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Kentucky Harmony Singers
In Southern Melodies
THE Kentucky Harmony Singers.

THE Kentucky Harmony Singers
composed Of five colored women.
who come from Fulton, KY. are in
Washington singing in number of
the local churches. The singers are
Louise NJ Braxton, director: Marjorie
Toomes, lyric soprano and pianist;
Buelah Vaughn, second soprano;
Selma Clifton. contralto; Brenda john
son. tenor and secretary.
This morning at II o'clock they will
appear at the Galbraith A. NJ. F.. Zion
Church. Sixth street northwest. This
afternoon at pm. they will appear
at Israel G.. NJ. f. Church, First and
= streets southwest. at which time
Louise NJ Braxton will speak on the
"Problem of the Housewife" This
evening at IS o'clock the Kentucky
Singers will render special music at
Douglas Memorial Methodist Church,
Eleventh street northeast.
/ They sing only the negro spirituals
and Southern melodies. The Ken
lucky Harmony Singers have ap-
peared in some of the leading
churches Of America and have broad
cast from "a stations. They spent
three months in Detroit and sang in
1870 churches.
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Sounding Brass

TOHN WILDER, President Cool.
idge's uncle, with the Plymouth
Old-Time Dance Orchestra. Will be the
feature at the Loew's Palace Theater
this week. Uncle John is an expert
fiddle player. He won the old fid
dler's contest in Boston some months
ago. The orchestra includes some of
the Presidents schoolmates and boy
hood chums. Herbert Moore, 81 years
Of age, the caller" of the old-fash-
ioned dances. was formerly a school
chum and roommate of Calvin Cool.
idge.
Patrons of the Villa Roma Night
Club were delighted with the per
formance Of Helen Dulin. popular
local dancer. Helen is dancing the
"Black Bottom" for which a vogue
seems to have been started.
Esther Cutchin, pia mist, will he the
special attraction at the Amba ssadOr
Theater this week. She was a former
favorite of the Crandall Saturday
Nighters. She will offer a brief re-
cital.
The Earle Theater Will present Al
Moore and his Jolly Tars," a synco.
pated orchestra of IL pieces. They
have appeared at Keith's Theater and
at Crandall's Tivoli. Their routine at
the Earle Theater will be entirely
new, with the inclusion of dancers
and singers.
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PAUL KOCHANSKI-
Rumanian Queen S Visit
Arouses MusicalM Memories

"THE recent visit of the Queen of
Rumania to this city had the ef-
feet of putting me in a reminiscent
mood" said Mr.. Henry %ander for
many, many years lecding musical
light of Washington. II e other day.
"She made me recall my student days
in Berlin in 1885. when I had the
honor of meeting the Empress Fred
erick. who was the aunt of our dis
tinguished royal visitor the eldest
daughter of Queen Victoria, and the
mother of the dethroned Kaiser Will
liam.
while studying the piano under
the famous pedagogue Karl Kind
worth. was requested by Mrs.
Klindworth, an Englishwoman and
an intimate friend of the then Grown
| Princess Frederick, to participate in
the conservation of the newly erected
! English church in the garden of
Montbijou This church was built by
the Crown Princess. The vocal
quartet was composed of two English
women, the Rev. Mr.. Earle, pastor
of an English church in the German
capital. and myself. The rehearsal
was under the direction of Crown
| Princess Frederick. and all of the
| members of her immediate family
We're present.
During the intermisSiOn at the re-
hearsal wee had a conversation with
the kaiser's parents, and following
the same his English mother re-
gal led us with an operate aria and a
selection from The Messiah. She
was the possessor of fine contralto
voice and her numbers were rendered
with profound sentiment and in a
most artistic manner. AS a vocalist
she could have achieved great sue
cess on the concert stage had she
chosen music as "A profession This
charming woman was not popular
with the Germans. owing to her
foreign birth. But. had they known
her more Intimately in her simple
home life. with her linguistic. artis-
tic and musical attainments, they
surely would have highly esteemed
her as their sovereign. The Sunday
following the rehearsal. the consecra
tion of the church took place In the
| presence of the German imperial
family. the diplomatic corps and the
| highest officials of the former empire.
Henry Xander is Of the days when
| Washington music circles We're more
closely and amiably associated by co
operation. AS A result the city had
some splendid music splendidly put
on For Is years Mr.. Eander was
director of the Washington Saenger
bund which gave informal concerts
and two formal concerts year al
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Philharmonic Series Closes

