The Republican journal., 1918-10-31

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ton will meet at No. Searsport, Thurs
day, November It'll.
In the United War Work drive of Nov
18th to 18th Belfast's quota is $40, 032, OF
and the county's is $21, $685. 40.
The w. C. T. U. will meet with Mrs
Ethel P. Collins, Union street, to-mor-
row, Friday, afternoon.
G. w. C. Drexel, an Islesboro summer
resident, has bought the Livingston l..
Biddle stable at Ryder's Cove.
Director VIM. r. Chapman announces
that the Maine Music Festival will be
given in Por tland on Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday, Nov. IL, II and 49,
John Cochran Chapter, D. A. r., will
have a harvest feast and Pilgrim party
at the home of Mrs. Herbert L. Seekins
next Monday evening. Mrs. Annie M,
Frost will be toast mistress
After conference by the milkmen OF
Belfast, 1T has been agreed upon by all to
raise the price of milk, beginning NOV.
lst The prices charged will be II cents
per quart and cents per pint.
DR.. Allan J. Neal, son OF the late WAL
ter l. and Mrs. Neal of Waldo, who en-
listed in May, 1918 and is training at
Camp Lee, Petersburg, Va, has been
commissioned first lieutenant.
The Spinney dancing school will open
| tomorrow evening, Nov. list, iHOdd Eel
lows Hall. Good music will be provlo-
ed during the course and Mr.. opinney
/ will personally direct each evening.
The influenza epidemic has practically
! subsidized. The city churches were open
ed Sunday, the schools, the Colonial The
atre and all other places closed by the or
der of the local board of health have been
opened as usual all the week.
Miss Laura E. Morris, who graduated
in June, 1918, from the Commercial De-
partment of the B. H. S., has entered the
employ of the Belfast Savings Bank.
She had been employed for some time IN
the office of Reads Garage & Machine
| Co.
An audience of over 300 men OF tie
draft ages of 18 to 46 years were present
at the Colonial Theatre last Sunday after
! noon to profit by the Fit to Fight Film
lecture given bv DR.. H. E. Hitchcock of
the Maine State Health Department.
This is part of the preparatory training
for the draftees and is being given all
over the country.
The opening meeting of the Women's
Alliance of the First Parish, Unitarian,
church will take place at the home OF
Mrs. William B. Swan, High street,
| Thursday afternoon, November 7th Rev.
Arthur E. Wilson will speak on Govern
ment Benefits for Soldiers and their
Families Further notice of this meeting
will be given next week.
A. E. Clark Camp, S. of ", held a
memorial service at their meeting last
Monday evening in memory of their
brothers, William A. johnson and Ray
mond H. Mendall The former was a
charter member of the Camp and was
their color bearer, having served IN that
capacity for the past ten years; and the
latter was the Camps inside guard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pyam Loring Gilkey OF
Queen Lane Manor, Philadelphia, former
" of Belfast an nounce the engagement
of their daughter Miss Frances Gllkey to
Lieut.. James McFadden Hays, U. S. N.
R F son of Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Adams
Havs of Sewickley, Pa. Lieut. Hays is a
member of the Alpha Delta Phi Frater-
nity. Trinity College, Hartford, Conn,
and graduate of the First Reserve Or
fcers' class at Annapolis Miss Gilkey
!. is graduate of the Germantown Friends
School, and Miss Law and Miss Hey
woods Sch DOL, Stamford, Conn, and is
active in war work, being member OF
the Junior Corps of the National League
for Woman's Service. Lieut.. Hays re-
Gently sailed for overseas duty.
THE SERVICE CLUB ROOM. The
rooms in Odd Fellows Building, formerly
occupied as law offices by James S. Har-
riman, before moving to his new rooms
across the hall, have been leased for the
new Service Club and are being put In
first class repair under the direction Of
Mrs. Marion E. Brown, chairman OF the
recreation room committee of the W. G.
c.. S. 1t is hoped to open the rooms TO-
, morrow, Friday, when all men IN the
) Army or Navy service will lind mos'
, cordial welcome by the committee IN
CHARGE. Mrs. Brown says that games,
books, magazines, ETC., will be very &C.
ceptable if contributed by any interested
in the work. She also suggests that II
anv one has easy chairs, book case OF
anv article to make the rooms comtorta-
I BILE they will confer great favor by loan
. inc them to the committee. When the
rooms are opened three women will al
, ways be present to make the rooms al
comfortable as possible with home at
, mosphere. All young men in the service
, are urged to treat the room as II III WERE
their own home living room.