The Republican journal., 1921-03-31
The Hospital Aid will meet Tuesday
afternoon, April 5th, at the home of its
president, Mrs. Cecil Clay.

| l. lie Hospital tAlu VIII lllett l tuesday,
afternoon, April 5th, at the home of it's
president, Mrs. Cecil Clay.
Miss Ida B. Smalley has resigned as
teacher of the Second Grade in the Nc
Lellan school and Miss Florence Keene is
substituting for the present,
The Women's Alliance of the First
Parish (Unitarian) will hold an apron,
! food and candy sale Saturday afternoon,
in Memorial Hall, beginning at 2.30.
The public boat landing near the East
| ern Steamship Company'S wharf, has
been placed in commission. This is the
earliest for years and last year at this
time the shore was ice bound.
Mrs. George A. Quimby has closed her
home on Miller street. Miss Annie
| knowlton, who has been with her the
past winter, has returned to her home on
/ High street. Mrs. Qulmby is now with
Mrs. William B. Swan, who is rapidly re-
covering from the effects of a recent fall
at her home, when she fractured her
right wrist
Mrs. Robert W. Rollins gave a tea
Thursday afternoon from to 5 o'clock,
in honor of her B. H . S. classmate, Mrs.
! A. G. Wylie of Boston, who was the guest
OF her parents, MIR. and Mrs. o. E. Frost
! Mrs. Henry G. IngersolI assisted the
hostess in serving tea, sandwiches, as
! sorted cake and ice cream. The other
guests were Mrs. Allan M Howes, Miss
| Belle Heating, Miss Marguerite H. Owen,
| Mrs. Harold A. Howard, Mrs. Allen l.,
Curtis, Mrs. Pierre Werner.
THE FIRST MAINE BIRD DAY. On the
| third page in this issue may be found
Gov Percival P. Baxter's proclaim alton
IN regard to Names first bird day, April
9th. The idea originated with Gov. Bax-
ter, one of Names foremost nature low
ers, and will develop into a great bene-
ut to blrd-life. Material to assist teach
ers IN carrying out the program, also
printed with the proclamation, has been
received at the office from the Fish and
Game Department at Augusta and will
be loaned to anyone applying for the
same.
| Plans are now underway for the annu
al hnox-W aldo Music Festival, which is
to be held at the Camden Opera House,
the evening Of May 9th. Miss Margaret
| Ruggles of Thomaston is to have general
supervision of the chorus and solo work,
while DR.. Luce, also of Thomaston, has
entire charge of the orchestra work The
music for the chorus is already in the
hands of most of the schools Of the two
counties. Principal M. F. Hunt of Cam
den is to be general business manager for
the event.
Belfast friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Thorn
as George Dodworth of New York and
Northport have received from them the
| al IF ho ~
daughter, Alma Marian, to Seth Melen
Milliken of New York, formerly of Bel
fast, on Monday, March 2lst, at Saint
Cecilia Chapel, Riverside, Calf Both
bride and groom have many friends in
this city, who extend congratulations
and best wishes. They will spend part
of the summer as guests of the BRIDES pa
rents at their delightful nome at North
Shore, Northport.
Nathan H. Small of this city, who is in
PASSPORT as secretary of the Maine Sar-
dine Section of the National Gamers AS
ISOLATION, has made careful canvass of
the situation in the State and says: at
has been found impossible by most of the
Gamers to pack sardines and sell them at
present prices, which are below the cost
of production. Nearly all have express
ed their intentions of remaining closed
during the early part of the season and
several have stated that their factories
will not be open until July or August"
The officers of Belfast Commandery,
United Order of the Golden Cross, were
installed last Wednesday evening by
Grand Commander Herbert Mckinney OF
Portland: Noble Grand, Charles B, Eaton;
vice noble grand, Mrs. Edith L. Drury;
financial keeper Of records, Fred Waldo
Brown; keeper of records, Charles E.
Sherman; treasurer, Wallace Bickford;
prelate, Ada F. Harvey; herald, Ernest S.
Townsend; w. l. G. Gladys r. Batchel-
der; w. l. G., JOHN W. Batchelder The
meetings are held the first and third
Wednesdays of each month in Castle
Hall.
Mrs. Horace E. Mcdonald gave an
Easter party last Thursday evening, when
auction was played until ten O'Clock.
Then all adjourned to the dining room,
which was decorated with ported sprin g
flowers. The table was centered with a
flock of chickens, ETC., to which were at
tached royal purple and green ribbons,
termin ting at each plate with Easter
cards. The lights were shaded with vel
low crepe pape, giving all pleasing tone.
Sherbert, angel cake, assorted waters
and coffee were served. Later, the game
was continued. Mrs. George /. Heating
won the first prize, pot of jonquils, and
Mrs. Arthur Richie the consolation, a
pot of tulips.
The PIERCE school basket ball team
played ''dandy" game in the Armory
Saturday forenoon and won from the
Brooks boys in four ten-minute periods
in the score of IL to 2. Harry Peters
three of the baskets for the PIERCE team
George Buzzell two and Eugene Ham
mons one. There was a difference of
opinion as to the Brooks boys single bas.
ket ''as their center was nearly tai
enough to reach the basket and save the
ball thrown by another" George Bug
zell brought down the house in his duck.
ing trick, not being tall enough to TAX,
the usual grapple. ut was the best gam.
of the season." Hillard Buzzell refereed