The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-03-01

| F. W. Belner Of Wjscas.et .rrived Friday
TO take charge Of the stitching room at Leon
ara & Barrows shoe factory.
Inere was considers BILE excitement in the
.'itching room of the Leonard Barrows shoe
factory at $50 Saturday caused by smoke
winch filled the room. The fremen we're
called and it was found that the smoke came
from an over-heated friction pulley.
1he Afternoon Club of Emma White Barker
! Tent, D. of ". had pleasant social Friday af
'efhoon with Mrs. Nina Dickey Cook. FOUR
" members were present A picnic supper
VI oaheo Deans, brown bread, hot rolls, cakes,
p'es' coffee, ETC., was served at O'Clock.
MISS ENERGY CHM entertained informally
last thursday afternoon for Mrs. Grace Thomp.
son. the guest of Mrs. Virgil L. Hall. who left
saturday for her home in Brookline. Mass
Two tables of auction were made IN tho nr;ze
going to Mrs. b. o. Norton, who received a
oox OF candy in decorated box Candies and
almonds were served during the afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrc Roscoe Arey we're called to
Rumford. Maine. last Saturday morning nv q
serious accident to Mr.. Arey's brother-in. law
FRANK Pratt. formerly of Belfast and who mar.
rled here Miss Nora Arey. MIR. Pratt wss
yardmaster at the railroad station in Pm, eord
and Friday had both legs cut off in an accide Mt
in the yard.
MRS. John K. Dunton entertained the chill
dren during the social half hour at the Psirce
school building last Saturday in the absence
OF MISS Annie l.. Barr, who was detained at
the Library. Mrs. S. A. Parker read "Tbe
Story of the Faithful Dog" by Samuel White
Baker; and THE Franks of the Parrot" NV
Olive Thorne Miller. Mrs Howard L. Whit
ten read "Story-Tell LID by Annie T. Slosson
ana "W hat the Pine Tree Heard" by Katherine
Yates. There were rs present Mrs John R.
Dunton and Miss Louise Hszeltine will enter
tain next Saturday afternoon.
BOZ SCOUTS. The anniversary banquet of
the Boy Scouts was held in the Red Meas Hall
last Thursday evening with some forty boys in
attendance The hall was deliberately decorated
with the national colors, the troop flags, bunt-
ing and flowers, and the tables looked most.at-
tractive. At each place was Washington
favor and the menu was that specially
appealed to the boyish appetite. The regular
meeting followed the banquet, and the debate
as to the superiority of the aeroplane or Zeppe-
lin was decided in favor of the aeropIane.
Thomas Knight was elected chairman of the
next meeting. The question will be; Is the
German Submarine Lawful in Modern War
fare? Rudolph Cassens and Kenneth Colcord
will have the affirmative and Charles Robbins
and Murray Keene the negative The meeting
will be opened at O'Clock, sharp, and Rev.
Walter 7. Hawthorne, pastor of the North
congregational church will give an address on
The Sacrifice Hits" The program will in
clude History OF the Flag by Walter Page
first Aid to the Ii jured, Elmer Ellis; History
of the Scout Badge, George Randall; Story
Telling, Roy Bradford, Donald knowlton, Les
lie Snyder, Ralph McCabe; What Last Years
Hikes Taught Me, by Walter Omar and Frank
Downes; History of the Beehive" (the old
Mcfarland house) Frank Downes.
THE ALLIANCE MUSICALE. The Colonial
musicale given by the Unitarian Alliance
was neld at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs James
ii. Howes. Thursday evening" Feb. 22ud, and
was largely attended and most enjoyable. The
members of the Junior Alliance assisted Mrs,
Howes at the door, etc.. and all wore Priscilla
caps and kerchiefs. The musical program was
by Miss Hazel Doak and members of the Uni.
tartan choir. Mrs. Clement W. Wescott, Mrs,
Melvin o Dickey, Mr.. A. P. Goodhue and Mr..
Arthur N. Johnson. with Miss A. Louise Den
nett and Mrs Elon B. Gi'chrest accompanies
All were in Colonial costume, and the home
was decorated with flags, picture Of Wash
ington. etc The choir sang Flag of the Free
My Old Kentucky Home, Loves Old Sweet
Song and responded to encores. The other
! numbers were piano solo, Rondo by Mendels.
! sohn. Miss A. Louise bennett; solo, The Re-
! !ractory Monk, A. P. Goodhue; violin solo. The
! Mi"uet, by Beethoven. Miss Hazel Doak; vocal
solo. One Fleeing Hour, Lee, by Mrs. Mel
win o. Dickey; vocal solo, The Old Plaid
! Shawl. Mrs. c. W. Wescott; vocal duet Sing
| Me to Sleep. Greene. by Mrs Wescott and Mr..
| johnson; tenor solo. Forgotten, Mr.. Johnson.
Closed with singing America, the Junior ALI
| ance and guests joining. with all standing. At
| the social hour which followed the Juniors
/ served ices and cakes. The next meeting will
! be with Mrs. Albert c. Burgess March 9Th.