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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-11-18

| field representative of the InsuIar anc
Foreign Division of tbs Red Cross. Miss
| Colcord was accompanied by two Red
| Cross nurses, who will assist in the work
| in the hospitals On the isla nds, and by
| two librarians who will be in charge of
| Ii braries on the two larger islands, St.
! Thomas and St CroiX. She was also
accompanied by her mother, Mrs. L. A.
Colcord, who will spend the winter on
I the islands, returning home in May. Miss
Colcord and her mother will reside on
the island of ST. Croix. Red Cross
chapters will be established on St. Thorn
as and ST. Croix, and Miss Colcord will
be executive head of these. She recently
visited the islands and became enthusiast
tic over the opportunity for a civilian
social worker to help interpret America
to the people of these new possessions.
Mrs N. F. Gilkey and Mrs. Fred Burr
jointly entertained the members of the
White Elephant Auction Club and friends
last Wednesday afternoon at the home
| of Mrs. GIlkey on East Main street. The
| event taking place the day before Armis-
! tce Day, the decorations, etc, were all
in keeping. Red white and blue fes-
toons effectively decorated the rooms,
together with many flags. Tables were
marked Peace" "Victory," etc. The
first prize, pack of cards. was won by
Mrs. j. W. Black. The consolation, a
folding coat hanger, was awarded to
Mrs. c. N. Meyers. Fancy cakes, Mar
guerites, sandwiches and tea were serv-
ed, and each guest was given tiny flag
as souvenir. Besides those mentioned
the following were present: Mrs. A. b.
Pendleton, Mrs. M. B. Thompson, Mrs
Cora Dow. Mrs VIM. Goodell, Mrs.
Frank Curtis, Mrs. H. 6. Curtis, Mrs.
VIM. Parse, Mrs. j. D. Sweetser, Mrs.
A. S. Trundy, Mrs. John Frame, Mrs.
Har old Cook, Miss Lena Nye, Miss Sally
Dow.
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LIBERTY.

Mrs. Edwin Vose of Freedom was a
visitor in town last week at the home of
Fred Vose.
Miss Katherine Sanford left last week
for Fairfield where she will pass two
weeks with frienus.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Getchell of Bel
fast spent Armistice day in town with
Mrs. Getchell's sister, Mrs. Walter
Young.
W. D. Sanford is moving to the Wood
ard place which he bought, and has rem
ovated. When completed it will be one
of the best in town.
Miss Grace Hunt is passing several
days in Palermo with Mrs. Charles
Abbott while Mrs. Inez Hartman is
visiting in Salem, Mass.
Mrs. F. o. Smith of Lincolnville spent
last week in town at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. E. L. Clement, leaving the last
of the week for Boston where she will
pass the winter.
Miss Fannie Gilman who has been a
guest at the Holt residence for two
weeks, will leave Monday for Pittsfield
where she will spend Thanksgiving with
her cousin, DR.. w. L. Cargill.
Mr.. Donald Mathieson has been elected
Superintendent of schools for the towns
of Montville, Freedom, Thorndike and
Knox in place of Mrs Berry who resign
ed about month ago. Mr.. Mathieson is
we'll qualified for the position having had
two years at University of Maine and
two years of teaching.
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SWANVlLLE CENTER

Mr.. Black has moved into the Ellis
bungalow.
Mr.. Moulton spent the weekend at
James Browns.
Mr.. H. P. White and David Wingate
were in Hampden Sunday.
Mrs. VIM. Curtis and Mrs. Mowry
were in Levant Sunday and Monday.
Mrs. E. A. Robertson is on the sick
list and Mrs. David Moody is with her.
Loring Clementssof Brewer visitedrela-
tives in Monroe and Swanville the past
week.
Mrs. Caroline Mari of Belfast spent
last week at the home of her brother,
MI. James Marden.
Mrs. Flames Marden had an i'll turn last
week. DR.. F. C. Small of Belfast was
called and she is gaining nicely.
Henry Smith who bought the Wilmot
Robertson farm, is soon to close the
house and 60 away for the winter.
Mrs Louise Moody of Minnesota, Mrs.
E. E. Clementsiand two sons and daugh-
ter of Searsport were recent guests at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Robertson.
Hon. and Mrs. C. M. Conant, son and
laughter, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Clements
and two little sons of Winterport were
S unday callers of MIR. and Mrs. R. G.
Robertson.
Mrs. A. A. Barden who has been
visiting in Monroe for the past two
weeks is now the guest of her son Fred
for several days before returning to her
home in Winterport.
Mrs. Ray Robertson and Miss Bernice
Damn held a box social followed by a
dance Saturday evening at Comet Grange
Hall Tor the benefit of their schools. A
pretty dolly was sold and Miss Charlotte
Staples of Belfast presented them with
guess cake with piece of money in it.
rs boxes were sold with A. D. Moody as
auctioneer. Baked beans, coffee, ice
cream were on sale. Mir. and Mrs.
Trundy furnished the music for dancing
and kindly gave their services for the
benefit of the schools. There was a
good attendance AMI all pronounced it
very enjoyable time The proceeds of
the evening were thirty eight dollars.
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LOS