Subscription ticket sale of the New
York Philharmonic Orchestra series
will close tomorrow. T. Arthur Smith
announces that tickets for the sepa
rate concerts will be available Wed
nesday. The first concert Of this
orchestral series will be given Tues
day, November 16, 4:30 pm, at the
National Theater. with Willem Men
gelberg conducting and a, program
of exceptional attractiveness.
The New York Philharmonic con.
certs are viewed as important events
in Washington's season, and with a
list OF boxholders and patronesses
prominent in social and political life
the opening concert promises to be
musically and socially an outstanding
feature of the season.
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The Washingtonians Plans.

THE production by the Washing
tonians of Suppe's one-act opera,
"Pygmalion and Galatea." with it's
mythical story of the sculptor of an
cient Greece. the sparkling melody of
Suppe at his best and it's rollicking
lassical comedy. has proven so popu-
lar that already four performances
have been played to delighted audi
ences with sufficient calls from society
circles for private performa noes
to presage many performances
to follow. The production by Rollin
Bond has unique lighting effects. 1t
is genuine novelty to Washington.
though famous in Europe. The lead
ing roles are sung by Gayle and
Gladys Hunt and Harry Myers. Gene
We've Farnell Is stage director. The
musical groups include the Wash
ingtonian Ensemble" and the Jenny
Lind unit.
No tickets are sold for these per-
formances. They are performed for
the members Of the opera club and
their guests. Capacity is limited and
those desiring admission cards should
apply to Mrs. Genevieve Bond, 1411
Massachusetts avenue northwest; DIR.
Elnora c. Folkmar, 1880 H street
northwest. or to members of the COM
pdnY. The next performance OF
'Galatea" will be Wednesday evening.
More frequent performances of this
work are prohibited on account Of the
concentrated rehearsals of the Wash
ingtonians on the Chimes of Nor.
mandie," production of which is to be
made early in December in a large
auditorium for the general public.
The Chimes" proved the big success
of the Washingtonians In 1920. There
have been requests for its repetition.
Another one-act operate novelty by
the composer of "The Bohemian
Girl" new to Washington, will be
launched in December. 1t is 1.-The
Queens Awakening" Faust in
English. produced by the Washing
tonians In 1929. will follow in January
In response To repeated requests for
thie opera In our language.
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Lillian Evanti s Recital
Here November 81

A FTER her many. successes abroad
in opera and recitals. Lillian
Evanti. coloratura soprano, returns TO
America for a short tour and she will
include Washington. her home city. in
the itinerary.
Announcement is made that by ar
rangements with the concert bureau
of T. Arthur Smith, Nine. Evanti will
be presented in recital at Belasco
Theater Sunday evening. November
ol, at Sis.
The glowing press comments from
abroad. particularly in France. where
she made exceptional hits in grand
opera should be sufficient to accord
Nine. Evanti an unusually large re-
ception here at her recital
The singer is now touring in the
West and her Washington appearance
will be in the nature of an adieu be-
fore sailing December for her re-
engagement In French opera.
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MR.. AND MRS. HARLAN RAN
DALI, until recently active mem
hers of the younger music group in
Washington. send word that they are
Settled now in Chicago. Mr.. Randall
is teaching in the. Chicago Musical
College there under Herbert Wither-
spoon. He has been doing motion pic
ture presenta ton work and sung over
radio station WIS. Mr.. Randall also
is associated with the Allerton House
Glee Club.
Wednesday Mr.. Randall VIII appear
in recital at South Haven, Mich, with
Mabel Sharp Herdieu. a we'll known
soprano of Chicago. and David w.
Guion, composer-pianist. Mr.. Randall
and Mrs. Herdieu will sing Mr.. Guion's
songs, and he will play group OF
his own compositions.
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Sousas Band Nov. 19
To Plav Work by Dett

