nellie
Haney Winters, Mrs. Reads cousin. She was
born in Belfast, graduated from the Higb
school and married here. Mr.. Fred Winters.
who survives her, with her mother. now Mrs.
Lura Alien of Big Timber, Mont. and TWO sis
tiers, Mrs. Lena Whitney of Big Timber and
1nez of California. Her father, Charles W.
Haney, died in Belfast July 10, 1899. Mrs
Winters was about 81 years of age
Thomas H. Marshall Post, g. A R., held their
annual meeting last Tuesday afternoon and
elected the following officers: Commander
Capt f. S. Mcdonald; senior vice com. n M.
Bennett; junior vice com, L. A. Conant;ouarters
master, d. H Strout; surgeon, Albion X
Fletcher; Chaplain. Capt. Geo. t. Osborne.
officer of the day J. o. Clark; officer of the
guard, Fitz W. Patterson, The delegates and
alternates to the encampments viii be elected
at the next regular meeting and the appointed
officers will be announced at installation which
Will tdhG pace TUESDAY, Jan. md,
Mrs. Luther A. Hammons gave very pleas
ing party last Tuesday evening at her home
on High street. Lunch was served at 6 O'clock
when covers were laid for six on a daintilv an
pointed table, lighted with red and green can
dies. The place cards were decorated will
red roses, each bearing d conundrum. all with
the same answer. The menu, in three courses
included grapefruit cocktail, chicken salad
hot rolls, olives. cheese balls coffee. pineaoDle
fluff and cake. Between the courses cards
We're distributed bearing sections of a love
story with blanks to be flied in with names Of
trees to complete the text. The evening was
spent with cards and music Fruit punch
and cake We're served The guests wer- Mrs.
Rena White, Annette Holt, Laverue Waitsen.
Florence Brown and Mrs Jessie II. Allen.
5. OF V. AUXILIARY. A. tn e meeting Of the
Sons of Veterans Auxiliary last Monday even
ng supper was served by Sisters j. II. Web
Der and / b. Flanagan. and the following Off
'ers were elected for the current year: Presi-
lent. Miss Bessie Hubbard; vice president,
Mrs. Ada Robbins; chaplain. Mrs. Rose York;
treasurer, Mrs. Nina Cook; patriotic instruc-
.or, Mrs Edith Danforth; guide Mrs. Maoel
Weber; assistant guide, Mrs. Gladys Ramsey;
inside guard, Mrs Mary Flanagan; outside
guard, Mss. Aimeda Robinson; trustees. Mrs
Georgia Juan. Mrs Lillian Parsons and Mrs,
Iold1e Carter; color guards Misses Mertie |
Brown and Elizabeth Phillips; press CORE
pondent, Mrs. Georgia Juan; delegate to the |
Division Encsmpment to be held in Rockland |
n June, 1917. Mrs. Mabel Weber; alternate.
Mrs. Ethel Fowler; delegate to the National
1ncampment in Boston next fall, Mrs. Nina
Cook; alternate, Mrs Eva Gordon Mrs Ethel
7owier will serve as pianist the coming year, |
md Mrs. Eva Gordon IS past president. The |
installation will take place Monday evening,
IAN. l, 1917, under the direction Of Mrs Hunt !
ey of Rockland.
THE D. A. R. The December meeting of
ohn Cochran Chapter, d. A R., was held
VI onday evening with Miss Florence kimball.
hostess. assisted by Mrs. Eta P Slavery in |
erving fruit punch and cookies The roll call
vas answered by quotations from Harriet
3eecher Stowe Mrs Amos Clement read
By the Fireside," by Lucy Larcom. A paper,
American Women of Letters" written by
Miss Bertha /. Bird of Auburn, Mass, was
cad by Miss Isabel CHM. Miss Cochran's |
eading was omitted on account of her abb
ence. letter of appreciation from Knox
Chapter of Thomaston for courtesies received |
rom the Belfast Chapter and Board of Trade
It the recent State Council, was read; also note
rom Mrs. Steele, State Regent in regard to
he success of the recent Council. Greetings
we're received from Miss Bird and note of
hanks was extended her for her valuable and
interesting paper. 1t voted to send to
Mrs. Mari of Portland the chapters per capt.
"a tax of 10 cents for the State Scholarship
und. Mrs. E. S. Pitcher, chairman. reported
avorabiy for the committee elected to mark
he homestead of the late John Cochran, and
he matter was left for the next meeting,
which will be held with Miss Amy E. Stod
lard. who will be assisteu by Mrs. Amos Glenn
mt in the absence of Mrs Emery Varney.