The Republican journal., 1921-07-07

| AoSoutiy 1Iom stay OF several weeks IL
Washington, D c.
Mrs. Andrew McGown and son Joseph
have been the guests recently of Mrs,
Walter Gavan in Montclair, N. j. Mrs.
McGown, her two daughters, Misses Dor
othy and Virginia, and son Joseph, will
arrive in Searsport this week to spend
the summer at their cottage.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. W. Gilkey, Mrs. 1.-Two
ma Williams, Mrs. c. E. Adams and Miss
Faustina Harding arrived home last
Wednesday by auto from Boston. They
were accompanied from Hampton Beach
by Miss Edith Williams of New York.
who will spend the summer vacation as
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Gilkey.
The Ladies' Guild of the Congregation
al church met recently at the home of
Mrs. Andrew Ross on Main street, with
large attendance. Articles are fast be-
ing finished up for the annual sale, which
will take place in Union hall, July 9th.
A splendid collection of aprons, includ-
ing mary new models, will be one of the
| features.
A motor party including Mr.. and Mrs
James Duncan and daughter, Martha, and
the Misses Mary Field, Harriette Erskine
and Mary Jerome, went to Bluehill Thurs
| day. They returned the same day, &C
companied by Miss Elizabeth Martin
daughter of Prof John ]. Martin of Ban
COR, who will be the guest of Miss Dun
can for week
i Lud C. Havener and Miss Lucille Hav-
ener, Mrs. William Curtis and two chill
| dren arrived by auto Saturday from Wor-
cester, Mass, to spend the remainder of
the summer in town. MIR. and Mrs. Have
! ner's summer home, the Pendleton house
/ in West Main street, was utterly wrecked
by the cyclone of May 22nd. A bungalow
| to be used until more substantial build
ing can be erected has been constructed
for the use of the family during the sum-
mer.
The biggest 4th of July celebration
ever was, what everybody said of Sears
ports celebration on Monday. Early in
the morning the crowd began to gather,
and by 10 O'Clock, time for the big pa
rade to start, automobiles were parked
solldly IN double line from the pants
factory to Steamboat avenue. Specta-
tors TILED the sidewalks, doorsteps, lawns
and plazzas on Main street. The pa
rade started from Union hall and was led
by Miss Suzanne Savage of Bangor on
horseback, and marshalled by Fred Small
IN pollceman's uniform. There follow
ed handsomely decorated automobiles.
patriotic, commercial and comic floats.
boys on bicycles, horribles, etc. The
patriotic floats were most effective.
George Washington Clifton FOSTER and
Betsy Ross Miss Alice Porter were
driven by Edward Nichols. Liberty, i'm
personated by Miss Eleanor Closson hold
ing high flaming torch, was driven by
Miss Rebecca Ross. A touching note
was the Service Flag, carried shoulder
high by the following girls: Elizabeth
Sawyer, Edith Williams, Nina Davis,
Prudence Grinnell, Adelaide Curtis, Mar
Ian and Katherine Davis, Valerie Croce,
Phyllis Kneeland and Ruby Davis Beu-
Ian / avis. Doris Harvey, Janet Clark
and Helen Curtis carried baskets filled
with flowers, which they tossed into the
flag as they marched.
| Old Glory was borne by Roy Moody
and the French flag by Fred Parker. Abb
raham Lincoln'was impersonated by Frank
Stairs and Uncle Sam by James LON.
bard. The Penobscot { oal and Wharf Co.
was represented by barge drawn by four
horses. The tower, smoke stack and deck
house were all there, portraying the
methods OF the industry. The A. A. Co.
had handsome float decorated in red,
white and blue and bearing the barrels
and bags symbolizing the phosphate in
dustry. Two large gypsy caravans deco
rated with quantities of wild flowers and
ferns, bearing Kanetota Campfire girls in
picturesque gypsy costumes and playing
tambourines, accordians, etc., were bril-.
liant and effective, part of the parade.
They were warmly applauded. One of
the most popular features was the L. C.
Havener car, decorated entirely in light
blue and bearing little Betty Curtis as
Mary with her Little Lamb, the really
truly lamb being very picturesque in his
fleece as white as snow.
The tiny girl took her part with dignity
and was too cute for words. Mrs. Frank
Curtis made of her car a huge shoe. and
in oldfashioned costume she drove her
many children in it. Mrs. E. D. P. Nick
els car, driven by Lester Conarv. was
strikingly beautiful. Done in rose color
its occupants wearing rose hats trimmed
with ferns, it was brilliant note of color
in the parade. Capt. c. N. Meyers car
was most attractively decorated in a
marine effect, with anchors, ships flags.
etc. The College Club Tea House had a
very effective float; solid green with
touches of orange, huge lobster adver-
Using the Tea House speciality. The q.