The Republican journal., 1919-04-03

Mrs. Z. D. Hartshorn and Hester Brow n
will be assistant hostesses. All are re-
quested to come prepared to pay dues and
bring needle and thread to sew for the
Girls Home.
The Travellers Club will meet Tuesday
!. afternoon, April 9th, with Mrs. R. F.
Present Day China, Mrs. Amos Clement;
reading, Current Events in China, Miss
Maude E. Mathews; reading, The Con-
quering Chinese, Mrs. E. S. Pitcher.
Harold P. Blodgett of Gardiner has sue
ceeded A. C. Hopkins as local manager
of the Penobscot Bay Electric Company.
He has been with the Central Maine
Power Co. in Gardiner for about IL years,
the past two years as manager. He is
well qualified to fill his responsible posi-
ton. Mrs. Blodgett will join him here
as soon as he is able to secure suitable
rent.
Last Friday was one of the most dis
i. agreeable days of March and the old saw
ing is that it will rule the weather in
April. 1t will be a wet month if it does,
but these are days of national recon-
struction and let us hope weather and
other signs may meet this revision. The
bay was the toughest for several years
and the steamer Golden Rod remained
at her wharf after arriving here in the
morning.
WEST BELFAST. Mr.. and Mrs Edgar
Smith have returned to their home after
spending the winter with their daughter
in Lewiston. go. Edward and John Elms
are visiting their grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. Henry Morris..... Mr. and Mrs
S. Whitman Newcomb returned home
Monday evening after spending the win
ter in Altoona, PENN. Miss Sabra Tooth
aker celebrated her 9th birthday at her
home Saturday afternoon. A very pleas
ant time was enjoyed and refreshments
of ice cream, cake and popcorn were
served. Those present were: Miss Susan
Dyer, Helen Morris, Clarissa Hartman,
Margaret Fowles, Doris Collins, Helen
Vjnal, and Miss Sabra's sisters, Ruth and
Evelyn....... Miss Marion Waterman and
| brother Frank are home from Colby for
! their Easter vacation..... Mrs. Fred Tooth
aker has been on the sick list the past
| week.
The many Belfast people who remem-
Der Eugene Hardy, whose parents form
erly owned and lived in what is now the
Slavery house in East Belfast, will regret
to learn of the death of his youngest son,
George Hardness Hardy, who died re-
Gently in Oakland, Calf, following an
operation for appendicitis Shortly af-
ter leaving High school Eugene went
west, where he took up asSaying, and
has been very successful. This business
has taken him all through the west to
Alaska and to Honduras. He married
| Miss Ruth Dlbble, daughter of Judge
| Dibbe of California, and while her mas
band is away, with her son rutland as
superintendent, she carries on very sue
cessfully Anchorage Farm of 5l1 acres,
| all in a flourishing condition. Their Sec
ond son, Carleton, is in service in France.
Rutland was drafted, but later was re-
| turned from France to assist his mother
| at her wholesale farming and stock ralS-
| ing. Rutland and Carleton took special
courses at Berkeley University and put
| their theories into practice at Anchorage
/ Farm.
| Mrs Augusta Frederick observed her
birthday very pleasantly on March Goth
at her home IN St. Augustine, Florida.
This was the twentieth successive birth
day passed IN the South or IN California.
1 On this occasion the rooms were decorat-
ed with orange blossoms and roses, which
are in profusion here at this season. The
dining room was given especial attention,
the kind offering of neighbory visitor,
Madam Nearing of Chicago To make
| this room more attractive colored stream
ers were used, as also orange blossoms,
flowers and flags AS guests at lunch
were several lifelong friends, Mrs j. A
t'essenden, Mrs. l.. w. Pendleton, and
Miss Maude Gammans-a most genial
company. Happy membranes from
home friends and those who were there,
/ and good wishes from her new neighDors
| in St. Augustine, made the day one of
1 delightful memories,
THE ALLIANCE ANNUAL MEETING.
! The Women's Alliance of the First Par
1 ish, Unitarian Church, held their annual
/ business meeting last Thursday afternoon
| at the home of Mrs. Horace E. Mcdonald,
with good attendance. A very enter
tanning letter was read from a member,
/ Mrs. Augusta S. Frederick, now at St.
/ Augustine, Ella. 1t was written on ler
| Both birthday, was bright and breezy, and
descriptive of the scenery, pleasant time,
etc, they are enjoying at this winter re-
sort. Mrs. Arthur E. Wilson, chairman
of the Junior Alliance, gave report on
the Camp Fire Girls and the Blue Bird,
stating that there were 81 girls in the
I latter organization and ID in the Camp
Fire, with eight mole IN the Sundav
school, making total of 81 Miss Char,
lotte w. Colburn has served most sf-
ficiently for the past nine years as the
President Of the Women's Alliance and
was reelected for the 10th time. Mrs.
James c. Durham, Mrs. Elmer A. Sher-
man and Miss Frances Chase, the nomi-
mating committee, presented a list of Of
ticers as follows and they were elected
by ballot: Miss Charlotte w. Colburn,
president; Mrs. Bancroft H. Conant and
Mrs James c. Durham, vice presidents;
Mrs Arthur E. Wilson, recording secre-
tary; Miss Caroline E. White, correspond
ing secretary; Mrs. Charles S. Bickford,
treasurer A note of appreciation was
sent Miss Melvina V. Parker, now of
Bangor, for her efficient services as treas
urer for the past eight years. The follow
ing committees were also announced: Post
office mission, Mrs. Arthur E. Wilson;
program, Mrs. Elmer A. Sherman, Mrs.
| Arthur Richie, Mrs James c. Durham,
| Mrs. George R. Williamson, Mrs, Arthur
E. Wilson, Mrs. Albert c. Burgess, Mrs.
: Frank r. Woodcoch, Mrs. S. A. Parker;
social, Mrs. George l. Heating, Mrs.
James s. Hartman, Mrs. George f.
Doak, Mrs. Harry w. Clark, Mrs. Thomas
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