The Republican journal., 1918-09-12

| Inc Sons OF veterans AuXllldry VIII
have public dance in Redmen's hall
! Wednesday evening, Sept. 18th.
The Daughters of Veterans will meet
next Tuesday evening in the K P hall.
A picnic lunch will be served at $50. A
full attendance is desired for a rehearsal
of the work.
The Belfast Water Company's offices
have been moved from the Colonial
Theatre building on Phenix Row to the
Dunton block on High street, where they
will occupy the lower floor and basement
next the Colonial boarding house.
Mrs. Mary Tarbox, Past National Pres.
Ladies G. A. R., was the guest of T. H.
Marshall Circle at their regular meeting,
Tuesday, Sept 10th, coming here from
Rockport, where she attended the funeral
of Mrs. Sarah Pascal of that place.
The property of the Waldo and Penob-
scot Agricultural Society has been taken
over by the mortgages and the fair will
be run by them. A three days fair will
be held on Sept. 18th, 18th and 10Th with
the usual features and attractions No
membership badges will be issued this
year.
The second Sunday of gasoline conser-
walton was more generally observed than
the first Shortly after noon in a two
mile walk on Searsport avenue only one
car was seen and that was a Belfast ply
sician on professional visit. A number
were seen later in the afternoon, but
large touring cars.
Charles Getchell, who has been spend
ing short vacation from his duties as
stenographer at Washington D. c., with
Mr.. and Mrs Clarence E. Frost, left Sat
urday morning for Camp Devens. He
has been designated as assistant in the
office of the Waldo County Exemption
Board and will receive his equipment and
instructions at Camp Devens before re-
turning here He was in the County's
first draft, but was placed in class five on
account of detective eyesight.
The Woman'S Auxiliary of the North
church were entertained last Wednesday
afternoon and evening at the Craig cot
tage at the Battery, At the afternoon
session the subject of the China Missions
was taken up. Among the interesting
articles read was letter from Mrs. Alice
Brown Frame, former Holyoke young
lady, descriptive of her experiences in
this mission field. A picnic supper was
served at p. m, to which the gentlemen
were invited, and the evening spent
socially around bonfire on the shore
In response to the call of Mrs. Charles
Bradbury, Waldo county chairman of the
Liberty-Loan Committee, the following
town chairmen were present at the meet
ing in the Municipal Court room last
Friday afternoon: Belfast, Mrs. Cecil
Clay; Stockton, Mrs. Harry Hichborn
and helpers, Mrs. W. H. Morrison and
Miss Mary Hichborn; Swanville, Mrs. A.
T. Nickerson; Knox, Mrs. B. L. Aborn;
Thorndike, Miss Abbie Ferguson; Isles
boro, Mrs. Joseph A. Pendleton; Palermo,
Mrs. B. E. Coombs; Waldo, Miss Flora
johnson and Mrs. Sprague; Belmont,
Mrs. Fred A. Mariner. Mrs Grace
A. Wing of Auburn, chairman of the
State Executive Board, was present with
her secretary, Miss Cobb, who later will
mail to all the county chairmen detailed
a report of the meeting, which also in
cluded most inspiring talk by Mayor
Clement Wescott of Belfast, chairman of
the mems Liberty Loan committee. All
the points taken up by Mrs. Wing and
Mr.. Wescott, not already known to the
public, were confidential with those
present. The meeting was in reality
private conference and the publicity COM
mittee present were requested to regard
it as such. Not even the amount OF the
Loan has been fixed at Washington, al
though financiers have estimated 1t will
be Sc, 900, OOO, 900. This will make Waldo
County's allotment 5000, OOv and Belfast's
S275, 900.