The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-06-05


vention will be held at Knox June 15th
if pleasant; if not, it will be held June
goth.
Edward Evans and family returned tc
Waldo last Thursday after spending the
winter in the j. F. Wilson residence or
Condor street.
A progressive entertainment will be
given at the Mcclellan school Friday, June
18th. The entertainment will commence
in Grade |, at 2 o'clock. All parents and
friends are cordially invited to be present.
The regular meeting of the Eastern
Star will be held Friday evening with
regular work. Children's Night will be
observed with luncheon for the chill
dren at o'clock, followed by an enter
tainment.
There have been two deaths the past
week the result of influenza and several
critical cases of pneumonia. DIR. Elmer
Small has one case of diphtheria, that of
Leroy A, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
w. Stephenson on Belmont avenue.
The Camp Fire Girls gave an invitation
dance last evening in Odd Fellows Hall,
with music by Dean Knowlton. John Par
ker and Lillian Dexter. The chaperones
were Mrs. Arthur E. Wilson, Mrs T. B.
Dinsmore, Mrs. Elmer Sherman, Mrs. J.
c. Durham, Mrs. John David and Miss
Frances Abbott The Blue Birds had the
hall from to o'clock for games and
dancing. Ice cream was furnished by
Coombs Brothers.
Lieut. Searle M. Brewster of Camp
Sherman, Ohio, and his bride Of few
months were in Belmont this week, the
guests of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Brewster. They called Tuesday at the
home of Mrs. Horace j. Morton. Lieut.
Brewster has been the commanding Off
Ger at Camp Sherman. Previous to en-
tering the service he was physical in
structor of the Hartford, Conn. schools
His wife was a former Hartford young
/ lady.
The second inspection of Co. F of the
Third Maine Infantry will take place at
/ the Armory in this city on Friday even
ing at 100 p. m, with Lieut. Colonel F.
H. Farnum, Infantry Inspector Instructor
in attendance, and it is expected that
this Company will show a good rating.
! Quite number of the men are now out
of the city on furough but the inspection
always brings out a good number and this
will be the first visit of Colonel Farnham
to the Belfast Armory.
The Boy Scouts will hold their last
meeting before the summer vacation
next Monday evening and then the meet
/ ings will be discontinued, except in case
| of emergency, until September. On Tues
/ day of this week canvas was made by
/ the boys of the various streets in the city
! to secure books in order that a liberal
shipment might be made from this city
| to the soldiers in France, and large
number were contributed and delivered
!
will be Tuesday, June 10th, when they
will make a trip to Thomaston and the
Maine State prison. Special permission
has been granted the Scouts to visit the
prison and they will be excused from
school on that day, it being looked upon
by the school authorities as an educa-
tional trip. The trip to Camden will be
made by boat. The Scouts were active
in the clean up week program and many
of them were assigned to various streets
in the city where they did some very eff
served as Boy Scout week all through the
United States and an effort is being made
to interest everyone in the great work
that the Boy Scouts have accomplished.
Members of the John Cochran Chapter
D. A. R, observed Field Day Monday
evening at the hospitable home of Mrs
Evelyn Frost. After partaking of a boun-
tiful picnic supper, business session was
held, followed by a novel musical pro-
gram under the direction of Mrs Haze
Bowker, which was greatly enjoyed by
all present. After a profitable evening
the meeting adjourned with best wishes
to the hostess, and hoping at some time
in the near future to again be her guests
The program was as follows:
Reading, The Old Songs
. Mrs. E. S. Bowker, with musical
accompaniment by Mrs I. E. Bowker
A Musical Romance.
Who was the heroine? Nancy LIE.
Chorus
Where was she born?
On Little Farm Well Tillee
Mrs. E. P. Frost, Mrs. I. E. Bowker
Mrs E. S. Pitcher
Who was her father2 Old Man Nose!
Who reared her2 Mrs. Lofty and
Mrs. Pitcher
Who was the hero? Solomon Lev
Chorus
Where was his home?
Within a Mile of Edinbort
Mrs. Frost
Where did he 60 to college? Fair Harvard
Chorus
Where did they meet?
At Aunt Dinah's Quilting Part,
Chorus
What did he say?
| Would That My Love Could Silent,