The Republican journal., 1916-05-11


city teams. Cleanup week begins May 18th.
The first meeting of the creditors of the
Mount Waldo Granite Works was held Tuesday
at the office of Dunton & Morse before John
II. Mason Of Bangor, Referee in Bankruptcy.
Many Of the creditors were present to prove
their claims. John Lovejoy of Rockland.
Arthur Richie of Belfast and Kenneth A.
Rollins Of Pennington we're appointed trus-
tees.
Clarence c., son of Mr.. and Mrs. John F.
Chapman. and Loren s.. son of Mr.. and Mrs
"ayiand A. Hall, both Of this city. went to
Waterville last week to enlist in the U. S.
Army. Mr.. Hall did not meet the physical
requirements and returned home Tuesday.
Mr. Chapman writes that he passed all the
examinations and was one of four out of ten
young men who left Waterville last Saturday
for Fort Slocum. NY
Thomas H. Marshall Circle, Ladies of the G.
"A. H., at meeting Tuesday afternoon, voted
TO accept the invitation of the Post to take
part in the Memorial Day parade and also
voted to furnish their own teams. special
meeting of the G. A. R. bodies will be held in
Memorial hall next Monday evening to make
arrangements for Memorial Day. The Circle
will conduct memorial services for Mrs. Hattie
Rowe at Grove Cemetery Tuesday, May 10th,
at 3 30 p m. Their Peace day program was
postponed to May 10th and all are requested
to come prepared with quotations.
The physical culture class of Mrs. S. A,
Parker, accompanied by Rev. Arthur E Will
son, took an early morning walk Monday in
search of birds. About Ia met at Mrs. Par
kers home at o'clock, where coffee and rolls
were served before starting up Miller street
In the direction of Kirby Lake and the adjoin-
ing pasture. They were out about one and
one-half hours and found the hermit thrush,
the robin, red winged black bird, purple and
yellow finch the chebec, the myrtle warbler,
and hve different sparrows, including the white
'hroated... Mr.. Wilson's knowledge of birds was
delight to the party.
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION. The Senior
class met Tuesday, Byron M. Salter. presi-
dent, presiding, and arranged for the special
events of graduation week. The baccalaureate
sermon will be at the Unitarian CHI urch, with
sermon by Rev. Arthur E. Wilson. Monday,
class ride to Camden; Tuesday, theater party
at the Colonial; Wednesday, banquet at the
Baptist church, when the prophecy will be
given by Doris Clifford and Lillian Knowlton,
the will by Maude Field, and the gifts to the
class members by Marguerite Coombs and
Arlo Redmsn. Thursday, the class will pre-
sent Shakespeare's Midsummer Nights Dream
in the Colonial under the direction of Miss
Leonia ]. Achorn. assisted by Mrs. S. A Par
ker. Byron Salter will make the presentation
of the class gift to the school, and diplomas
will be awarded at this time. Friday, class
ball and reception.
STEAMER NOTES. The steamer Anna Belle,
after undergoing annual overhauling on
the marine railway at Camden and inspection
by the government Official went on her route
between Belfast and Brooklin May LIST, under
the command of Capt. Haskell The Anna
Belle is owned by members of the Belfast
Board of Trade. although not run by that or
ganization. and the company is known as the
Belfast and Brooklin Steamship Company
Morris L. Slugg is president; Frank L. Whit
ten, treasurer; John R. Dunton, clerk, and
Ralph L. Cooper, is manager. All are well
known business men and their efforts to de-
Reach should be aided and encouraged
While we have not received the new schedule
from Boston, it is known that the steamers of
the Eastern Steamship cor poraton will begin
six round tri ps a week between Boston and
Bangor on Monday, May 18th. The added con-
be appreciated. There is every indication
that the boats will have profitable season, as
there will undoubtedly be large increase in
summer travel this way.
The BEAUTY AND BRAINS CONTEST. A nation
wide enterprise which under the guidance of
the World Equitable Motion Picture Corpora
ton has been running for the past eight
months in the Photoplay Magazine is drawing
to close. Lillian Russel,o of the judges, has
made the first selection. Miss Helen B. Shute
of Park street. one of the original candidates
was selected by Miss Russell and is one of the
hundred who will enter the final elimination.
The elimination is now going forward to select
the eleven successful candidates ten of this
country and one from Canada. Miss Helen B.
Shute, when the contest originated, was pre-
vailed upon to send her photograph, with the
result that when the eight thousand likenesses
were gone over she was selected as one of the
hundred most likely film subjects by Lillian
Russell. The Contest called for an equal
amount of brains and beauty. 1t was essential
for the candidate to write letter in her own
handwriting, stating her reasons for desiring
to become film actress. The eleven success
full young ladies will be taken to New York.
month will be devoted to teaching them the
value of various dramatic angles, and then
those who show proper interest and sufficient
ability will become permanent members of the
World and Equitable stock companies. a I'd at
goodly salaries appear in films. The winners
will be announced early in June.