RECAUsE of the present interest of
American music lovers in Amer
ican negro music, as evidenced by the
popularity Of the spirituals, and by
the successful tours of Roland Hays,
the negro tenor, the work OF X. Ma
thaniel Dett, an American negro COM
poser, will be represented in this sea
sons program of Lieut.. Comdr. John
Philip SOusa, who this year makes his
thirty fourth annual tour with his Ia
nous band. He will give two con-
certs in the Auditorium the afternoon
and night of November 10.
The number which Sousa Will offer
will he the "Juba Dance" from the
suite I'm the Bottoms" This will be
the first presentation of his work by
band or orchestra.
I'm the Bottoms" Is in five move
ments. The prelude is entitled Night
fall" Then follows His Song" the
weird, grooming melody Of an aged
negro singing to himself. Honey"
the third movement. Is after Paul
Laurence Dunbar's poem. "A Negro
Love Song" while the "Barcarolle. :"
In the words of the author. paints
the pleasure of sunshiny morning
on the Father of the Waters
OF the "Juba Dance" movement
which Sousa will play the author
says. this is probably the most char
acteristic number of the suite, as it
portrays more of the social life of the
people. ".Juba" is the stamping on
the ground with the foot, and follow
ing it with two staccato pats of the
hands. At least one-third of the
dancers keep time in this way while
the others dance. Sometimes all will
combine together in order to urge on
a solo dancer to more frantic land at
the same time more fantastic) endeav-
ors. The orchestra generally consists
Of single fiddler" perched high on
a box or table who. forgetful of self
In the rather hilarious excitement of
the hour. does the impossible in the
way of douhle-stepping and bowling.
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CONCERTS T S
NEW YORK SYMPHONY-Tuesday

The first of the three concerts which
the New York Symphony Orchestra
will give in Washington this season is
scheduled for Tuesday at 4:30. at
Polls.
Walter Damrosch will conduct. and
Paul kochanski. violinist, will be the
assisting artist.
On the program will he one of the
new French works. which Damrosch
brought hack from Europe this sum
mer. II is a ballet. Les ReContres,
by Jacques Ibert, who belongs to the
younger French school. kochanski
will play two compositions. represent
ing old and modern schools. Concerto
in minor for violin with orchestra y
by Bach. and "Tzigane- -Rapsodie de
Concert" by Ravel.
The complete program follows:
/. Symphony No 35 in d ...... Mozart
.. Concerto in Minor for violin with
orchestra Mr.. Eochanski. 'S'0
Jacques Ibert
f. Two Nocturnes ............. Debussy
a. Nuages.
b. Fetes.
3. Tzigan-Rapsode de Concert for Violin
with orchestra ............. Ravel
Mr.. Kochanski.
6. Prelude. The Mastersingers". Wagner
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Chaminade Club Sings.

THE Chaminade Glee Club, Esther
Linkins, director, and Mrs. H. T
Murray. acc"mpanist. gave concert
at the Louise Home Thursday eve
ming. assisted by Dorothy Bonmansor
pianist. and LaVerne Sims Fairchild
soprano.
Rehearsals for the club are in full
swing, many new members having
been received. The officers are de
sirous that new members Join as soor
as possible Rehearsals are held each
Monday evening in the Knabe- Kit
studios, 1890 G. street.
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Friday morning at noon, II O'Clock,
the annual business meeting and
luncheon for active members of the
Friday Morning Music Club will be
held at the Cosmos Club assembly
room. Luncheon will cost 81. Mem
hers are requested to please notify
Mrs. Agnes Wickersham. at the
Wyoming. IL they can be present.
Last Friday the meeting of the
board Of governors was held at the
home Of the president. Mrs. Byrnes.
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"rIIE GsANNiB.AL KING" MONDAY
TUESDAY. THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY

