Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-24

Hammons. Sergeants Robert NOUNS
Rasil Allen Harold McKeen. Lea
| man Robinson, Guide Inoiiia' iNeA
nedy. Co. + will lose nFe men a.
that time. others besides MT. NC
Keen being Ralph A. Bramhali, CASH
Ter of the City National banh' DS
ron Salter, j. Earl Brales' Foi"ei,
Moody. Each man will be presented
with a wrist watch by the company,
which will escort the draftees 10 the
train on "Wednesday morning. accom-
panied by the Belfast band. All
draftecs from Waldo county Will re-
port in Belfast at o'clock Tuesday
and those from out of town VIII be
chartered at the Windsor hotel.
/ There are Sc in the call.
! AT the Girls Home III Northport ave
| nue. on Tuesday afternoon the annual
| meeting OF the Children's Ala Society OF
! Maine was held, reports of the years
work made and officers elected for the
ensuing year The less to the Home Of
! its secretary and field superintendent.
Mrs. Elizabeth l.. b. Bracket. whose
death occurred on Easter day. was
leenly felt, for she was the keystone Of
! the structure for more than p years AMI
thoroughly understood the needs of tn,
work The nominating committee. after
careful thought, chose as her successor.
| Mrs. Charles NJ Craig of Belfast. Il
woman of many rare qualities which fl
her for this most responsible post.
The following officers were elected.
| President, Rev. William Vaughan of
Trinity Reformed church. East Belfast;
vice presidents, y. G. McCausland of
Old Town; Edgar B. Weeks, Old Town
Miss Maude Z. Matthew'S Belfast; Mrs
Lucy D. Burleigh, South Berwick; Mrs
Moses W. Rich, Belfast; Miss NJ. w
Fairfield, Saco; secretary and field SUI
perntendent. Mrs. Charles NJ Craig
Belfast; treasurer, Clement W. Wescott
Belfast; assistant treasurer Miss AL
berta Farnham Belfast; attorney, Rob
ert f. Dunton. Belfast; auditor, Mrs
Charles NJ. Craig, Belfast; real estate
committee, John r. Dunton. Edward
Evans, s. G. Norton, Belfast; board Of
managers, for term expiring 1919, Mrs.
G. II. Denico, Bangor; Mrs. A. NJ. Fer
guson, Mrs. Moses W. Rich, Mrs. Clara
A Morrison, William B. Swan, Mrs.
Amos Clement, and Miss Maude i,
Matthews, all Of Belfast; for term eX-
piring 1920, Mrs. j. W. Manson, Pitts
field; Mrs. James II. Howes, Mrs. Mary
Mansfield. Mrs. r. F. Dunton. Mrs. K.
+. Frost Miss f. Maude Barker. Miss
Caroline f. White. all of Belfast; for
term expiring 1921, Mrs. Ira NJ. Cobe,
Northport; Mrs. A. J. Nickerson, Sears
port: Mrs. f. A. Wilson, Mrs. Joseph
Tyler. Mrs C. A. Pilsbury, Miss Caro-
, line NJ cutter. Mrs. Thomas b. Dins-
more, of Belfast
The reports showed that . girls had
2 been cared for at the Home in Belfast
during the past year and that at no time
had there been less than 70 in the fam
i lily; s4.3l756 was received during the
t year for the work, from all sources.
Funds are greatly needed and it is
r hoped that friends will rally to the sup
port Of this most worthy charity. With
50 many other demands upon time and
: purse, a care must be exercised that
! these helpless children of Maine do not
: suffer. The Home shelters girls from
all parts Of the State. many OF the IL
: tie ones coming to its roof-tree when
8 only few months Old. They remain.
Unless a permanent home IS found for
them, until they finish high school and
are able to earn their own living.
Resolutions were passed upon the
, passing away of Mrs. Elizabeth l.. B.
: Bracket.
The first school in Belfast 70 or
ganize A branch Of the Junior Red
Cross, is the Pierce school in the
South end. In order to become mem
berS it is necessary that % cents pCr
capita be raised. and this can he
given by each child or earned by the
school at large. This makes each
member of the school a member of
the society and entities them to a
Red Cross pin. A handsomely on
graved certificate on which the name
of the school. date. etc. is lettered by
Percy A. Sanborn. the we'll known
artist, will be hung III 4 conspicuous
place in the main corridor, and in
each room there will be Il Red Cross
banner Mrs. Samuel Adams is chair
man of the organization and Mrs.
Annie Back, the treasurer. This
school in addition to its membership
fec. has also given 81 to the Red
Cross drive, which the children have
earned. 'The work for tho Red Cross
in the Junior organizations includes
the making of patchwork. knitted
squares for afghans. swat clubs and
many other things which little hands
can do. The membership fees are
Kept in h 2 organization. with which
to purchase materials It is hoped that
the other schools in the city will or
ganize rs early as possible and dur
ing the summer recess one day a
week will he set aside for gathering
in the school buildings to work, In
this way the children will have a
part in The war work.
| In Northport three schools have
already organized and the schools in
Brooks also. The school at Reynolds
Corner. Burnham. also has an organ
ization. Miss Maudc Z. Matthews is
county chairman for the Junior work
Notice of First Meeting Of Creditors
! In the District Court Of the United
4 States for the District of Maine.
In the matter of
Edward NJ. Jones, : In Banl1ruptcy
4 bankrupt.