The Republican journal., 1917-10-11


Saturday beginning at 2 p. m.
There will be meeting of the Wom-
ans Club next Tuesday evening at the
home of the president, Mrs. James S.
Hartman. Members are urged to attend
and hear the reports of the Federation
meetings.
Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Robinson who
recently returned from their wedding
j trip to the Provinces were given a gen.
uine surprise party last Saturday evening
at their home, No. IA Union street. About
| 25 neighbors and friends were present
bringing with them handsome table cloth
and several fancy linen pieces. Mr.. Robin
son is employed as lineman by the West
ern Union Telegraph Co., and the girls at
the office presented them with cut glass
dish. Mrs. Robinson, who was formerly
Miss Emma Currier Of Lynn, Mass, re-
ceived from her former employers silver
service. The guests brought homemade
candy with them, but Mr.. Robinson was
equal to the occasion and ordered ices to
be served with the wedding cake made by
his mother, Mrs. Sarah Sherwood, who
lives with them. The evening was spent
socially with games and music.
Miss Ora Mildred, daughter of Mrs
Edith A. Danforth, observed her eigh-
teenth birthday last Friday with a party
at Red Mems hall, to which IS were pres
ent. Although the printed invitations
bore the request that the guests bring no
presents, many were received by the
young hostess, including a handsome
bronze clock from the Junior class of the
High school of which she is a member.
Games were played and dancing enjoyed,
with music by Carriers orchestra. Mrs
Danforth was assisted in serving ice
cream and fancy cakes by Mrs. Mabel
Weber, Mrs. Eva Gordon, Mrs. Lille
and Nellie Wing. A large white birth
day cake bearing IS candles was cut and
served by Miss Danforth. A very pleas
i ant social evening is reported,
Belfast Commandery, United Order of
the Golden Cross, had an interesting
meeting last Thursday evening, but the
members from Ivanhoe of Rockland and
Maiden Cliff Commandery of Camden,
who were expected did not come, as the
notice had not been received by them in
time to be taken up before their meeting.
! They will come, however, at later date
Col. and Mrs, A. S. Bangs and Mr. and
Mrs Waldo |. Clements of Herndon,
Fla, who were also expected to be pres
ent, did not come, Col Bangs being
| i'll and Mr.. Clements being detain-
; ed in Portland on business. The pro-
gram was carried out as planned, and
! supper was served at $50 followed by
dancing, for which Mr.. and Mrs. P. d.
| H. Carter furnished music.
At the regular meeting of Emma White
| Barker Tent, D. of ", it was voted to ex-
pend the fund, formerly devoted to flow
during war times. A note of greetings
and congratulations was sent to Comrade
| and Sister Alfred Stinson of North Sears
port, members of the Waldo County Vet
eran Association, on the celebration of
| their golden wedding Oct. 4th. The pro-
gram consisted of current event topics on
the war and included poem by South
ern Civil war veteran who wished to
| have a gun made for him in the defence
| of his country and response for veter-
an of the North for two guns made in
stead of one An invitation was accept
ed from Sister Rose Dickey Sprague to
spend a day at the Dickey cottage at
Birch Crest, Northport.
The Junior Alliance Camp Fire Girls are
! planning series of invitation socials
with the wartime rules of early Hours
and no Refreshments" The first took
place last Friday evening at the Unitar-
ian vestry, chaperoned by the Camp Fire
guardian, Mrs. A. E. Wilson, Mrs Glenn
ent W. Wescott and Mrs. Irving T. Dins-
more. A most original and amusing pro-
gram was presented, each girl taking
part. A moving picture" in four scenes
burlesqued Booth Tarkington's "Seven-
teen," in which Ava Burgess was the
love-lorn youth, Hope Dorman the lady
of his dreams, and Ida Mariner the in
corrigible little sister with an Unsuitable
appetite for apples. There was a scarf
dance by Barbara Mckinney, Spanish
dance by Ruth Dinsmore and Elizabeth
Doak, music both vocal and instrumental
by Grace Hazeltine, Ruth Knight, Mabel
and Jennie Spear and Helen Wescott,
and story in rhyme by Ruby Fair
brother A tableau, with Annie Ide as
Goddess of Liberty closed the program,
all joining in the National Anthem. The
next party will be on Halloween.