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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1918
Page
3
Miss Muriel Staples hosts friends at the Orphans Home to tour the facility and enjoy a children’s program for Miss Lani Sewall. The visit highlights thrift card progress, music, and games as the community observes wartime substitutions and family moves.
A Monday night blaze near Doubling Point light on the Arrowsic shore prompted fears of a forest fire. The fire was started by Frank Montgomery of Bath's Percy & Small yard who burned pasture brush while snow covered the woods. neighbors gathered to assist if needed.
Miss Corinna Prescott leads about six Woolwich North Woolwich ladies in Red Cross work since February. They produced 369 binders 142 slings and 26 face bandages totaling 587 items and deliver about every two weeks hindered by Bath Red Cross room travel. Mrs John F Skillings returned to Bath after ten days in Boston and Somerville visiting sister Mrs Edward Blaisdell Captain Skillings and his collier the Ulysses also visited Boston.
Orono Me April 2 inspectors will supervise grocers bakers hotels and other food dealers to enforce federal Food Administration regulations. A standard inspection system is being developed with county organizations and state officials to monitor bakeries and revoke licenses for serious violations.
Bath Lodge of Moose reconstituted Monday night at Acadia Lodge hall in the K of P. R Clyde Lamoreaux of Boston led the reorganization and praised the new start. Nominees installed include Dictator George A Williams and Treasurer Alex McDougall. The lodge has about 950 dollars starter funds and an open six month charter for Saga dahoe county with William Mann as organizer.
The piece describes the P K or pig knitter as a wartime group shunned by Bath society. It notes the practice of knitting for themselves rather than soldiers outfits and says such members are ostracized in New York and nearby areas until their war knitting is completed. It asserts most Bath women are contributing to soldiers and sailors.
A temporary loan of 50000 was placed with Bath Trust Co by the city finance committee Saturday night as the second installment of a 75000 loan authorized February 6. First installment was 20000. Bids listed: Bath Trust Co 5.49 percent Bath Savings Institution 5.75 percent R L Day Co Boston 6 percent Arthur Perry Co Boston 6.35 percent.
Olive B. Oliver of South Portland sues in Cumberland county superior court for divorce from Royal Oliver of Bath claiming desertion and statutory grounds. She says they wed December 29, 1916 after meeting while she was a Morse high student.
Cosmopolitan Club held its monthly meeting on Wednesday electing April committees for program house philanthropic and an upcoming Rogers production Katcha Koo. New active and associate members were named and readings by Alice Whalen delighted the audience. The France garment barrel is filled and awaiting additional items before shipment.
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