The Republican journal., 1921-02-24

on program of the Massachusetts Au-
/ dubon Society for BIRD Whistlina"
April 9th, Symphony Hall, Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. John M. Swanson and
young son are among the recent arrivals
in the city from Washington, D. c., Mr..
Swanson coming here as one of the WIRE
less operators at the Congress street
station.
The Board of Registration will be in
session for ten days, beginning March
I'd, to revise and correct the voting lists
for the city election, which occurs on
March 14th. The attention of women is
especially called to this advertisement.
In the registration last fall many of the
women did not enroll in either party and
! several men conversant with the laws
say that it will be necessary for them to
declare their party preference before they
can vote in the primaries
William H. Quimby was called to Port
land Thursday by the death of Dr. B B.
Foster, who had been in failing health for
some time. The marriage of DR.. Barzillai
B. Foster of Portland and Miss Lizzie M.
Blodgett took place in Belfast, Oct, "a.
1885, and they have been frequent visitors
here ever since. DR.. Foster was the son
of DR.. Thomas A. Foster and was born in
Unity 70 years ago. His first wife. Miss
Elizabeth Flagg of Topsham, died in 1884,
leaving one daughter, Mrs. Arthur C.
Hall of Portland. His widow and three
sons also survive: Herbert B., DR.. Thomas
| A. of Portland and William Quimby Fos-
ter of Pittsburg, Pa. He also leaves
brother, DR.. Charles w. Foster, and
sister, Mrs. Winthrop Jones of Portland.
With one exception, DR.. Foster was the
oldest practicing physician in Portland in
point of service He was very fond of
Belfast, especially of Pitchers pond,
where he came every season to spend
several weeks at the Quimby cottage,
Alhambra. He was educated at West
brook Seminary and Maine Medical
School, being graduated in 1870, and was
a classmate of DR.. Elmer Small of this
city. Since that time he had practiced
in Portland where he held high position
both professionally and socially.
THE KATCA-KOO CAST. The unusu-
ally entertaining musical production,
Katcha-koo, to be given by the High
school seniors in the Colonial Theatre
March 18th is being rehearsed by Mrs. S.
/! A. Parker, the schools English teacher,
and will have the following cast: Katcha-
HOO, Carroll Parker; Maharajah of Hun
ga, an East Indian Romeo Bartlett Whit
ing; Dick Horton, a collector of antiques,
| Hillard Buzzel; Harry Bradstone, a COL
lector of adventures, Albert Morey; Mrs.
/ Chattie- Gaddin, rich American widow,
| Eliza beth Kittredge; Polly, her daughter,
! Helen Wescott; Prudence, another daugh-
ter, Olive Morse; Soleiah, widow of
wizard, Agnes Hill; Urbanah, High
Priestess of the Tenn pie, Louise Clark;
Boodypah, a slave, Watson Nickerson;
Chin Chin Foo Chinese wife of the NAH
arjah, Katie Brown; Brazilian wife of
the Maharaiah, Margaret Rogers; Irish
wife, Ruth Dinsmore; French wife, Eliza
beth Doak; device bearer, Alfred Bruce;
gong bearer, George Fletcher; two fan
bearers, Norman Woodbury. and Carl
| Smalley. Mrs. Parker approves of the
play which abounds in catchy songs,
dances, witty lines and business. Special
costumes will be worn and the production
will be staged under th5 direction of a
professional coach. The first act is laid
/ in the Maharajah's Temple Of Buddha,
Rasputin, india with its Oriental settings
and atmosphere. The second is in New
York, the home of the rich young widow
on Riverside Drive. The story is unique
and interesting centering around Katcha-
Koo, the fakir of East Indian type, who
receives from the natives only supplica-
tons and offerings until he falls into the
hands of two Americans who succeed
through the influence of garments of sew
eral nations in making him a composite
OF impulses that alter the entire course
of his subsequent career.