The Republican journal., 1922-06-29
STOCKTON SPRINGS

in Belfast, the guest of her aunt, E. NJ.
Croker.
! Hon. c. S. Hichborn and wife drove to
Stockton Springs recently. dining with
his sister Mary Hichborn in the old home.
The sardne factory at Lowder Brook
has opened for work, June 18th being the
first packing day. We trust it may be
good season for all interested.
Mrs. w. II. Morrison left for Cutter,
Maine recently, for several weeks in her
former home. Mrs. Hattie c. Hichborn
is keeping house tor her, during her alb
sence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morton Carleton and 4
children of Winterport, came down
Saturday afternoon, spending Sunday
with Mrs. C.s' parents, MIR. and Mrs. l..
S. Titcomb.
Mr.. Arthur Colcord was a weekend
visitor with his family recently, coming
from Sargentville with Mr.. Andrew ber-
~ in his car and accompanied by other
of the railroad crew.
The Universalist church is to be opened
for the summer, Kew MI Merriil coming
today accompanied by his wife. Services
will be Sunday morning as usual cor
dial invitation is extended to all.
Mrs. Rufus L. Mudeett, accompanied
| by her granddaughter, Miss Ada koxana
Colcord, went to Belfast recently and
were the guests, while there OF Mrs, Mud
gett's sister in law, Mrs. Edwin M.
Croker.
Wednesday afternoon, June l4th,
Mrs Leita NJ Dow, accompanied by Mrs.
Royce Brastow and little daughter vera,
called on Miss Mary Hichborn, remain
ing for tea and returning to Bangor In
her car in the evening
The Current Events Club had its last
regular meeting on Wednesday afternoon.
June l4th, Flag Day." the flag being the
topic for the day. 1t was most interest
ing meeting being held with Mrs. Grace
E. Spalding and Mrs. Jennie d. Staples,
the closing of successful year.
Mrs. Charles hneeland returned Friday
from Boston with her little grandson,
Clarence Kneeland, where she had taken
him for treatment. The child has SUI
fered from q kind of pa, alysis. caused by
some injury at birth, and friends are glad
the little fellow can now 60 without
splnts on his leg.
Mr. Hartwel Blanchard of Boston ar
rived at his boyhood's home June 18th
to visit his niece and nephew, Mrs.
| Lewis wksbury and MIR. Wellman Han
son. Mr.. Blanchard wears his 30 years
most gracefully and came from Boston
unattended, first going to his niece's Mrs.
Warren c. Loud, in Hampton before
coming here. He is tn e Oldest son OF the
late Mr.. Ira Banch ard on the Sandy
point road.
Mrs. Sarah Nickels of Portland, spent
a portion of Monday, June 18th, with her
cousin. Miss Mary Hichborn, arriving
about noon and remaining, while her son
MRS. Albert Nickels, wife two children,
sister Miss Elizabeth, (all of Portland and
Mrs. Carver of New York, who is IN
| Searsport for the summer, motored &c
Bangor. They returned to Searsport al
night, having come through from Port
land, for few days visit, with relatives
| in their former home.
Friday, June 10 proved "red letter day.
in the annals of the Rebekah lodge. 1t
was the occasion of the. annual district
meeting, the district comprising the towns
of Brewer, Orrington, Bucksport, Hamp-
den, Winterport and Stockton. Meetings
were held in the afternoon and evening,
nearly 200 being present guests coming
from Searsport, Monroe, Richmond,
Pittsfield and several from Mass. The
officials present were Mrs. Lucy Agnes
Burton, Pittstield, Grand President
of Rebekah Assembly of Maine; Mrs.
Alice Palmer, Monroe Vice resident,
Mrs Margaret d. Pea body, Portland, War
Init Cro a
Conductor; Mrs Clara E. Couillard,
Hampden, DIST. Dep. Pres; Mrs. Ka-
tharine Allen, Hampden, Dist. Dep Mar
shall; Mrs. Frances E. Homer, Bucksport,
Past President; Mrs Jennie Harding gave
the address of welcome and Post Noble
Grand, Mrs Bragg of Hampden gave the
re ponse. The exercises were held IN
Denslow Hall, the banquet in the lodge
room, connected with the Hall by covered
passage, transformed into floral bower
| Bv a tremendous amount OF work, sup
| plemented by great deal OF taste, the
| lodge room and Denslow Hall, were beauti-
| fully decorated The lodge colors are
mink and green and the walls of the room
| itself being green, it lent itself finely to
the color scheme of pink and green,
carried out to the minetest detail, even to
pink and green frosting on the pie at the
officers table From the gilt moulding.
near the ceiling, hung loops OF crepe pa
per, of the two colors, while from the
central lights depended loops of the same
to the corners of the room. making a
truly fairy-like. scene. At the head of the
room was the officials table, seating
twenty and with its cloth, crossed
with broad bands of pink paper, pink crepe
paper nut baskets, pink double petunias
in rose bow, pink candles and the choicest
viands, it was a vision tempt the most
critical of epicures. Adown the Eastern
side of the room was a longer table, seat
ing thirty this for the "degree team" from
Bucksport In the centre of this table
was a miniature lake, surrounded by
green's in which poised pink birds. The
cold meats, salads. pies, and cakes were of
the finest quality, revealing to the guests
the longtime deserved reputation of our
villages fine cooks Along the western
wall was third table almost duplicate
of the one mentioned and down the centre
another and still another All were load