The choir boys and girls of lmmacu-
late Conception Church will give their
eighth semi-a nnual operate perform
ance under the direction Of Harry
Wheaton Howard in the lmma culate
Conception Auditorium. on \ street
between Seventh and Eighth streets
northwest. Monday. Tuesday. Thurs
day and Friday nights of this week
at SIS o'clock. The operetta TO he pre-
sented is called The Cannihal King
and is suhtitled as a "Hawaiian Comic
Operetta.' 1t was written by Mr..
Howard.
Eleanor Hopkins. the 16-year-old
leading lady" will sing her first star
part. but her fourth role in one OF
these productions. She is the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. f. Hopkins
of 44s Buchanan street northwest.
Frederick Nolan. who is also Is, has
sung in all the previous productions
given by this group. He is studying
music with Prof. Howard. Mrs. Mar
garet n. Martin, Frederick's aunt. and
James J. Nolan, his father.
The cast of the operetta includes:
Evening star., 1926-11-07

Growing Of bulbs, especially mar
cissus, has become a profitable in
dustry on the abandoned rice fields
of South Carolina.
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Los Angeles proposes to establish a
great botanic garden at an eventual
cost Of $4,000, 900.
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Woodruff Youngs is filling the tenor
soloist's position at the Sixth Presby-
terian Church for the present.
The Rubinstein Club held the first
rehearsal of the season Tuesday at
the Willard Hotel. The old members
reported In full force and many new
ones were added. Regular rehearsals
will he held every Tuesday at II
O'Clock at the Willard.
Any singers wishing to join this
chorus club of women's voices please
report to Mrs. James Dalgleish. 1872
Varnum street, Adams 2555.
The senior class of the Master
Continued on Ninth Page)
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MU SIGR A PHS