Dropped from Mr.. T. L. gun ang
on Belmont road, or IN INC 10,
Cedar and Franklin streets ,o.s Vi
er handbag containing . pJs, D
IS bill and two pairs Sp'I4
finder will be suitably re"',r,,ORE
lREBECcAL wHLI~Esr s,'
Stewart House, l2g M'''
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MARRIED..

MACPHERSON. In Rockland,
Nov. 10, by Rev. Crossman, Charles E.
Mahoney, Jr., of East Northport and
Miss Edith Frances Peterson of R OK
land.
STAMTIAL-KENNED In Westerly, R.
l., Oct. %, Maynard W. Stantial of Man
chester, N. H., formerly of Brooks, and
Miss Doris Kennedy of Westerly.
TlLLSON-MARDEN. In Fairfield, Rufus
Tillson of Dexter and Miss Edith l. Mar
den of Fairfield
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At a Probate Court held at Belfast, within and
for the County of Waldo. IN vac ton. on
Il 40. of ohor II lQll

At a Probate Court held at Belfast. within and
for the County of Waldo, in vac ton. on
the 18th day of November, A, d 1920.
A certain instrument purporting to be the
last will and testament of Vena M. Ryder,
late of Stockton Springs. in said County
of Waldo, deceased, having been presented
for probate with petition praying that said
will be allowed and that letters testamentar.'
issue to him, James +. Ryder, he being the
executor named therein.
Ordered. That notice be given to all per
sons interested by causing copy Of this
order to be published three weeks success
sively in The Republican Journal, news
paper published at Belfast. in said County
that they may appear at Probate Court, to be
held at Belfast, within and for said County, Oh
the second Tut sday Of December next. at ten
of the clock before noon. and show cause, if
any they have, why the lame should not be
proved, approved and allowed.
ELLERY BOWDEN, Judge.
A true copy. Attest:
CHAs E. JOHNSON, Register.
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DIED.

CRAM. In Pettaconset, R. L, Nov 8,
Clarence N. Cram, formerly of Liberty,
aged 62 years.
MILLETT. In Belfast, Nov. II, DR..
Adelbert Millett, aged 81 years and 8
months.
SL1PP. In Belfast, Nov. 10, Mrs. Ade-
line E. Slipp, aged 88 years.
FAINTER. In Winterport, Nov. IL, Ray
mond H. fainter, aged 80 years.
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NORThPORT

Chester Sheldon spent the weekend
with his parents in Warren.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Moore left Satur-
day morning fer a short visit in Bangor
Mr.. j. III. Pendleton is spending the
winter in Newburg, the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Simpson.
Mr. Washington Sleeper and others
have returned frcm a hunting trip up
river. Mr., Sleeper got one deer and
Oscar Drinkwater two.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-11-18

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BORN

CHANDLER. In Winterport, Nov. 8, to
Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Chandler, a son.
CURTIS. In Montvlle, November 9th,
to MIR. and Mrs. Stanley H. Curtis, a
daughter, Edna Blanche.
TREAT. In Bangor, Nov /, to Mr.. and
Mrs Joshua Treat, Jr., of Winterport, a
son.
WILCOX. In Belfast, Nov. 7, to Mr..
and Mrs. Martin Wilcox, a daughter
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Matinee 5Oc 75c. $500 (nlus tax
Night SOC, 75c, $'.O0, $1.5O'p'"" ''~

Belfast, in vacation, on the 18th day of No
vembar. 1920 Waldo Trust Company d Ar
thur Il ief~y trustees of The ests e in tn
SITE of Maine Of Maitlaod 3 Smith. late Of
Fartfnr. lornt cticut. deceased, having pre-
srnted ,heir first ace unit Of trus teeship of
said estate for allow ,uce
Ordered that notice thereof be given, three
weeks Excessively, in The Republican Jour
nal a news paper published in Belfast. in sale
ounty, that all persons Interested may attenC
: = Pre- bate Court, tn be hed at Belfast, on thf
l4tn day of December next. ard show cause,
any they nave. why the said account shCu!t
not he Flowed
FLlERT BOWDFN, Judge,
" tru copy ftttss:
CEAS f. JOHNSON Register.
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INSURANCE

