The Republican journal., 1917-11-22

has been arranged for this meeting and
all members are requested to be present.
Prof Frederick R. Sweetser of Sears
port spends every Saturday in Belfast at
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Marion E.
Brown, where he receives the following
pupils for piano instruction: Misses Kath-
crime Brown, Grace Hazeltine, Isabel
Cooper, Louise Ellis, Julia Littlefeld and
Martha Hartshorn.
Thomas w Pitcher observed his S7th
birthday Thursday, Nov. 18th, at his
home on Franklin street. He received
MANY callers and was the recipient of
flowers, fruit, confectionery, etc He is
ENJOYING good health and is able to at
tend to his duties as director of The City
National Bank of Belfast.
A. j. Torsleff of Bangor representing
the anti tuberculosis society of Maine
was in Belfast Tuesday evening and ad-
dressed an audience of over $50 at the High
school He told of many instances where
the disease unchecked had rapidly in
creased, particularly among the soldiers
and their children. He advised an annual
physical examination as many were liable
to be victims of it and not realize their
condition, thus becoming a menace to
others. He maintains that it is not in
herited; that the only way it can be COM
municated is from the moisture of the
mouth that it can be cured if taken in
time; that correct habits and plenty of
fresh air is the best treatment for it. He
advised open-air school-rooms, out-of-
door games, etc. The talk was Illustrated
by the school baliopticon.
The memorial leaflets for the volumes
to be purchased from the proceeds of the
William B. Swan beQuest have been re-
ceived at the Belfast Free Library. The
plate on which the leaflets were printed
was designed by Boston artist of note
and is a chaste and beautiful piece of
work At the bottom of the design is
the word Swan between two open books,
one on each side of the plate. From each
book rises a leafy, fruitful branch, en-
blematic of well spent life. Near the
top of the plate these branches are caught
in the convolutions of an arched scroll
bearing the words Belfast Library.
Below this scroll and between the
branches is the Swan coat of arms, above
the motto Sit Nomen Decus, At the bot
tom of the leaflet are the words ''In Me-
moriam William B. Swan"
The Boy Scouts, with Scoutmaster
Orrin j. Dickey, made their last hike to
Oak Hill last Saturday. where they pass
ed a pleasant day, one of the finest of
the fall season. The weather was warm
and the roads firm and good for the hike,
while the view from the top of Oak Hill
and farm lands in the distance offered
much attraction and the whole see cry
was exceptionally good. Following the
lunch, the boys had their usual camp
fires and then amused themselves in roll
ing big rocks down the sides of the quar-
ries They came home by another route.
The Scouts have had large number of
hikes this season and all have profited by
the trips into the open and the days
spent in the woods, beside some pond or
on top of some mountain, where tests in
Scoutcraft have been taken, and it Is
with general regret that the season of
cold weather must draw to a close the
very pleasant trips which have been
made. About eighteen miles were regis
tered on this last trip,
The regular meeting of the Woman's
Alliance of the First Parish Unitarian
church was held last Thursday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. Albert M. Carter
and Miss Charlotte w. Colburn, the lat
ter its president. Mrs. Arthur E. Will
son read the religious intelligence from
late issues of the Word and Work and
the Christian Register After the close
of the business meeting paper was read
by Mrs. Arthur |. Brown on the life and
labors of William Lloyd Garrison, as the
Apostle of Emancipation during the
twenty-five years preceding our Civil
War. The spirit of William Lloyd Gar
rison was we'll interpreted by the reader,
and was attentively listened to by an
appreciative audience, many of whom
expressed their appreciation in few we'll
chosen words to Mrs. Brown. Before
leaving for Augusta several years ago,
Mrs. Brown was an active member of
the Unita rian Ali ance, and on her return
home has signified her intention and wish
to again become co-worker IN this Or
ganiZation.
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