The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-06-20

class; salutatOry, Frances E. Bailey; his
tory and prophecy, Frances Rogers; piano
solo, Isabel Frame; will, Ralph Closson;
recitation, Myra Weber; valedictory,
Annie Isabel Frame; music, America the
Beautiful, Isabel Frame, Frances Rogers,
Frances Bailey; comforting of diplomas;
benediction, Mr.. Martin; singing of Class
Ode, Words by Isabel France Motto,
Gold Lies Deep in the Mountains. Class
colors Blue and Gold. Accompanist,
Evelyn Harvey.
WHITE TRUNDY. Leon C. White, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard White of Jones'
port, and Laura M. Trundy, oldest daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred E. +Trundy,
were quietly married at the home of the
bride on Friday evening by the Rev.
Thomas H. Martin. The double ring
ceremony was used and the only attend
ants, Alice Trundy, younger sister of the
bride, and her little PLAYMATE, Jay Fair.
child, son of DR.. and Mrs. S. L. Fairchild.
bore the rings in the hearts of two pink
roses. Following heT graduation from the
Searsport High school, Miss Trundy at
tended Bryant and Stratton Commercial
College For the past two years she has
been employed by the Travellers 1nsur-
ance Co. of Bangor as stenographer. She
wore tailored suit of faun colored satin
with blouse and hat of brown Georgette.
Mr. White is leaving Bangor in the draft
quota of June Goth. He has been in the
employ of the Great Northern Paper Co.,
holding a position in the Bangor office.
Only intimate friends of the young couple
witnessed the ceremony. At the informal
reception following, Mrs. A. S. Trundy
was assisted by Miss Henrietta Gilkey in
serving cakes and ices. The house deco
rations were unusually attractive. The
color scheme of the library was pink and
white. Clemats and columbines were
used. Yellow buttercups and green's were
used in the hall, and purple and white
columbine in the dining room. Among
the out of town guests were Mrs Fred
Wiggin of Pressure Isle and Mrs. Clarence
Gilkey of Bangor MIR. and Mrs. White
left by automobile Friday night for brief
trip.
S. H. S. GRADUATION. The gradu
alton exercises of the senior class has
been established as an event of local in
terest; but no class in the history of the
school has received more congratulation
upon the quality of its program and ex-
cellence of its themes. Ribbons of red
and white paper, suspended from electro
lier to walls displayed the class colors
Gracefully draped flags formed the stage
background and lattice of evergreens
concealed the tootlights. At 8 o'clock
long line of Camp Fire Girls in red and /
white led the seniors to the stage, where
they were seated with Principal Fred |
erick Nickerson, assistant Lillian G. Run
nells, Supt Edward Roderick, the local .
school board, James H. Duncan, William
Smart and Emma F. Davis. Prayer was
offered by Rev. Thomas H. Martin, who
also occupied seat of honor The salu-
tatory by Robert Coleman introduced
note of patriotism that reached its culmi
nation in the valedictory delivered by
James Lombard. The excellence of Lon
bard's work as editor of the school paper
had given promise of something beyond
the ordinary; but it is seldom that the
composition of so young writer holds an
audience and wins such merited applause.
The class will read by Myrtle Closson
contained number of amusing knocks"
at the undergraduates and did not spare
the equipment of the attic, which in the
overcrowded building serves as a recita-
ton room. The prophecy by Mary Eliza
beth Inman was clever flight of inagi-
nation describing the planet Mars recent
ly visited by the young seer and disclos-
ing the future of her classmates. Diplo-
mas were conferred by Chairman JaE-es
H. Duncan. In his address to the class, I
Supt. Roderick brought message to take
in to the years to come and closed his re-
marks by calling attention to the certltl-
cate of honor, awarded to the class for
complying with the request that all edu-
catonal institutions spare unnecessary
expense in their commencement exer-
cises. Simple gowns were worn, no flow
ers were received and no dance given.
finely bound set of Stoddard lectures pre-
scented by the class to the school library
expressed their appreciation for the bene-
fit of public school education. Excellent
music was furnished for the evening
through the generosity of Miss Roulstone,
Prof Sweetser, MIR. and Miss Greedy,
Messrs Porter, Merithew and Rich.