The Republican journal., 1922-04-13
The News of Belfast

The North church Guild will meet in
the church parlors next Monday evening
at 80, when a picnic supper will be
served.
News was received here Wednesday
morning of the death of Sarah, widow
of the late Joshua Littlefield, at her home
in Waldo.
Do not forget that primary nomina-
tion papers must be filed on OF before
April nth See Laws of Maine, 1919,
page 1853
Mrs. Sumner c. Pattee is planning to
take her pupils to Camden for a recital
some time in May, or when the travelling
becomes settled.
Tuesday, on her way to Bangor, where
she attended a two days session of the
training class for the agents of the full
line of Spencer corsets.
The management of the Belfast Band
are delighted with the hearty response
their Sunday afternoon concerts are re-
ceiving. The collection Sunday was S45.
which speaks louder than words.
Friday evening, April 2lst, at the
Methodist church, there will be an enter
tainment given by the men of the church
and Sunday school, This entertainment
will include a mus cal and literary pro-
gram and demonstration of scoutcraft
by Troop No. s., Belfast Boy Scouts.
More detailed announcements will be
made next week.
DR. Elmer Small observed for over
half hour about 1 a. m. Sunday, what he
termed most beautiful and unusual phe-
nomenon. What seemed to him gilded
band of several feet surround the moon
and in another wide circle around this
/ band was one with all the appearance of
/ rainbow and very bright All the pris-
matte tInts were very distinct. The phe-
nomenon was reported earlier in Boston
and Harvard Observatory says thatit was
not very unusual, but indicated cold and
storm instead of heat. 1t was cirrus
cloud, due to haze.
A PATRIOTIC PARTY AND DELIGHT
/ FUL DANCE. The patriotic party, Eas
ter sales and dance held in the Armory
Monday afternoon and evening, under
the general supervision of Mrs. Charles
/ Bradbu president of the Universaist
League, was an unqualified and financial
success. There was very large attend
ance during the afternoon and a conse-
quent satisfactory sale at all of the ia
bles. An abundance of bunting, flags
galore and many Easter lilies carried out
the thoughts featured and were very ar
4 tistically arranged on original ideas by
Mrs. Bradbury. The sales tables were
also decorated in keeping with the hail.
At the fancy work table were Mrs. j. G.
Paul, Mrs Elijah Ritchie, Mrs. Charles
Bruce and Mrs. George E. Coon bs;
aprons. Mrs. S. N. Racklitf and Mrs.
Frank R. Mixer; friendship, Mrs. Arthur
| W. Morse and Mrs Everett L. Hamilton;
candy, Mrs. Marshall O. Knowlton and
Mrs. j. Lee Patterson; food Mrs. George
g. Wardwell, Mrs Sarah Thompson and
Mrs. N. w. Whitman; the Girls Scout
Maybaskets, Misses Julia and Audrey
Chalmers; tea table, Mrs. Henry Smith
and Mrs. Basil r. Allen. The afternoon
program was an excellent one, particu-
larly the efforts of the children and in
cluded a vocal solo by Miss Mona Bur-
CESS with Miss Idres Rogers as an ac-
companist; fancy dancing, little Miss
Harriet White; selection On Norway by
Master John Chalmers a song on Russia
by Henry Chalmers and Henrietta
Coombs in costume; reading, little Miss
Martha Bowker; song, little Miss Rober-
ia Smith, accompanied by her mother.
These two little tots are personal friends
and brought down the house with storms
of applause, even if it was Impossible to
get the thoughts of their numbers. A
Columbia dance was splendidly done by
Miss Ernestine Webber in patriotic CO.'S
tune A pleasing vocal solo by Mrs
Basil r. Allen completed the formal pro-
gram. The evenings program opened
with selections by McKeen's orchestra,
which also played for the dance. Mrs,
Allen and the Misses Webber and White
repeated by request their afternoon num-
bers and the regular choir, Mrs. Allen,
Charlotte Knowlton, Messrs. Harold 3.
McKeen and Earle l.. Talbot sang de-
| lightful patriotic medley; master John
Chalmers gave patriotic selection,
America Fantasia, and Miss Clara Ham
mons gave the closing number, solo
dance. The pastor, Rev. VIM. Vaughan,
announced much to the regret of all, that
Miss Olive Morse and Miss Katherine L.
Brier were unable to take part, the Tor
mer on account of the weather and the
latter having severe cold.