The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-06-27

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the 4th of July at their meeting next
Tuesday, July End. The comrades of the
Post are invited.
Ensign Walter Dickey of the U. S. NJ,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. C. o. Dickey Of
Northport, has been assigned to the U. S
s. Servia, now under construction al
New York.
All residents of Northport may leave
their pledge cards in the War Savings
drive of tomorrow, Friday, at the resi-
dence of Joel P Wood, the E. B. Elwel
or the c. o. Dickey store, as most con-
venient.
The Red Cross sewing and surgical
dressings rooms are open for work on
special orders, and there is also great
demand for knitters on orders that
must be finished at an early date. Those
to assist
All members of A. E. Clark Camp, Sons
OF Veterans, are requested to be present
at the meeting next Monday evening.
All members and all visiting members are
requested to be at Mem orial Hall at 8. 80
a. M, July 4th to help participate in the
street parade
All Red Cross workers are requested to
march in the 4th of July parade, as they
did on Memorial Day. All should be
dressed in white and should wear the reg
ulation veil and apron. All who can are
asked to participate and to be at Memorial
Hall at 8.45, before the parade begins.
Mrs. Ethel G. Wiley has received a
letter from her brother, John T. White,
of Belfast, who is now in the service,
stating that he has lately been transferred
to California, and is located in Camp
Fremont, with some $4,000 other men.
He is in Battery B, of the 8lst Field Ar
tillery.
BOOKS FOR SOLDIERS. The Belfast
Free Library shipped last week two boxes
of books containing 1876 volumes, con-
tributed by Searsport people, to Water
vile, where they will be shipped by
quartermaster freight to the training
camps A total of six boxes have been
sent thus far from Belfast.
"Your patriotic duty is to report Maine
complaints of disloyal acts, seditious ut
terances and any information relative to
attempts to hinder the United States in
the prosecution of the war to Clarence D.
Mexican, Special Agent in Charge, United
States Department of Justice, Bureau of
Investigation, Federal Building, Portland,
Maine"
The usual holiday hours will be OBJ
served at the Belfast P O., Thursday,
July 4th The general delivery will be
open from II to II a. m. and 5. As to 6. 80
p. m. Money orders will be sold and
letters registered at the general delivery
during above hours. The rural carriers
will be excused the entire day and city
carriers after completion of morning de-
livery AUSTIN W. HEATING, P M.
katherine ingalls, celebrated her eighth
birthday at her home on Church street,
Saturday. A birthday cake, ice cream
and fancy cakes were served at 4 o'clock.
The little guests were Rebecca Holmes,
Alice Brown, Hildegarde Rogers, Edward
Decrow, Charlotte and Sibyl Jones, Isa-
bel Coombs, Doris Wilson and Castanous
Smalley The little hostess had many
pleasing gifts
Quite extensive improvements are to
be made in the near future on the inside
of the library building, A gallery is to
be built in the second story with stair
way leading from the High street side.
The Augustus Carmen Knight collec-
ton of music will be placed there and it
will contain three book cases, table and
music racks. Mathews Bros. have the
contract for the work aid have the plans
ready and will begin the work very soon
THE CHAUTAUoUA TICKETS. 'The
War Time Recreation" is. the central
thought of the five days-July Gath to
28th-Chautauqu course that you can
hear for only So. 20 including the war tax.
Heard separately in the large cities the
program would cost in excess of $40;
heard separately at the Chautauqua, pay
ing single admissions it would total 81. 90;
but course tickets can be obtained of the
committee members for only $500 Read
their advertisement on page seven in this
issue.
About seventy Sir Knights of Palestine
Commandery, Knights Templar, were
guests St. Johns Day, Monday, June
oath, of Sir Knights James H. and Ralph
H. Howes, at their cottage, Pine Lodge,
at Pitchers Pond. The trip was made
in autos that left Masonic Temple at
about noon and returned during the eyen-
ing The Belfast Band gave concerts
on the cottage piazza, several tables of
auction were played in the living room,
while others who preferred out do or
games and sports were furnished. Boat
ing was also enjoyed, but no one spent
time fishing. A delicious fish chowder
with a varied and tempting menu was