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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 22, 1935

Page

6

Bath area announces weddings and social visits in era

Invitations from St Com and Mrs Eve lyne Culme Seymour announce Rosemary Culme Seymour to Charles Fuller Stanwood on Sept 5 at St Saviour Bath with reception at Bittern House Manor Southampton England. Stanwood a son of Prof and Mrs Daniel C Stanwood Brunswick will be at home at Choate School Wallingford Conn after Nov 1.

St. Com Evelyne Culme-Seymour Rosemary Charles Fuller Stanwood St. Saviour Church Bitterne Bittern House Manor Southampton England Stanwood Daniel C. Stanwood Brunswick Choate School Wallinsford Conn

Sewalls Return From New York After Illness

Mayor and Mrs Arthur Sewall returned Saturday from New York where they were summoned by the illness of Mrs Sewalls brother Richard Barler who underwent an operation Tuesday morning in New York.

Arthur Sewall New York

Bath area residents take short trips and visit kin

Local society notes list Mr and Mrs William H Ketchum and family returning from a two day motor trip to Houston. Various Bath residents and guests are noted in brief entries including visits to Summer homes, regattas, and hospital recoveries.

William H. Ketchum Chestnut Street Walter M. Rogers Marguerite Whiskeaproad Houston Paul B. Wilson Middle Street Bath Iron Works Corp

Registrants and visitors fill Hotel Phoenix listings

The hotel guest list includes E. M. Strout Boston and many others from Belfast Manchester New Orleans Scarsdale Providence and Philadelphia. A marriage intention filed in Providence ties Walter D. Burbank Jr to Beatrice F Marble. Several visitors and locals attend social events and a San Mateo horse show features Anita Geiger winning jumping trophies and blue ribbons.

Hotel Phoenix E. M. Strout Boston Nelson McKeen Belfast O. W. Dobson Manchester N. H J. T. Quisenberry Chicago Lawrence Chaffee New Orleans C. B. Holmes Oliver F. Gang Scarsdale N. Y Dorothy Blackmer Helen Hoffman Harriet Hoffman Saratoga Springs Elizabeth Irwin New York Katherine Aulhany William van C. Hayes MacMahan P. C. Burleson Rockland A. J. Tomailis Pittsburgh Alice Langstroth John M. Zacharias Clifton N. J Winnifred Bruns Marblehead Mass J. J. Kilbinger Philadelphia W. M. Alley Thomas R. Alley R. S. Kinsman Samuel W. Green John W. Gilmore Walter D. Burbank, Jr Broad Street Providence R. I Beatrice F. Marble West Clifford Street Clinton F. Marble Bible Hill N. S Anita Geiger J. C. Geiger San Francisco Geiger Anna Morse San Mateo County

Social Roundup At Bay Point Picnic Highlights Local Club

Mrs. Harry Crosman hosted South End Contract Club at Bay Point with a Wednesday picnic. Prizes went to Mrs. Wellington A Moore and Mrs. Horace P Morse. Gifts were given to Mrs. William P Hatch and Mrs. James A Lockery for recent illnesses. Numerous members and guests from nearby towns attended.

Harry Crosman High Street South End Bay Point Wellington A. Moore Horace P. Morse William P. Hatch Crosman James A. Lockery Pearl Dunbar William Small Chester Plant Alfred Carpenter Chester Roberts John Hunt Richard Quick Leland Mitchell Vivian Brown Clara Coombs William Crowley Hayns Connecticut N. Gratz Jackson Rosie Bangor Carolyn Carpenter Grace Crowley Mary Lowell Bruce Wright Guy Sprague Somerville

Weddings and visits inform Bangor trip and Bath guests

Mrs Edward A Cummings and Miss Arabella M Lord traveled to Bangor for the wedding of Miss Helen Bauman a Rhode Island teacher. The Jaynes hosted Cornelius Van Ness and daughters Barbara and Nancy of New Canaan at Small Point Beach. John Mareen Cushing of New York visited Bath, while Ruth Colby returned to Maine General Hospital after a day at 34 Pleasant Street.

