The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-02-13


to ST. Cloud, Fla, last fall for the benefit
of the formers health, returned home last
Monday. They prefer the fine weather
we are enjoying to the damp chill of the
south, where they were obliged to wear
fur coats every time they went out and
turn off the water every night to keep it
from freezing
NJ L. Mitchell and family received
telegram Tuesday night announcing the
death Feb. 18th of their elder daughter,
Velma Sarah, wife of Charles Ernest Lynds
of Detroit, Mich. No particulars have
been received and no funeral arrange
ments have been announced The SYM
pathy of the community is extended the
family in their sudden and severe bereave-
ment
Thomas H. Marshall Circle, Ladies of
the G. A. R., observed Lincoln Day at
their regular meeting Tuesday afternoon.
The program opened with chorus singing
of America with Mrs A. N Snow at the
piano. A talk on the birth and early life
of Lincoln was given by Mrs, Alice Can
non; Proclamation on Lincoln Day was
read by Mrs. Abbie F. Putnam; Lincoln's
favorite poem, Why Should the Spirit of
Mortal be Proud, by Mrs. Rose Fairbroth-
er; The Gettysburg Address, by Comman-
der Thomas Cannon; American Ideals, by
by Mrs. Dora S. Bridges; Lincoln's Bless
ing, Mrs. Frank A Riggs; Lincoln as
President, Georgia W. Juan; Letter from
the Crown Prince to the Kaiser, by Mrs.
Geo. D. Mahoney; remarks on Lincoln by
Comrades Hassan and White; salute to
the Flag.
"O'Leary Says So" is the slogan in this
of the big rehearsals which are daily on
the program, there is no reason why
everybody should not say so in connec-
ton with the coming minstrel show
which is soon to be staged by Company
F, of the Third Infantry of the Maine
National Guard in this city. The big
show will be given couple of nights in
the last week in the month of February,
and there is every reason to believe that
it will be the success of the winter. Al
ready the chorus of some fifty voices is
making great Roadway and it looks as if
the public would be given real treat in
that line. There will be a large number
of specalties introduced and it would
seem that in this mid-winter production
that a real minstrel would present lot
of younger talent which has not been
heard before here. Frank O'Leary, the
director,is we'll known Bangor man and
his work in the minstrel line is well
known all over the State. Under his
direction the MINISTRIES will present new
features and the fact that it will be COM
bined male and female voices offers ex-
ceptional attraction to the public
The catchy songs and the large chorus
of some fifty voices will offer one of the
best features of the opening in the COM
ing Company F. minstrel show which is
to be staged here this month. The young
people in the city have taken hold of the
work with will and Frank E. O'Leary
of Bangor, the director, is indeed very
pleased with results, while he has paid
many compliment to the musical talent
of Belfast. Among the young people of
Belfast who will take part in the chorus
are the following: Mrs. Basil R. Allen,
Mrs. Carolyn u. Dickey, Mrs. Thomas E.
Bowker, Mrs. Hugh Young, Misses Geor-
gia Hall, Marion Parsons, Virginia Dutch,
Hazel Head, Lillian Dexter, Eleanor
Bruce, Geneva Stephenson, Mary Cas-
sens, Doris Allen, Ethel Dexter, Frances
Macomber, Doris Clifford. The male
part of the chorus is composed of the fol-
loving: Charles F. Hammons, Ross l.
Hammons, Rudolph Saunders, Earl Grant,
A. P. Goodhue, Fred Sylvester, Melvin
o. Dickey, Truman Roberts, Robert
Knowlton, Thomas Kennedy, Carl Dickey,
Lewis Snyder, Raymond Blazo, Frank
Downs, Nathan Head, Albert Morey,
Wilson Clements, Thomas Craig, Award
Craig, Charles Getchell, Edwin Morse,
Dean Knowlton, Theodore Bramhall,
Robert Heating, John Casey, Russell
Fletcher. Miss Lena Nye is the pianist
The rehearsals this week are being held
in the Odd Fellows hall and they are
making good progress. The costumes
have already been ordered and will pre-
sent some new features. The attraction
will be presented at the Armory and it is
assured that the middle of the last week
of the month will be the dates of the
show. 1t is expected that Company F.
will give big street parade on the day
of the opening night and that there will
be some features introduced in the show
which will be we'll worth seeing. The
parade itself will be one of the best which
has been seen in Belfast and will be the
first appearance of the Company on the
street during the winter season. The
end men will be selected this week and
with bones and tambourines it is assured
that there will be real show.