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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Apr 20, 1912

Page

4

Instructive Bath Health Exhibit Opens in Y M C A

Miss Mary Creighton from the State board of health led a three day exhibit in Bath Y M C A rooms showing open air schools dental hygiene and tuberculosis prevention. Photographs and leaflets stressed school inspection and ill health prevention as vital to Bath’s low death rate.

Mary Creighton Augusta State Board of Health Bath Saco Educational and Industrial Union William H. Allen Eastem Dy Uluss

Funeral rites for Martha Gould held at Oak Grove Cemetery

The late Miss Martha Gould of Groton Mass was honored with funeral services Saturday afternoon at Oak Grove Cemetery after the afternoon train. Rev O W Folsom conducted the service with a large turnout and spring flowers, as Gould’s mother Mrs D C Gould and brother George B Gould accompanied the body to Bath. Edith Cochran arrived from Medford for spring vacation. Also noted was the Alpha Delta Phi fifty year banquet at the Falmouth Hotel Portland with many honored guests including Gen Joshua Chamberlain and Rev Robert Codman. An auction sale of Dr C Fred Curtis’s Pearl Street residence in Bath drew interest as Curtis plans Hollywood residence.

Persis Preble Arrowsic M. H Minerva Davis Emma Stinson Woolwich Martha Gould Groton Mass Oak Grove Cemetery Miss Gould Bath George B. Gould Cleveland Ohio Edith Cochran Jackson Hall Medford Bedford Street Galen Moses Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity Falmouth Portland Joshua Chamberlain Charles F. Libby James I. Spaulding Galen C. Moses Robert Codman Mr. Moses Pearl Street C. Fred Curtis Hollwood Cal Walter O. Parker Curtis Dr. Curtis Hollywood

Local theatre party to Portland for Excuse Me matinee

A theatre party from this city will travel to Portland this afternoon to see the matinee performance of Excuse Me. An extra college tea will be held in Hubbard Hall Bowdoin College on May seventh for nearby alumni. An informal reception for Caine Conference visitors will follow in Brunswick on the seventh and eighth.

Portland Hubbard Hall Bowdoin College Caine Conference Congregational Churches Brunswick

Blaisdell Party Guests In Leominster Visits

Mr and Mrs Fred F Blaisdell of Leominster Massachusetts arrived in town Thursday and are staying with Mr and Mrs Harry W Tucker They are joined by Mrs George Shepard visiting her sister Mrs William P Hill

Fred F. Blaisdell Leominster Mass Harry W. Tucker George Shepard William P. Hill

Teachers' Club Session at Morse High School

The Teachers' Club met at Assembly Hall Morse High School with readings by Miss Eleanor Bradlee and Miss Carolyn Parris and a Victrola musical program. Rev N B Cook will lead the Methodist Episcopal service in Brunswick this evening. Miss Elizabeth P Dean leaves today for New York visits.

Assembly Hall Morse High School Eleanor Bradlee Carolyn Parris N. B. Cook Beacon Street Methodist Episcopal Church Brunswick Elizabeth P. Dean New York

Flora Randall returns to teach at Pownal after week at Beacon Street

Miss Flora Randall resumes teaching duties in Pownal following a week’s absence at her Beacon Street home. The item notes her return and ties to local schooling and residents.

Flora Randall Pownal Beacon Street Ellie Baker Frank Manion R. W. Phelan St. Mary’s Church

Dr Downs outlines anti tuberculosis plan for Maine

Dr A A Downs of Fairfield spoke to public school teachers at Morse High School and to the general public at the Y M C A on the need for anti tuberculosis efforts. He argued TB is not hereditary but preventable and curable in early stages, urged disinfection, and noted Maine’s about 1 000 TB deaths yearly. The talk covered Portland Bangor Lewiston district nurses and a proposed movement in Augusta Hallowell Gardiner Biddeford and Saco.

A. A. Downs Fairfield Assembly Hall Morse High School Downs Maine Union Dr. Young Portland Bangor Lewiston Augusta Hallowell Gardiner Biddeford Saco

Bowdoin Reception Hosts Bath Girls at Theta Delta Chi House

Bowdoin College held a Thursday reception hosted by the Eta Charge of Theta Delta Chi at the chapter house on Main and McKeen streets. Mrs. Woodruff, Mrs. Mitchell, Mrs. Lunt and Mrs. Cole greeted guests from three to five, with Lovell's orchestra providing music and twenty two dances in the evening. Committee members included Philip Cole, Stanley Dole, Neil Fogg, Clifford Russell, Gordon Richardson. Bath attendees named Kate Torrey, Gertrude Dillon, Millicent Clifford, Louise Harriman, Elizabeth Houghton, Margaret Goodman, plus Briton Smith of McGill among visiting fraternity men.

Bowdoin Bath Bowdoin College Eta Theta Delta Chi Main and McKeen Streets Frank E. Woodruff Wilmot M. Mitchell William E. Lunt Brunswick Herbert E. Cole Lovell Philip P. Cole Stanley F. Dole Portland Neil A. Fogg Freeport Clifford L. Russell Gordon D. Richardson Reading Mass Katherine Torrey Gertrude Dillon Millicent Clifford Louise Harriman Elizabeth Houghton Margaret Goodman Briton O. Smith McGill University

Morse High Glee Club to Present Second Annual Concert

The Morse High School Glee Club led by Ernest Wood will stage its second annual concert and hop in Assembly Hall next Wednesday evening. Miss Margaret Bake man directs the chorus as it performs. guests include the Durrell Trio led by Miss Josephine Durell with Mary Washburn and Stella Durell. Arthur D Welch of Bowdoin College will read. Expected crowd backs the post concert dance. John H. Hyde is in Boston on a brief business trip.

