The Republican journal., 1921-02-17
The News of Belfast.

Aurora Rebekah Lodge will giye5 a
mems supper at 6 o'clock next Tuesday
evening at their regular meeting.
M. A. Cook will leave for Boston Sat-
urday to attend the Eastman Photograph
School, returning March 3nd.
The regular meeting of Primrose Chap
ter, o. E. S., will be held next Friday
evening. Refreshments and a social hour
will follow the business meeting.
Julia A. Barker of Augusta will speak
for the Belfast Spiri1ualist Society in
Memorial Hall Sunday at 2 80 and 7.3O
m.
Thomas H. Marshall Circle observed
Lincoln's birthday at their regular meet
ing Tuesday afternoon and will observe
Washington's birthday at their next
next meeting.
The Universalist League will meet
Thursday this week instead of Friday, at
2:30 p. M, with Mrs. Sherman G. Swift.
Every one is urged to come and work for
the Easter sale.
Mrs. John R. Dunton has been made
chairman of the committee for Waldo.
Knox and Lincoln counties in the drive
to raise 81, 75O, 600 for Wellesley College.
Mrs. Dunton, Mrs. James C. Durham and
Miss Margaret N. Hazeltine are the only
Wellesley graduates now in the city.
The public supper furnished by the la
dies of the Baptist church at their vestry
last Tuesday at p. m. was literally pat
ropized and was generally considered one
of the best ever presented by those ia
nous scooks. The food was excellent,
abundant and varied, while the walters
were not only willing but anxious to give
good service.
Mrs. Clarence A. Paul gave a very
pleasing valentine party at her home on
Congress street Monday evening. Covers
were laid for six at the very appropriate
ly decorated dining table when salad, hot
rolls, ice cream, cake and coffee, were
served. Mrs. Harold S McKeen won the
first prize at the game of hearts. Other
guests were Mrs. Allen L. Curtis, Mrs.
Carl H. Stevens, Mrs. Lynwood B. and
Mrs. George C. Thompson.
The story hour Saturday forenoon at
| the Peirce school, under the direction OF
Miss Florence E. Dunton, the public IL
brarian, has become SO popular that it is
advisable to have two periods of one
hour each: Grade 1-3 at 10 O'Clock,
| at IL o'clock. Miss Louise R. Clement
will be the story teller next Saturday fol
the first and Mrs. Arthur E. Wilson fol
the second.
Frank W. johnson of the firm of Bill
lings & johnson, Boston, has been in
Belfast several days to arrange for the
opening soon of the clothing factory in
the c. E. Knowlton building near the de-
pot. Large shipments of their supplies
| have been received and number of men
are here. Mr.. johnson arranged for the
board of about twenty, but the Others
employed will be Belfast men and wom-
en-.
Charles and Alphonso Collins, who hac
been conducting an ice SIX ating rink a
the Muck on upper Miller street, gave il
up several weeks ago, principally on &C.
count of the shell ice and water over it il
the warm weather prevailing. Tht
Whiting Creamery Company, under tn,
direction of Lewis F. Marden, have drain
ed the surface water off and have foun,
beneath ice about 10 inches thick and be
gan cutting Tuesday, hoping to secure i,
good condition about 600 TONS They ar
using gasoline power saws and have tw
on the place, one of which made a recor,
recently in Foxcroft in cutting 14O
cakes, % by A inches in two and one
half hours. They also have an endles
power chain that loads the ice on tn
teams, and Tuesday loaded 8 cakes in 4
seconds. The company will cut 5000 ton
for use in their seven plants.
boy Scouts of Troops One and Two O
this city will hold a special meeting a
the Municipal Court room FRIDAY even
ing to perfect plans for their annua
membership campaign and tag day week
For some years the Scouts have had
tag day each year on " ashington's birth
day for the purpose of raising fu.lds wit
which to help in their camping trips All
miscellaneous expenses. This year tn
tag day will be held Saturday, Feb. 26th
Belfast Boy Scouts have been ever read
in the past to do their part of spubi