THE FRATERNITIES-Pa for one day
for loss of time caused by sickness, &C
cldent or quarantine. Agents both sexes
in every town and city IS to $40 per
day. Work at home. Experience not
necessary. Men, women and Chi iren ia
sured. Managers wanted in several coun-
ties in the State. Address
THE FRATERNITIES,
4w46 Richmond, M inc.
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At Probate Court held at Belfast. within and
for the County of Waldo. on the second
Tuesday of November, A. D. 1920.
A certain instrument, purporting to be
the last will and testament of Fred G. Atwood,
late of Winterport. in said County OF Waldo.
deceased, having been presented for probate
with petition praying that the said will be
allow ed and that letters testamentary issue to
her, Mary E. Atwood. she being the execu
trix named therein without. bond, it being SO
provided in the will.
Ordered, That notice be given to all persons
interested by causing copy of this order,
to be published three weeks successfully in
The Republican Journal, newspaper publish.
ed at Belfast, that they may appear at Probate
Court. to be held at Belfast, within and for
said COUNTY on the second Tuesday of Decem-
Der next. at ten of the o'clock before noon, and
show cause. il any they have, why the same
should not be proved. approved and allowed
and petition granted
ELLERY BOWDEN Judge.
true copy. Attest:
CHAs. E. JOHNSON. Register.
At a Probate Court, held at Belfast. within
and for the County of Waldo, in We cation,
on the 18th day of November. A. d. 1920.
A certain instrument purporting to be the
last will and testament of Go orge W. Davis,
late of Belfast, in said County of Waldo, de-
ceased. having been presented for probate
with petition praying that said will be allow.
ed and that letters testamentary issue to her.
Emma L. Davis, she being the executrix
named therein without bond. it being.so pro-
vided in the wi ].
Ordered, That notice be given to all persons
interested by causing copy OF this order to
be published three weeks successfully in The
Republican Journal, newspaper published at
Belfast, that they may appear at a Probate
Court. to be held at Belfast, within and for
said County, on the second Tuesday Of Deem
her next. at ten of the clock before noon, and
show cause, if any they have, why the same
should not be proved, approved and allowed:
ELLERY BOWDEN, Judge,
CHAs E. JOHNSON. Register.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-02

war and for some time after the war
 has come to an end Credit Is not as
 free as it was. Money has become
 tight. Business men are sitting back
 and watching what may come instead
 of freely investing ard expanding.
 Into this condition and at this time
 comes the appeal of the I-uthern Church
 of America for sl,S00.0o0 to relieve the
 Lutherans of Europe. It is a very vital question, indeed, whether this appeal shall
 be failure as the other appeals have
 been. Are the Lutherans as callous and
 indifferent to appeals as others are? Will
 the political and economical conditions of
 our country affect the chances of this campaign as they are affecting the suc- cess of other campaigns? Are we Lu- therans growing weary of we'll doing?
 Perhaps we ought 10 grow weary Of
 we'll doing. Perhaps, our hearts in the past have been too generous and our mind and judgment was held in abeyance. There is no question that many appeals have been made in this country during the past years to give morey for causes that were not based on sound economy. Today, no doubt. also many appeals are failing because they desire expansion that is not justified by actaa. need. Is that the case with this appeal of the Lutheran church in America for the relief of our fellow Lutherans in Europe? Is it an ap- peal that is based purely on sentiment. that lacks solid Judgment and facts?
 "The facts are there to compel the conviction that this appeal is justified. There are the reports from the commis- sicners which have been abroad as eye witnesses. as calm judges going over the
 situation. not as nasty travellers picking
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-02

