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

Rev. Walter T. Hawthorne Of tn
North church began last Saturday even
ing a four-nieht series in the four-minute
campaign speeches at the Colonial Thea
tire. ~
A journal subscriber in New York
wrote to a Belfast relative that she would
like to be here for the Red Cross parties,
but as that was impossible she was pleas
ed to send 81 to assist in the work. She
also said: "My heart is still in dear old
Belfast"
Capt Ernest o. Patterson of Belfast,
who has been for some time resident in
spector for the U. S. Shipping Board of
ships building by the Cumberland Ship
Building Co. at Portland, has been made
Chief Inspector of all wooden steamships
building in District No. 1 of the U. S.
Shipping Board Emergency Fleet. He
will have his headquarters in Boston and
will be Joined later by Mrs. Patterson,
who has been with him in Portland. His
Belfast friends extend cordial congratula-
tions.
THE WEEK OF Song. Thus far the
spirit of the Week of Song has been car
ried out to the letter. Sunday the
churches used patriotic selections. At
the union service of the Unitarian and
Congregationalist churches the united
choir under the direction of Elbridge S.
Pitcher sang "God of All Nations" Kel-
ler's "American Hymn" and "America
the Beautiful Monday Mr.. and Mrs.
Pitcher visited all the district schools in
Belfast and conducted the singing of the
National Songs. The Wednesday music
hour of the High school was devoted to
the same class of song The program for
the PIERCE school tomorrow, Friday after
noon is given in another column. At the
Colonial Theatre tomorrow, Friday, even
ing at O'Clock the audience will stand
and sing "America" in honor of the day,
Washington's birthday, Feb. 22nd. It
will also be sung in many private homes,
clubs, etc. By request we reprint the
new stanza of America:
God save our splendid men,
Bring them safe home again,
God save our men.
Make them victorious,
Patient, and chivalrous;
They are so dear to us
God save our men.
Mrs James H. Howes will entertain
the Alliance of the First Parish Church
this, Thursday, afternoon, when the pro-
gram will be a patriotic musicale under
the direction of Mrs. Clement w. Wes-
colt, and will include The Star Spangled
Banner; piano solo, waltz, Chopin, Miss
Marguerite H. Owen; violin solo, Resig-
nation, Fauconier, Helen Wescott; vocal
solo, selected, Mrs. Thomas E. Bowker;
paper, Patriotic and National Music, Mrs.
Wescott; piano trio, Miss Amy E. Stod-
dard, Miss Owen and Mrs. BowKer;
America. During the reading of the pa
per vocal solos will be introduced by Mrs.
M. o. Dickey and Mrs Wescott. A silver
collection will be given for the local Red
Cross work.
''TONY THE CONVICT" The coming
play which the Baptist young people are
to present in their vestry next Tuesday
and Wednesday evenings is based upon
actual fact A poor man forced by a
william to claim rich girl as his daugh-
ter, discovers that really she is his own
daughter The william is determined to
marry the beautiful girl, and informs the
father that unless he compels his daugh-
ter to marry him, he will call in the
police and have Tony taken back to Sing
Sing prison. Tony had escaped from the
prison two years before. Rather than !
coerce the poor girl into marrying the
rich and powerful william, Tony denies
that the girl is his child and that he has
any influence over her. Then with high
glee the scoundrel thinking there is no
legal barrier in the way and no one to
protect her, attempts to force the girl to
leave the humble cottage with him. The
father-heart even tolsave himself from
prison cannot bear the sacrifice of the |
daughter and strikes down the william
banker. Barclay calls in the police and !
Tony is taken back to prison. In the
meantime a detective disguised as a
tramp discovers who actually committed ,
the crime for which Tony was sent to
prison fifteen years before His evidence ,
and the confession of Barclays confed-
crate frees Tony. And they arrive just
in time to save the girl and arrest the
william. 1t takes five acts and four scenes
to tell this throbbing heart story. All
through the play there are situations of
tremendous power, with much comedy in
between.