The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-04-12


day afternoon, April 4th, at her home on Co..
gress street in honor of Miss Margaret Wing
of Waterville, pianist at the Opera House.
Needework was in order. The guests were
Miss Clara Heating and her guest, Miss Edythe
Atkins, Mrs. W. H. Hall, Mrs. Morris l.. Slugg.
Mrs. c. B. Holmes. Mrs. l. T. Dinsmore. Mrs,
Maine Hills, Miss Marian H cal, Miss Florence
Dunton and Miss Hazel Doak.
DYNAMITE. The committee OH State Pro-
lection to Public Utilities advise that all peo-
pie using dynamite other explosive ma
terial should keep same in safe place and I'M
der extreme care; that an account Of said ma.
teriai should be taken at least once week
and if there is any of the material lost or miss
ing report to be made to the Committee on
State Protection to Public Utilities, Augusta
Maine. The committee would like a report of
the amount on hand April 9th, and the amount
being used, and for what purpose. and under
what conditions said explosive material is
being used and handled. Also the fuses should
be kept in separate place from the dynamite.
THE CLOSING CoTILLloN. The last of the
A'f'-"A' SosiiiiV'i pdItieS WAS given III
Memorial nail Friday evening, April 9th. under
the direction of Mrs. William H. Hall, assisted
by Mrs. Elon B. Gilchrest, Mrs l. T. Dinsmore.
! Mrs Fred A. Johnson, Mrs Lynwood B.
thompson and Mrs. Grace C. Plllsbury. The
hall was decorated with red, white and blue
bunting and flags, and the lights were shaded
with red. white and blue parasols. The supper
fuhIe nit LII
tions and at each place was small flag Mrs.
T. w. Wescott, Mrs o. s. Vckery, Mrs. John
A. Fogg, Mrs. M. L. Slugg, Mrs. S A. Parker
and Miss ENERGY CHM assisted in serving es.
cailoped CLANS, hot rolls. ham. pickles, cake
and coffee. McKeens orchestra furnished
music for the dance which followed the SUD.
per and was continued until IL o'clock. with
about 40 couples on the floor. pretty feat
ure at lntermission all sang America. In ap-
| probation of the pleasure of these parties the
young men who came from all parts of the
country to take course in salesmanship at
the local plant of the Coe- Mortimer Co.. and
had been guests at these dances will give a
dance in Memorial Hall April Goth.
love AND TEA" The annual sale, suppe
and drama. under the auspices of the ladies' of
the Unlversa)ist society in Memorial hall last
| Thursday afternoon and evening was well
patronlzed, the articles offered for sale in
| the afternoon finding ready buyers. The
| fancy work table was in charge Of Mrs. ]. G.
| Paul and Mrs l.. I. Shales; the candy table,
! Miss j. A. Virgin, Mrs Arthur W. Morse and
! Miss Velma S. Mitchell; the utility table, Mrs.
! +. q. Mixer. Mrs. Frank l. Wilson and Mrs
Giles u. Abbott; apron table, Mrs. Fred Rack.
lift and Mrs. A. I. Thayer; supper. Mrs. Sarah
J. Knight from the Ladies' Circle; Mrs. Giles G.
Abbott, Mrs. Eugene L. Cook and Edith M
Southworth from the Social Aid Abou. LOG
tickets were sold for the supper, which Con.
| sisted of cold meats, beans, rolls, cake, cream
pie, doughnuts and coffee. The entertainment
followed social hour. opening with a vocal
patriotic solo by Miss Mona Burgess, followed
by vocal solo by Mrs. E. P. FROST, who re.
| sponded to an encore with 1.-THE Star SpanRled
Banner" Then came the two-act play of the
Revolutionary period, "Love and Tea," very
cleverly given by the young people under the
direction Of Miss E. Frances Abbott, The
stage settings and costumes were in keeping
with Colonial times, and the cast was as fol-
lows: Betty Boltwood, Miss Alice Roswell
Mrs. Lavina Boltwood, Miss Velma S. Mitch.
ell; Manda. the colored girl. Miss Ora Dan.
forth; Mrs. Strong. Miss Grace Mitchell; Mrs
Dickinson. Miss Florence DonnelI; Mrs. Cow.
I les, Miss Della Thayer; William Dickinson
Byron NJ. Saltar; Judge Ingraham, Malcolm
Vaughan. The program closed with a voca
duet by Misses Charlotte Knowlton and Helen
Wescott. who responded to an encore with
my Country It's of Thee" Mrs. C, w. Yves.
colt was their accompanied
ker Tent. D. Of ". had an open patriotic meet.
ing Wednesday evening. March 4th, in Memo.
rial hall under the direction of Miss Alice E.
Simmons, the patriotic instructor The ex
ercises were opened by all singing "The Sta,
Spangled Banner" followed by brief address
by Mrs. Eta Piper Slavery, the Department,
President. who spoke of the conditions which
prompted the program of the evening and o.
the reasons which had prompted the Daueh
tiers OF Veterans to thus honor their country
flag. Six little girls-Wilda Slavery, Adelaid,
Howard Frances and Dorothy Clark, Ion,
Judkins and Mildred Heal-sang. Salute tn,
Flag. y, Children" d. M. Bennett of Thoma
H. Marshall Post, G. A. R., gave brief tall
to the boys" telling what the old flag ha
meant and does mean to them. Mrs. Dell,
Frisbee sang, "Don't Bite the Hand that il
Feeding YOU and as an encore sang "Ol,
Glory" during which Miss Verna E. Jelisol
waved q beautiful flag. Mrs Ethel s. Whit
ing read "Our National Flag" by Charles Sum
ner. Miss Ruth Kimball sang "The Flag O
the u. s. A." Rev. Walter 7. Hawthorne CAV,
q stirring address, in which he said that Their,
should be no room in this country for the ma,
who is not q true American. Miss Simmon
sang "How Betsey Made the Flag" and wa
followed by the Tents flag salute. Comrades
L. c. Putnam and A. H. Hsssan made brie
| and patriotic remarks. and the program close,
with all singing America" led by the six lit
tie girls, the Tents guests. Mrs. Savery, Mrs
Nettie N. Merrithew and Miss Simmons wer,
made q committee to confer with the loca
Red Cross society in regard to the Tents be
coming an auxiliary.