The Republican journal., 1919-10-09

~AS W" ~ l. -. Will meet Win MISS
>Eda Woodbury. Friday afternoon at 2. 80
o'clock.
Mrs. Mark Mendall of Northport re-
Gently underwent operations for gall
stones and for large tumor at the Tap
ley Hospital.
The public supper given last Friday at
the Methodist church under the auspices
OF the Circle and Dorcas Guild was very
successful in every particular. Covers
were laid for about 200 people and the
food supply was abundant.
The A. T. W. Club entertained their
teacher, Mrs. Cleora H. Read, at thea
tire party last Saturday evening, with IA
present. The remainder of the evening
was spent socially at the Read home,
when plans for their seasons work in
musical history and harmony were dis
cussed
The memorial service held last Friday
evening by Primrose Chapter, o. E.
S., in honor of Mrs. Bertha Emery Dor
man was most impressive The program
was arranged by the Worthy Matron,
Mrs. Essie P. earle, and included the
draping of the altar and an eloquent and
appreciative In Memoriam, written by
Mrs. Abbie c. Doak and Miss Maud E.
Barker and read by the former, the Chap
ter's first Worthy Matron. Mrs. Dorman
was past Worthy Matron and very
highly respected member
At meeting of the Belfast Teachers
Club held last Wednesday evening, Miss
Grace A. Lord was elected president to
till the vacancy caused by the resiena-
ton of John A. David. The Club will
meet Friday evening to act on the report
of the executive committee in regard to
the seasons program. The teachers will
attend in body the State Convention in
Portland Oct. 30th and 31st. They also
voted to extend an invitation to the
Waldo County Teachers Association to
hold an institute in Belfast January 10th
and 17th
HE b. II. s. FACULTY'S RECEPTION.
Odd Fellows hall was prettily decorated
last Friday evening for the formal recep-
ton given the B. H. S. faculty under the
| auspices of the Seniors. Their class
colors, red and white, were used in crepe
paper streamers combined with autumn
foliage and flags. In the receiving line
were Charles S. Bickford, chairman of
the school committee, Mrs. Bickford.
Supt. and Mrs. E. E. Roderick, PRINCIPAL
and Mrs. Harry A Foster, Misses Muriel
and Edith DeBeck, Mrs. S. A. Parker.
Misses Eva M. Wentworth and Katherine
Z. Quimby and Sub-master Harold 8
Webb. Only Miss Wentworth remains
of last years faculty The Seniors ush-
cred from eight till nine O'Clock, present.
ing large number of parents and friends
OF the pupils. Carter's orchestra played
during the reception and for the dance
from 1880 to IL. MIR. Bickford was
POSTMASTER and short addresses were
were made by Mayor c. W. Wescott
Supt. Roderck and Principal Foster. Mr.
Wescott referred to the recent address bv
Judge L. B. Deasy before the State
Board of Trade urging young men to en-
ter the trade with South America and
emphasizing the necessity of knowledge
of the Spanish language. Mayor Wes-
colt has been Informed that member of
the faculty can teach Spanish and sno-
gested that it be added to the course
MI Foster agreed with Mr. Wescott in
regard to the present day Importance of
Spanish. He spoke of the favorable i'm
preston he has had of Belfast since he
maze visit here ter years ago and is
now glad ne is connected with its schools
lie also referred briefly to his recent ex-
periences IN France in the educational
branch of the service. Supt. Roderick
urged the teachers to take ADVANTAGE of
teaching the pupils patriotism to baIn
counterfeit the influence of Bolshevism
lhe program also included piano selec-
tons by the Misses Brewster and Town
send OF the school and by Mr.. Webb vo-
cal solos by Miss Quimby and READINGS
by Mrs Parker. All responded to en-
cores. Punch and fancy cakes were
served by the Seniors during the even;na