Memorial Lutheran Church. which
has recently been rebuilt, program
will he rendered by the quartet and
chorus choir of 80 members. The
members of the quartet are: Deborah
Fl. Lawson. Gretchen V. Lord, Ira
Krider. Randolph E. Myers. Louis r.
Thompson has directed the choir in
the preparation of these numbers,
Lillian G. Wines is the organist.
In the programs the numbers will
be: Morning service
Prelude, Pastoral Overture in G.. Faulkes
Anthem. "Halleluiah'' .....:...... Rogers
soio ene viii n E1so HST rsse r%a' from Hcssrs Costa
Deborah H. Lswsonl ,.,,.
Afternoon service:
Anthem. "Ye Tha, Stand in the HOUSE"
Tenor solo. The Voice in the Wilder a.
postlude. Grand Ire Shsrns Sr5eer' Spencer
Evening service:
Anthem % Lord Most HOLY Franck
Trio cf2 frs.s s'siF''G from ny P2ts Sss waten Verdi
deborah H. LAWSON; Ira ,Krider. Randolph
IDore WaltenI
POstlude. Grand Choeur" ....... Rogers
The second of the series of recitals
at the Washington College of Music
was held Friday evening in the con-
| cert hall by junior students and was
we'll attended.
The program was presented by
Dora Brotman. Jeanette kirsch,
| Clara BENEDICT, Eleanor May Gary.
piano: Julian Altman. violin: Fora
Krynirsky. piano: Mary Gastrock. So
prano; Paul Rosenberg. piano: +.
| Warren Barnes. violin: Dorothy
Leighty. piano. Helen Humphrey. So
prano: Gladys Pinching. piano; Flora
Clayton. violin; Eettie Sadie. piano.
Albert W. Harmed directed spe-
cial musical program at the Church Of
| the Ascension last Sunday morning in
honor of the ordination of two priests
| and two deacons. Schubert's Great
Is Jehovah" was sung and also set
| ting of the holy Communion" As
made by Mr.. Harmed was given for the
| first time on this occasion.
The Washington Ladies' Quartet
composed of Isabel Garvin Shelley
and Mary McAninch. sopranos. and
Adelaide Boyd and Ruth Clark altos.
sang at the Cherrydale Baptist Church
last Sunday evening.
The regular monthly board meet
|
Grafton of Music Clubs will he held
! Saturday at 4: 80 pm. In Mrs. Har
riett Locher's room. third floor.
Metropolitan Theater Building. Tenth
and F streets northwest.
A full attendance is desired. as
plans for the Mcdowell Children's
Crusade. the massed Spring concert
and other matters will he discussed.
A new junior club. the Prestissimo
| Club. Mabel r. Mulliken. has re
Gently been welcomed into the fedora
| ton.
Flora McGill keefer presented a
group of students in an unusually
successful song recital at the studio
on street last Tuesday night.
Mildred kolb Schulze was accompanies
for most of those on the program.
However. Benjamin Clark played for
Phyllis Price and Mr.. Dowd accom-
panied Mary Dowd in her group. Mr..
Clark also played the List "Liebes
ira um" Is solo.
The program of songs included:
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Irene BontZ
Kathleen Curtin
Margaret Driscoil
Hula Dancers. ...... Margaret Fallon
Dorothy Graham
Violet Hambieton
Margaret Nealon
Eoam.of.the-sea Gertrude Becker
WavingPain Elizabeth Danh kl
Thunder r. -('loud Agnes Dowd
'i"~ Teresa Behabetz
Catherine Considine
Na-Hu-I, engaged To Sunshine. Urban Tretler
~" Richard Bahcock
uaTA the fisherman Frederick Nolan
Eleanor Hopkins
o-No-No. last Of long line Of Hawaiian Hn,,n,
HaKaW -Ka. La-Ka- Wa aKa-Wa-Ka-Ha-Ka.
Adelaide YOcum
Hawaiian maiden of uncertain age.
if1Iesae & Scientist Visiting unfreau.nted Islands.
Chorus of Hawaiian Maidens and Boys.
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EVER so often some real appre-
~ citation of one Of Washington 5
products that has marked talent and
has struggled along valiantly i'll the
hard way of the concert artist comes
70 light and is gratifying. In the
Atlanta Journal recently an item ap-
peared which said:
do you ever believe in fairies?
II you don't. then you weren't in the
auditorium of the Atlanta Music
Clubs morning musicals Wednesday V
and heard Sylvia Lent play Cecil
Burleigh's Fairy Sailing"
Having heard little Sylvia play this
work. personally. last Spring. the
writer can thoroughly sympathize
with whoever wrote the article in
Atlanta. 1t is with enthusiasm that
l. for one. look forward to hearing
Sylvia play concert here a little
later in the season under the man
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"dltn0m.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. l.. Kingman of
Brewer visited friends here last Sun
day.
The many friends of Theron Haslam
are sorry to learn he has broken his
leg.
w. E. Jordan. Rosie Clough, Maude
Dubay and Mrs. Lena Jude and son
Judson, of Ellsworth, Falls, called on
Mrs. Nettie DeBeck last Sunday. She
returned with them for a visit with
her sister, Mrs. Clough.
NQr. and Mrs. Arthur Heath, Mr.
and Mrs. Adelbert Kelley and daughter
Isabelle, of Bangor, were the week
end guests Of Isabelle A. Jordan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lowell Jordan and
family, and Addie Grant, of Eden,
were in town last week.
Mrs. Lettie Wiley of Lincoln has
been visiting her brother Austin
Giles, for several days.
IOscar Jordan accompanied his sis
ter on motor trip to Livermore Falls
last Sunday.
Miss Sadie Haslam of Castine nor
NAL school spent the week lend with
her parents.
Mrs. Milton Haslam is i'll of neuritis
May 81. B.
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GOuIdSbOrO.

