The Republican journal., 1918-05-16
The News of Belfast.

llOmaS II. Marshall SlTCIe observed
Presidents Day and Mothers Day at its
meeting last Tuesday. The Circle will
hold it's regular meetings at the Post
room every Tuesday this month.
The Surgical Dressings committee are
in need of wooden boxes for shipping the
surgical dressings. AS it is quite an
added expense to purchase new boxes,
any dealers who have second hand boxes
they are willing to donate are requested
to notify Mr.. Robert P. Chase.
The Minnetoska Club held their regu-
lar meeting last Friday afternoon at the
home of their leader, Mrs. C. NJ. Craig.
1t was voted to hold meetings once in
two weeks for the present. The work
of the afternoon was the making of
scrap book for the Boston Floating Hos
pital. They also voted to make one Bel
gian baby layette for the Red Cross So
ciety.
Carl H. Turner. assistant general man
ager of the Community Chautauqua, Inc,
was in Belfast, Wednesday, to meet the
local Chautauqua committee to arrange
for the program to be held this season
for one week in the tent on schoolhouse
common. All who had the privilege of
attending the excellent entertainments
and lectures the past summer will be
glad to learn that equally interesting
ones are available for this summer. The
large number of people who were glad to
sign the guara ntee at the close of last
seasons program will make every effort
to have the affair the financial success
such talent merits. In personal note to
those who signed for this years course,
Morris L. Slugg says: 81 have just re-
turned from Portland where | attended
the State of Maine War Conference and
am convinced from what l learned there
that we in Belfast need the inspiration
that will come by attending the Chau-
tauuua, with such a program as is out
lined for Belfast this year. Owing to the
lack of proper organization last year, the
guarantors were called upon to pay the
guarantee, therefore may l ask all to
make special effort to assist in building
up an organiza ton that will insure splen-
did success this year. We need the in
spiration to help us carry on the War
Work.
AN EVENING OF REAL FUN. The
Baptist Young Peoples entertainment
under the direction of their pastor, Rev.
i. Wilbor Richardson, held in their ves-
try Tuesday and Wednesday evenings,
added another chapter to their successful
local amateur performances. The influ-
ence of an experienced coach was seen
from the beginning to the close OF the
evening. AS the caption indicated the
farce-"A Half-Hour IN a Private SAM
tarium' was a series of genuine mlxups
of the sane and the insane. While all
the parts were we'll taken without the
slightest hesitation, Bert Brier, dressed as
a cupid, the star patient of the sanitar-
INN. also starred the~cast. His local hits
ON the Young people of the society in his
parley with the girl patients, Louise Ellis,
Mildred Trask, Vivian Howard and Eva
Dutch brought out genuine embarrass-
ment and hearty laughs. Fred Seward, a
travelling salesman and Mr.. and Mrs.
Dane, Robert Holt and Anita Trask,
newly weds, in search of their uncle, the
aienist, did several bits Of real acting in
circumstances arising from mistaking
each other as patients. The farce served
its real purpose laugh provoking
..stunts." The second part ''His Borrow
ed Wife," comedy in one act, was
staged lin an artists studio. The artist,
Albert Gunner, has an aunt, Miss Gladys
Michaels, who insists that if he is to in
herit her immense fortune he must pre-
sent a wife when she comes to visit him.
He has recently been rejected by the girl
of his choice, Miss Florence Chaples, and
sends his aunt picture of his model, Mrs.
Josephine Barton, as his wife. lie was
planning to give studio tea when he re-
ceiveS telegram that the aunt intended
to spend that very afternoon with him.
His chum, Harry Snow and cousin, the
young lady who had rejected the artist,
call to assist the maid, Miss Thelma
Smith. also in love with the artist, in
preparing the tea table, etc. The artist
explains his dilemma and they plan to aid
by asking the model to act as his wife
during the tea and the aunt's visit. At
first she refuses but finally consent and
is dressed in a borrowed gown looking
the part to perfection. The guests,
wealthy society people, Benz. Robertson.
Mrs. George Holt and Edna Trundy, ar
rive and are examining the new painting
of the latter when the borrowed wife is
introduced. For a time CONSERVATION
reiens and to make matters worse Patsy,
the washerwoman's daughter, Miss En-
ma Webber, comes to collect bill In
the midst of these circumstances the
spicy aunt arrives, discovers the decep-
ton and makes few pertinent remarks.
All ends well in the artist becoming en-
Gagged to the girl of his choice and his
chum taking the model off of his hands.
Mr.. and Mrs. p D. H. Carter furnished