The Republican journal., 1917-11-01
WEDNESDAY ONLY
DAINTY MADGE EVANS
IN
1.-THE Little Duchess''

The Woman's Hospital Aid will meet
tomorrow, Friday, with Mrs. Everard A.
Wilson at 2.30 p. m.
Chester Robbins, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Albert Robbins, one of Belfast's drafted
men at Aver, Mass, now driver of the
officers private car, has been at home
on short vacation. He returned to
Aver last Monday.
THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE. The Oc-
tober meeting of the school committee
was held last Monday evening Several
of the Primary grade teachers were pres
ent to ask for an increase in salary. The
committee thought favorably of the re-
quest but deferred action on it until after
they ascertain the amount of the State
Observation-Disclosures E. Smith was
present in regard to his contract of trans
porting pupils from his district to the
city schools, but no action was taken in
the matter.....lt was voted to renew the
insurance policies on the PIERCE school
Nov. 3rd.....The resignation of Mrs Helen
lockwood, teacher in Grade 7, class B.,
was accepted as she is soon to leave for
Temple, N H. Miss Erma M. Barker of
Brooks, a graduate of the Belfast High
school who has had several years ex-
perience at teaching in Brooks, was elect
ed to fill the vacancy.
Two Belfast Boy Scouts are deserving
of great deal of credit in the work of
the Liberty Loan in the past weeks CAM
palgn and they are the winners of two
medals for which they have good reason
to be proud The boys are Scouts Ru-
dolph Cassens and Luville Wood. The
Treasury Department of the United States
recently offered to any Scout who would
sell ten Liberty Bonds within the dates
of last week an honor medal of bronze.
The medal is suspended from red, white
and blue ribbon, and bears on the face an
image of Liberty Enlightening the World
IN the center and on either sides are seals
of the Boy Scouts and the Treasury De-
partment of the United States. Near the
lower margin are stars with rays reflect
ing upward and the motto, every Scout
to Save Soldier" Near the top are the
words 'War Service" The back of the
medal bears the inscription, presented
on Behalf of the U. S. Treasury Depart
ment, for Service in the Liberty Loan
Campaign, Boy Scouts of America, Oc
tober, 1917" Scout Cassens is the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. R. H. Cassens of North
port avenue and Scout Woods the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Wood of this city.
COLONIAL THEATRE. To-day, mat
inee or evening, will be the only op-
portunity to witness the special Metro
production, 'The Stacker" featuring
wonderful Emily Stevens, "The Stacker"
is American patriotism crystallized and
put into picture. 1t shows the strug-
giles, hopes, fears, Joys and sorrows of
those who 60 to war and those who stay
behind. You will be better American
aAISA Swing uC oIdChcI. TIlUdy,
matinee and evening, a big double pro-
gram, two five reel features. Robert
Warwick in powerful drama, Human
Driftwood," and June Caprice, the sun
shine girl in "a Child of the Wild'' will
be the attractions. Come early. Satur-
day, matinee and evening, popular Anita
Stewart will head the program in Blue
Ribbon six reel feature, 'The Combat"
also little Bobby Connolly in his latest.
Monday, matinee and evening, the SUI
preme star, Elsie Ferguson, makes her
motion picture debut in the most artistic
play ever produced, "Barbary Sheep"
This is adapted from the famous novel, a
tale of picturesque Algeria. Tuesday,
matinee and evening, William Farnum,
who will be remembered as the star of
'The Spoilers is offered in stirring six
reel Fox super-de-luxe feature, ''The
Price of Silence" Wednesday, matinee
and evening, the child star is offered
in the Brady-made play, 'sThe Little
Duchess" Remember, Thursday, Mo-
vember list, the war tax, two cents on
Is cent admission and one cent on 10
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