The Republican journal., 1918-01-31
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Five young boys have recently joined
the Belfast Band and the older members
speak highly of their assistance and the
social element that their young presence
brings. Raymond Young, Maurice Cobb
and Walter Colcord are cornetists, Alton
Andrews, alto horn and Albert Morey,
trombone.
The Woman's Alliance of the First Par
ish Unitarian Church met last Thursday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. Albert C.
Burgess. There was the largest attend
ance of members for the season. Mrs.
George R. Williamson read a charming
and original story of the Early Days
of the Irish Kings. Always a graceful
writer and an entertaining reader many
expressed the opinion that this was one
of her best efforts. Many of the char
acters mentioned were not familiar in
current history. St. Patrick was natural
ly given much thought and attention.
MARTHA. The members of the Bel
fast High school are planning to present
the opera Martha Friday evening, Feb
ruary 18th, at Odd Fellows Hail. This
opera was given with remarkable sue
cess at the Maine Teachers Conven-
ton in Bangor last October, by chorus
made up of members of twenty or more
schools in Eastern Maine, and the solo
parts were sung by students selected
from different schools represented. Mr..
Elbridge S. Pitcher has been working
with the pupils of the B. H. S. on the
choruses of the opera for some time,
and they are very enthusiastic over it.
It is expected that Miss Amy Morgridge,
soprano of Dex ter, who sang the part of
Lady Harriet at Bangor, and Raoul Du-
fail, tenor of Auburn, who sang the part
of Lionel, and Raymond Brinkman, bass,
of Waterville, who sang the part of Plum
ket, will be in Belfast to sing the same
parts. 1t is hoped, too, that other of the
soloists of the Bangor convention may
be engaged. This will be performance
well worth the patronage of all music
lovers.
THE NEW SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT.
Mr.. E. E. Roderick, the new school SUI
perintendent for the Belfast Searsport
district, elected Jan. 23d, was in the city
Monday. He went to Searsport for a
few hours in the afternoon. Mr.. Rod
erick, with Mr.. VIM. B. Woodbury., who
came over from Pennington for the pur-
pose, were present at the school commit
tee Monday evening. Matters of gen.
eral interest were discussed, but no &C
ton was taken on account of lack of
quorum. Mr.. Roderick is native of
Waterville He took years course at
Colby College and later graduated from
Oskaloosa College in Wisconsin with
the degree of A. M. He later took post
graduate course in pedagogy. He has
taught successfully as principal of the
High schools of Winslow, Winthrop and |
Rowland. He was for time at the head i
of the department of mathematics at |
the East Maine Conference Seminary at !
Bucksport For the past five years he
has been superintendent of the school |
district composed of the towns of Or |
rington, Eddington and Holden. He is !
married and has two little children. He
went to Orrington Tuesday morning and !
plans to return to Belfast by the middle
of next week. He would like few fur
nished rooms for light house keeping. If
any one can furnish them or desirable
rent they will please notify Mr.. Charles
S. Bickford, chairman of the committee.