The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-02-07


Fire Girls will be held tomorrow, Friday,
at 8. 80 p. m. with Miss Charlotte Knowl-
ton, Congress street.
Wilmer j. Dorman, chairman of the
Belfast committee on the sale of War
Saving Stamps, has resigned and is sue
ceeded by Eugene R. Spear.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Everett Barker
of Brooks have issued invitations to the
marriage of their daughter Erma Mae to
Wilbur R. Blodgett of Belfast on Friday,
February 18th at IL o'clock, noon, at
Brooks.
The Woman's club will meet next Mon
day evening with Mrs. Essie P. earle. A
social evening will be passed, refresh
ments served and a silver collection
taken for the Red Cross. A large at
tendance is desired
Robert P. Coombs, purser for the East
ern Steamship Company, who is having
an extended vacation at his home in this
city, is assisting Morris L. Slugg, chair
man for Waldo County on the War Saw
ing Stamps committee, in arranging clubs
of all who will pledge themselves to buy
$500 or $1,000 worth during the year.
Mrs. Everett A. Banks, principal of the
commercial department of the Belfast
High school lis convalescing from recent
surgical operation in Boston. She will be
unable to resume her duties this term
and Miss Beulah Thayer of Auburn has
been employed as substitute. For sew
eral weeks Mrs. Stephen S. l.. Shute has
been conducting the classes in stenogra-
ply
Ben Ames Williams new story, "a
Charge to Keep began in last week issue
of The Country Gentleman. 1t is one of
those written last summer at the Battery.
Mr.. Edward j. O'Brien of the Boston
Transcript, the literary critic who selects
the distinctive short stories, has included
Mr.. Williams "The Mate of tho Susie
Cakes" and 'tSteve Scaevala, "among the
best twenty-five published, in the Satur
day Evening Post; and ''The Squealer"
among the best fifteen published by Col
ler's Weekly the past year. Mr. Will
liams married Miss Florence Tolpey of
York, a cousin of Mrs. Will R. Howard.
They have two little boys and the family
made many friends here last summer who
hope to see them again this summer.
Morris L. Slugg, recently appointed the
Waldo County War Labor Commission
Representative by the State Representa-
tive, Charles S. Hichborn of Augusta,
has made arrangements to have all inter-
ested to call at the Public Safety rooms
for information or enlistment. The list
includes shipbullding, work on ammuni-
ton and war equipment in all its branches.
Other chairmen in the county are as fol-
lows: Seth W. Norwood, Brooks; Everett
Morrill,, Belmont; Fred A. McAllister.
Burnham; r. D. Walton, Frankfort; Phil
lips Williams, Freedom; E. L. Sprague,
Islesboro; F. L. Bickford, Jackson; M A,
Shibles, Knox; w. J. Knowlton, Liberty;
Lucius S. Russ, Lincolnville; C. M. Moore
Monroe; Newell White, Montville; A. W.
Leonard, Morrill,; c. O. Dickey, North
port; H. L. Pinkham, Palermo; o. B.
Gray, Prospect; F. E. Miller, Searsmont;
A. H. Nichols, Searsport; H. L. Hopkins,
Stockton Springs; A. T. Nickerson, Swan
vile; o. j. Farwell, Thorndike; F. A.
Whuehouse, Unity; F. A. Myrick, Troy;
C. A. Levanseller, Waldo; Walter A..
Cowan, Winterport
THE FIREMAN's BALL Washington
Hose Company, No. 1, held its 22nd an
nual concert and ball in the Opera House
last Friday evening. There was large
crowd of spectators in the galleries and
the floor was crowded with dancers dur
ing the sixteen numbers with extra.
There were a large number of marines
from the East Hampton, and several SOL
diers at home on furloughs. Music was
furnished by McKeen's orchestra and the
concert numbers at the opening of the
program were unusually pleasing. Chief
Stephen S. L. Shute, assisted by Capt.
George H. Darby, was floor director. Mr..
Shute with Alice Roswell, High school
miss, led the grand march. Before inter-
mission the dance program consisted of
The Lady of the Lake, quadrilles, ETC., and
after intermission the modern oundr
dances. Ralph F. Darby catered with
ice cream and cake at the intermission
hour. Washington Hose Company con-
sists of nineteen men with George H.
Darby, captain; William A. Decrow, FORE
man and Alfred T. Shute, assistant FORE
man. The majority of the company have
served from Is to 20 years while G. Fred
Gilmore and Benjamin Jenney have cen
members for about 40 years. The ertire
company has fine record of fire fighting
gained by hard experiences in all tn cse
years when they have had many tests CT
courage and endurance.
A Chicago exchange in speaking of the
removal of Capt. Cassius c. Roberts of
La Grange, ILL.,, to his farm home at
Kissimee, Fla, says: capt Roberts lived
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