The Republican journal., 1921-09-01

Inc Maine FOmoioelcaI society held a
very successful meeting on the farm of
Arno w. Knight of Lincolnville, Thurs
day, August Is. The meeting was pro.
nounced success by all those present
More than 200 men and women interest
ed IN orchard work had an opportunity to
listen to an array of speakers that did
full justice to the occasion. In the fore.
noon at the Tranquility Grange Hall
George Yeaton gave an interesting talk
on pruning and grating. He was follow.
ed by Professor Potter of the New Hamn-
shire Agricultural College, who gave q
! very practical talk on cultivation and
fertilization of the orchard Professor n
+. Sweetser from the University of Maine
then gave many practical hints in setting
J young orchard and the proper method
OF handling nursery stock. A free dinner
was then served to the speakers and their
friends by the citizens of Lincolnville
AFTER dinner the party assembled on the
farm of Arno W. Knight for the purpose
OF visiting his fine orchard. The follow
ing speakers, who had their respective
topics assigned them, were then intro
duced by Mr.. Macomber, president of the
neurological Society: Frank Dudley. DUST
ing; Mrs. Winslow, care of the Marshall
orchard in Massachusetts,; Charles M.
WHITE, marketing; and A. X. Gardner.
| oieanizatlon. Community chairman. A.
II. Miller, and member of the executive
committee of the Waldo County Farm
| bureau, was especially active in creating
interest in this meeting and deserves
much credit on account of its success.
The bazaar, baby show, concert and
dance gwen in the Armory last Thursday
afternoon and evening as benefit to the
| Waldo County Hospital, was a social and
financial success. All the sales tables
were well furnished and the wares met
ready sales in the hands of the following
committee with Mrs. Cecil Clay as GEN
eral chairman: Mrs. George G. Wardwell
and Mrs W. L. West, grab bag; Mrs. G.
Z. hittredge and Miss Elizabeth Kilt
redge, ice cream; Mrs. Stephen S. /.
Shute and Mrs. Pierre R. Werner. iced
tea; Mrs. Nathan H. Small, Mrs LEROY
| A. Weber and Mrs. Colby A. Rackliff.
fancy work; Mrs. John w. Ferguson,
handkerchlefs and linen; Mrs. w. Morris
Delsh5r, friendship articles; Mrs E. A.
Wilson, Mrs. W. X. Keene and Mrs. F.
H. Mayo, food; Mrs. R. P. Coombs and
Mrs. H. G. Ingersoll, candy; Mrs. O. s
Vickery and Mrs. Elmer Small. baskets
and fir pillows; Mrs. Eugene l.. Stevens
linen towels; Mrs Giles G. Abbott. Mrs
Frank l. Wilson and Mrs. F. G. Mixer
aprons; Mrs. Ansel M. Lothrop, Mrs. All.
Ian M. Howes, Mrs. Irving T. Dinsmore
and Miss E. Frances Abbott, flowers At
the baby show, with Mrs. B. H. Mudgett.
Mrs. Thomas E. Bowker Mrs. Georee p
Dunton and Mrs. l.. E. Thornton as the
Judges the prizes were awarded as fol-
lows: The silver cup for the handsomest
baby, Stanlette knoWlton: the naDkin
ring for the best physically, Muriel EIiz-
abeth Flewelling; the spoon for the heav
lest. Horace James Staples In the even
ing a program was given including folk
dance by little Jane Mudgett and Henry
Ingersoll, Jr.; readings, Mrs. S. A. Par
ker; vocal solos, Mrs Mrs. Mabel Norton
Foote of Brookline; nature dance, little
: Hildegarde Rogers; vocal solos, Miss
Charlotte knowlton, Oriental dance in
costume, Miss Caroline Hsvener The
accompanies were Miss Inez R. Church.
/ i'll, Mrs. Lloyd D. McKeen and Miss Beu-
lab Young The last number on the pro-
gram was by Louis Benjamin of Dorches-
ter, Mass, choir boy in the Dorchester
Episcopal church. He was accompanied
by his sister Mabelle. With their moth
er they were guests at the Windsor Ho-
tel. Dancing with music by McKeen's
orchestra closed the evenings enjoyment.
In justice to Belfast people we announce
that'the disturbance during Mrs Foote'S
solos, especially, was made by out-of-
town young people. The net proceeds are
over $780, Mrs. Clay wishes to acknowl-
edge the receipt of check of over thirty
dollars from l. P. Griffith of Freedom
and also to thank all who assisted in any
waV