The Republican journal., 1917-01-04
The News of Belfast.


The Helping Hand Society of the Baptist
church will hold social and entertainment in
the vestry Wednesday evening, Jan. 10th, al
Z. 80 o'clock. Refreshments will be served
The Belfast Spiritualist Society will have
meetings in Red Mems hall Sunday at 23O ano
7.3O D. M, with Nrs. AImatia Waugh of Ban.
gor in charge. silver collection will be
taken.
Congratulations are extended to R. Leigh
and Bell Pitcher Miller Of Northport on the
arrival of daughter Dorothy Louise, Jan. LIST
Mrs. Miller graduated from the B. h. S. in the
class of 1918
The banks and public Offices were closed jan
LIST, but the stores were open and there was nc
observance of New Years and no watch
meetings in the churches to see the old year
out and the new year in.
New Years party was given in the Uni
versalist vestry Monday evening for the Sun
day school. Sixty gifts we're distributed, each
pupil clipping their prize from string on
which all gifts were strung.
The Directors of the Home for Aged Women
at the January meeting last Tuesday evening
passed votes of thanks to all who had con
tributed to the Home since Thanksgiving. also
for the gifts of SIS and 81 from friends.
Dr. Ansel Mayo Lothrop, whose engagement
to Miss Marian Nj Heal, was recently announc-
ed has bargained for the Julia l.. Chenery
house at the corner of Cedar and Franklin
streets and will repair and renovate it for MS
occupancy in the coming summer.
The Travellers Club will meet with Mrs. R.
F. Dunton, Cedar street, Tuesday, Jan. 9Th.
Program: Paper. Temples and Shrines OF
Japan" by Mrs. John R. Duhuon; reading,
"Fuji-Viewing," Mrs. E. S. Pitcher; reading,
The Cup of Humanity" Miss Maude E..
Mathews.
Belfast checker players will be interested to
learn that E. K. Chapman of Portland, who
holds the title of champion checker player OF
Maine has given the sum of $1,000, the income
tHbe contributed as annual prize, either in
cash or in the form of some suitable trophy, to
be played for at checkers each year. The an
nual Maine checker tournament is to be held
with the Lewiston Checker Club on Jan. II.
WEST BELFAST. Miss Carrie Newcomb re-
turned home Dec 29th from Altoona, Penn,
where she had been visiting relatives and
friends for seven weeks. =. The Friday Coun-
try Club met Dec. 29th with Mrs. Whitman
Newcomb The afternoon was spent with
sewing and Victrola music. The hostess was
assisted in serving sandwiches, cake and
coffee by Miss Kathryn Newcomb. :. The
many friends of Mrs. Cora Sides will be sorry
to know that she fell Dec Both and broke a
wrist.
AT the regular monthly business meeting of
the directors of the Children's Aid Society of
Maine, held Tuesday Jan. End, unanimous
vote eff thanks was passed to the committee
from the Universalist Sunday school who had
charge of the Christmas tree at the Girls
Home, and to Hillard Buzzell. who represented
Santa, for the very efficient and whole hearted
m amer in which the affair was conducted; also
to all who assisted by contribution or other
wise in making the exercises SO happily salts
factory.
There will be regular meeting of the Bel
fast Board of Trade at tomorrow, Friday,
evening. President Slugg has inauQurated
the idea of holding the regular meetings on
the first Friday evening of each month, which
will be continued during the year. This meet
ing was called for o'clock, that it may be adj
journed in season for the Mexican lecture
10 be given at the Unitarian church at 8
o'clock The various committees will be an
nounced at this meeting and plans made for
the winter campaign.
HOSPITAL NOTES. Mrs. Lizzie Waterman of
Belfast, surgical patient, is gaining. Miss
Mollie Williams of Islesboro. an appendicitis
case, is doing very well. i. Mrs Walter Henry
of Fairfield, surgical patien., is gaining. :.
NJ V. B. Knowlton of Belfast entered the
hospital Friday for medical treatment and is
gaining. .. Enos Hatch, medical patient, left
Saturday for his home at Citypont. Miss
Lillian Smith of Searsport has served her pro-
baton term and is accepted in the training
school. Miss Ruth Coombs will graduate from
the training school Feb 9th.
Friday afternoon and evening the Colonial
eatre will present Mary Pickford in the
great seven-reel feature, LESS than the
Dust" The scenario was written especially
for Miss Pickford and is the first feature made
by her own film company. The following was
taken fir ON the Chicago Evening Post:
We have waited long time for Mary Pick
ford and her first production under her own
trademark. but it has been we'll worth WHILE
and we can afford to wait as long again if by so
doing we can be assured of as much of pic
torial treat as greets US in. LESS Than the
Dust You who have seen Queen Mary"
only as tangled haired village maiden who
romped through scenes with childish abandon
will not De disappointed, for Rahda is still
lively child. But the role requires much clever
acting. and it is excellently handled.
Mrs. Margaret P. Wood, 10 Vine street, en-
tertained twenty-five of her children and
grandchildren at dinner Sunday, December
oath. The fact that some of them came from
distance, and that SO many had not met to-
gether for six years, made it notable event.
Mrs. Wood, her daughter, Mrs. Alice Greasy,
Mrs, Maude Gross and baby. Dana Gross, rep
resented four generations. Much regret was
expressed that the family circle was not COM
plete. Five sons and daughters living in
other States were absent. fine dinner was
served and it is hoped the family may meet
oftener on similar occasions.
THE BELFAST BAND The annual meeting
of he Belfast Band was held Monday evening,