Fred Foss of Portsmouth, N. H.. is
spending his annual vacation with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Foss.
Mrs. Kenneth Foss and Mrs. Harry
Foss were business visitors in West
Sullivan on Saturday.
Mrs Verna Tracy recently visited
her daughter, Mrs. Lula circuit, at
Sullivan Harbor.
Genevieve Tracy came from Bangor
for the Weekend and Annie Davis
came from Castine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bartlett and son
Earl, of Bangor and Florida, are en-
joying a vacation at their place here.
Emerson Perry, who has employ
ment in Bangor, is home for two
weeks.
Mrs. Charles Tracy has returned
from a visit at Steuben.
Mrs. Jason Tracy has had a radio in
stalled.
Mrs Fred McWhinny and daughter.
of Hyde Park, Mass, are guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Rolfe.
Mr. and Mrs David Guptill of Ed
dington visited relatives here over
Memorial day.
Colon Perry who has employment
at Kineo, is home for few weeks.
May 81. A.
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BluehilI Falls.

Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Conary and SON
Paul Clement, and Mrs. frankie Ken
nedy spent the week lend at their sum-
mer home here.
Mr.. and Mrs Lowell Thompson and
son Carl motored from Camden Satur-
day. for a few days with Mr. and MRS
r. o. Chatto.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Leighton spent
the week lend with their son Frank al
Bluehill.
Mrs g. A Wood and daughter Susie
are at Parker Point for few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Conary spen'
Sunday with Miss Jennie Billings a
Billings pond.
Mrs. E. B. Simpson is gaining slowly
b. A. Gray ia working at Parker
Point.
May 81. "
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North PenObScOt,

Mrs Chrystal Carter returned
Tuesday from a trip to Providence
r. l., to join her husband, who Is
an officer on the S. S. Edward L.
Doheny.
Percy Gray cut his hand badly
with an axe one day last week.
Mrs. Sarah Snow, with her little
son, of Portland, is visiting her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Lowell.
Mrs Evelyn Bryant of Belfast is
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Raymond Hutchins.
Caldwell Gray, who has been very
i'll, is better.
Belva Leach, who is attending the
Castine normal school, with eleven
' of her schoolmates, spent the week
end with her father, George l..
Leach.
Several members Of Highland
grange attended the Pomona grange
| at North Bluehill Saturday. A few
remained to enjoy the entertainment
| of the host grange in the evening.
They report big crowd and a good
thine.
Percy Grindle of Rumford Falls
spent the weekend with his parents,
mir. and Mrs. Charles Grin64e.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Sawyer of
Castine spent the weekend with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Velorus
Gray.
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RrnnEIin-

Mr. and Mrs. L. Harvey Poe and son,
|bf Richmond Va, arrived Sunday to
Lake charge of Mountain Ash Inn and
cottages
Miss Marjorie Mitchell, who has
spent the winter in Cambridge, Mass,
arrived homie Sunday.
Miss Carpenter is at 'Tamarack
lodge" for the summer
The SturtevantS, of Washington, ID.
=, and Mrs. Helen Neiland and aged
mother, Mrs. Carlisle, of Chattanooga,
Tenn, have opened their cottages at
Haven.
f. V. Morgan and family, of Bangor,
Irs. a. II. Mayo.
In the death of Austin c. Herrick,
Brooklin has lost one of it's Oldest,
host respected citizens. Services We're
cid at the home conducted by the
1asons, assisted by Rev. Roy Clark
The sympathy of the community is ex
ended to- the family.
Miss Alice Herrick who was called
ONE by the critical illness of her
ather has returned to Providence, r.
:, where she is employed
Mrs Edward Farnsworth and son
George, of Jonesport, and George
bavis of Rock land, were week
The graduation ball will be held at
bdd Fellows hall. June 8. Music by
lex GEMS orchestra of Belfast.
Mrs G. A. Waterman of Boston has
pened her summer home at Pooduck.
he has as guests, Mr. and Mrs. FRANK
Thayer, who are building summer
ONE at Naskeag.
Harold Young of Everett, Mass, mas
bined his family at Haven.
Miss Lva Tibbetts, who mas spent
he past few months in Palmer, Mass,
visiting friends here for a few days