The Republican journal., 1918-05-09

An members Of the Liberty Bell Bird
club are requested to be present at
ne.t;ns to be held tonight, Thursday. at
8 an n M to make plans for hike.
Miss Ruby Fairbrother has resigned her !
position as cashier in the j. H. Howes'
drv GOODS store to accept one in the B.
q Norton store. Miss Carrie E. Gilmore
is in the Howes office:
The Sons OF Veterans Auxiliary will
attend the Methodist church, Sunday,
Nav y. Mothers Day. All members are
reouested to report at Red Mems hall at
mis- a m. that day and be prepared to
60 in body.
s;xteen members of the Belfast Troop
If Row Scouts, under the direction of
Scout Master Orrin j. Dickey, made
snec;al efforts last Saturday evening in
their drive in the Liberty bond sale.
Thew sold 50 bonds with total of SO, 500.
Mavor Clement w. Wescott, chairman of
the Waldo county committee, sent letter
of appreciation and thanks to the boys
and their leader for their excellent work
in adding to Belfast's total Three of the
Scouts have won war medals which will
he received later from the National Treas
urv Department: James Tolford Durham
sold t3 bonds with total of IS, 400; Lu-
Vile Woods IL with total of 81, $50; and
Kenneth Colcord ten with total of $3.50.
Scout Woods will receive bar as his re-
ward in the work as he previously earned
the medal in former drive. Wilder
Creamer Of Northport is deserving of
special credit as he sold six bonds with
total of $780, Two bonds were sold by
each of the following: Paul Tuttle with
$3.50, Frank Downs $3.50. Joseph Smith
$780, Granville Hoffses 500. One bond
was sold by the following: Leroy Brad
ford 500, Wyville Vose 500, Donald
Knowlton 500, Leander Canning, Harry
Watkins, Wallace Pendleton, Herbert
Snow and George Randel $50 each.
Capt. Orrin J. Dickey of Company F.,
Third Maine Regiment, made his an
nouncement last Friday evening of the
company's non-commissioned officers as
follows: First Sergeant, Melvin o. Dick
ey; supply sergeant, Herman H. Coombs;
mess sergeant, Basil Allen; company
clerk. Perle Benner; sergeants, Harold
McKeen, Robert w. Rollins, Walter j.
Clifford and Leaman W. Robinson; cor
poraIs, Roy E. Young, Earle Braley, Har-
ward Salisbury, Charles H. Hahn, How
ard Moore, Basil Linton, George H. Sails
bury; right guide, Martin Wilcox; left
guide, Thomas Kennedy The first out
of-door drill was held at the baseball
grounds last Friday evening under the
direction of Captain Dickey with lieu
tenants Ansel M. Lothrop and Ross l.
Hammons and sergeant NJ. o. Dickey as
sisting There was large audience of
interested friends who were pleased with
the proficiency exhibited by the men in
their work. The future drills will be held
Wednesday and Friday evenings on the
bail grounds when weather permits, as
much better results can be received
there than in the limited space of the
Opera House, which will be their armory.
From reports received from Adjutant
General Presson it is expected that their
uniforms will be received in the near
future and that the company will be soon
fully equipped, Capt Dickey's appoint
mentS gave very general satisfaction
among the members, especially as the
men most likely to be called in the draft
in the near future were considered.