The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-02-27
The News of Belfast


Howes to morrow, Friday, evening. Each
table will have a captain, who will invite
the players Refreshments will be served.
Neither the Republicans or Democrats
will caucus this spring for the March
election. The ticket will be put in for
the ballot by petition as it was last spring.
Election day is Monday, March 10th, and
it is presumed that the city officers will
be practically the same as last March.
Sergt Urban Francis Leach of Penob-
scot, at one time employed in Belfast,
was here the past week, the guest of his
cousin, Mrs. Ezra l.. Talbot and family.
He has just returned from II months
service over seas with Co. A, 1O3d In
fantry of the famous Goth Division. He
has seen four months service at the
front, has been gassed twice and shell
shocked once. He was with Colonel
Arthur Ashworth of Bangor, who recent
ly gave many of the Goth Division ex-
perlences on his recent visit here Sergt.
ALShSI 10 iSSOFClllS anu IidS Hou "ohoSi-
full experiences, but not for publication.
At the meeting of Emma White Barker
Tent, D. of Y. last Wednesday evening,
George Washingtons birthday was OBJ
served with the following program ar
ranged by Mrs Lizzie Clary, patriotic in
structor: Vow of Washington, Mrs. Annie
I'll IT
Character of Washington, Mrs. Lizzie
Clary; Name of Washington, Mrs. Dora
Bridges. Special business was taken up
regarding post card showers and flowers
for the sick. The Afternoon club will
meet Wednesday afternoon. March 5th,
with Mrs. Ethel Whiting.
Thomas H. Marshall Circle observed
Washington's Birthday at their meeting
last Tuesday with the following program:
Star Spangled Banner by audience with
Mrs. Annie Frost at the piano; salute to
the flag invocation by chaplain; address,
Washington in the Days of the Revolu-
ton, Com. Thomas Cannon; piano solo,
Ora Wade; singing, Max and Doris COL
Inns; piano solo, Margaret Eaton piano
duet, Ora Wade and Idres Rogers; read
ing, + ern Orchard; piano solo, Alice Rob-
bins; reading, Mary Spear; remarks. Dora
Bridges; reading, The Name of Washing
ton, Nettie White; flag salute, II children;
closed with singing America and the bene-
sofI Toa IL
after the program. Several of the COM
rades were guests.
THE JENNIE FLOOD KREGER. The
handsome large fve-masted schooner,
Jennie Flood Kreger, building in the
Mathews Brothers shipyard will be
launched Wednesday, March 5th, at p.
m. On Tuesday evening previous to. that
date, Mr.. Orlando E. Frost, her builder,
will give complimentary banquet to
her master, Capt. W. R. kreger of Fair
field, her agents, Crowell & ThurIow
of Boston, her owners, local and out
Of-town, TO every workman employed on
the vessel from the time the work began
until the present date and to all EMPLOYED
in Mathews Mil at the present time.
Memorial hall has been engaged and the
ladies' OF the Baptist society will cater;
Mcheen's orchestra will play There
will be speaking by her builder, Mayor
Clement w. Wescott and others. Capt.
and Mrs. hreger and her agents have
issued about 200 invitations to friends in
New York, Boston, Waterville and Fair
held. A special train will be run from
here 10 Waterville later than the regular
tram and at regular rates to accommodate
any on the line who NAV come here
on the day of the launching. Arrange
ments are being made to entertain these
guests at dinner and Mrs. Nreger was in
the city yesterday to loos after details.
The vessel will be christened byMiss Julia
Talcott of l6 East Goth street, New York
city, who will use flowers for the purpose.
She will be accompanied by small party
of her New York society friends Capt.
and Mrs, kreGer's son, Henry F. Kreger
Of Harvard Law School, with party of
Boston and Cambridge friends will also
be present. Both parties will be enter
tanned at the Kreger home in Fairfield on
this occasion. 1t will be a gala day for
Belfast as it is not only the first vessel
built here in many years, but the largest
one ever launched in this vicinity.
THE UNIVERSALIST CHURCH TO BE
OPENED. After being closed for about
two years the Universaist church was
opened for parish party, supper and an
nual meeting last Friday. There were
about 90 present with Rev. Ashley A.
Smith of Bangor, for 10 years the church
pastor, and Mrs. Smith guests of honor.
Mr.. Smith spent some of the best years
of his life here and Belfast and its people
have the pleasanteSt relations with them
in church and personal matters. Their
children were all born here and it is only
natural that Mr. Smith should want to
see the church re- opened. If they con-
clude to open the church he would will
ingly come here Sunday afternoons and
preach until resident pastor is installed,