Edward A. Cummings Arabella M. Lord Bangor Helen Bauman Rhode Island Cornelius van Ness Barbara Nancy New Canaan, Conn John K. Jayne Small Point Beach Ruth Colby Maine General Hospital Portland Pleasant Street

Misses Kellys Visit Bar Harbor Then White Mountains Trip

The Misses Mary and Kathryn Kelly of Washington D C have been guests of Mrs E B Noyes at Sabine and spent the weekend in Bar Harbor with Mrs Noyes and Mrs Elmer B Hodgkins. They left for the White Mountains and were accompanied as far as Fryeburg by Mrs Noyes and Mrs Hodgkins who stopped to visit their cousin Mrs Frank Woodside.

Mary Kathryn Kelley Washington, D. C E. B. Noyes Sabine Bar Harbor

Bay Point Scavenger Hunt Ties Three-Team Victory

Miss Mary Sewall and Carl Dearborn of Bath along with Henry Keen of Summering led a six-team, three-person field tied for first in the scavenger hunt held Thursday night at Bay Point hosted by Miss Elizabeth Butterfield. Bath guests included Miss Sewall with Miss Betty Barnhill of Miami, Mr. and Mrs. J. Edward Drake Jr., Miss Jane Hyde, Paul Hayes, Carl Dearborn and Harry Ring.

Bath Lea Wm. Tudor Gardiner Phips Point Henry W. Butler Charles M.tubbs Timothy Maney Edwin FE. Pinson John A. Lord Anne Kimball Edward H. Kimball Richard Quick Susan Quick Fred Higgins George Hopkins Rosco Shaw Paul Mason Eugene M. Desmond Harold C. DeLong James A. Bimson Jane S. Murphy Arthur C. Stilphen William D. Sewall Belle J. Foote Martha Foote Margaret Foote J. R. Andrews Frederick H. Kimball Minnie A. White William S. Newell L. Houghton Kimball Robert B. Hatch Davis Hatch Dunlap A. Hatch Kareher S. Jackson Harry A. Walters Emma Pierce William M. Adams Roscoe P. M.fadden Edwina Hall Duer D. Breck Margaret Carvill New York Florence Hall Miami Fla Mary Pelham Hill Topsham Mary Sewall Carl Dearborn Henry Keen Bay Point Elizabeth Butterfield Sewall Betty Barnhill Miami, Fla J. Edward Drake, Jr Jane Hyde Paul Hayes Harry Ring

Bath Resident John H. Murphy Attends Scarboro Democratic rally

John H. Murphy was among Bath residents who attended the large Democratic gathering Saturday afternoon in Scarboro.

John H. Murphy Bath Scarboro

Mrs Edge to sail from New York for France aboard Normandie

Mrs Walter E Edge left Monday for New York for a brief stay before sailing Wednesday on the S S Normandie for France where she will meet her husband Hon Walter E Edge who has been in Scotland for several weeks. They plan to spend several weeks in France and return home September 10.

Walter E. Edge New York S. S. Normandie France Scotland

Sewalls Celebrate Anniversary at Small Point Beach

Loyall F. Sewall returned to New York after weekend at Small Point Beach with Mrs. Sewall. Their anniversary gathering included Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Sewall 2d of Washington street and guests Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Elliott of New York.

Carlton L. Pike Tubee Loyall F. Sewall Simal] Point Beauh Clinton Elliott New York Arthur Swall 2d Washington Street New York City Arthur Washington Street Small Point Beach Club

Langford Visits Brother-in-law in Montreal Area

Samuel Langford of Montreal South Canada visits his brother-in-law William Mann and Mrs Mann at 1332 Washington street. Langford a retired em Ry shops employee in Montreal spent 32 years with the railway corporation.

Samuel Langford Montreal South Canada William Mann

South End PTA Plans Aug Tea at Pleasant Street Home

South End P T A met Tuesday with Mrs. Horace Morse on Rus sell street. Refreshments were served and plans were made for the next tea on Aug. 23 to be hosted by Mrs. W. H. Small and Mrs. John H. Hunt at the home of Mrs. Small on Pleasant street.

South End P.T.A Horace Morse Russell Street W. H. Small John H. Hunt Small Pleasant Street

Madden Family Returns From North Conway Visit

Mrs. Joseph H. Madden and sons Richard and Hugh returned to their home at 11 Dike Road after a week spent in North Conway New Hampshire.