up scattered and undependable informa- tion. These reports tell us that Vienna is a city of the dead, that the Lutherans there are without proper clothing, are without sufficient food, are without means of earning living and are seek ing only for some way to get out, if the rulers of Europe will only permit them to get out.
 "The larger cities of Germany are no better off than Vienna. The children are dying from starvation. Ten million of the children in Germany are starving. Con sumption has increased at an appalling rate so that that great and noble fight which was carried on for three decades to wipe out the white plague has been entirely put to naught. In Poland, refu- gee Lutherans numbering more than 25O.- GOO deported to Siberia during the war; return to find their homes destroyed, their lands wilderness, are wondering how they are going to continue to exist until better times may come. The Na- tional Lutheran Council has furnished them with clothing and with food to live. Budapest, the capital of Hungary, is filled with refugees. that have have fled from the countries occupied by the Ruman- ians. They are living in luggage vans and freight cars, sleeping on straw, cov- cred only by rags and 'tatters. Many of them have been able to live only from the ready assistance given them by the Lutherans.
 "These are some of the facts brought to us by the calm judgment of eyewit- nesses. On my desk while writing there are pictures taken here and there, from ice-covered Siberia to Vienna and Ber- lin. giving photographic glimpses of con- ditions there There are pictures of chill dren whose limbs are emaciated, whose bodies are swollen with sickness. These
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-02

pictures are appalling and still they only give glimpses. They do not and cannot give the fullsextent of the misery They do not and cannot give that deeper mis- cry of heart and soul that comes to peo- pie who have had everything, peace, or der, livelihood friends and hope and now have only want and despair
 There Is moro behind this appeal to the Lutherans of America to stand by the Lutherans of Europe than facts Tho facts ought to be entirely sufficient There is behind this appeal the calm Judgment of a greater number of Luther ans than has stood behind practically any other appeal of our church. In the first place. requests for help were made by leaders in the Lutheran groups abroad These requests were checked up by our commissioners by their calm judgment, by their common counsel The commits sioners came back to America in person to lay their findings before the National Lutheran Council in full assembly. After many conferences among themselves they felt that the least that could be done would be to raise $3,5Oo0oO. The council went over these figures and 1t in turn cut them down to $1,5000Oo, not that it felt the larger sum was too large to meet the need. but rather it felt that tho . larger sum might be too difficult for the Lutherans of America to give, in view of the many home appeals that had been made. Soon after the decisions of the council, the Lutheran Foreign Missions Conference requested that $300,00o be added for the foreign missions. The for elgn missions of the Lutheran church in Germany are ownerless today. They are looking to this country for aid.
 Again on March 18-1s the matter was presented to gathering of Lutheran leaders. editors of official church papers, D1 1sI young people and women, state chairnfen and speakers chosen for the campaign. These men went over the sum asked for very carefully. compared it with the need and decided. before God and our selves we can make no excuses valid to relieve us of the responsibility to raiser this fund. !
 Tn the war fund campaign our hearts spoke. Our boys were going out som us and it was only natural that our hearts should guide us and not our calmer judgment. Nothing was too much to bring Christ and His comfort to our sons going out the field of battle In this undertaking, if we were to let our hearts speak as we permitted them to speak at the former occasion, we would not seek s1,SO0,O0O; we would double and treble it. But we are hot letting our hearts speak; we are hold ing down our hearts in order that we may be sure at least to get that mini- mum which the facts and the most care- gull judgment point out as necessary.
 There is another thought. So long as we have mole than they, Christ ex- poets us to share. Charity from the Christian standpoint is not that selfish and boastful giving of the old heather, who had 8 retinue about him to whom he dealt out pittances of charity in or de rthat he might appear a great man. Charity from the Christian standpoint is readiness to share with everyone who is in need so long as we have more than the person in need.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-02
Want $1, 800, 900 10 Help
 the Lutherans ln Europe
Men and Women Dying of Tuberculosis Children Starv- ing, But Americans Seem Satiated With Giving Help
 to Brothers Across Water, Preacher Says

