The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-02-21

The Universalist Ladies' Circle will
meet Wednesday afternoon, Feb 9th,
with Mrs. George w. Frisbee.
Belfast relatives were notified by tele-
gram Saturday of the death of Carl A.
Segar at private hospital in Southville,
Mass. The remains were expected on
the train Wednesday evening accom-
panied by his mother, Mrs Mary Holden
and by his aunt, Miss S. w. Palmer of
Waterville.
At the story hour in the PIERCE school
building last Saturday Mrs O. E. Frost
read short stories from the Youths Com
panion and Miss E. Frances Abbott told
the story of Melissa Over the Fence.
Misses Grace A. Lord and Alice E. Sim
mons will entertain the children next
Saturday from 8. 80 to 4.3O p. m.
The eighteen boys from Waldo county
Alton Andrews, Raymond Young, Melvin
Wood, Lester Pitcher, Maurice Cobb,
Winfield Mariner, William Norris,
Harold Bradford, Frank Downes from
Belfast, Arthur Perkins, Kenneth Nealey,
Lewis Litt]efield, Norman Page, Harold
Bean and Roy Fernald of Winterport &C
companied by their leaders, Rev. Herbert
Knowles of Winterport, George H. Rob-
i t., 1f III
home Monday very enthusiastic over the
Boys Conference in Portland and of their
entertainment while in that interesting
city. Ira Trundy of Belfast was elected
first vice president at the Saturday morn
ing meeting.
The anniversary night Tuesday Of the
Belfast Boy Scouts was limited in at
tendance by reason of the weather, yet
there was good number to take part in
the exercises. The anniversary address
of Colin H. Livingstone, president of the
Boy Scouts of America, was read by
Scout Master Grin j. Dickey and the
remainder of the program was presented
by members of the Troop The commit
ee of arrangements for the initiation or
degree will make their final report at the
next meeting. The plan of weekly dues
is offering quite little aid toward the
camping trip of another season and there
is sure to be some pleasant outings ar
ranged. The boys are planning for
'Tag Day" during the Easter vacation
and rehearsals are already in order for
the coming Scout program which is be-
ing prepared. Scout Kenneth Colcord
gave an interesting talk on the "Sig-
nificances of the Boy Scout Movement.
The activities of the Belfast Troop in the
past year were given by Scout Frank
Downes.
WAR SAVINGS STAMPS DRIVE. I'm
der the direction of Morris L. Slugg with
Mrs. Clement w. Wescott, chairman of
a woman's committee, a house-to- house
canvas was begun Tuesday morning in
the interest of the sale of these thrift
dren can help. The solicitors distributed
business like cards to canvas every mem
Der of the household asking the saving of
quarters in this easy way to help. They
also left attractive window cards of dark
blue bearing he large white letters "W.
S. s. The solicitors and their streets
are aS folIows. Como Mrs v T. Hail.
Mrs. Oscar w. Wilkins, Mrs. Morris L.
Slugg, Mrs. Raymond R. Sherman;
Cedar, Mrs. Herbert L. Seekins, Mrs.
Leslie C. Follett, Misses Alice +. Sim
mons and Marguerite H. Owen; Court,
Mrs. Wescott and Mrs. S. A. Parker;
Church, Mrs. Lynwood B. Thompson,
Mrs. Grace P. Greer, Mrs. C. E. Read
and Mrs. B. O. Norton; Upper High, Mrs.
Fred Rackliff, Mrs. E. A. Wilson, Mrs.
Ben P. Wood and Miss ENERGY CHM;
Lower High, Mrs z. D. Hartshorn, Mrs.
M. o. Dickey, Mrs. H. B. Young and
Miss Eda Woodbury.; Union, Miss Isabel
M. Smalley, Mrs. John T. Davis, Mrs.
Ralph Guthrie and Mrs. Frank E. Bram-
hall; Waldo avenue, Mrs. H. H. Carter
and Mrs VIM. H. Hall; Bay View, Mrs.
Fred r. Poor, Mrs. Ansel M. Lothrop,
Mrs. Colby A. Rackliff, Mrs. E. M. Hall
and Miss Anne M. Kittredee; East Bel
fast, Mrs. F. N. Slavery and Mrs. VIM. H.
Staples.