The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-08-15
Red Cross Benefits
at the Country Club.

NeQ NfOSS Dement'S
at the Country Club.
The bazaar given at the Northport
Country Club Aug. 7th as benefit to
the Belfast Red Cross was a success in
every particular, far in excess of the most
sanguine expectations of all concerned.
The net proceeds were 81, 800. The ticket
committee, Mrs. F. G. Spinney and Mrs.
Cecil Clay, sold nearly 100 tickets in an
advance sale-holding the record and
then some The social spirit engendered
by the ready response of all called upon
for special committees and the splendid
cooperative work of all concerned will
leave only pleasant memories of the un-
usual event. There was large attend
ance and the liberal patronage of all the
departments showed universal interest
in this greatest of human organizations.
| The club house was most appropriately
decorated with Red Cross emblems, the
Stars and Stripes and flowers in profu-
sion.
The golf course was opened to the pub
! lie under the ticket sale directed by Miss
Evelyn NJ Peavey and Mrs S. C. Pattee
and netted 500 for the fund. The team
match between Camden and Northport
was won by the latter in a score of 6 to
s. Vaughan Hamilton of Boston won
the highest individual score, receiving
the Red Cross medal.
The sales tables were arranged in the
Club living room. They were attractive
ly arranged and presided over by most
enthusiastic venders who closed out their
wares and wished for more. Only few
odds and ends were left to be auctioned
off bv Messrs. Cobe and Dodworth. Mrs
Ira M. Cobe assisted by her guest, Mrs
L. A. Savage of Brewer, and Mrs S. A.
Parker disposed of about 5000 worth of
fancy articles. Mrs. Thomas E. Shea
and Mrs. H. H. Stevens assisted by the
Misses Charlotte Wadsworth and Alice
Spear realized about $1OO on the sale of
food. Mrs. Thomas B. Dinsmore sold
bags galore of every style and texture.
Mrs. T. George Dodworth sold nearly 200
Belgian baby bonnets and still retained
them to be sent to the Belgian babies in
need. Large quantities of cut flowers
and bouquets were sold by Mrs. A. M.
Lothrop, Mrs. C. B. Roberts and Miss
Clara g. Keating The grab bag, presid-
ed over by Miss Melvina V. Parker as
sisted by Mrs. Eugene L. Stevens, netted
SIT in ten cent sales. A crocheted baby
spread made and presented by Mrs. L. A.
Knowlton brought $16.5O.
The Liberty bond, which was sold by
ticket by Miss Caroline Perine, went to
Basil Allen of Belfast Ten of the North
port residents gave IS apiece towards
this bond, then another $50 worth of
tickets were sold in it, thus realizing a
clear $50 for the Red Cross Sugar in
ten pound lots brought $40, Thomas E.
Shea and Miss Georgia E. Sheldon of
Belfast winning that. The two cakes
went to one man, E. L. Knowlton. A
War Savings stamp went to Mr. Grant
who has brother in Red Cross work, SO
lie presented it to be auctioned off, and it
was finally sold for 81.
7 Sandwiches, doughnuts, cheese, and
frankfurts with coffee were served from
o'clock to late hour. A number of
Red Cross workers from Belfast assist
ed in serving including Mrs. Frederick R.
Poor, Mrs. Clarence E. Read, Mrs S. S.
L. Shute, Miss Alice P. Poor and others.
The side-shows with President Charles
Bradbury in charge opened on the tennis
court at o'clock and proved to be all
the decorative advertising posters-the
work of j. F. Sylvester - promised.
Charles Hammons not only sold tickets,
but kept up rapid word picturing of the
wonders and freaks to be seen for small
sum. Mrs. Bessie Keyes in a gaudy
gown and beiewelled head dress was a
typical snake charmer; Clara Hammons, a
dainty tattooed lady; Julia and Audrey
Chalmers glass blowers; Paul Tuttle, a
fat boy of 600 pounds; Eugene Hammons
as Uncle Sam carried on picture show;
Caroline Havener was Spanish dancer;
Marion Flanders, Hawaiian dancer and
Gretchen Fletcher ballet dancer. These
young girls were daintily dressed, very
graceful and received much applause.
Tom Thumb and his wife-little John
Chalmers and katherine Pendleton-de-
lighted every one and ''Tom' also made
decided hit with his vocal solos. A
South African parrot owned by Mrs.
Alma Tartoue and Angora rabbits by
Chas. r. Coombs were in the natural his
} tory department.
Dancing during the evening was inter
spersed with the following program: Sole
! dancing by Miss Olive Morse as Miss
Columbia; Miss Marjorie Pratt, Patriotic
dance; Miss Caroline Havener, Spanisl