The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-01-08

Miss Amy =. Stoddard will give New
Years party for her music pupils at her
studio this, Thursday, afternoon at 3 40
o'clock.
Chief S. S. L. Shute of the Fire De-
partment has had a Patterson electric
heater placed on the steam fire engine at
the central station which will constantly
keep the water at boiling point, SO it will
take only very few inmates to get
working head of steam.
DR.. H. E. Hitchcock of Augusta. an
official in the U. S. department of Social
Hygiene. was called to Belfast last Sat-
urday on special business. He addressed
the local physicians on the special laws
controlling social diseases and advised a
public clinic for the care of them.
The Travellers Club will meet next
Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. James H.
Howes. The program will be: paper,
The Conqueror, Mrs. Howes; paper, Up
the Hudson to Albany, Mrs. Craig; read
ing, Men, Women and Manners in Colo
NAL Times, Mrs. j. R. Dunton.
Company F of the Third Maine regi-
ment has insta lied a new furnace for use
in the club room, in the annex of the Ar
mory. The room has been comfortably
furnished, and will be much appreciated
by the members of the company. The
members of the auxiliary, also, are eligi-
BILE to the club.
Miss Edna Hopkins, accompanied by
the following members of her Sunday
school class of the Baptist church, spent
last Saturday afternoon the guests of
Miss Helen Morris: Doris Collins, Flea
nor Talbot. Mildred Talbot Myrtle Carey,
Bertha Thompson, Viola Richards, Ruth
King, Mildred Ness and Rovine Trask.
A picnic lunch was served and DELIGHT
full visit reported.
A troop of Girl Scouts was organized at
the home of Mrs. George C. Boom last
Monday afternoon with the following
Scouts present: Misses Olive Morse,
Frances Bradford, Verna Jellison, The
ora Gross, Ruth Bradford, Margaret
Morse, Mona Burgess and Sarah Whit
ing. Mrs. Boorn was elected captain and
Miss Olive Morse, lieutenant. The other
officers will be elected at the next meet
ing to be held in the Universalist church
parlor Monday at p. M, when all girls
interested are invited to attend The
lesson will consist of setting-up drill,
salute, tying knots, etc.
ZIG TAG JOURNEYS. A story hour
for pupils of all grades will be conducted
in the Upper Grammar Building Saturday
afternoons beginning Jan. 10 at 8 OF lock.
The afternoons will be devoted to travel
talks, illustrated by pictures thrown on
the screen by the balopticon. Journeys
will be taken to many lands and stories
told of famous people. The first program
will be entitled a ''Day in the british
Isles" when slides owned by the Belfast
schools will be shown. The Story Hour
will be under the auspices of the Belfast
Free Library, assisted by Mr.. z. D. Hart
shorn. The first lecture will be read by
Miss Annie L. Barr, librarian, subse-
quent programs to be conducted by Mrs.
Geo. C. Bosom and others who have
travelled extensively.
| Bert L. Davis, president Of the Belfast
Chamber of Commerce, addressed the
and outlined his policies for the coming
year. He urged continuing the trips into
the towns of the county as they did last
fall, and said by this method much had
been and would be accomplished. Presi-
dent Davis also announced the following
committees:
New Industries, Mayor C. w. Wescott,
chairman, Herbert H. Stevens, R. L..
Cooper, Linwood B. Thompson, V. A.
Simmons; finance, Orlando E. Frost,
chairman, Ralph A. Bramhall, T. Frank
Parker, Maine Hills, John r. Dunton;
advertising, James H Howes, chairman,
Wilson Ellis, H. H. Coombs, Irving T.
Dinsmore, H. C. Buzzell; rooms, =. E.
Read, DR.. F. S. Graves, Harold S. Nc
Keen; farmers cooperation, Morris L..
Slugg, L. A. Payson, R. H. Howes, C. B
Holmes, R. D. Southworth: scheming,
W. X. Keene, E. L. Harding. N. A. Read,
M. R. Knowlton, O. j. Dickey; member
ship, w. L. West, F. E. Bramhall, W. L..
Luce, C. A. Rackliffe, A. P. Goodhue.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Public Health Comm ittee was held at the
Red Cross room Monday afternoon, Jan.
5th, Mrs. Essie P. earle, chairman, pre-
siding. Miss Sadie Nickerson reported
the work for the month as follows:
Number of cases under care first of
month, IL; number of new cases treated,
10; number of readmitted cases, 2; total
number of cases during month, %; num-
Der of cases dismissed, 8; number of cases
remaining at end of month, Is; nursing
visits, 70; infant welfare visits, IL; tuber-
culosis visits, 5; Office treatments, 9; SAN
itary inspection visits. 3; other visits, 6;
total, 105; number of paying patients, 6;
number of free patients, 4; fees collected,
S23 rs; supplies and postage, $1.16;
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