Joseph H. Madden Richard Hugh Dike Road North Conway N. H

Gediman Family Returns to Hollywood After New England Visit

Mr and Mrs Henry Gediman and their daughters Diane and Joan left Friday for home in Hollywood California after a week with his brother Benjamin Gediman and Mrs Gediman of Pratt Street They were escorted to Boston by Mr and Mrs Benjamin Gediman and son Julius Six weeks earlier the Gediman family spent time in New England visiting relatives Pauline Tolman another daughter accompanied them east then flew to Hollywood after learning of an accident involving her husband in an airplane She traveled from Chicago to California to join them.

Henry Gediman Diane Joan Hollywood Calif Benjamin Gediman Gediman Pratt Street Boston Julius New England Pauline Tolman California Tolman Chicago Virginia Hastings Bangor Vaughan Smiley Philadelphia Bath Smiley Miss Hastings Richard Hastings Jeannette Richard Cherrydale New Castle Robert Sidney B. Lermond

Family Visit Lights Up Bath Day Trip

Mrs Louis Petlock of 23 Hosmer street Mattapan Mass arrived Sunday to join daughter Sylvia visiting grandparents Mr and Mrs Nathan Petlock of 22 Franklin street. She was joined by Mr Petlock and Mr and Mrs Max Miller and daughters Miss Senna and Lorraine Miller also of Mattapan. The Millers first trip to Bath, and Mrs Miller plans to return for a visit until Labor Day.

Louis Petlock Hosmer Street Mattapan Mass Sylvia Nathan Petlock Franklin Street Bath Petlock Max Miller Senna Lorraine Miller Millers

Boy 7 Joins Ruth Nichols on Airplane Ride at Wells Beach

Billy Partington and his mother are spending the summer at Wells Beach. The seven year old rode with Ruth Nichols, famed American aviatrix, after the plane she and Clarence Chamberlin landed in front of the Partington cottage.

Billy Partington William M. Partington High Street Wells Beach Ruth Nichols Billy Bath Woolworth Miss Nichols Clarence Chamberlin Partington Cottage

Bourque Family Visits Miss Bourque at Small Point

Mrs. John W. Bourque brings daughter Emerise and son John with Miss Gladys Comeau and Everett Comeau to visit Miss Dorothy Bourque Sunday at Small Point where she works Brigham's Cove. Mr. and Mrs. John H. Coney who were guests of Oliver Moses in Lisbon Falls return to Bangor with Mrs. Coney's aunt Mrs. Edward J. Murphy of Bath to visit.

John W. Bourque Emerise John Gladys Comeau Everett Comeau Dorothy Bourque Small Point Brigham's Cove John H. Coney Sadie Curley Lisbon Falls Oliver Moses Bangor Coney Edward J. Murphy

Social whirl at Summer home gathers Bath and Small Point guests

Mrs. Walter B. Edge hosted a Saturday dinner at her Summer house at Small Point drawing about 50 guests from Bath and local residents. Attendees included Arthur Sewall 2d Frederick N Sewall and numerous Sewalls along with other Bath families and visiting friends.

Frederick Percy Small Point Walter B. Edge Bath Arthur Sewall 2d Frederick N. Sewall Minnie White Jane S. Murphy William D. Sewall Sumner Sewall Belle J. Foote Martha Foote J. R. Andrews Loyall F. Sewall John W. Williams Carlton Pike Donald Percy Fenno Hoffman Raymond H. Trott John K. Jayne Edward Curtis Douglas Dearborn Lloyd Whitman

Visitors and Relatives Seen at Bath and Surroundings

Names of locals and visitors anchor a travelogue of social visits across Maine and nearby states. John F. Barry of Malden visits relatives on Grove Street. John K. Jayne of New Canaan stays with Mrs. Bickley Street in Kansas City travels to Small Point Beach to visit niece Mrs. Loyall F. Sewall.

Sewall Gardiner Visits Grandmother in New York

Sewall Gardiner of New York is visiting his grandmother Mrs. Frederick N. Sewall on High Street for a few days before he departs on an harbor trip after the brief visit.

