Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-27
BELFAST

Without doubt the happiest place
in Waldo county today is the Girls
Home in Northport avenue for there
the 20 children had one of the incest
parties in the history of the home.
For a week they have been making
trips to the woods nearby. gathering
evergreen MS with which the rooms
have been gaily decorated under the
direction of the matron, Mrs. Taylor.
Window wreathes. garlands and feS-
toonS were everywhere and combined
with red steamers and big red bells,
the effect was one to gladden. their lit
tie hearts. All day Friday the doors to
the schoolroom were kept securely
licked, for there. behind the closed
doors were two big trees brightly
decorated and on which later hum
dreds of gifts were placed. The room
lends itself we'll to a celebration of
this Sprt for it is large and spetlessly
clean. a big red bell hung from the
center of the ceiling, from which red
and green streamers reached 70 the
corners of the room. over each pic
ture were branches of pine and be-
tween the trees were banked some
beautiful potted plants. the pride of
Mrs. Greer, the housekeeper. The
following program was rendered by
the children in the presence OF many
guests: Song. Merry Christmas"
the girls; "A Warm Welcome, -
Eleanor Hammond: Merry Christ
mas" Winnifred, May. Ruth and
Dorothy: THE Christmas Spirit"
Ida Mcdonald; Merry Christmas to
Everybody" May Dyer; "A Christ
mas Wish" Abbie Greer: Gifts for
the King" Myrtle Cary; "A Dream .
Child of Bethlehem" Angie, Myrtle,
Gladys and Eleanor; The Christmas
Story" Clara McNernery; "Kriss
kringle," Stella Howard: song, Dear
Little Babe Lillian Bean; Christmas
dialogue, May Dyer and Ruth Board
man; Little Messenger" Eleanor,
Grace, Dorothy, Winnifred, May:
Just Greeting" Dorothy Leach:
sc h r S m the Whole Year
Through" Gladys Seavey; song,
Once Upon Time" Myrtle Carey;
song, While Shepherds Watched
Their Flocks by Night" Lillian Bean;
"A Gift" Ruth Boardman; song,
THE Childrens' King" the girls.
Prior to the dinner a bounteous
turkey dinner with everything imag-
Unable to make it feast, was served
in the gaily decorated dining room.
The dinner was served by Mrs. Ira
NJ. CODE of New York and Northport,
and cooked, by Mrs. Greers., After
the Christmas tree, ice cream and
cake. the latter sent by Mrs. J. W.
Biaisdell, were served.
The girls are indebted to the follow
ing for a very happy Christmas: Mrs.
Blaisdell. for Karriwel bookbags fill
ed with fruit; to Mr.. and Mrs E. NJ.
Glidden, for candy and gifts; to B.
II. Mudgett. for candy; to the ladies
of the North Church, for gifts; Mrs.
Frankel. Mrs. A. P. Goodhue, Mrs.
Fredonia Cooper. Mrs. Cobe and
others. Many of the girls also re-
ceived gifts from personal friends and
relatives. All in all it was a perfect
day at the Girls Home, from the
time they peeped into their stockings
in early dawn to the time they were
SO sleepy they could enjoy their. gifts
no longer and crept into bed, tired
and happy.
At the Home for Aged Women a
delicious chicken dinner was provided
by Mrs. j. w. Blaisdell, and the dav
was very happy. The Christmas box
containing the dinner was a work of
art and so pretty the matron was
10th to disturb it. The chickens
were dressed in paper gown, cape and
bonnet, and the box filed with
fruits. candies and goodies, together
with flowers. artistically arranged by
Mrs. Blaisdell.
News has been received of the sud-
den death in a railroad accident of
Daniel Reinberg of Tarrytown, N.
T.. whose wife is Belfast girl. Miss
Marporie Bailey, daughter of Mr.. emo
Mrs. Frank NJ. Bailey. Mr. Rein
berg was a frequent visitor to Bel
fast. and Is survived by his wife and
two daughters. Mr.. and Mrs. Bailey
left at once for New York.
The remains of Mrs. Lee Howard
were brought to Belfast today from
Peabody. Mass. where she died, fol-
lowing a surgical operation. Her
husband and four daughters survive