The Republican journal., 1917-03-22

Lynwood B. Thompson was in Bangor last
Saturday to attend the fifth annual banquet of
his fraternity of the U. Of NJ, the Beta Zeta
of Lambda Chi Alpha, at the Colonial Hotel.
Mrs. Frank B. Knowlton and party have
turned to Miami. Fla, from short visit in
Havana. They recently attended an enter
tainment at the Royal Palm Hotel. given for
the Allies blind. when Sergeant Major Robert
Mddemss lectured on his experiences in the
trenches and the cause of his blindness by an
explosion. They also recently heard Nine.
Alys Larreyne, Paris Grand Opera star, who
was perfectly delightful. They are enjoying
the winter south
THE THURSDAY WHIST CLUB. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ray l. Neal entertained the A. o. N. Whist
club at their home on Primrose street last
Thursday evening. Prizes for eight nights
play were awarded follows: First lady's
prize, silver salad ladle Mrs Harding; lsdy's
consolation an old ivory salad dish, Mrs. Cum
bingham; first mems prize. leather cigar case,
Mr.. Jeilison; the men 8 consolation, a pearl
handled pocket knife, Elmer Keene. Punch
games will be continued for four nights more
and the club will meet this. Thursday evening,
with Mr.. end Mrs. William F. Jellson. The
members of this club are Mr.. and Mrs. John T.
Davis. Mr.. and Mrs. William F. Jellison. Mr..
and Mrs. Ray l. Neal. Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Kesne, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar L. Harding, MIR.
and Mrs A. E. Clarey. Mr.. and Mrs L. F.
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ANOTHER COTTAGE BREAK. "Flowanah,"
the summer cottage on the Burgess shore in
East Belfast of Miss Flora A. Burgess, q
teacher in the Arlington Heights. Mass. pub
lie schools. was recently entered and ransack-
ed, supposedly by boys or tramps. The cot
tage is near that of Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin P.
Frost, recently entered. Mrs. J. W. Burgess
went to the cottage last Thursday morning and
found that the shutter one of the front
windows, which was secured by an iron bar,
had been pried off, pane of glass broken and
the upper sash lowered. She notified her
husband and on investigating they found the
front door open and that every bureau drawer,
box, table drawer, etc. had been ransacked,
but apparently nothing of value taken unless
a small amount of canned goods Several cans
of condensed milk were strewn about and one
had been opened and left on the couch with
three ice cream. spoons, used in eating the
milk, which would indicate that there were
three in the party.
NEW EDISON TONE TEST The Colonial
Theater was filled to overlooking Wednesday
afternoon, March 18th, when earle & Jones ten
dered an unusual and most delightful concert
to the music lovers of Belfast. The artists
we're Miss Ida Gardner, widely known con-
cert contralto and the highest salaried church
singer in New York city, assisted by Harold
Lyman. distinguished futist, also from New
York. In brief Introductory remarks Mr. Ly-
man traced the development of the phono-
graph from the first instrument made by Mr.
Edison thlrty-eight years ago to the present
New Edison on which Mr.. Edison had been
working the past seven years. This in
struments re- creates the quality of the tone
SO perfectly that it was practically impossible
to distinguish between the actual performance
and the Edison ra-creation. as many in the
audience demonstrated by closing their eyes
SO that they were unarle to tell by watching
Miss Gardner whether or not she was singing
During her last selection the lights were ex-
tinguished and when they were relighted those
who had been quite sure that they were listen
ing to Miss Gardner herself were amazed to
! see that she had disappeared and that the New
Edison was alone on the stage.