William Nickels Kansas City Frederick H. Kimball High Street Nickels Lucy Quimby Augusta Sewall Gardiner New York Frederick N. Sewall

Bath Shooters Lose State Skeet Crown in Heat

Auburn wins the state skeet team title at Shoe City as Portland finishes second and Bath places third. Jim Whitney of Portland claims the individual championship with 91x100, ahead of Carl Hayden, last year’s winner, and Sonia Sonia of Bath leads Bath with 88 in a hot, sunlit day.

Auburn Portland Bath Sagadahoc Jim Whitney Carl Hayden Sonia Eddie Sonia Sagadahoc R. G. & 8. Association Shipping City Richard McWilliams Charles Alexander Richmond Whitney Bernard McCausland Fred Sturtevant Doc” Hibbs Ralph Small Swift River Club Byron C. J. Chippendale Oxford Ir. McWilliams Austin W. Smith H. L. Getchell Fred Ruzzell E. B. McCausland F. Sturtevant George Hibbs xEd Sonia M. L. Vining Dan Mitchell M. C. Stevens Xr. V. Thayer Fred Dudley Lester E. Clark Tpormie Sree Ieee Swift River Byron Arthur Frecker, Jr Ed Swain Arnold Holt S. McWilliams Xl. Messier Wesse Ure Portland No. 2 W. F. Freeman

Personal Notes From Allen Pond Weekend Visits

Local social items list weekend visits and overnight hosting across Greene and Brunswick areas. Families including Cornish, Diehl, Shackford, Shaughnessy, Benjamin, Brown, Morse, and Crosby share gatherings at Allen Pond and Juniper Point with travels to Boothbay Harbor and Bar Harbor.

Harry E. Cornish Dwinal E. Cornish Carl Charles Diehl Allen Pond Velma I. Cornish Harry L. Cornish Richard Greene Frank O. Smith Kew Gardens N. Y John Hamilton Alice Chessman Wollaston Mass E. E. Morse Snow Park Boothbay Harbor Bar Harbor Ernest Davis New York Davis Guy H. Crosby Brunswick Road

Sagadahoc Club Talks State Conference and Local Events

Sagadahoc Women s Republican club met at 16 Bath street to settle plans for the Belgrade Lakes state conference on Aug 28 29 and 30. Other items include a moonlight sail on the Virginia a Bath Iron Works clambake and field day delays at Winneganee and a tennis final won by Barbara Donnell.

Sagadahot Bath Iron Works Corp Brown's

Bath Children Broadcast Friday on WCSH Portland

A Bath group of seven youngsters will broadcast Friday afternoon August 23 at 4 30 over Station WCSH Portland in the Bath program. Directed by Clifton Leeman the cast includes Lorraine and Charline Rogers Lorraine Nadeau Gerald Lemoine Margaret Strack Billy Pinkham Iva Ford and Louise M Lean with songs solos taps and violin and harmonica offerings.

Bath WCSH Portland Clifton Leeman Lorraine Charline Rogers Lorraine Nadeau Pearl McCorrison Gerald Lemoine Margaret Strack Billy Pinkham Iva Ford Louise M.lean

Third reunion of the class of 20 held at Purington hall

The third reunion of the class of 20, F. 8. N. S. was held Sunday August 11 with an informal reception at Purington hall followed by a luncheon. Tables were decorated with cut flowers in gold and green. Committee in charge included Doris A. Bridges Sarah Leighton Aikens and Thelma McLeary Connors.

