The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-05-22

Little Miss Rebecca, the four-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs CLYDE B. Holmes,
observed her birthday last Saturday by
entertaining very informally the little
ones who called, accompanied by their
| mothers.
| The High school pupils will give pub
| lie rehearsal in the Armory this, Thurs
day, evening of the chorus music to
be sung at the Knox Waldo festival in
| Rockland May goth. All interested are
urg to attend.
| The Belfast Boy Scouts will make
! hike to Fort Knox next Saturday, where
they will spend the day A special per-
mission for spending the day at this in
teresting old fort has been allowed by the
War Department, and it is expected that
the boys will have delightful outing
| Scoutmaster Dickey will accompany the
party. At the regular meeting of the
Belfast Boy Scouts Monday evening two
new members were elected, Norman Her.
rick and Albert Kennedy. No program
will be arranged for the next meeting and
only few meetings more will be held
before the annual Scout vacation and the
outing trip to some point where the boys
will he in camp. The location has not
yet been decided, but it is expected that
some inland lake will be chosen The
Scouts will not take part in the Memorial
Sunday program this year, but will be
part of the Memorial Day parade.
ARBoR DAY. There were no public
observances of the day last Friday by
the city schools as the years work has
been delayed by epidemcs, etc The
seniors of the High school planted a
| NJ bo
mon. Rev. Charles w. Martin offered
prayer at the opening of the special pro-
gram. The tree was named in honor of
Lieut.. Frank Durham Hazeltine, a B. H.
s. boy, who was killed IN action in
France Sept IL, 1918. James H. Howes
made brief remarks on the worthy life
and good influence Of the young hero for
whom the tree was named. Prncipal
John A. Davis accented the thought that
though dead the young mans influence
still survived and would continue to be
power for good to all who knew him. The
tree was decorated with small flag at it's
top and streamers of the class colors on
it's branches The exercises closed with
America.....A white ash sapIing from
the grounds of Mrs VIM. " Pratt was
planted Friday afternoon by the W. c. T.
U. in the center section of the city park.
They also plant striped grass at its base.
On account of the cold weather the exer-
cises were held at the nearby home of a
member, Mrs. Frank A. Riggs. The pro-
gram opened with short devotional
service followed by appropriate readings
by Mrs. Charlotte Applin Mrs. Leroy A.
Coombs, Mrs. Clarence E. Frost, Miss
Hattie Riggs and Miss Eda Woodbury.
The ladies are indebted to j. G. Aborn
| and Franz for OF in
planting the tree and was conducted by
the department of Flower Mission and
Relief Work, Mrs. Ida E. Aborn, Supt.
THE VICTORY LIBERTY LOAN Mayor
Clement w. Wescott, the committee of
one to handle the Victory Liberty Loan
Drive in Belfast, received material assist
ance from the Belfast Savings Bank and
the Waldo Trust Company He planned,
worked and talked practically day and
night until Belfast had reached her quota
of Sl93, 500 and then exceeded it by S32 =
000 Mr.. Wescott was also county chair
man OF the mems committee and succeed
ed in placing town chairman in all of
the Is towns, but later several resigned.
After completing the work in Belfast he
autoed to the towns that had not reached
their quotas and used the same enthus-
lasm that Belfast had profitted by. MAY
18th he had the pleasure of knowing that
every town in the county had reached
then quotas. The county as whole had
exceeded its quota several days before
and was the second county to report to
State Chairman Rounds of Portland.
Knox county was the first. Waldo cour-
TVS allotment was $4l0, 800, but was ex-
ceeded by $l39, 800 ....M Mrs. Sumner c,
Pattee, who has been acting vice chair
man for Waldo County in the absence of
Mrs. Charles Bradbury in New York, re-
ports a total Of 5l8 subscriptions and
the amount of STA 200. Mrs. Pattee has
also received a letter from Mrs. Grace A.
Wing, State chairman, saying that there
has been radical change ordered in re-
gard to the distribution of the German
cannon medals. Their distribution will
be based on the work done in the five
loans instead of the fifth alone. This
will cause some delay as complete lists
must be forwarded to each State chair
man by the sub-chairmen. The medals
j for Waldo county will come to Mrs. Pattee
and she will send them to the town chair
men for distribution. Belfast's honor roll
is in manuscript and will be printed in
our next issue.