The Republican journal., 1919-04-03

delightfully."- entertained last Saturday
evening at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Giles G Abbott and DR.. and Mrs. Carl
H. Stevens with the teachers of the Nc
I.eilan school, Misses Grace E. Walton
E. Frances Abbott, Mary Houston, Mrs.
Mildred Neal, Misses Julia Leary and
Frances A. Sargent as hostesses. A de-
licious lunch was served at 6 p. m. in
cabaret style in the two living rooms.
The program opened with chorus singing
led by Mr. E. S. Pitcher, who is spending
his vacation from the Auburn schools at
his home here. This was followed by a
most instructive and entertaining talk by
Belfast's bird man, Rev. Arthur E. Will
son. This was followed by a short social
sessions when several selections were
given on the Victrola. Among the guests
were Mrs. Wilson, Misses Annie Erving
and Melvina V. Parker of the Bangor
schools and Mrs. Harry W, Clark The
hostesses acknowledge the gratuitious use
of chairs and tables from the Charles R.
Coombs' store.
The date for the Senior class play,
"Grandma Gibbs of the Red Cross" is
Friday, April 18th, at the Colonial Theater
1t is a patriotic comedy drama in four acts
Act /, Grandma's home in the country.
Act 2. Three months later.
Cousin Wellington's home in the
city.
Act 3. A year later. A hospital on the
New England coast
Act 4. Two months later.
Christmas day with Grandma.
The Cast.
Grandma Gibbs, doing her bit in the Red
Cross, Marian Gould
Kittie Clover, her granddaughter,
Alice Spear
Miss Samantha Snap, a Splnterville
pessimist, Stella Selars
Mrs. Wellington, city society leader,
Ruth Knight
Loretta Mcbride, country assie,
George Piper
Jaime, French maid at the Yelling
toms, Myrtle Simpson
Miss Cummings, Red Cross nurse,
Mabel Smith
Miss Boyer, her assistant,
Alice Ray
Lizzie Mcbride, aged 8,
Sadie Bowen
Her friend, Lena Weaver
Jerusha, a neighbor,
Ora DanforJh
Edna Alstin, the .udge's daughter,
Mildred Trask
Ezra Gibbs, Grandma's s son,
Robie Mariner
Happy jim Hawkins, young farmer,
Everett Morse
Cousin Wellington, city banker,
Ralph Simm ons
De Puyster Cott, millionaire,
Raymond Young
Doctor Dawson. in the U. S. medical
Corps, Raymond Young
McGregor, dignifed butler.
/ Alton Andrews
Corporal Shannon, wounded soldier,
Charles Robbins
Bub Mcbride aged SIX, Elmer Ellis
( The baby
Girls in dance: Emma Robertson, Mar
tha Southworth, Alice Ray, Mabel Smith.
Gladys Smith, INA Boyd Hazel Gray,
/ Vivian Howard, Sadie Robbins, Louise
Ellis, Stella Sellars, City Folks, Country
Folks, Wounded Soldiers.
The Easter sales and entertainment
given in Memorial hall last Thursday
afternoon and evening under the direc-
ton of the North Church Guild were
successful and well attended. Practically
all of their cooked food, candy, fancy
and useful articles were sold readily early
in the afternoon. The receipts of the
sales and admission to the evening enter
tainment netted about S75 The evening
program was announced by Rev. David
L. Wilson of Bath, former pastor of the
North Church, who was here for a visit.
This added to the pleasure of his former
parishioners and friends An orchestra
under the direction of Leslie Z. Follett,
/ violin. Tphp Earkar Daap
ton, clarinet, and Mrs. Thomas E. Bow
ker at the piano, furnished music, which
interspersed the program A duet, IN
Take You Back to Sunny Italy, was sung
and danced by Mrs. Basil R. Allen and
Lieut.. Ross /. Hainmc ms in costume.
Following a solo by Mrs. Allen they also
sang ''Till We Meet Again." an effective
war Song, Mrs. Allen appearing in a
dainty summer gown and Lieut.. Ham
mons in his uniform, receiving many
words of approval The Little Puritan
Maid was sung by Mrs Hugh Young
dressed as Priscilla. Bert L. Davis,
always good, appeared as farmer, and
sang several entertaining songs. Several
character dances given at Miss Olive
Morse's exhibition were repeated at re-
quest of the entertainment committee.
Jingle Bells by little Miss Clara Ham,
mons, Dixieland by Margaret johnson,
The Spanish Dance by Eileen Fernald,
and the Clown Dance by Harriet White
and Dorothy Thomas. All were enjoyed
and the little ones responded to encores.
A catchy and bright one-act farce was
given under the direction of Miss Helen
Brown With Mrs. Herbert L. Seekins,
Mrs C. E. Read, Mrs. Oscar W. Wilkins
and Mrs. Hugh Young in the cast. The
title was Showed In With The Duchess
and the play was so true to life and sc
well sustained in each character that il
gave unusual pleasure Mrs. Wilkins, as
an anxious and careful housewife, was
presented with beautiful bunch of dark
red carnations. The last number of the
program was at the moving pictures. The
platform was arranged with empty seats
facing the audience, when a dozen OF
more, representing typical movie audi
ence, filed down the main aisle of the
audience and took seats on the platform
Mrs. S. C. Pattee presided at the piano
and played in accordance with wartime
pictures, etc. The actors took theil
moods from the music, clappina, laugh
ing, weeping and signing, as they gazed
at the imaginary screen.