The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1922-01-05

The Unitarian Alliance will give a mil.
itary whist party in Memorial Hall, Fri
day evening, under the auspices of at,
executive committee. They plan to have
about twenty-five tables. Refreshments
will be served. The proceeds are for
their parsonage repair work. Admission
is fifty cents and the playing begins at
7,3O
The New Years ball in the Armory
last Saturday evening, under the aus
p:ces of Company X of the Third Maine
Infantry, was most enjoyable. There
was very large attendance considering
the night was cold with thick fall of
light snow. McKeen's orchestra fur
nished the best of music and all report
very pleasant time, which adjourned at
midnight.
| A public ball will be given in tn
Armory. January 10th, to raise funds
| to help meet the estimated $1,000
expense of the Public Health Boards
work the coming year. 1t will be under
the personal direction of the Boards vice
chairman, Mrs. Ralph L. Cooper. Several
, special features are being planned and the
ball will be social success as all are in
terested in the work of the Board. An
entertainment will be given at 8 O'Clock.
There will be refreshment booth.
White of Newport, a former member
of the Heal team of Bangor, well known
in this citv, arrived last Wednesday night
and will act as captain and coach of the
Belfast b sket ball team. Soper of Dover,
also a former member of the Heal five, has
been engaged as center. Both men were
supposed to play on the Belfast team
scheduled to inert the Searsport A. A.
five in the Armory Wednesday at g. 80 p.
m. The rest of Belfast's lineup could not
be announced as practice was still in
progress under the direction of White,
who will make his choice of several
men.
THE WILSON HOUR" Tuesday, Jan.
10th, the hour between IL and 1 p. M,
will be nationally observed as "Wilson
Hour" During that hour, all friends of
MIR. Wilson and all those interested in
the Foundation are asked to 60 in per-
son to the nearest local headquarters of
the Foundation and make their contribu-
tions at that time. Those who cannot 60
in person are requested to mail their
contributions during that hour. The
local committee consists of Mrs. Ralph L.
Cooper and Selwyn Thompson with their
assistants. Please bear in mind that DUR
ing the hour the committee are to receive
and not solicit contributions.
A young man givi nR his name as Wal
ter II. Douglass and claiming to belong
in Massachusetts, was brought to the Bel
fast Jail last Friday by Deputy Harry
Brown of Unity. He was arrested in
UNITY on account of disorderly conduct
and was evidently under the influence of
morphine. He told several contradictory
stories but showed a large wound on his
back which he said had been caused by
shrapnel, while in the World War. He
also claimed that he had been gassed and
still suffered from the effects of it. He
was in Waterville last week and gave his
name as Alfred Douglass, had left bis
suit case at the Salvation Armv bead-
quarters and had received some assistance
from A. E. Hanson in charge. It was
stated that he had been in that city sew
eral years ago and had contracted debt
win business man and still owed it.
Sheriff frank A. Littlefeld, realizing that
tne young man was suffering from the
use of drugs, which he may have con.
racted while under treatment for his
wounds, used his influence to have
him placed in the Marine Hospital in
Portland. He left here Saturday noon
and seemed pleased to 60 to the hospital