The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-05-31

municipal court is driving new Over
land roadster.
II. =. buzzell Esq, met with an acct
dent last Sunday in crankine his car.
breaking his right arm near the wrist
Malcolm Vaughan, the young son of
rev. and Mrs William Vaughan, recent
~ enlisted in the navy and is at nresent
IN Boston, but will soon 60 to Norfo,k for
training.
MIS- Ada E. Wildes returned home
Monday from Brooklyn, N. Y. BOSTON
and Lynn, Mass, and Waterville and is
now at the Wayside Tea House, which
she Will open early in June for the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis X. Hirsh arrived
tuesday from Mobile, Ala, where they
spent the winter, They visited New York
ana Akron, Ohio, enroute. They have
opened their bungalow near Little R;ver
for the season.
Ihe next meeting of Waldo County
Pomona Grange was appointed with
Mystic Grange, Belmont, June 5fl, but as
the hall will be used for the Army Regis
tratlon that day the Grange meeting is
postponed to Tuesday, June 18th.
The Minnetoska Club enjoyed an out
ing at the Battery last Saturday as guests
OF MISS Lillian Davis. Much of the time
was spent out of doors gathering flowers
and with games. They hiked down, but
were grateful for the auto ride back with
Mr.. Davis.
Emma White Barker Tent Afternoon
Club met last Friday afternoon with Mrs.
Altana E. Dutch. There were eighteen
present. The afternoon was spentsocial-
ly and with sewing A delicious picnic
supper was served at p. m, when
the hostess was assisted by Misses Nellie
Ramsdell and Louise McDonough.
Governor Milliken's recommendation
that Arbor Day, May 25th be observed
IN the planting and cultivation of food
crops as a patriotic duty in the present
| SiASAo was CdlllCu OuL W JllG lGllCI ny
men, women and children. The Journal
distributed several hundred packages of
Washington seeds and booklets on max
ing small gardens
John Cochran Chapter, D. A. R., will
hold their last meeting of the season Mon
day. June 4fh, with Mrs. Evelyn C. Frost
at her cottage in East Belfast. if Ipleas-
ant. If stormy the meeting will be held
with Mrs. Cora j. Bowker, Congress
street The program will open with
chorus singing America, followed by a
paper on American Women in the Music
al World, by Miss Mildred E. Mitchell.
A Program of Music by American Wom-
en- Composers will be given under the d.
rection of Mrs. Emma B. Pitcher.
The Boy Scouts are planning to change
their night of meeting, but it will be held
this, Thursday, evening as usual. Part
of the program will be reports of the Cam
den trip. There will be stories and talk
and a committee will be appointed for the
proposed field day. Last Thursday even
ing, there was an interesting period of
story telling and the meeting was very
largely attended Sunday the Scouts
acted as an escort for the Grand Army
members of Thomas H. Marshall Post,
with the allied organizations and there
were % of the members in line. Pictures
of the Troop were taken in front of Me-
mortal Hall by William M. Greenlaw.
The B. H. S. class of 1917 have practi-
| cally completed their program for gradu-
| alton week. Sunday, June 10th, they
will attend services at the Universalist
church, when Rev. Arthur A. Blair will
deliver the Bacculaureate sermon. Mon
day, if pleasant, they will have class
ride to Camden; Tuesday evening they
will have theatre party; Wednesday, the
banquet will take place in the Baptist
vestry at E p. M, when POSTMASTER
will be chosen from the B. H. S. alumni
The history, prophecy and will, will be
read and gifts presented at this time
The class ball will also be held Wednes-
day evening, the hall and music to be an
nounced later Thursday the graduating
exercises will take place, whenProf Will
mot Mitchell of Bowdoin College will give
the address.
Twenty-four of the Boy Scouts made
the trip to Camden and Rockport last
Saturday under the direction of Scout
Master Orrin j. Dickey. They went
from here to Camden on the Maine Trans
portation cars, and from Camden to Rock
port their expenses were paid by a public
spirited Camden man. The party climbed
to the top of Mt. Battle, where they took
their lunch and enjoyed the scenery.
Later they went to the Rockport quarries
and on their way home, with the permission
of the superintendent, went down into
the lime rock basin near the car line and
came up on the carrier, feat they great
ly enjoyed. They returned home on the
last trip of the car, enthusiastic in praise
of Mr.. Dickey's kindness, who in turn
was satisfied in making the boys happy.
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