The Lutheran Church of America, in
 it's campaign of world service, is call,
 ing for $1,S00.00O to relieve the Luther
 ans of Europe. In making an appeal
 Tn behalf of these suffering. starving
 eople. Rev. Albert Massey. the Ala
 bama state chairman of the campaign
 and pastor of Christ Church. Birming-
 ham. sends from the eloouent address
 of o. H. Pannkoke, one of the Luther-
 an leaders in the movement. the fol1
 lowing excerpts:
 Many of the reports from the men
 and women that are presenting to
 Americans the needs of the people in
 Europe complain about the growing
 callousness of the people," said Dr.
 Pannkoke, who continued: During the war most any story of suffering would bring a flow of silver, if not gold. Today, the most appalling facts Bring only a shrug of the shoulders and excuses against assuming an ob- lgation. Though the children of Flu rope are dying from starvation. though the man and womanEood is wasting away with consumption, though dread typhus is sweeping westward from the infested eastern regions. though the cities of European culture and gaiety, Berlin. Vienna. Budapest, have earned the name. the cities of the dead the average American reacts to these facts only WltH lnd1I1erence.
 More and more of the organized ap- peals for help and relief abroad and at home are meeting with failure. None is as significant as the failure of the Armenian and Syrian relief in it's last appeal. Aside from the plight of the Belgians. no case of suffering las been so exploited from political. no less than from humanitarian grounds than the troubles of the Ar menians. Their troubles have become a household word for suffering and martyrdom. The most influential men in America have stood behind them to give them aid. Still the reports indi- cate that their last appeal has fallen down. The facts of the case were not denied, the proprety of aiding them was not questioned. There simply was no response. Similarly appeals for relief in Europe are meeting with but scant response. And as these foreign | appeals are failing. so the appeals for home needs are falling down.
 | There are obvious reasons for this. 1 On the one hand. the people of Amer
 ica have been so surfeited with stories
 of suffering that their power of feel ing has been, dulled. their imagina-
 ton refuses to work on this theme.
 On the other hand. appeals have come | with such frequency. one appeal fol- | lowing immediately on the heels. of ] the other. many times one appeal over | tapping the other. that the cry has l become universal, Give us peace. We ! ave had enough appeals The unset | tied political and economical situa- tion today. also. has hot little to do | with this condition. The period of ex-i
 pansion and speculation during the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-02
Presbyterian Sunday School
 To Celebrate Anniversary
Fifth Avenue Church Class Was Formed Twenty -four Years Ago and Is Believed to Be the Oldest Adult
 Class In Bsmingh gham

of this class are to be found in almost
 every church in this city, and they are
 scattered in all parts of the country.
 MT. Bridges, now Rev. J. S. Bridges, of Marvel, Ala, affectionately known to
 the class as Daddy Bridges, organized the class and continued as it's teacher for eleven years, until he entered the profession of the ministry. MT. J. E. Thayer was then elected teacher and served for one year. and though he left the city, he continues to teach Bible classes. Mrs. P. E. Green, who sVc- ceeded him for six years, won the low ing title of Mother Green. Mir LeRoy Holt succeeded her for year and was drafted into the teen age department of the school as superintendent MT. J. c. Smith was next elected and has served for a year. but now is about to leave the class to go into all-time serv- ice as a Sunday school missionary"
 While reviewing the personnel of the class Dr. Taylor reminded:
 "One of the three original members of the class, Mrs. Sadie Marler Green, now of Denver, is in the city at this time and will be present at the ban quet Other out-of-town visitors will DC Mrs. P. F. Green of Atlanta, MT Pittsburgh, Pa, Miss Lida Quinn or Cambridge, recently returned from France, and perhaps MT. A. J. Lund- bonn of St. Joseph, Mo-, Miss Mabel Rowlands of Washington, MT. and Mrs. T. E. Fitzgerald of France, Dr. and Mrs. J. D. Steele of Chattanooga and MT. and--Mrs. R. r. Lewis of Nash vile"
 It is worthy chapter in church his- tory on the development of Sunday school work that, although twenty years ago class organization was unknown, today, on the birthday anniversary or Class F, the entire Fifth Avenue sun day school is organized and each de- pertinent separated. The superintendent of the school. MT. Massey, has as his assistant MT. J. c. Hodges, while MT. W. A. Abercrombie serves as secretary treasurer, and Mrs. Laura Jackson Da- vids as Sunday school pianist.
 The adult department of Fifth Ave nue Church is one of the few such departments that is organized in the city Associated with the Dr. Taylor, are MT. c. E. Barr, assistant superintendent; MT Richard D. Treville, secretary; Miss Lila Mcclure, assistant secretary; MT. s. S. Godbey, treasurer, with an execu- tive staff composed of MT. J. c. Smith, Mrs. c. F. Lewis, Mir o. l.. stephen son, Mrs. B. P. Mims and MT. Robert Mcclure.
 The list of teachers who have helped to make the adult department one Of the most efficient in Alabama numbers MT. w M Cosby of Class 15, MT. Joe c. Hail of the Brotherhood class. MT. J. c. Smith of Class 12 Mrs. Laura J. Davis of the womens class. Mrs. B. F. Mims of the young ladies' class, and MT. w. F. Tyler, who teaches the class of young men known as "The Presby terian Clan"
 Each of these classes will partaSe or the hospitality of Class F hext Thurs day evening at 6:30 o'clock.
 Many happy returns of the day!