The Republican journal., 1922-11-23

Mrs. Maria Routley, Mrs. William Parse,
Mrs. Joseph Sweetser, Mrs. Henry G.
Curtis, Mrs. E. D. P. Nichols, Mrs. Will
iam m Goodell, Mrs. c. N. Meyers, Mrs. B.
F. Cocord, Miss o. j. Lawrence, Miss
Georgia Ford, Miss Harriet Roulstone.
At business meeting of the Ladies'
Guild of the First Congregation'l church
held last week at the home of Mrs, d c.
Nichols, II were present, and the Guild
was reorganized with the following off
GERS for the coming year: Committee in
charge, Mrs. William Nj. Parse, Mrs. Jo-
seph Sweetser, Mrs. Harold LeMay, Mrs.
D. c. Nichols; pure hasing committee,
Mrs. N. F. Gilkey, Mrs. Joseph Sweet
ser; secretary and treasurer, Miss Mabel
Griffin; entertainment committee, Mrs.
Frank C. Whitcomb, Mrs. Sidney NJ.
Weber, Miss Florence Colcord, Miss
Harriet Roulstone. On Tuesday after
noon social tea was given in the church
vestry, for the people of the parish. Re-
freshments were served and the pastor
gave talk. The affair was in charge oi
Mrs. j. C. Lombard and Miss Georgia
Ford. Tuesday, November 28th, the
Guild will meet at the home of Mrs. N
F. Gilkey in East Main street.
A joint installation of he officers of
the Blue Lodge, F. and A. M, and of
Royal Arch Chapter, was held on Tuesday
evening, the installing fficers being Dist
Dep. Grand Master G. Renfrew Wilson of
Searsport, and o. w. Ripley of Liberty,
Grand Scribe. The following officers of
the Blue Lodge were installed: Worship
full Master, Donald w. Vaughan; senior
warden, James Lombard; junior warden,
Joshua Curtis; senior and junior deacons,
Earl Cunningham and Harry McCasln;
treasurer, Fred Perkins; secretary, Ralph
M oody; marshal, A. Story Trundy; chap
lain, George Buck; stewards. Henry JEFF
ferson and Alton Small; tyler, Fred Swift;
orgsnist, Maurice Dolliver. The officers
of Royal Arch Chapter were installed as
follows: High Priest, G. Renfrew Wilson;
King, William NJ. Parse; Scribe, C. N.
Meyers, treas, Fred Perkins; Sec, Ralph
Moody; Capt of the Host, Harry Nc Cas-
lin; R. A. Capt, Earl Cunning ham; prin-
cipal soiourner, James Lombard; keeper
of the First Veil, Joshua Curtis; keeper of
the Second Veil, D. W. Vaughan; keeper
of the Third Veil, F. C. Whitcomb; Ste
wards, Joseph Kaloch, Amos Simpson;
tyler, Henry Jefferson.
Eben E. Sawyer of Searsport died in
Bangor Tuesday, November 14th, at the
age of 46 years, 8 months, IL days. He
succumbed to a nervous breakdown sew
eral weeks ago, and for the past three
weeks had been confined to his bed. On
Saturday, November 11th, he was taken
to Bangor hospital for treatment, and
lived but three days afterward. Mr..
Sawyer was born in Searsport March 81,
1876, the son of William Babbidge and
Abbie tPalmeD Sawyer. He was educat-
ed in the local schools, graduating from
Searsport High school in the class OF
1898. For number of years he was en-
ployed in New York City, where he was
connected with the United Rubber Co.
His record in the World War was hiahl,
commendable. Although over draft age
| he succeeded after considerable difficult,
in enlisting, and April 20, 1917, exactl,
| two weeks after war was declared, he re.
ceived an appointment as Sergeant in tn,
| Quarteru aster's Corps. He possessed
much musical talent and was an excel.
lent violinist, although he gave NOR,
time to the cultivation of his voice
which was baritone of PARTICULAR,
sympathetic and appealing quality, espe
cially adapted to sacred music WheI
in his home town he gave freely his ser
vices as an aid to the work of the Con
eregational Chuich choir, and his voic
was always heard with much pleasure
During the past summer he was bariton
soloist in the church. Funeral service
were held from the house in Norris street
Thursday at one M, Rev. Harold LIE
May officiating. The bearers were c. o
Sawyer, Capt. N. F. Gilkey, Fred B
Smith and Albert M. Kane, and int r
ment was made in the Gordon cemetery
The floral tributes were profuse ant
beautiful, including a basket from tn
choir, and pillow from the parish. Tn
| deceased is survived by his mother; b,
one sister, Mrs. Fred Shute of Sandy
point, and by four brothers; Harvey o
South Framingham, Mass; William o
Boston; DR.. Fredrick X. of Bangor, ant
Arthur of Searsport.
| The village of Damsriscotta is infested