The Republican journal., 1920-04-01

managed to evade her in gathering later
at the Smyth residence. The hours were
spent socially and with music. The hos
tess was assisted by Miss Annie Smallev
in serving delicious salad, sandwiches,
ice cream, cake, coffee, and cocoa from
handsomely appointed table lighted with
candles in silver holders. The guest of
honor cut and served her birthday cake,
which bore the requisite number of as
sorted candles in rose holders. Among
other gifts she was the recipient of hand
somely bound volumes of Scott's and
Whittier's poems.
THE NORTH CHURCH GUILD BAZAAR.
The Easter Bazaar given in the Armory
last Wednesday evening under the aus
pices of the North Church Guild was well
attended and social and financial sue
cess. The hall was attractively decorated
by Belfast's professional decorator, Orrin
J. Dickey, and was credit to him
Streamers of red bunting combined with
Japanese lanterns and colored lights were
used to good effect. Sales tables were
arranged attractively and were under the
direction of the following during the en-
tire evening: A food table, with Mrs.
W. L. West, chairman, Mrs. Charles w.
Jennys, Mrs. William F. Weshe and Mrs.
|. A. Payson; box table, Mrs. George E.
hittredge and Mrs. Z. B. Holmes; the
fancy and Japanese articles, Mrs. Frank
A. Bramhall with Mrs. Everett Hamilton.
Mrs. Clara Seekins, Mrs. z. D. Hartshorn
and +. s: Bowker sold hot dogs, while
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Arey had their usual
booth of cold drinks and ice cream. The
pedlars' parade started promptly at 8
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decrepit blind beggar, George c. Trussell,
assisted by the dainty little Miss Alice
Davis acting street Waif to perfection
in her penny getting; closely following
was Mrs. Trussell, who made an excel
lent street vender specializing on pop
corn. The line contained other features
including the dainty and grotesque as
follows: Misses Charlotte NJ Tibbetts and
Marguerite H. Owen with boudoir CAPS:
Bert L. DAVIS as the "hoky-poky" man,
assisted by his daughter Lillian as ice
cream cone venders; Misses Katherine
and Elizabeth Kittridge as Salvation
army lasses sold doughnuts; Miss Esther
F. Evans sold toys and hot dogs; Morris
L. Slugg represented the food table; EN-
eroy CHM sold homemade pickles, jel
lies, ETC.; Miss Louise R. Clement as
veritable Syrian woman sold novelties;
Mrs. C.. E. Read and DR.. Hester Brown,
as Chinese and Japanese, sold their re-
spective nations wares; Mrs. Grace C.
Pillsbury was travelling grab bag, in
rare Colonial style; Mrs. Harry L. Kill
gore and Mrs. V. L. Hall, as French girls,
sold hat and lingerie boxes; Mrs. Oscar
W. Wilkins and Mrs Hugh B. Young
wore and sold homemade aprons; Mrs.
Maine Hills and Miss Anne M. Kittridge,
in pretty summer styles, sold patent
leather bags; Mrs Norman S. Donahue,
as queen of hearts, disposed of card table
covers; Mrs. Basil R. Allen and Mrs
Thomas E. Bowker, as tambourine girls,
vended flowers; Thomas E. Bowker was
the "Moxie man," while Paul Davis and
Herbert Rogers polished shoes. After
marching around the hall several times
the line was broken and the pedlars
sought out customers in the audience,
readily disposing of their stock in trade.
Then came short program including a
solo by Charles F. Hammons, character
song by Bert L. Davis and Spanish song
by Mrs. Basil r. Allen. Dancing with
music by McKeen's orchestra was enjoy
ed until about midnight. The net pro-
ceeds were about $3.50.