The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-08-01

the home of her mother IN Orrington.
Miss Pauline E. Griffin, the guest of her
sister and husband, Mr.. and Mrs. George
H. Hopkins for the past ten days, left
Monday for Rye Beach, N. H., en- route
to the Massachusetts, General Hospital,
Boston, where she is due to report Ihurs-
day morning. Miss Griffin is graduate
of that institution and now Supt. OF
Nurses. She is the daughter of Mr.. and
and Mrs Harry W. Griffin OF Mattapol-
sett, Mass, both natives of Stockton.
A company composed Of members OF
the Current Events Club celebrated their
monthly outing by motoring to Belfast
last Thursday to attend The National
Service Day given by the Community
Chautauqua, listening to the musical en-
tertainment by Mr.. and Mrs. Emerson
Winters in a program of music, mono
loeue and mimicry; and crayon lecture
in clay modelling by j. Franklin Caveny,
renowned cartoonist, artist and clay
modeler; a pleasant occasion for all par
Elephants.
Miss Martha Tinny, only child of Mr..
and Mrs Gleason Tinny of Cape Jellison,
was married July 23rd at Newbureh,
Maine, to Mr.. Sewall White of that
place. He being called to military SER
vice on Friday, the wedding was hastily
prepared. The bride was gowned in blue
silk, with heavy EN- broidery and georgette
crepe sleeves. Rev. Chas. Lake officiated,
using the double ring service. The we'd
ding march, "The Growing of the Bride,
was played by Mrs. Louvie Dillingham;.
Some thirty guests were present and
after congratulations ice cream and cake
were served. The bride and groom left the
next day for Stockton Springs the groom
going Friday to Camp Devens, Aver.
Congratulations and best wishes are ex-
tended to the young couple.
From Bangor paper we copy the fol-
lowing item: cat meeting of the Stock
ton Red Cross branch on the afternoon of
July 23rd, Mr.. Lewis Smith, Jr., field d.
rector, addressed the ladies present in
very pleasing manner. He spoke at
length upon new branches of work which /
this chapter has never undertaken, ex-
pressing his appreciation of the work
already accomplished. Several changes |
will be made by order of the government,
especially in the matter of Quitting the |
boys in their home town. In future, no
comfort kits or knitted goods will be
given to them en- route to camp; but they
will be presented by the Red Cross at d
camp with everything needed before sail
ng. There is great supply of surgical
DRESSINGS, both in France and in America,
md very soon this branch will discon-
,inue the making of such articles and
will take up much more needed work. /
hat of making garments for the peasant !
women and children of the war-ridden
countries. The garments are very simply
made of plain material. There will also
,e a new allotment of knitting soon.
Two new committees are to be formed
IS follows: The first will consist of from
three to five women, whose duty will be
% see every boy who leaves town for
service and help to make every
hing comfortable tor him, to assure him !
hat he has only to ask the Red Cross for
any necessary assistance and it will be
given The second committee, which is
called the Civilian Relief for Home Ser |
vice, is appointed to assist the members
# soldiers families. The duty of this
committee, outside of any material as
,istance necessary, will be to answer
questions of those who have members of
heir family in the service Any ques-
Ion concerning those in service may be
referred to this committee and it will do
all in its power to solve the perplexlty. |
Mr.. Smiths address was most pleasing,
and much which would have otherwise
been difficult to understand was made
clear by his interesting and forceful re-
marks"