The Republican journal., 1919-03-06
The News of Belfast.

Monday evening with Mrs. Jas S. Har-
riman.
Mrs. VIM H. Mcintosh, who has been
seriously iii at her home on High street,
is improving.
Abner G. Gilmore, who has been at the
Waldo County Hospital several weeks for
medical treatment, is able to sit up and is
gradually gaining.
The North Church Guild will meet next
Monday evening with Mrs. C. E. Owen
Mrs George c. Trussell and Mrs. B. o.
Norton will be assistant hostesses.
VIM, G. Davis, who has weir privi-
lege at Little River, left recently with
MRS. Davis for visit at their former
home in Cutler, where he also has fishing
interests.
Mrs. L. c. Wade received a telegram
and also letter Monday from her son,
irwin +. Wade of Co. D., 147th Machine
Gun Battalion, saying that he arrived at
Newport News last Friday.
There will be dance and basket ball
game at the Armory on Saturday even
ing under the auspices of Co. F. of the
Third Infantry. Islesboro will send over
team to play the Co. F. team and
good game is expected.
The Travellers Club will meet next
Tuesday afternoon with Miss Nellie Hop
kins. The program will consist of
reading, Education of Women, Miss
Mabel R. Mathews; book review, Lii Hung
Chang, Mrs. James H. Howes.
Mrs Mabel MacW hirter has opened
hairdressing parlor in the rooms oxer
Poor's Drug Store formerly used by the
Public Safety Committee. Mrs. Mac
Whirter has just returned home from
some weeks in Boston and New York,
where she has been arranging for a par
lor in this city.
The Belfast Board of Trade sent tee-
gram to Washington last Friday urg-
ing the passing of the daylight saving
order. This plan as tried last year was
greatly enjoyed in this section of the
country, giving long evenings and appar-
emily causing no inconvenience to busi-
ness interest or mandatory.
Pharmacist Norman Littlefeld of this
city, who has been in Camden, N. j.,
for some time awaiting the commission
ing of the new battleship Idaho, has been
visiting the past week in Atlantic City
and Niagara Falls. The big ship, which
is the latest in the American Navy, ex-
poets to 60 into commission on the 18th
of the month
A souvenir book containing the full
program of the International Music Fes-
tival recently given in Boston, has been
received with the compliments of Miss
Maude E. Barker of this city, who attend
ed. The festival was given in honor of
Boston men who served in the late war.
Twenty nations were represented, there
was an American chorus of 1400 voices
and an orchestra of rs pieces.
Co. F. of the Third Infantry of the Ma
tional Guard of this city held special
drill period at the Armory last Sunday
afternoon with large attendance, which
was held to make up some time lost in
the past by the omission of drill Dur
ing the summer season there will be more
of these periods on Sunday, when il is
planned TO have number of out door
trips with special platoon work.
Company F. basket ball team won in
last Saturday evenings game in the Ar
mory with the Deer Isle A. A. team in
score of sc to "a. While the score was
large it was close enough to be of interest
from the first shot in the basket to the
last. Lieut. Basil r. Allen refereed. The
summary:
/ COMPANY F. DEER ISLE A A.
Lothrop If 70 Greeley
Vaughan rf. lb Thompson
Donahue c. GreenlaW
Gray lb. rf Powers
+ Morse lb
Dickey rb If Carmon
/ WEST BELFAST. Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Simmons are receiving congratulations
on the birth of son.. Mr.. and Mrs Her
bert Kimball entertained Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Elms and Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie
Elms and children at dinner Sunday.......
Mrs. Frank Grady has returned home af-
ter an operation at the Tapley Hospital -.
MIR. and Mrs Everett Hamilton enter
| tanned Mr. and Mrs. Fred Toothaker and
Miss Carrie Newcomb at dinner Sunday
..... Charles Simmons lost valuable horse
few days ago Private Roland Hanson,
who is with the base hospital unit at
Camp Devens, spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs Raymond B. Dyer and Mr.. and
Mrs George B. Dyer.....M. O. Wilson
! called on FRED 1OOtnakeI OunQay.
The first auction bridge party for sew
eral seasons was given last Friday even
ING at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
James H. Howes under the direction of
the Woman's Alliance of the First Parish
church. There were nineteen tables and
the game was enjoyed from to 10 follow
ed by short social when Mrs. George ].
Heating, chairman, and other members of
the social committee served sandwiches
and coffee from the card tables Those
in charge of the tables were: Mrs. Will
liam B. Swan, Mrs. James H. Howes,
Mrs. James C. Durham, Mrs Charles S.
Bickford, Mrs j. L. Sleeper, Mrs. Eu-
gene L. Stevens, Mrs, Irving T. Dins-
more, Mrs. Harry W. Clark, Miss Harriet
T. White, Mrs. Arthur Ritchie, Mrs.
Dana b. Southworth, Miss Alberta w,
Farnham, Miss Belle Heating, Mrs. George
l. Heating, Mrs. E. A. Sherman, Miss
Charlotte w. Colburn, Mrs. George R.
Doak, Mrs. Robert P. Coombs There
were IS present including large number
of gentlemen and several guests from
other parishes
Tomorrow, Friday, night Pinette and
Phillips will play 10-string game against
Rondeau and French at Wards Alley.