Wesley M. E Boston Epworth League League Albert Tedford Flavel R. Jordan Bertha Wells Jordan Mrs. Jordan Miss Wells Mr. Jordan South Africa Laurent Balfe Mr Jordan Gounod Verdi Travatore Trinity Chimes New York City Redpath Agency Middle West Glee Club Morse High School Ernest Wood Assembly Hall Margaret Bakeman Durrell Josephine Durell Mary Washburn Stella Durell Bath Arthur D. Welch Bowdoin College Portland

Graduation speakers announced at Morse High

Morse High School lists graduation roles with Miss Gladys E. Clifford as valedictorian and Miss Susan C. R. Houghton as salutatory. Other honors go to Helen M. Purington Eleanor F. Bradlee Edith V. Oliver Amos Haggett Jr Carolyn Parris Alton Avery Anna Dillon and Ethel W. Cochran. The class historian and orator will be chosen by vote.

Morse High School Cole Gladys E. Clifford Susan C. R. Houghton Helen M. Purington Eleanor F. Bradlee Edith V. Oliver Amos Haggett, Jr Carolyn Parris Alton Avery Anna Dillon Ethel W. Cochran Hazel Barker Gladys A. Hart

Banquet Notes and Fraternity Member Details

Earle Thompson a 1914 Bow doin man attended the Alpha Delta Phi annual banquet at Riverton Park last evening. Thompson served on the arrangements committee.

Earle Thompson Bowdoin Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity Riverton Park Thompson Committee of Arrangements

Bath Medical Club entertained at Colonial Cafe

Dr. R C Hannigan entertained Bath Medical Club at the Colonial Cafe on Wednesday evening. Dr Alfred Mitchell of Brunswick was an out of town guest present. A party of young people will hold a house party at Popham during the coming vacation at Miss Myra Arnold's riverside summer home. Pauline Hatch will host and Mrs Davis Hatch will chaperone. Another party is planned on the south shore during the April holidays. Both girls and boys praise Popham despite mosquitoes.

R. C. Hannigan Bath Medical Club Colonial Cafe Alfred Mitchell Brunswick Popham Myra Arnold Pauline Hatch Davis Hatch Earth

Bath Residents Eye Hodgkins House Sale This Summer

The city will dispose of the Hodgkins house on Summer street as summer arrives. Bath residents reportedly consider purchasing the property. Mrs. John Scott occupies the home and has no definite plans, aiming to spend at least the summer in Bath.

Hodgkins Summer Street Bath John Scott

Dearborn Buys Spinney Estate at Small Point

George S. Dearborn, friend of Harold M. Sewall, purchases the late M. B. Spinney and Abbie C. Spinney estate at Small Point. He plans a beach retreat after last year building a notable bungalow there. The tract includes Isaiah Head from the Boston Club to the Wyman land.

George S. Dearborn Harold M. Sewall M. B Abbie C. Spinney Small Point Mr. Dearborn Maine Isaiah Head Boston Club Wyman

Funeral services for Mrs Emma F Low held at High Street home

The funeral of Mrs Emma F Low wife of Frederic H Low was held yesterday from the High Street residence with a large congregation in attendance. Rev George C DeMott and Rev C W Folsom conducted the service. Pallbearers included W S Shorey J Edward Drake J E Hughes and W W Robinson. Interment followed at Oak Grove Cemetery. Mrs Charles Welch recently in Portland attended the Webber Bridge Club annual meeting in Riverton. William Boyd making a brief visit.

Emma F. Low Frederic H. Low High St George C. DeMott Winter Street Congregational Church C. W. Folsom W.s.shorey J.edward Drake J. E. Hughes W. W. Robinson Oak Grove Cemetery Charles Welch Portland Webber Bridge Club Riverton

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Bernard Stevens Roxbury Harry King Unity Guild Alice Shorey Murray Club Cecil Paine Lucy Madden Langdon T. Snipe Massachusetts General Hospital Haverfield Dummer Street G. Fred Mitchell J. C. Sargent Harold Rand Harriet Johnson Farmington Fred E. Drake Philadelphia Benjamin W. Plummer Emma Magoun Professor Herbert Magoun Holden Charles Brown High Street Helen Maxim E. Motley Fuller, Jr Jane Dunton Arthur L. Dunton Emma Twitchell St. Mary’s Guild James F. Murphy Central Church League Mary Creighon State of Maine Board of Health Jena Heal Daniel C. Gould J. Harry McLellan Xebasso Lake Charles Webber Dorothy Laughlin Elizabeth J. Dean Mim Amd Irs Arthur Wa Ho Raid Worcester Worcester Telegram Emma _ Lowell Central Church Arthur Larrabee Ladies’ Aid of Grace Church Raymond Trott Dartmouth Oak Street Joseph B. Kahill Loretta Moran Forest City Washington Rossini Club Kahill New Baxter Brotherhood of the First Baptist Church Fanny C. Guild Guild-Evans Commonwealth Avenue Washington Street William A. Guild Charles F. Masoni Baltimore Arthur Luce F. Randall Leonard Jr Staten Island Dorothy Tarbox Maine Central Hospital Louis Haase Gladys Haase Bath Iron Works Clifford S. Barbour Panther Harold F. McCarty Des Moines McCarty The Wesley Church Herbert L. Hopkins William C. Avery Emma Pierce Edward Cook John E. Conley E. A. Farrar Cyrus W. Longley John Conley Phe Salvation—Army—Corps McDonald and Jacobs Charles W. Clifford, Jr Maine Supply Company Walter Brown Theta Delta Chi Fraternity Miss Burke Billie Burke Jefferson Collette Paris John H. Hyde West Bath West Bath Grange Hall Assembly” Hall Miss Shorey William S. Barry Melrose Daniel McDonald Dorcas Guild M. H. Loach William Boyd
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