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George W. Stangel George J Staingel Ossining Lake Cobbusseecontee Stangel Honeymoor George W C. R. Chappell Louise Keene, N. H Anna Merriam New London Nathan W. Watson Bowdoin Harry H. Watson Front Street Grenoble Bastia Corsica Harrison Wersht Wiscassett Robert Sutherland Marl B. Lermond Boy Scout Panther Pond Harry Pullerton Ralph Dale Robert Donnell Stanley Jack Stanley Cressey Galen M. Low Jean Cambridge Edward H. Hartwell Charles C. Low Mr. Low Roy Walter West Wakefield Clementina Roger Johnson Charles Connor Texas Steamship Co P. H. Cummings Rutherford, N. J W. L. Brunner Lebanon, Pa F. H. Reinoehl Mrs. Reinoehl Albert J. Gallant Edward A. Garcelon Howard E. Blake Ramona Council No. 27 D. of Mechanic Falls Mr. Blake Julia Clark Bailey Street Hileen Jones Fremont Street York Harbor Helen Connors Clark Miss Jones James B. Drake Mr. Drake Quebec S. S Britain Frederick E. Drake Tours St. Paul's School Concord Mary FP. Gibbons Palmer Cobb Salt Lake City Utah Lake Louise Banff Alaska Emma Cox Lexington FE. C. Murphy Archie Dowling Dorchester Miss A. S. Bill Washington Stree Alma L. Reid Bath Memorial Hospital John P. Dowling, Jr June George Oneida, N. Y Mr. Dowling Join P. Dowling Shaw Street Laura Payne Lula P. Herbert Worthley Pond East Poru Mrs. Payne Geneva Evans Ruth Moore Middle — Street Skowheean Lakewood Mary L. Lord Bad Falmouth Gi.t. Foey Thomas L. Pierce Providence, R. T Mrs. Pierce Birch Point Donald Perey Mt. Kisco, N. Y Frederick Perey Walter Phelps Bliss Herman Schwab Bernardsville, N. J Harrison Wright Edwin R. Andrews Roger D. Skillings S. H. Brodhesd Jeanne Parteck Ronald B. Hopkins Corliss Street Daniel Miller Simon Moore Edgecomb Capt. Miller White Mountains Donald Sewall Burleigh Martin Ocean Point William Bickerstaff Haddonfield Shivvers Mark W. Sewall Boothbay Frank Darlington Donald Charles Thurston Newark Darlington Nellie Jones Abraham Libman Leo Forrest Staples Barbara Tubbs Lydia Atwood Doris Perry Cox's Head Sheffield Ida Alice Barler The Stone House Franklin P. Conger Warren Blake Malden Leonard Norsworthy Elizabeth Elsie Folsom Caroline Toothaker Duniels Rich's Mountain Harold DeLong Misses Agnes Marguerite Hennessy Isaac Voorhees South Shore Agnes Humphreys Robert Toothaker Charles F. Hathaway Harry Tucker Jane Cushing Greenstreet MacMahon Island Miss Masters Silas Anderson Lewiston Benjamin F. Savage George C. Minard Summer School New York University Estelle O. Carpenter Jason A. Merrill Lynn John Mareen Cushing Mr. Cushing Lutheran Church New Hampshire Helen C. Conley Dorothy A. Thompson Miss Conley William Christopher College of Practical Arts and Letters B. U Poulos An England Tel. & Tel. Co Miss Thompson Thompson Thelma W. Dearing Bath Street Chester A. McKenney Sabattus Lake Chester A. Plant Plant E. R. Wright Common Council the Times Co Harris T. Rodick Maine Central Railroad Kennebago Ernest Freeman Herbert Anderson David Heald Cadillac Mountain Seal Harbor Acadia National Park Skowhegan Freeman Winter Street Franklin County Association of Congregational Ministers Joseph O. Purdue Dorr A. Hudson Greenfield William S. Anderson Anderson Phippsburg Charles L. Stevens Alfred South Deerfield Mr. Hudson Purdue Mr. Purdue Mr. Stevens Arthur P. Pratt Second Congregational Church Friendship James Hickey Frances Edward J. Lee Lee Pearl Street Hickey Alvin Duncan Rogers Clarice May Berry Rogers Frank A. Rogers Copeland Street Roxbury, Mass Jean Duncan Anderson Miss Berry Charles H. and Crystal C. (Bonney) Berry M. H. Purrington Hilda Purrington Texas Arthur J. Dunton West Bath Purrington Dunton Mr. Dunton H. P. Howerton Mary Virginia Howerton Taylorsville Walter Keyes Camp Norway Pines Sebasco Abner C. Johnson School Street John F. Barry Malden, Mass Grove Street James Whitney Fred Buzzell Ed Sonia C. H. Chippendale A. D. Wing Amos F. Perry Country Club Sacred Heart Circle Daughters of Isabella Virginia Snipe Alex Burgess, Jr D. Wilfred Thibeault Worthley McPhee Barbara Donnell Morse High School Evelyn Truss Winneganee the Times Kennebec Pinson’s Moosehead North End Community Club Upper Washington Street School House Raymond A. Smith Bathlodge of Elks Bailey's Island Orrin Linscott Bath Children
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