The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-12-13


S. C.
The Universalist Circle and Social Aid
will hold their annual fair in their church
Thursday, Dec. goth, when cooked food,
candy, useful articles and fancy work
suitable for Christmas gifts will be on
sale.
Rev. Arthur E. Wilson at the Unitarian
church and Rev. Walter T. Hawthorne at
the North church made appeals last Sum-
day for funds for Armenian Relief and
will be glad to receive contributions from
anyone for that purpose.
The Waldo County Hospital Club will
meet Wednesday evening, Dec 10Th,
with Mrs. Clarence E. Read A special
feature of the evening will be cards for
which number of friends will be invited
A five-cent fee will be charged.
Mrs. Carrie M. Matthews who has been
living in the Smalley house, at the cor
ner of Grove and Court streets, recently
sold to E. j. Tilley, has taken rent in
the Walker house on Pearl street Willis
Downs and family who were living in
the same house have taken rent in the
Frlsbee house on Congress street.
Walter F. Gray of Belfast has enlisted
as seaman in the coast patrol and is now
at the Naval Training Station in Rock
land. Louis A. Bonney of Liberty has
recently enlisted in the same and is an
apprentice seaman. Leon T. Shute left
here Monday to take up his duties as first
class seaman at the Rockland Naval Sta
ton.
Mrs. Charles E. Rhoades' Sunday
school class of small boys are doing the
unusual and patriotic thing of knitting a
woolen hospital afghan for the Red Cross
Society. They meet very often with
their teacher and also at home. In some
instances the work has been taken to
school when these loyal little lads knit at
recess with the girls. Mrs Gerald W.
Howard's class of little girls are also knit
ting on the same kind of work for the
Red Cross, under her direction
Two applications were received at the
regular meeting of Tarratine Tribe of
Red Men last Monday evening. A liber-
al subscription has been made toward the
ambulance which the Red Men are plac-
ing in the field in France and memorial
tablet has been placed in the lodge room
bearing the names of Edward A. Cobb
and Arthur c. Dinsmore who are in the
Army, and Edward Robinson and Alfred
A. knowlton, members who are in the
Navy. The adoption degree will be con-
ferred at the next meeting and there will
be supper with the following members
on the committee: Messrs E. S. Per-
kins, Thomas Flanagan, William M.
Estes and H. B. Robinson. The resigna-
tion of Henry B. Wescott as Senior Sag
amore was received and Clyde Moody
was elected to fill the vacancy, James A.
G. Beach being advanced to Junior Sag
amore to fill this vacancy. The annual
nomina tion of officers takes place Dec.
oath and the election the 31st.
THE KELLEY SCHOOL. The service
flag given by Mrs. Eta Piper Savery
was formally presented to the school at
230 p. m. Friday. 1t has six stars for
boys in the service who did not go be-
yond this school-Willis Pattershall of
the Navy, Guy Pattershall of the Army,
Chester Robbins and Emery Flanders in
France, Hiram Ellis at Aver, Mass, and
Leon T. Shute in the Coast Patrol. The
flag is the regulation size, 36x27 inches.
The following program was carried out:
Singing, America, by all; reading Amer
ica First, by Mrs. Emma R. Brown of the
d. of "; singing, Speed the Republic, by
| the school; reading, The Service Flag,
by Mrs. Dora Jackson Bridges, president
of Thomas Ii. Marshall Circle; Battle
Hymn of the Republic, Mrs Eta Piper
Savery, of the D. A. R.; formal presenta-
ton of flag by Mrs. Savery; acceptance
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in behalf of the school by Supt VIM. B.
Woodbury. of the S. of "; the flag salute
by all; The Flag Song by the school; re-
marks by Mrs Arthur Hamilton, princi-
pal of the Primary grade; singing, Star
Spangled Banner, by all At the request
of Mr.. Woodbury. letters will be sent to
the boys representing the six stars de-
scribing this very thoughtful occasion on
the part of their friends at the old home
school. Friday evening the schools In
provement League under the direction Of
their teacher, Miss Ethel S. Slavery, prin-
cipaj, presented at the Mason Mills chap
ell the bright little operetta entitled ''Bob-
by Brewster's Rooster" given with the
following cast: Bobby Brewster, Irwin
Ryan; Tom, his chum, George Brown
Billie, another chum, Wesley Richards
MIR. Brewster, Wellington Dunbar; the
doctor, Eleazar Dunbar: the nurse, Ingel
Robbins; Clara, Bobby's sister, Wi[da
Savery; Bessie, her chum, Dora Flanders
Janet, another chum, katherine Wood
Betsey, Evelyn Mank; Fanny, Velma
Rogers; Grannie, Mona Burgess; chorus
of children. While all acquitted them
selves with credit to their coach, Miss
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